Nisi ItalianMeans
"son of Niso", an Italian form of the mythological name
Nisus.
Niskanen FinnishDerived from Finnish
niska meaning
"neck", indicating someone who lived on a neck of land or who had a distinctive neck.
Nixon EnglishMeans
"son of Nick". A famous bearer was the American president Richard Nixon (1913-1994).
Nizzola ItalianFrom the name of the Italian town of Nizzola near Modena.
Noble English, ScottishFrom a nickname meaning
"noble, high-born, illustrious", derived via Middle English and Old French from Latin
nobilis. In some cases the nickname may have been given ironically to people of the opposite character.
Norman EnglishReferred 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.
Norris 1 English, ScottishMeans
"from the north" from Old French
norreis. It either denoted someone who originated in the north or someone who lived in the northern part of a settlement.
Northrop EnglishOriginally denoted one who came from a town of this name England, meaning "north farm".
Norton EnglishFrom the name of various towns in England meaning "north town" in Old English.
Nørup DanishFrom the name of Danish villages named
Nørup or
Norup.
Noschese ItalianFrom the name of the town of Nusco in Campania, southern Italy.
Nowicki m PolishHabitational name for a person from any of the towns in Poland called
Nowice. The name is derived from Polish
nowy meaning "new".
Nurmi FinnishMeans
"meadow, field" in Finnish. It was the surname of the athlete Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973).
Nyitrai HungarianIndicated someone from Nitra, a city and historic principality of Slovakia (formerly in Hungary). Its name is derived from that of a local river, which is of unknown meaning.
O KoreanAlternate transcription of Korean Hangul
오 (see
Oh).
Oberst GermanFrom Old High German
obar meaning
"above, upper", indicating a person from the uppermost end of a village or the top of a house.
Ó Carra IrishMeans
"descendant of Carra",
Carra being a nickname meaning "spear".
Ó Cnáimhín IrishMeans
"descendant of Cnámh",
Cnámh being a nickname meaning "bone".
Ó Cochláin IrishMeans
"descendant of Cochlán", where the given name
Cochlán is derived from Irish
cochal "cape" or "hood". This surname originated in County Cork, Ireland.
Ó Comhraidhe IrishMeans
"descendant of Comhraidhe", in which the given name
Comhraidhe is of unknown meaning.
Ó Corra IrishMeans
"descendant of Corra" in Irish. The given name
Corra means "spear".
Ó Cuilinn IrishMeans
"descendant of Cuileann",
Cuileann being a nickname meaning "holly".
Ó Duibh IrishMeans
"descendant of Dubh",
Dubh being a byname meaning "dark".
Ogtrop DutchOriginally denoted a person who was from the town of Ochtrup in Germany, which is of uncertain origin.
O'Hannagain IrishFrom Irish
Ó hAnnagáin, which means
"descendant of Annagán". The given name
Annagán was a diminutive of
Annadh meaning "delay".
O'Hara IrishFrom the Irish
Ó hEaghra, which means
"descendant of Eaghra",
Eaghra being a given name of uncertain origin. Supposedly, the founder of the clan was Eaghra, a 10th-century lord of Luighne. A famous fictional bearer of this surname is Scarlett O'Hara, a character in Margaret Mitchell's
Gone With The Wind (1936).
Ó hÉideáin IrishMeans
"descendant of Éideán" in Irish. The given name
Éideán is a diminutive of
éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".
Ó hÉidín IrishMeans
"descendant of Éidín" in Irish. The given name
Éidín is a diminutive of
éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".
Ojeda SpanishFrom the name of the Ojeda river in Soria, Spain, possibly derived from Latin
folia "leaves".
Oláh HungarianMeans
"Romanian, Wallachian" in Hungarian, from Old Slavic
volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).
Olander SwedishDenoted someone from the islands of Öland (eastern Sweden) or
Åland (western Finland).
Olasz HungarianMeans
"Italian" in Hungarian, from Old Slavic
volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).
Ó Madaidhín IrishMeans
"descendant of Madaihín", a given name derived from Irish
madadh meaning "dog, mastiff".
Ó Máille IrishMeans
"descendant of a nobleman" from the Irish Gaelic
mál.
Ó Maol Aodha IrishMeans
"descendant of a follower of Saint Aodh". It is derived from Irish
maol meaning "follower, servant".
Ó Maolmhuaidh IrishMeans
"descendant of Maolmhuadh",
Maolmhuadh being a given name meaning "proud chief", derived from Gaelic
maol meaning "chief" and
muadh meaning "proud, noble".
Omdahl NorwegianDenoted a person hailing from any one of a number of farms in Norway called either Åmdal or Omdal meaning "elm valley".
Ó Meadhra IrishMeans
"descendant of Meadhra". The given name
Meadhra is derived from the Gaelic
meadhar meaning "merry, happy".
O'Mooney IrishFrom the Irish
Ó Maonaigh meaning
"descendant of Maonaigh". The given name
Maonaigh means "wealthy".
Oquendo SpanishOriginally indicated a person from the town of Okondo in Álava, northern Spain, possibly derived from Basque
ukondo "elbow".
Ó Raghailligh IrishMeans
"descendant of Raghailligh", an Irish given name of unknown meaning.
Orellana SpanishOriginally indicated a person from one of the two towns named
Orellana in Badajoz, Spain. Their names are probably derived from Latin
Aureliana meaning "of
Aurelius".
Ó Rinn IrishMeans
"descendant of Rinn". The given name
Rinn means "star" in Irish.
Ó Rodagh IrishMeans
"descendant of Rodach" in Irish. The given name
Rodach is derived from from Irish
rod meaning "spirited, furious".
Orozco SpanishFrom the name of a valley in the Basque region of Spain.
Orsós HungarianDerived from Hungarian
orsó meaning
"spindle", an occupational name for a seller or maker of spindles.
Ortiz SpanishMeans
"son of Orti", a byname deriving either from Latin
fortis meaning "brave, strong" or
fortunius meaning "fortunate".
Ó Seachnasaigh IrishMeans
"descendant of Seachnasach". The given name
Seachnasach possibly means "elusive" in Irish.
Ó Seighin IrishMeans
"descendant of Seighin". The given name
Seighin means "small hawk" from Old Irish
séigene.
Ó Síoda IrishMeans
"descendant of Síoda", a byname meaning "silk" in Irish.
Øster DanishFrom Danish
øst meaning
"east", originally denoting a dweller on the eastern side of a place.
Ó Suaird IrishMeans
"descendant of Suart" in Irish.
Suart is derived from the Old Norse name
Sigurd.