Submitted Surnames of Length 9

Hoshiyasu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".

Hoshizaki Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hoshisaki.... [more]

Hoshizora Japanese (Rare)
Hoshi (星) means "star", sora/zora (空) means "sky", this name literally means "starry sky". Sora changes to zora due to rendaku

Hoskinson English
Patronymic form of Hoskin.

Hosonishi Japanese
Hoso means "slender, narrow, thin, fine" and nishi means "west".

Hosterman English

Hostetler German
The name itself comes from the word Hostet or Hochstatt meaning "high place". Thus Hostetler is someone living in a high place or on high ground.

Hotchkiss English
Patronymic from Hodgkin, a pet form of Hodge.

Houshmand Persian
From the given name Houshmand.

Houtteman Flemish
Variant form of Houtman "wood man".

Hovsepian Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Hovsepyan used by Armenians living outside Armenia.

Hovsepyan Armenian
Means "son of Hovsep".

Howardson English
Means "Son of Howard".

Howington English

Hrachenko Ukrainian
Derived from гра (hra), meaning game.

Hristoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Hristoski.

Hristoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Hristo".

Hrytsenko Ukrainian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Hryhoriy.

Hübenthal German
From either of two place names, derived from the older form Hufinadah meaning "valley where the hooves were".

Hugenberg German

Huhtamäki Finnish
Derived from huhta (“woodland cleared for slash-and-burn cultivation”) +‎ mäki (“hill”).

Hullinger German

Hultqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish Hult and kvist "branch, twig".

Hümbətova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Hümbətov.

Humberson English
Variant of Humbertson.

Humphries English, Welsh
Patronymic from Humphrey.

Huneycutt English
Variant of Honeycutt.

Hunsinger German
Variant of Huntzinger.

Huremović Bosnian

Husamović Bosnian
Means "son of Husam".

Hustopeče Czech
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Moravian towns.

Hutabarat Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and barat meaning "west".

Hutahaean Batak

Hutasuhut Batak
From huta meaning “village” and suhut meaning “host”.

Hutcheson English, Scottish
Variant of Hutchison

Hutchings English
Patronymic of Hutchin, a medieval diminutive of Hugh.

Hutchison Scottish
Patronymic from the medieval personal name Hutche, a variant of Hugh.

Hutchison English (American), Scottish

Hyakutake Japanese

Hyeong-sun f Korean

Hyndestan English (Rare, Archaic)
An earlier variation of Hingston.

Hyndeston English (Rare, Archaic)
An earlier variation of Hingston.

Hyppolite French, French (Caribbean)
From the given name Hyppolite, variant of Hippolyte.

Hyuseinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Hyusein".

Iacomozzi Italian

Iaconetti Italian (Tuscan)

Iacopelli Italian

Iacovella Italian

Iacovenco Romanian
Romanian form of Yakovenko.

Iakovidis Greek
Means "son of Iakovos".

Iannacone Italian
Means "son of Iannaco", an elaborated form of Ianni.

Iasonescu Romanian
Means "son of Iason".

Ibaiguren Basque (Rare)
Means "river's edge", derived from Basque ibai "river" and guren "edge, bank".

Ibarrolle Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Ibarrola.

Ibrahimaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Ibrahim" in Albanian.

İbrahimli Azerbaijani
From the given name İbrahim and the Turkic suffix -li which forms adjectives from nouns.

İbraimova f Crimean Tatar
Feminine form of İbraimov.

Ibraimova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Ibraimov.

Icenhower German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Eisenhauer.

Ichihashi Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Ichishime Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一住連 (see Ichinoshime).

Idrizović Bosnian

Ignatenko Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Ihnatenko.

Ihnatenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Ihnat.

Ikahihifo Tongan

Ikarigawa Japanese
Variant of Ikarikawa.

Ilarratza Basque
From the name of a settlement in Álava, Spain, possibly derived from Basque illar "bean, pea; heather" and the abundance suffix -tza.

Ildefonso Spanish
From the given name Ildefonso.

Illopmägi Estonian
Illopmägi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "iisop" meaning "hyssop", or "ilus" meaning "beautiful", and "mägi" meaning "mountain/hill".

Ilyushkin m Russian
Derived from the name Ilya.

Imagyuhre Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).

Imagyuure Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).

Imakyuhri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).

Imakyūrei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).

Imakyurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).

Imakyuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).

Imanaliev Kyrgyz
Derived from Arabic إِيمَان (ʾīmān) meaning "faith, creed, religion" (see Iman) combined with the given name Ali 1.

Imanbekov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Imanbek".

Imbruglia Italian (Rare)

Immermann German
Habitational name for someone from a place named Immer near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony.

Imperiale Italian
Derived from Latin imperialis meaning "imperial", either denoting someone of aristocratic lineage or a nickname for a haughty person.

Imperioli Italian
Variant spelling of Imperiale. A famous bearer is American actor Michael Imperioli (1966-).

Indalecio Spanish
From the given name Indalecio.

Indzhgiya Mingrelian (Russified), Georgian (Russified, ?)
Russified form of Injgia.

Ingersoll English
Habitational name derived from Inkersall in Derbyshire, probably composed of a given name such as Ingvarr or the byname Hynkere (meaning "limper") combined with Old English hyll "hill" or Old Norse salr "hall, room"... [more]

Ingleston English (British)
Ingleston is an exceptionally rare surname and seems to be posessed by a single family who much grew larger in the 19th century. ... [more]

Ingoldsby English
Habitational name from Ingoldsby in Lincolnshire, named from the Old Norse personal name Ingjaldr + bý meaning "farmstead", "settlement".

Innocenti Italian

Innocenzi Italian
Derived from the given name Innocenzo.

Inocêncio Portuguese
From the given name Inocêncio.

Inocencio Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American)
From the given name Inocencio.

Inoshishi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 猪 (cho, i, inoshishi) meaning "boar."

Inoyatova f Uzbek
Feminine form of Inoyatov.

Intharath Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ຣັດ (rat) meaning "state, country, kingdom".

Inthasone Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ສອນ (sone) meaning "teach, grow, mature".

Inthavong Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family". This is the most common surname in Laos.

Inthirath Lao

Intzuntza Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighbourhood in the municipality of Lemoa, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque inza "heath, reed bed".

Ioannides Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Ioannidis chiefly used in Cyprus.

Iosifidis Greek

Ippolitov Russian
Means "son of Ippolit".

Iraklidis Greek (Rare)
Means "son of Herakles", it is also a modern form of the first name Herakleides.

Iribarren Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous district of the municipality of Otsagabia.

Irissarry Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Irisarri.

Irribarra Basque (Hispanicized)
This surname born as a bad translation of Irribarren surname in Quirihue, Chile at the time of registration.

Irukayama Japanese (Rare)

İşbaşaran Turkish
From Turkish iş "work" and başaran "one who is successful".

Ishanagyi Okinawan (Archaic)
From Okinawan 石垣 (Ishanagyi) meaning "Ishigaki", an area in the city of Ishigaki in the prefecture of Okinawa in Japan.

Ishchenko Ukrainian

Isheanesu Shona
Isheanesu means "The Lord is with us".

Isherwood English

Ishibashi Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Ishihashi Japanese
Ishi means "stone, rock" and hashi means "bridge".

Ishimitsu Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mitsu means "light".

Ishiodori Japanese

Ishitsuka Japanese
"Stone mound".

Ish Shalom Hebrew (Modern)
Means "man of peace" in Hebrew. Combination of the word ish, meaning "man" and the name Shalom, meaning "peace".

Islamkhan Kazakh

Islamović Bosnian

İsmayıllı Azerbaijani
From the given name İsmayıl and the Turkic adjective suffix -li.

İsrafilov Azerbaijani
Means "son of İsrafil".

Israpilov Chechen, Kumyk
Means "son of Israpil".

İsrayılov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of İsrayıl".

Iturralde Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Lizartza, Spain, derived from Basque iturri "spring, fountain" and alde "near, by; side, area".

Itzkowitz Jewish, Polish, German

Ivachenko Ukrainian
Variant of Ivashchenko.

Iva Marija Croatian

Ivančević Croatian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivankovac Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivannikov m Russian
Variant of Ivanov.

Ivanovich Russian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivanovici Romanian, Moldovan
Romanian equivalent of Russian surname Ivanovich, meaning son of Ivan.

Ivanychuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivanyshyn Ukrainian
Variant of Ivanchenko.

Ivashutin m Russian

Ivašković Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivaštanin Serbian

Iwuchukwu Igbo, African
It means God's covenant is unwavering. This name is a bearer is a testimony of God's command. This ia a Christian name.

Izaguirre Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Izagirre.

Izturitze Basque
From the name of a commune in south-western France, possibly derived from Basque estura "strait, scrape; narrowing, tightening" and the abundance suffix -tza.

Izuchukwu Nigerian

Izumigawa Japanese
Variant of Izumikawa.

Izumikawa Japanese
Izumi means "fountain" and means "river".

Jaanimägi Estonian
Jaanimägi is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's (Jaan is a masculine give name) mountain".

Jabashiri Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇走 (jabashiri), sound- and script-changed from 砂場走 (shabahashiri), from 砂 (sha) meaning "sand", 場 (ba) meaning "place", and 走 (hashiri), from 走り (hashiri) meaning "run", referring to a place where the sand collapses quickly.

Jackowski m Polish
Habitational surname for someone from a village called Jacków, derived from a diminutive of Jacenty.

Jacobsohn German, Jewish
Means "son of Jacob".

Jacobsson Swedish
Means "son of Jacob".

Jacovitti Italian, Albanian

Jacqueman French
Alsace-Lorraine

Jacquemin French
From a pet form of the given name Jacques.

Jacqueson French (Rare)

Jacquette French

Jafarpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian جعفرپور (see Jafarpour).

Jafarpour Persian
Means "son of Jafar" in Persian.

Jahangiri Persian
From the given name Jahangir.

Jaimoukha Circassian
Means "cow herd, cowman", from Kabardian жэм (žăm) meaning "cow" and хъу (χ°) "male, man". It traditionally indicated someone who was wealthy because they possessed a large herd of bovine.

Jakupović Bosnian
Means "son of Jakup".

Jalandoni Filipino, Hiligaynon
Meaning uncertain.

Jalilpour Persian
Means "son of Jalil".

Jambrečec Croatian
Derived from the forename Jambrek.

Jambrišak Croatian
Derived from the forename Jambrek.

Jambrošić Croatian
Derived from the forename Jambrek.

Jamkojian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).

Janibekov m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Zhanibekov.

Japaridze Georgian

Jaramillo Spanish
Spanish habitational name from either of two places in the Burgos province: Jaramillo de la Fuente or Jaramillo Quemada.

Jardinero Spanish (Philippines)
Spanish form of Gardener.

Järvelill Estonian
Järvelill is an Estonian surname meaning "lake flower".

Järvemets Estonian
Järvemets is an Estonian surname meaning "lake forest".

Järvesaar Estonian
Järvesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "lake island".

Jarzombek Polish
Variant spelling of Jarząbek, from jarząbek meaning "grouse", presumably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird.

Jašarević Bosnian

Jashanica Albanian

Jasperson English
Means "Son of Jasper".

Jaŭhienaŭ Belarusian
Means "son of Jaŭhien".

Jaunzemis Latvian
Means "Of the new land".

Javadpour Persian
Means "son of Javad".

Jayamanna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයමාන්න (see Jayamanne).

Jayamanne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and मान (mana) meaning "respect, honour, pride".

Jayapalan Indian

Jayaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයරත්න (see Jayaratne).

Jayaratne Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".

Jayasinha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයසිංහ (see Jayasinghe).

Jayatunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතුංග (see Jayathunga).

Jayatunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතුංග (see Jayathunga).

Jayawarna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वर्ण (varṇa) meaning "colour, appearance, form" or "class, tribe, caste".

Jayaweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Jeanfavre Swiss

Jean-louis Haitian Creole
From the given names Jean 1 and Louis.

Jeanmarie French (Americanized)
Variant of French Jean-Marie, from the given name Jean-Marie.

Jeanpetit French
Means "little Jean" from Old French petit "small" and the given name Jean 1, originally a nickname for a small man called Jean (or applied ironically to a large man), or a distinguishing epithet for the younger of two men named Jean.... [more]

Jefferies English
Derived from the given name Jeffrey.

Jenkinson English (British)

Jennefors Swedish (Rare)

Jeričević Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jerolimov Croatian
Derived from the forename Jerolim.

Jeter Sugg French (Modern)
alsace-lorraine, france

Jeyarajah Tamil

Jezavitaŭ Belarusian
Patronymic surname derived from dialectal Belarusian езавіт (jezavit) meaning "jesuit".

Jezierski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Jezioro, Jeziory, Jeziora, or Jezierzyce, all places named with jezioro meaning "lake".

Jeziorski Polish
Variant of Jezierski.

Jhatoliya Rajasthani

Jimmerson English

Jinnouchi Japanese
From the Japanese 陣 (jin) "camp" and 内 (uchi or nai) "inside." The grammatical and phonetic particle ノ or 之 (no) is sometimes written between the other two characters.

Jitsukawa Japanese

Jitsumori Japanese

Jõekallas Estonian
Jõekallas is an Estonian surname meaning "riverbank".

Johanning German
North German patronymic from Johann, German form of John.

Johnstone Scottish
Variant of Johnston.

Jolicoeur French (Quebec), Haitian Creole
From Old French joli "joyful, cheerful" and cuer "heart". It was originally a nickname for a cheerful person. This was a frequent French Canadian secondary surname (or dit name).

Jonathans English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Jonathan.

Jongbloed Dutch
Nickname for a young person, derived from Middle Dutch jonc meaning "young" and bloet meaning "blood". A famous bearer of this surname was the Dutch soccer goalkeeper Jan Jongbloed (1940-2023).

Jordanova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jordanov.

Jorgenson German, English
Respelling of Jørgensen or Jörgensen (see Jorgensen) or the Swedish cognate Jörgensson.

Jósefsson Icelandic
Means "son of Jósef" in Icelandic.

Josefsson Swedish
Means "son of Josef" in Swedish.

Josephino Portuguese (Brazilian)

Josephsen English
Variant of Josephson meaning "Son of Joseph."

Jósepsson Icelandic
Means "son of Jósepr" in Icelandic.

Josifoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Josifoski.

Josifoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Josif".

Josipović Croatian
Means "son of Josip" in Croatian.... [more]

Jovanoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jovanovski.

Jovanoski Macedonian
Means "son of Jovan".

Jovićević Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Jovan".

Judkinson English

Julianson English
This surname means “son of Julian”.

Juliusson Swedish
Means "son of Julius".

Jungbluth German
Means "young blossom" in German, from German jung "young" and blüte "blossom, flower", possibly denoting a person who blossomed early in their life.

Junuzović Bosnian
Means "son of Yunus

Jurauskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Jurowski.

Jurvetson Estonian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Jürevson, probably a patronymic derived from an uncertain given name (possibly related to Jüri).

Jusufović Bosnian
Means "son of Jusuf" in Bosnian.

Juzafovič Belarusian
Means "son of Juzaf".

Kääramees Estonian
Kääramees is an Estonian surname meaning "loop/crook man" (man from near a loop or crook in the landscape).

Kabashima Japanese
From Japanese 樺 (kaba) meaning "birch tree" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kabuhashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 株 (kabu) meaning "tree stump, company share stock" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge", possibly referring to a bridge next to a tree stump.

Kacharyan Armenian

Kacmarzek Polish

Kaczynski Polish
Masculine surname from "kaczka", duck.

Kadijević Croatian, Serbian
Derived from kadija (кадија), meaning "Qadi", a judge of a Sharia court.

Kadomatsu Japanese (Rare)
Kado ("Gate") + Matsu ("Pine Tree").

Kadoshima Japanese (Rare)
I don't want to assume it's rare but it's definitely uncommon. Kado means "Gate" and Shima means "Island".

Kaewmanee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แก้วมณี (see Kaeomani).

Kagoshima Japanese

Kahananui Hawaiian
From the given name Kahananui.

Kahlweiß German (East Prussian)
Corruption of Kallweit.

Kahvedžić Bosnian

Kakegamic Oji-cree

Kalafatis Greek

Kalajdžić Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian

Kalanjian Armenian
Meaning unknown.

Kalantari Persian
Derived from Persian کلانتر (kalantar) meaning "sheriff, marshal".

Kalashnik Ukrainian
Means "maker of kalaches", a variant of калачник (kalachnik) - itself composed of калач (kalach), a type of bread, and the agent suffix -ник (-nik). See also Kalashnikov.

Kaldybaev m Kazakh
Means "son of Kaldybay".

Kalinchuk Ukrainian

Kaljujärv Estonian
Kaljujärv is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff lake".

Kaljulaid Estonian
Kaljulaid is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff islet".

Kaljupank Estonian
Kaljupank is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff bank/escarpment".

Kaljuraag Estonian
Kaljuraag is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff willow".

Kaljurand Estonian
Kaljurand is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff beach".

Kalkreuth German
Derived from German kalk meaning "lime," and reut meaning "cleared land". Most likely an occupational name for a lime burner.

Kallasmaa Estonian
Kallasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "bank/shore/coast land".

Kallasvee Estonian
Kallasvee is an Estonian surname meaning "shore water".

Kallemets Estonian
Kallemets is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping forest".

Kallergis Greek
The surname is composed of the Greek words kalon (=beautiful) and ergon(from ergo "work, task, deed, accomplishment, or purpose")

Kallmeyer German
from a Germanized form of Slavic kal "marshland bog" or from Middle High German Middle Low German kalc "lime" and Middle High German meier "tenant farmer" (see Meyer 1) hence a distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose farm lay on marshy land or near a lime pit.

Kalogeras Greek
From the Greek word καλόγερος (kalogeros), meaning monk.

Kalonymus Medieval Jewish
Origination of Colonomos.

Kalyandra Russian

Kalynenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian калина (kalyna), meaning "virburnim". Denoted to a person who lived by virburnims.

Kamateros Greek

Kamenashi Japanese
Means "turle pear" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 亀 (turtle) and 梨 (pear).

Kamieńska f Polish
Feminine form of Kamieński.

Kamieński Polish
Variant of Kamiński.

Kaminskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Kamiński.

Kaminskis Latvian
Latvian form of Kamiński.

Kamolikov m Russian

Kamoshida Japanese
From Japanese 鴨 (kamo) meaning "duck", 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kamugisha Eastern African

Kanakarat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanakomol Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kananonth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kandiotis Greek

Kanekitsu Japanese (Rare)

Kanemitsu Japanese
Kane means "gold, metal" and mitsu means "light".

Kaneshiro Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".

Kanetsune Japanese

Kangjeong Korean (Archaic)
Meaning unknown. Surname for 50 koreans, very archaic.

Kanokmani Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanoksiri Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kantawong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai คันธวงศ์ (see Khanthawong).

Kapitonov m Russian
Means "son of Kapiton."

Kapustyak Ukrainian, Rusyn (?)
A form of Kapustin.

Karabulut Turkish
Means "black cloud" in Turkish.

Karadeniz Turkish
Means "black sea" in Turkish.

Karaduman Turkish
Means "black smoke" in Turkish.

Karahasan Bosnian

Karakalos Greek