Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keywords noble or person.
usage
meaning
Karlsson Swedish
Means "son of Karl".
Kaspersen Danish
Means "son of Kasper".
Kasprzak Polish
Means "son of Kacper".
Kaufmann German, Jewish
Means "trader, merchant" in German.
Kazlow m Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian казёл (kaziol) meaning "male goat", probably used to denote a goatherd.
Kerimow m Turkmen
Means "son of Kerim".
Khachaturyan Armenian
Means "son of Khachatur" in Armenian. A famous bearer was the Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan or Khachaturian (1903-1978).
Kilduff Irish
From the Irish Mac Giolla Dhuibh meaning "son of the black-haired man".
Kilpatrick Irish
From the Irish Mac Giolla Phádraig meaning "son of the servant of Saint Patrick".
Kjeldsen Danish
Means "son of Kjeld".
Kjellsson Swedish
Means "son of Kjell".
Klaasen Dutch
Means "son of Klaas".
Klassen German
Means "son of Klaus".
Klasson Swedish
Means "son of Klas".
Klausen Danish
Means "son of Klaus".
Knudsen Danish
Means "son of Knud".
Knutsen Norwegian
Means "son of Knut".
Knutsson Swedish
Means "son of Knut".
Koeman Dutch
Variant of Koopman.
Koemans Dutch
Variant of Koopman.
Königsmann German
Means "king's man", or someone who played a king in a play.
Konstantinidis m Greek
Means "son of Konstantinos" in Greek.
Koopman Dutch
Occupational name meaning "merchant" in Dutch.
Koumans Dutch
Variant of Koopman.
Kozel u & m Belarusian, Czech
Belarusian and Czech cognate of Kozioł.
Kozioł Polish
Means "male goat" in Polish, probably used to denote a goatherd.
Kozlov m Russian
Derived from Russian козёл (kozyol) meaning "male goat", probably used to denote a goatherd.
Krastev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Krastyo".
Kristensen Danish
Means "son of Kristen 1".
Krstevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Krste".
Kumar Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Odia, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "boy, prince" in Sanskrit.
Kurzmann German
Means "short man" in German.
Lamont Scottish
From the medieval Gaelic given name Lagmann, derived from Old Norse lǫgmaðr meaning "law man".
Larsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Lars".
Larsson Swedish
Means "son of Lars".
Lauritsen Danish
Means "son of Laurits".
Laursen Danish
Means "son of Laur", a short form of Laurits.
Lawson English
Means "son of Laurence 1".
Lazarov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazzari Italian
Means "son of Lazzaro".
Lehmann German
From Middle High German lehenman meaning "vassal, liege man".
Leifsson Icelandic, Swedish
Means "son of Leif".
Lennartsson Swedish
Means "son of Lennart".
Leonardson English
Means "son of Leonard".
Lister Scottish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac an Fleisdeir meaning "son of the arrow maker".
Ljungman Swedish
From Swedish ljung (Old Norse lyng) meaning "heather" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".
Lomidze Georgian
Means "son of the lion", from Georgian ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion".
Lopes Portuguese
Means "son of Lopo" in Portuguese.
López Spanish
Means "son of Lope" in Spanish.
Lovász Hungarian
Means "groom, stableman, ostler" in Hungarian.
Lovrić Croatian
Means "son of Lovro".
Lucassen Dutch
Means "son of Lucas".
Lučić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Luka".
Ludvigsen Danish
Means "son of Ludvig".
Lukeson English (Rare)
Means "son of Luke".
Lukić Serbian
Means "son of Luka".
Mac Aodha Irish
Means "son of Aodh" in Irish.
Mac Branáin Irish
Means "son of Branán" in Irish. The given name Branán is a diminutive of Bran 1.
MacCailein Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Cailean" in Gaelic.
MacCallum Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacColuim meaning "son of Columba".
MacCarrick Irish
Means "son of Cúcharraige" in Irish. The given name Cúcharraige is composed of "hound" and carraig "rock".
MacChruim Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Crum", where Crum is a Gaelic byname meaning "bent".
Mac Cléirich Irish
Means "son of the clerk" in Irish.
Mac Cnáimhín Irish
Means "son of Cnámh". The Irish given name Cnámh means "bone".
MacCoughlan Irish
Means "son of Cochlán". The given name Cochlán is derived from Irish cochal meaning "cape" or "hood".
Mac Dhuibh Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Dubh", where the byname Dubh means "dark".
Mac Dhuibhshíthe Irish
Means "son of Duibhshíth" in Irish. The given name Duibhshíth means "black peace".
MacDonald Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill meaning "son of Donald". It originates from the Highland clan Donald.
MacDougall Scottish
Means "son of Dougal" in Gaelic.
Mac Eachairn Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Eacharn", where the given name Eacharn is from the Old Irish name Echthigern.
Mac Eoghain Irish
Means "son of Eoghan" in Irish.
MacFhionnlaigh Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Fionnlagh" in Scottish Gaelic.
Mac Ghabhann Irish
Means "son of the smith" in Irish.
Mac Giolla Bhrighde Irish
Means "son of the servant of Brighid" in Irish.
Mac Giolla Rí Irish
Means "son of the king's servant" in Irish.
Mac Giolla Ruaidh Irish
Means "son of the red-haired servant" in Irish.
MacGregor Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacGriogair meaning "son of Gregor". It originates from the Highland clan Gregor. A famous bearer was the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734).
MacInnes Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Aonghais meaning "son of Aonghas".
MacKenzie Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacCoinnich meaning "son of Coinneach". It originates from the Kintail area of Scotland on the northwest coast.
Mac Naoimhín Irish
Means "son of Naomhán" in Irish.
Mac Neachtain Irish
Means "son of Nechtan" in Irish.
Mac Niadh Irish
Means "son of Niadh" in Irish. The given name Niadh means "champion".
Mac Óda Irish
Means "son of Odo" in Irish.
Mac Suibhne Irish
Means "son of Suibhne" in Irish.
MacWilliam Scottish
Means "son of William" in Gaelic.
Madison English
Means "son of Maud". A famous bearer of this surname was the fourth American president James Madison (1751-1836).
Madsen Danish
Means "son of Mads".
Maessen Dutch
Means "son of Maas".
Magnusson Swedish
Means "son of Magnus".
Magomadov m Chechen
Means "son of Magomed".
Magomedov m Avar, Dargin, Chechen
Means "son of Magomed".
Maksimov m Russian
Means "son of Maksim".
Mandić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Manda".
Mann German, English
From a nickname meaning "man". This may have originally been given in order to distinguish the bearer from a younger person with the same name.
Marciniak Polish
Means "son of Marcin".
Marić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Marija".
Marinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Marin".
Markov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Marko or Mark".
Markusson Swedish
Means "son of Markus".
Marques Portuguese
Means "son of Marcos".
Márquez Spanish
Means "son of Marcos".
Marszałek Polish
Polish cognate of Marshall.
Martens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Marten".
Mårtensson Swedish
Means "son of Mårten".
Martínez Spanish
Means "son of Martín" in Spanish.
Martinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Martin".
Martinson English
Means "son of Martin".
Martinsson Swedish
Means "son of Martin".
Marušić Croatian
Matronymic name meaning "son of Marija".
Mateev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Matey".
Matevosyan Armenian
Means "son of Matevos".
Matheson Scottish
Means "son of Matthew".
Mathewson English
Means "son of Matthew".
Mathiasen Danish
Means "son of Mathias".
Mathisen Norwegian
Means "son of Mathias".
Matić Croatian
Means "son of Matija".
Matsson Swedish
Means "son of Mats".
Matthewson English
Means "son of Matthew".
Matthiasen Danish
Means "son of Matthias".
Mattsson Swedish
Means "son of Matts".
Matveyev m Russian
Means "son of Matvey".
McAdams Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Adam" in Gaelic.
McAlister Scottish, Irish
From Scottish Gaelic MacAlastair or Irish Gaelic Mac Alastair meaning "son of Alistair".
McArthur Scottish
Means "son of Arthur" in Gaelic.
McCabe Irish, Scottish
Means "son of Cába", where Cába is a byname meaning "cape, cloak" (from Latin cappa).
McCaig Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacThaoig meaning "son of Tadhg".
McCarthy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cárthaigh meaning "son of Carthach".
McCauley Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh or Mac Amhalghadha meaning "son of Amhalghaidh". The given name Amhalghaidh, from Old Irish Amalgaid, is of uncertain meaning.
McClelland Irish, Scottish
From Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhaoláin meaning "son of the servant of Faolán".
McCormick Irish, Scottish
From Gaelic Mac Cormaic meaning "son of Cormac".
McCrory Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí meaning "son of Ruaidhrí".
McCullough Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cú Uladh meaning "son of Cú Uladh". The byname Cú Uladh means "hound of Ulster". This surname has also been associated with Old Irish cullach "boar".
McDermott Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Diarmada meaning "son of Diarmaid". The McDermotts were nobility in the Kingdom of Connaught, a province in Ireland.
McDevitt Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Daibhéid meaning "son of Dáibhí".
McElligott Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic name Mac Uileagóid meaning "son of Uileagóid", a diminutive of Uilleag.
McFarlane Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacPhàrlain or Irish Gaelic Mac Pharlain meaning "son of Parthalán".
McGill Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Ghoill meaning "son of the foreigner", derived from gall "foreigner".
McGovern Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mag Shamhradháin meaning "son of Samhradháin", a given name meaning "summer".
McGuinness Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mag Aonghuis meaning "son of Aonghus".
McGuire Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mag Uidhir meaning "son of Odhar", a given name meaning "pale-coloured".
McIntyre Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic Mac an tSaoir meaning "son of the carpenter".
McIver Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacIomhair meaning "son of Íomhar".
McKellar Scottish
From Gaelic MacEalair meaning "son of Ealar".
McKendrick Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacEanruig meaning "son of Eanraig".
McKenna Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cionaodha meaning "son of Cionaodh".
McLean Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacGillEathain or MacGillEain meaning "son of the servant of Eòin".
McLeod Scottish
From Gaelic MacLeòid meaning "son of Leod", a given name derived from Old Norse ljótr "ugly".
McMahon Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mathghamhna meaning "son of Mathgamain".
McManus Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Maghnuis meaning "son of Mághnus".
McMillan Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacMhaoilein meaning "son of Maolan", itself meaning "devotee, servant, tonsured one".
McNab Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Aba meaning "son of the abbot".
McNamara Irish
From Irish Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name Conmara is composed of "hound" and muir "sea".
McNeil Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacNèill meaning "son of Niall".
McNeilly Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Fhilidh meaning "son of the poet".
McRae Scottish
From Gaelic Mag Raith meaning "son of Rath", a given name meaning "prosperity" or "grace".
McReynolds Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Reynold" in Gaelic.
McSheehy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Síthigh, meaning "son of Sítheach".
McTavish Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacTàmhais meaning "son of Tàmhas".
McWilliam Scottish
Means "son of William" in Gaelic.
Mehmedović Bosnian
Means "son of Mehmed".
Mendelsohn Jewish
Means "son of Mendel".
Mendelssohn Jewish
Means "son of Mendel".
Menéndez Spanish
Means "son of Menendo" in Spanish, the given name Menendo being a medieval Spanish form of Hermenegildo.
Michaelson English
Means "son of Michael".
Michalak Polish
Means "son of Michał".
Michelakakis m Greek
Means "son of Michail".
Michelakis m Greek
Means "son of Michail".
Michelakos m Greek
Means "son of Michail".
Michiels Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Michiel".
Mihailović Serbian
Means "son of Mihailo".
Mihajlović Serbian
Means "son of Mihajlo".
Mihaljević Croatian
Means "son of Mihael".
Mihaylov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Mihail".
Mihov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Miho", the given name Miho being a diminutive of Mihail.
Mikaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Mikael".
Mikhailov m Russian
Means "son of Mikhail".
Mikkelsen Danish
Means "son of Mikkel".
Milić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Mile".
Milojević Serbian
Means "son of Miloje".
Milošević Serbian
Means "son of Miloš".
Minkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Minko", a Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.
Mirzəyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mirzə".
Mirzoev m Tajik
Means "son of Mirzo".
Mladenovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mladen".
Mogensen Danish
Means "son of Mogens".
Morrison English
Means "son of Morris".
Muratović Bosnian
Means "son of Murat".
Nathanson Jewish
Means "son of Nathan".
Naumov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Naum".
Nazaretyan Armenian
Means "son of Nazaret".
Nazaryan Armenian
Means "son of Nazar".
Nelissen Dutch
Means "son of Cornelis".
Nelson 1 English
Means "son of Neil". This name was borne by the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805).
Nemes Hungarian
Means "noble, gentle" in Hungarian.
Nenci Italian
Means "son of Nencio", a Tuscan diminutive of the name Lorenzo.
Neumann German, Jewish
From Middle High German niuwe and man meaning "new man, newcomer".
Newman English
English cognate of Neumann.
Nicholson English
Means "son of Nicholas". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Jack Nicholson (1937-).
Nicolai Italian
Means "son of Nicola 1".
Nicolescu Romanian
Means "son of Nicolae".
Nielsen Danish
Means "son of Niels 1".
Niklasson Swedish
Means "son of Niklas".
Nikolajsen Danish
Means "son of Nikolaj".
Nikolaou Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".
Nikolayev m Russian
Means "son of Nikolay".
Nikolovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Nikola 1".
Niles English
Means "son of Neil".
Nilsen Norwegian
Means "son of Nils".
Nilsson Swedish
Means "son of Nils".
Nisi Italian
Means "son of Niso", an Italian form of the mythological name Nisus.
Nissen Danish
Means "son of Nis".
Nixon English
Means "son of Nick". A famous bearer was the American president Richard Nixon (1913-1994).
Norman English
Referred to a person who was originally from Scandinavia or Normandy. Even before the Norman Conquest, Scandinavians were settling the north and east of England. The Normans who participated in the Conquest were originally from Scandinavia, but had been living in Normandy, France for over a century and spoke French.
Normand French
French form of Norman.
Norris 2 English
Means "wet nurse, foster mother" from Old French norrice, from Latin nutricius.
Nunes Portuguese
Means "son of Nuno".
Núñez Spanish
Means "son of Nuño".
Nyman Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".
Ognyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Ognyan".
Ohme German
From Middle High German oem meaning "maternal uncle".
Olesen Danish
Means "son of Ole".
Oliversen Norwegian
Means "son of Oliver".
Oliverson English
Means "son of Oliver".
Oliversson Swedish
Means "son of Oliver".
Olofsdotter Swedish
Means "daughter of Olof".
Olofsson Swedish
Means "son of Olof".
Olsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Ole".
Olsson Swedish
Means "son of Olaf".
Ölvirsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ölvir".
Öman Swedish
From Swedish ö (Old Norse ey) meaning "island" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".
Ömərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ömər".
Omarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Omar 1".
Oomen Dutch
Patronymic derived from Middle Dutch oom meaning "(maternal) uncle".
Ortiz Spanish
Means "son of Orti", a byname deriving either from Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong" or fortunius meaning "fortunate".
Osmonov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Osmon".
Otis English
Means "son of Ode".
Otten Dutch
Means "son of Otto".
Ottosen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Otto".
Ottosson Swedish
Means "son of Otto".
Ovesen Norwegian
Means "son of Ove".
Öwezow m Turkmen
Means "son of Öwez".
Pabst German
From German Papst, a cognate of Pope.
Pallesen Danish
Means "son of Palle".
Pandev m Macedonian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pande", Pande being a diminutive of Petar.
Panosyan Armenian
Means "son of Panos".
Papadakis m Greek
From a diminutive of Greek πάπας (papas) meaning "priest".
Papadimitriou Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Dimitrios.
Papadopoulos m Greek
Means "son of the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos).
Papageorgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Georgios.
Papaioannou Greek
Means "son of Ioannis the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Ioannis.
Papanikolaou Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Nikolaos.
Pape French
French cognate of Pope.
Papke Low German
Low German diminutive form of papa (see Pope).
Parkins English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.
Parkinson English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.
Parry Welsh
Derived from ap Harry meaning "son of Harry".
Parsamyan Armenian
Means "son of Parsam", possibly from an Assyrian name Barsauma meaning "fasting".
Patrickson English
Means "son of Patrick".
Patriksson Swedish
Means "son of Patrik".
Paulissen Dutch
Means "son of Paul".
Paulsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Paul".
Paulson English
Means "son of Paul".
Pauwels Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Paul".
Pavić Croatian
Means "son of Pavle".
Pavičić Croatian
Means "son of Pavao".
Pavlov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pavel". A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.
Pavlovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Pavle".
Pavlovsky m Russian
Means "son of Pavel".
Pawlak Polish
Means "son of Paweł".
Pedersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Peder".
Peláez Spanish
Means "son of Pelayo".
Pérez Spanish
Means "son of Pedro".
Perić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pero".