Submitted Surnames of Length 8

Moskalov m Russian
Russian form of Moskalenko.

Moslavac Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Moslavina, a region in Croatia.

Mosqueda Spanish
Mosqueda comes from the Spanish word 'Mosca' meaning house fly.

Mosquera Spanish, Catalan
Spanish topographic name for someone who lived in a place that was infested with flies or mosquitos from a derivative of mosca "fly" (from Latin musca)... [more]

Mossberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish mosse "bog" and berg "mountain".

Mossberg Jewish
Combination of Moses and German berg "mountain, hill".

Mossmann German, French

Mostefaï Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mostefa (chiefly Algerian).

Motlatso African

Motokari Japanese (Rare)

Motokura Japanese
Moto means "origin" and kura means "storehouse".

Motomasa Japanese

Motomura Japanese
Moto means "origin, source" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Motoyama Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 本 meaning "Book", and 山 meaning "Mountain".

Motozawa Japanese
From the Japanese 本 (moto) "base" or 元 (moto) "original" and 沢 or 澤 (zawa or sawa) "swamp."

Moufflet French

Moujahid Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مُجَاهِد (mujāhid) meaning "one who is labouring, one who is in distress", also used to refer to a member of a liberation army in Muslim countries (chiefly Moroccan).

Moujtaba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المجتبى (see el-Moujtaba).

Moujteba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المجتبى (see el-Moujteba).

Moulding English
Variant of Mould or Moulder.

Mouloudi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mouloud.

Mounayar Arabic

Mountain English
Topographic name from Old French montagne "mountain" (see Montagne).

Mountjoy English
Habitational surname for a person from Montjoie in La Manche, France, named with Old French mont "hill", "mountain" + joie "joy".

Mouratis Greek
Possibly a patronymic from the Turkish given name Murat.

Mourtzis Greek

Moustafa Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Mustafa.

Moustaki Greek
Moustaki is Derived from the Greek word for ‘moustache’, μουστάκι.

Mövsümov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mövsüm".

Moynihan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ó Muimhneacháin.

Moyongan Filipino, Bontoc
Means "bumble bee" in Bontok.

Mozumdar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মজুমদার (see Majumdar).

Mozumder Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মজুমদার (see Majumdar).

Mridhani Bengali (Rare, ?)

Mridhani Persian
People from Mridhan, Gilan Province, North Iran, Iran

Mstishyn Ukrainian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village.

Muangkot Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เมืองโคตร (see Mueangkhot).

Mudaliar Tamil
"Mudaliar" is a combination of a Tamil word "Mudali" which means "First" and "yar" which is an honorific suffix. So the surname means "First People" or "Elite People" in Tamil.

Muething German (Anglicized)

Muguruma Japanese

Muhammed Arabic
From the given name Muhammad.

Mühlfeld German
Variant form of Muhlfeld.

Muirhead Scottish
Derived from many places in southern Scotland with the same name, from northern Middle English muir meaning "moor" and heid meaning "head, end".

Mukaichi Japanese
From 向 (muka) meaning "towards", 井 (i) meaning "mineshaft, well, pit", and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, ground, land, destinations".... [more]

Mukerjee Bengali
Variant transcription of Mukherjee.

Mukhitov m Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhit".

Mulabdić Bosnian

Mulaneng Paiwan

Mulavdić Bosnian

Mulberry English
From the name of the fruit.

Mulkerin Irish
The Irish surname Mulkerin is an anglicied rendering of the Gaelic surname O'Maoilchiarain which means ,literally, "descendant of a follower of Saint Ciaran", the Irish saint who founded the great monastery at Clonmacnois... [more]

Mullinix French
A locational name "of de Moloneaux" probably from the noble family who trace their descent from William the Conqueror, from Molineaux-sur-Seine, near Rouen. The name came to England during the wake of the Norman Conquest... [more]

Mulroney French

Mulvaney Irish
From Ó Maoilmheana meaning "descendant of Maoilmhaena."

Mulville Irish
Variant of Mulvihill.

Mumajesi Albanian

Mumphery English
Variant spelling of Mumphrey.

Mumphrey English
Variant spelling of the surname Humphrey.

Munakata Japanese
From Japanese 宗 (mune) meaning "religion, doctrine, creed" and 像 (kata) meaning "figure, image, form".

Munekawa Japanese
From 宗 (mune) meaning "origin, religion, sect" and 川 (kawa) means "stream, river".

Munenobu Japanese (Rare)
From the given name 宗信 or 宗延 (see Munenobu).

Munesato Japanese

Mungaray Apache, Spanish (Mexican)
Very rare Apache name give to the Apache still in Mexico. We are decents of victorio and the local spa is/ Mexicans gave us this name that we still carry today.

Munkdahl Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps derived from the name of the municipality and locality Munkedal in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. If that's the case, then the first element is Swedish munk "monk" and the second element is dal "valley"... [more]

Munkdale English

Muntaner Catalan

Muradova f Azerbaijani, Avar, Lezgin, Chechen, Ingush
Feminine form of Muradov.

Muragawa Japanese
Variant of Murakawa.

Murahama Japanese
Mura means "hamlet, village" and hama means "seashore, veach".

Murakami Japanese
From the Japanese 村, 邑 or 邨 (mura) "village" and 上 (kami, kan or ue) "upper," "above," 神 (kami, kan or shin) "god" or 守 (kami or mori) "guard," "protect," "defend."

Murakami Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 上 (kami) meaning "start, high place, top".

Murakata Japanese

Murakawa Japanese
Mura means "village" and kawa means "river".

Murakita Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 北 (kita) meaning "north".

Muramori Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and mori means "forest".

Muramoto Japanese
Mura means "village" and moto means "origin".

Muranaka Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "village" combined with 中 (naka) meaning "inside, middle".

Murasaki Japanese

Muratagi Japanese
From Japanese "村" (mura) meaning village, "田" (ta) rice field and "義" (gi) meaning righteousness

Murataya Japanese (Rare, ?)

Muravyov Russian
Means 'son of Ant'.

Murawski Polish
Name for someone from placed called Murawa or Murawy, both derived from Polish murawa meaning "lawn, green, sward".

Murayama Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Murdaugh Scottish

Mureșanu Romanian
Variant of Mureșan.

Murfield English

Mūrnieks Latvian
Means "mason".

Mürsəlov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mürsəl".

Mürşüdov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mürşüd".

Murtaugh Irish

Murtuzov m Azerbaijani, Dagestani
Means "son of Murtuz".

Murutalu Estonian
Mututalu is an Estonian surname meaning "lawn farm/farmstead".

Musallam Arabic
From the given name Musallam.

Musayeva Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk
Feminine transcription of Kyrgyz/Chechen/Avar/Dargin/Lezgin/Kumyk Мусаева and Kazakh Мұсаева (see Musayev).

Musazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Musa".

Musgrave English

Musgrove English

Mushohwe Shona
Meaning unknown.

Muslimov Azerbaijani, Dagestani

Muslimov Russian, Muslim
Means "son of Muslim".

Müslümov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Müslüm".

Mustafaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Mustafa" in Albanian.

Mustafić Bosnian
Means "son of Mustafa".

Mustafin Tatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Kazakh
From the given name Mustafa.

Mustafov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Mustafa".

Mustaine English
meaning unknown. though we all no singer/guitarist for the metal band megadeth. Dave Mustaine!

Mustanen Finnish
It derives from the Finnish word for the colour "black", musta.

Mustapha Arabic, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
From the given name Mustafa.

Mustkivi Estonian
Mustkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "black stone".

Mutapčić Bosnian

Muthmare Tamil

Muxtarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Muxtar".

Muzaffar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Muzaffar.

Muzhikov Russian
From Russian мужик (muzhik) referring to a peasant from the Tsarist era.

Muzorewa Shona
Meaning unknown.

Mvuezolo Central African

Mykkänen Finnish (Rare)
Finnish rare variant of Mäkinen.

Mykolaiv Ukrainian (Rare)
Means "son of Mykola."

Myradova Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Мырадова (see Myradowa).

Myradowa Turkmen
Feminine transcription of Turkmen Мырадов (see Myradow).

Myrtezaj Albanian

Myshenov Russian
The first part of the name, mysh actually means mouse!

Nabatame Japanese
From 生 meaning "to live, raw", 天 meaning "heaven, sky", and 目 meaning "eyes".

Nəbiyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəbiyev.

Nabizada Dari Persian
Dari form of Nabizadeh.

Nəcəfova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəcəfov.

Naccache Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Nakache.

Naeshiro Japanese
The meaning of Naeshiro/苗代 equals to "Seedling Substitute"

Nagabara Japanese
Variant of Nagahara.

Nagadome Japanese

Nagagawa Japanese
Variant of Nagakawa.

Nagagaya Japanese (Rare)
A form of Nagatani.

Nagahama Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Nagahara Japanese

Nagajima Japanese
Variant of Nagashima.

Nagakawa Japanese
Naga means "long, chief" and kawa means "river, stream".

Nagamizu Japanese

Nagamori Japanese
Naga means "long, chief" and mori means "forest".

Naganawa Japanese
From 長 (naga) meaning "long, chief", 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony".

Naganuma Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Nagasaka Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Nagasaku Japanese

Nagasato Japanese

Nagatani Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and tani means "valley".

Nagatomi Japanese
From Japanese 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" or 長 (naga) meaning "superior", combined with 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth" or 冨 (tomi) with the same meaning.

Nagatomo Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long, eternity" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".

Nagawara Japanese
Variant of Nagahara.

Nagayama Japanese
From Japanese 永 (nagai) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy" or 長 (nagai) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Nagazaki Japanese
Variant of Nagasaki.

Nagazato Japanese
Variant of Nagasato.

Nagazawa Japanese
Variant of Nagasawa.

Nağıyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nağıyev.

Naismith English
Means either "nail-maker" (from Old English nægelsmith) or "knife-maker" (from Old English cnīfsmith).

Najarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Najaryan.

Najaryan Armenian
Means "son of the carpenter" from dialectal Armenian նաջար (naǰar) meaning "carpenter" (of Arabic origin).

Nakafuji Japanese
Naka means "middle" and fuji means "wisteria".

Nakagame Japanese
仲 (Naka) means "relation" and game is a variation of 亀 (kame), which means "turtle, tortoise".

Nakagami Japanese

Nakagami Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Nakagata Japanese
Variant of Nakakata.

Nakagaya Japanese
Variant of Nakatani.

Nakagiri Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia".

Nakahama Japanese
Naka means "middle" and hama means "beach, seashore".

Nakahata Japanese

Nakamine Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit".

Nakamori Japanese
Naka means "middle" and mori means "forest".

Nakamoto Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Nakaniwa Japanese

Nakarada Norwegian
From the Norwegian composer Alexander Nakarada, who is the founder of SerpentSound Studios. His main focus is to make it easier for all creative people around the globe to get good music for their work.

Nakasaki Japanese
Naka means "middle" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".

Nakasato Japanese

Nakasato Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".

Nakasato Japanese
From Japanese 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".

Nakasawa Japanese

Nakasone Japanese
Combination of the kanji 中 (naka, "middle"), 曽 (so, of uncertain meaning) and 根 (ne, "root"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone (中曽根 康弘; 1918–2019).

Nakatani Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Nakauchi Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) "middle," "in" or 仲 (naka) "relationship," "relation" and 内 (uchi or nai) "inside."

Nakayama Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) "middle," "in" or 仲 (naka) "relationship," "relation" and 山 (yama) "mountain."

Nakayama Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Nakazaki Japanese

Nakazato Japanese
From 中 (naka) meaning "center, middle" and 里 (sato) meaning "village."

Nakazawa Japanese

Nakazawa Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Nakazone Japanese
Variant of Nakasone.

Nakkache Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Nakache.

Nakovska f Macedonian

Nallbani Albanian

Nalyotov m Russian

Namatame Japanese
From Japanese 生 (nama) meaning "raw, fresh, natural", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 目 (me) meaning "look, appearance".

Namazova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Namazov.

Namigata Japanese
Variant of Namikata.

Namigawa Japanese
Variant of Namikawa.

Namikawa Japanese
From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".

Namisato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波里 (see Hari).

Namiyama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Namkoong Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 남궁 (see Namgung).

Namtvedt m Norwegian

Nanjiani Pakistani
A notable bearer is comedian, actor, and screenwriter Kumail Nanjiani (b. 1978).

Nantsios Greek (Rare)

Nanyondo Eastern African

Naqqache Arabic (Mashriqi)
Occupational name meaning "engraver, carver" in Arabic. It is usually found in Lebanon. A famous bearer was the Lebanese president and prime minister Alfred Naqqache (1888-1978), also called Alfred Naccache.

Na-Ranong Thai, Dambro

Narasaki Japanese

Narazaki Japanese
Variant of Narasaki.

Narcisse French
From the given name Narcisse.

Nardozzi Italian

Narendra Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati
From the given name Narendra.

Narewski Polish
Possibly derived from the name of the river Narew. Surname associated with the Wieniawa coat of arms which dates back as early as the XIV century.

Narimani Persian
From the given name Nariman.

Narisaki Japanese
Narisaki is a japanese surname that denotes to noblewomen whom were exceptional and unique, as well as embodying the quality of novelty. It is believed to be a lost surname from an ancient Japanese reigning dynasty that was rediscovered and is now used by a sorority founded by Yuumi and Jovani.

Narisawa Japanese
From the Japanese 成 (nari) "turn into," "become" and 澤 or 沢 (sawa or zawa) "swamp."

Naritomi Japanese

Nariyama Japanese
Nari means "thunder" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Narizaka Japanese
Variant of Narisaka.

Narizaki Japanese
Variant of Narisaki.

Narukami Japanese
From Japanese 鳴 (naru) meaning "cry" and 上 (kami) meaning "above".

Narumiya Japanese
From Japanese 成 (naru) meaning "become" and 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, constellation".

Narutaki Japanese
Naru means "become" and taki means "fountain".

Narvarte Spanish
Variant of Navarrete.

Nasenkov m Russian

Nəsibova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəsibov.

Nəsirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəsirov.

Nasukawa Japanese
From 那 (na) meaning "what", 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary, moment", and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Nasution Batak
From Mandailing Nan Sakti On or Na Sakti On meaning "the magic one", itself from sakti meaning "mystical, magical" (ultimately of Sanskrit origin). This was a nickname of legendary Mandailing ruler Si Baroar Nan Sakti.

Natalino Italian
From the given name Natalino.

Natsugoe Japanese

Naughten Irish
Reduced form of McNaughton.

Naughton Irish
Reduced form of McNaughton.

Naughton English
Habitational name from a place in Suffolk, named in Old English with nafola meaning "navel" + tūn meaning "enclosure", "settlement", i.e. "settlement in the navel or depression".

Naumenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Naum.

Naumoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Naumoski.

Naumoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Naum".

Naval'nyy m Russian
Aleksey Navalnyy was a Russian political dissident. He died in February 2024. ... [more]

Navitski Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Nowicki.

Navorski Russian

Nawrocki Polish

Naydenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Nayden".

Nazareth Hebrew
From the Hebrew for "To guard."

Nazarova Russian
Feminine form of Nazarov.

Nazimova Russian, Literature
Notable users of the name includes the Russian silent screen star Alla Nazimova (1879-1945) and the heroine of the Russian novel 'Children of the Streets', Nadezhda Nazimova.

Nəzirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəzirov.

Nazworth English

Ndawanah African

Ndzengue Central African (?)
Unknown. One notable bearer of the surname is Fahd Richard Ndzengue Moubeti, a Gabonese professional footballer.

Nectaria Romanian
Feminine version of Nectarie, Greek saint-St.Nectarie from Egina. In Romanian this means "the juice of flowers". Nectaire is probably of the same derivation as the English word "nectar". This is the etymology of nectar (from http://www.etymonline.com/) from negtar > nogalon... [more]

Neeskens Dutch
Nickname for a nosy person, from Dutch nees meaning "nose, snout". It could also be derived from a Dutch diminutive of the feminine given name Agnes... [more]

Negahban Persian
Means "watchman, guard, sentry, sentinel" in Persian. A famous bearer is the Iranian-American actor Navid Negahban (1968-).

Negratti English (American)

Neidhart German, German (Swiss)
German and Swiss German variant of Neidhardt.

Neighbor English
From the Middle English word neighbor, derived from neghebour, which in turn comes from the Old English words neah, meaning "near", and gebur, meaning "a dweller". This may have been used as a nickname for someone who was a 'good neighbor', more likely it evolved from the term of address for someone living nearby.

Neisingh Dutch
Derived from the given name Nies and the suffix -ing. Compare Niesen.

Nekrasov m Russian

Nekrylov m Russian

Nemətova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nemətov.

Nembhand Anglo-Norman

Nemetsev m Russian
Means "from Germany".

Nenganga Central African

Neofytou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Neophytou.

Nestoruk Russian
From the given name Nestor.

Neubauer German, Jewish, German (Austrian)
epithet for a settler who was new to an area from Middle High German niuwi "new" and bur "settler resident peasant" (see Bauer ) meaning "neighbor"... [more]

Neuflize French

Neukirch German, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Middle High German niuwe meaning "new" and kirch meaning "church".

Neumeyer German
German: distinguishing name for a newly appointed steward or tenant farmer, or one who was a newcomer to an area, from Middle High German niuwe ‘new’ + meier ‘steward’, ‘tenant farmer’ ( see Meyer 1)... [more]

Neurouth French

Neuwirth German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a new innkeeper, from Middle High German niuwe ‘new’ + wirt and German neu + Wirt ‘master of a house’, ‘innkeeper’.

Newburgh English (American)

Newcomen English

Newcomer English (American)
Nickname for a person who was new to a town or location, from Old English niwe meaning "new" and cumen meaning "to come".

Newhouse English
Either a habitational name for someone who lived at a "new house" (from Middle English niwe "new" and hus "new house") or a habitational name from any of various minor places so called especially perhaps Newhouses in Horton Yorkshire near the border with Lancashire... [more]

Newmaker English

Newquist English
Americansized form of Swedish Nyquist.

Newstone English

Nicholas English

Nickolai Russian

Nicolaro American (Rare)

Nicolini Italian
patronymic from Nicolino, a pet form of Nicola

Nicoliță Romanian

Nicotero Italian
Likely derived from the first name Niccolò

Niedbała Polish
Nickname from niedbały meaning "negligent", "careless", "untidy".

Niemeier Low German
Variant of Niemeyer

Niemeyer Low German
North German nickname for a newly arrived steward or tenant farmer, from Middle Low German nie ‘new’ + Meyer.

Nieuwman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Neumann.

Niggeman English
Meaning unknown. Possibly means "new man"

Niinemäe Estonian
Niinemäe is an Estonian surname meaning "linden hill/mountain".

Niinepuu Estonian
Niinepuu is an Estonian surname meaning "bast tree/wood".

Niinistö Finnish
Combination of Finnish niini "bast fibre" and the suffix -stö.

Niishima Japanese

Nijimura Japanese (Rare)

Nikaidou Japanese

Nikashin Russian
Derived from a diminutive form Nikasha of various Russian given names.

Nikbakht Persian
From Persian نیک (nik) meaning "good" and بخت (bakht) meaning "fortune, happiness".

Nikčević Montenegrin, Serbian

Ninomiya Japanese
二 (Nino) means "two, second" and 宮 (miya) means "shrine".... [more]

Ninomiya Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", ノ (no), a possessive marker, and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Nirehara Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 楡原 (Nirehara), an variant reading of 楡原 (Nirebara) meaning "Nirebara", a former large village in the district of Koshi in the former Japanese province of Echigo in parts of present-day Niigata, Japan or an area in the same place, in the city of Nagaoka in the prefecture of Niigata in Japan.

Nishiaki Japanese

Nishigai Japanese
Variant of Nishitani.

Nishioka Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Nishiura Japanese

Nishiura Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".