Unisex Surnames

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Nanni Italian
Variant of Nana.
Nannini Italian
From Nanni, a diminutive of the given name Giovanni.
Napoleoni Italian
From the medieval given name Napoleone.
Napoletani Italian
Originally indicated a person from Naples in Italy.
Napoli Italian
Originally indicated a person from Naples in Italy.
Napoliello Italian
Originally indicated a person from Naples in Italy.
Narang Hindi
From the name of a Pakistani town that was in undivided India.
Nardi Italian
From the given name Nardo, which was originally a short form of names like Bernardo or Leonardo.
Nardo Italian
Variant of Nardi.
Nardovino Italian (Rare)
Either from Nardo, a short form of names like Bernardo or Leonardo, or from Ardovino, a variant of Arduino.
Narváez Spanish
From the name of a town in central Spain.
Nasato Italian
Nickname for someone with a prominent nose, from Italian naso "nose".
Nascimbeni Italian
From the medieval given name Nascimbene, typical of the Venetian region.
Nash English
Derived from the Middle English phrase atten ash "at the ash tree". A famous bearer was the mathematician John Nash (1928-2015).
Nass Norwegian
Variant of Ness.
Natale Italian
From the given name Natale.
Nathans Jewish
Derived from the given name Nathan.
Nathanson Jewish
Means "son of Nathan".
Navarro Spanish
Denoted a person who came from Navarre in northern Spain (Spanish Navarra). The name of the region is of Basque origin, possibly from nabar meaning "brown".
Nave Italian
From various Italian places called Nave.
Nazaretian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Նազարեթյան (see Nazaretyan).
Nazaretyan Armenian
Means "son of Nazaret".
Nazarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Նազարյան (see Nazaryan).
Nazario Italian
From the given name Nazario.
Nazaryan Armenian
Means "son of Nazar".
Neal English
Derived from the given name Neil.
Necchi Italian
Possibly from Italian neccio, a type of flat bread.
Negrescu Romanian
Patronymic derived from Romanian negru "black".
Negri Italian
Nickname derived from Italian negro "black", used to refer to someone with dark hair or dark skin.
Negrini Italian
Variant of Negri.
Neil Scottish, English, Irish
Derived from the given name Neil.
Nejem Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم (see Najm).
Nelissen Dutch
Means "son of Cornelis".
Nelli Italian
Derived from the given name Nello.
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.
Németh Hungarian
Means "German" in Hungarian.
Nenci Italian
Means "son of Nencio", a Tuscan diminutive of the name Lorenzo.
Nepi Italian
From the town of Nepi in central Italy, which is of uncertain origin.
Neri Italian
From Italian nero "black", indicating a person with a dark complexion or dark hair.
Neroni Italian
Variant of Neri.
Nervetti Italian
Possibly a nickname for an innkeeper, from archaic Milanese nervètt, a local meal prepared from a calf.
Nervi Italian
From the name of the town of Nervi in Liguria, northwestern Italy.
Nespoli Italian
From the name of towns such as Nespoli and Nespoledo, derived from Italian nespola meaning "medlar (tree)".
Ness English, Scottish, Norwegian
From English ness and Norwegian nes meaning "headland, promontory", of Old Norse origin, originally referring to a person who lived there.
Neumann German, Jewish
From Middle High German niuwe and man meaning "new man, newcomer".
Neuville French
From the names of various French towns meaning "new town".
Neville English, Irish
From the names of towns in Normandy, variously Neuville or Néville, meaning "new town" in French.
Nevin 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.
Newman English
English cognate of Neumann.
Newport English
Given to one who came from the town of Newport (which means simply "new port"), which was the name of several English towns.
Newton English
From the name of one of many English towns meaning "new town". A famous bearer was the English physicist Isaac Newton (1643-1727).
Ng 1 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wu 1.
Ng 2 Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan romanization of Huang.
Ngo Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Ngô.
Ngô Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Wu 1, from Sino-Vietnamese (ngô).
Nguyễn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ruan, from Sino-Vietnamese (nguyễn). This is the most common Vietnamese surname, accounting for over a third of the population.
Nguyen Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Nguyễn.
Nibhanupudi Telugu
From the name of a village in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Nicastro Italian
From the name of the town of Nicastro in Calabria, southern Italy.
Nicchi Italian
From the Italian word nicchio meaning "shell", possibly a nickname for people related to the sea.
Nicholls English
Derived from the given name Nichol.
Nichols English
Derived from the given name Nichol.
Nicholson English
Means "son of Nicholas". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Jack Nicholson (1937-).
Nickleby Literature
Created by Charles Dickens for the title character in his novel Nicholas Nickleby (1839). He probably based it on Nicol, a medieval vernacular form of Nicholas, with the common English place name suffix -by, which is derived from Old Norse býr meaning "farm, settlement".
Nicodemo Italian
Derived from the given name Nicodemo.
Nicolai Italian
Means "son of Nicola 1".
Nicolaou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Νικολάου (see Nikolaou).
Nicolas French
Derived from the given name Nicolas.
Nicolescu Romanian
Means "son of Nicolae".
Nicolosi Italian
From the name of the town Nicolosi on Sicily, itself named for Saint Nicholas.
Nicosia Italian
From the name of the town of Nicosia on Sicily.
Nicotera Italian
From the name of the town of Nicotera in Calabria.
Nieddu Italian
From Sardinian nieddu meaning "black", derived from Latin niger.
Nielsen Danish
Means "son of Niels 1".
Niemczyk Polish
From Polish Niemiec meaning "German" and the patronymic suffix -czyk.
Niemec Polish
Means "German" in Polish.
Niemi Finnish
Means "peninsula, cape" in Finnish.
Nieminen Finnish
Derived from Finnish niemi meaning "peninsula, cape".
Nieri Italian
Either a variant of Neri, or from the Italian name Raniero.
Nieto Spanish
From a nickname meaning "grandson" in Spanish.
Nieves Spanish
From the given name Nieves.
Nigel English
Derived from the given name Neil.
Nigro Italian
Variant of Negri.
Niklasson Swedish
Means "son of Niklas".
Nikolajsen Danish
Means "son of Nikolaj".
Nikolaou Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".
Nikula Finnish
From the given name Niku, a Finnish form of Nicholas.
Niles English
Means "son of Neil".
Nilsen Norwegian
Means "son of Nils".
Nilsson Swedish
Means "son of Nils".
Nishikawa Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Nishimura Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and (mura) meaning "town, village".
Nishitani Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and (tani) meaning "valley".
Nishiyama Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Nisi Italian
Means "son of Niso", an Italian form of the mythological name Nisus.
Nissen Danish
Means "son of Nis".
Niven Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.
Nixon English
Means "son of Nick". A famous bearer was the American president Richard Nixon (1913-1994).
Nizzola Italian
From the name of the Italian town of Nizzola near Modena.
Noble English, Scottish
From 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.
Noel French, English
Either from the given name Noël, or else derived directly from Old French noel "Christmas" and given to a person who had a particular connection with the holiday.
Noguchi Japanese
From Japanese (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Nogueira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician nogueira meaning "walnut tree", from the Late Latin nucarius, ultimately from Latin nux meaning "nut".
Noguera Spanish, Catalan
Spanish and Catalan form of Nogueira.
Nolan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Nualláin meaning "descendant of Nuallán".
Nordberg Swedish, Norwegian
From Swedish and Norwegian nord (Old Norse norðr) meaning "north" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Swedish name it is ornamental.
Nordin Swedish
Derived from Swedish nord meaning "north" (Old Norse norðr).
Nordskov Danish
Means "north woods" in Danish.
Nordström Swedish
From Swedish nord (Old Norse norðr) meaning "north" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
Norling Swedish
Originally denoted a person who came from the north.
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 1 English, Scottish
Means "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.
Norris 2 English
Means "wet nurse, foster mother" from Old French norrice, from Latin nutricius.
North English
Name for a person who lived to the north.
Northrop English
Originally denoted one who came from a town of this name England, meaning "north farm".
Norton English
From the name of various towns in England meaning "north town" in Old English.
Nørup Danish
From the name of Danish villages named Nørup or Norup.
Norup Danish
Variant of Nørup.
Norwood English
Originally taken from a place name meaning "north wood" in Old English.
Noschese Italian
From the name of the town of Nusco in Campania, southern Italy.
Nosek mu Czech, Polish
Means "small nose" in Czech and Polish.
Notaro Italian
Occupational name for a clerk, derived from Latin notarius.
Novák mu Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of Novak.
Novak Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Slavic novŭ "new", originally a name for someone who was new to a village.
Novik Belarusian
From Belarusian новы (novy) meaning "new".
Nowak Polish
Polish cognate of Novak. This is the most common surname in Poland.
Nowell English
Variant of Noel.
Noyer French
French form of Nogueira.
Nozawa Japanese
From Japanese (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Nunes Portuguese
Means "son of Nuno".
Núñez Spanish
Means "son of Nuño".
Nuremberg German
Derived from the name of a city in Bavaria, Germany.
Nurmi Finnish
Means "meadow, field" in Finnish. It was the surname of the athlete Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973).
Nussbaum German, Jewish
Means "nut tree", derived from the German Nuss "nut" and Baum "tree".
Nyberg Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and berg meaning "mountain".
Nye English
Originally indicated a person who lived near a river, from Middle English atten eye meaning "at the river".
Nygård Norwegian
From Norwegian ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and gård (Old Norse garðr) meaning "farm, estate".
Nyilas Hungarian
Means "archer, bowman" in Hungarian.
Nyitrai Hungarian
Indicated 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.
Nylund Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".
Nyman Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".
Nyqvist Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".
Nyström Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
O Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul (see Oh).
Oakley English
From a place name meaning "oak clearing" in Old English. It was borne by American sharpshooter Annie Oakley (1860-1926).
Obama Luo
From a rare Luo given name meaning "crooked, bent". It was possibly originally given to a baby who had an arm or leg that looked slightly bent immediately after birth or who was born in the breech position.
Obando Spanish
Habitational name for someone who came from Obando in Extremadura, Spain.
Ó Baoghill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Boyle.
Öberg Swedish
From Swedish ö (Old Norse ey) meaning "island" and berg meaning "mountain".
O'Berne Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.
Oberst German
From Old High German obar meaning "above, upper", indicating a person from the uppermost end of a village or the top of a house.
Oberti Italian
Derived from the given name Uberto.
Oberto Italian
Derived from the given name Uberto.
O'Boyle Irish
Variant of Boyle.
Ó Brádaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Brady.
Ó Bradáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Braden.
Ó Braoin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Breen.
Ó Braonáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Brennan.
Ó Briain Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Brien.
O'Brian Irish
Variant of O'Brien.
O'Brien Irish
From the Irish Ó Briain meaning "descendant of Brian".
Ó Broin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Byrne.
Ó Buachalla Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Buckley 2.
O'Byrne Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Broin meaning "descendant of Bran 1".
Ó Caiside Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Cassidy.
Ó Caoimh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Keefe.
Ó Caoimháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Cavan.
Ó Caoindealbháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quinlan.
Ó Caolaidhe Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Keeley.
Ó Carra Irish
Means "descendant of Carra", Carra being a nickname meaning "spear".
Ó Catháin Irish
Means "descendant of Cathán".
Ó Cathaláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Callan.
Ó Cathasaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Casey.
Ó Ceallacháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Callahan.
Ó Ceallaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kelly 1.
Ó Cearmada Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Carmody.
Ó Ceithearnaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kearney.
Ochoa Spanish
Spanish form of Otxoa.
Ó Ciardha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Carey.
Ó Cinnéidigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kennedy.
Ó Cléirigh Irish
Means "descendant of the clerk" in Irish.
O'Clery Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Cléirigh.
Ó Cnáimhín Irish
Means "descendant of Cnámh", Cnámh being a nickname meaning "bone".
Ó Cochláin Irish
Means "descendant of Cochlán", where the given name Cochlán is derived from Irish cochal "cape" or "hood". This surname originated in County Cork, Ireland.
Ó Coigligh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quigley.
Ó Coileáin Irish
Means "descendant of Coileán" in Irish.
Ó Comhraidhe Irish
Means "descendant of Comhraidhe", in which the given name Comhraidhe is of unknown meaning.
Ó Conaill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Connell.
Ó Conaire Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Conroy.
Ó Conchobhair Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Connor.
Ó Conghalaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Connolly.
O'Connor Irish
From Irish Ó Conchobhair meaning "descendant of Conchobar".
Ó Corcráin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Corcoran.
Ó Corra Irish
Means "descendant of Corra" in Irish. The given name Corra means "spear".
Ó Corraidhín Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Curran.
Ó Cruadhlaoich Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Crowley 1.
Ó Cuaig Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quigg.
Ó Cuana Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Cooney.
Ó Cuidighthigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cuidightheach" in Irish.
Ó Cuilinn Irish
Means "descendant of Cuileann", Cuileann being a nickname meaning "holly".
Ó Cuinn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quinn.
Ó Cuinneagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Cunningham 2.
Ó Cuirc Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quirke.
Ó Dálaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Daly.
Ó Damháin Irish
Means "descendant of Damhán".
Ó Deasmhumhnaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Desmond.
Odell English
Originally denoted a person who was from Odell in Bedfordshire, derived from Old English wad "woad" (a plant that produces a blue dye) and hyll "hill".
Ó Deoradháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Doran.
Ó Díomasaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Dempsey.
Ó Dochartaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Doherty.
Ó Doibhilin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Devlin.
Ó Doirnáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Durnin.
Ó Domhnaill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Donnell.
Ó Donnchadha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Donoghue.
Ó Donndubháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Donovan.
O'Donnell Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Domhnaill meaning "descendant of Domhnall".
Ó Donnghaile Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Donnelly.
O'Doyle Irish
Variant of Doyle.
Ó Dubháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Duane.
Ó Dubhghaill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Doyle.
Ó Dubhshláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Dolan.
Ó Dubhshláine Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Delaney 2.
Ó Dubhthaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Duffy 1.
Ó Duibh Irish
Means "descendant of Dubh", Dubh being a byname meaning "dark".
Oelberg German
Means "oil hill" from Middle High German öl "oil" and berg "mountain, hill".
Ó Fallamháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Fallon.
Ó Faoláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Whelan.
Ó Fearghail Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Farrell.
Offermans Dutch
From Dutch offer meaning "offering, donation", referring to a person who collected money in a church.
Ó Fionnagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Finnegan.
Ó Fionnáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Fannon.
Ó Flannagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Flanagan.
Ó Flannghaile Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Flannery.
Ó Floinn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Flynn.
Ó Foghladha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Foley.
Ó Frighil Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Friel.
Ó Gallchobhair Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Gallagher.
Ogawa Japanese
From Japanese (o) meaning "small" and (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Ogden English
From a place name derived from Old English ac "oak" and denu "valley".
Ó Gormáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Gorman 2.
Ó Gráda Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Grady.
Ogtrop Dutch
Originally denoted a person who was from the town of Ochtrup in Germany, which is of uncertain origin.
Oh Korean
Korean form of Wu 1, from Sino-Korean (o).
Ó hAllmhuráin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Halloran.
O'Hannagain Irish
From Irish Ó hAnnagáin, which means "descendant of Annagán". The given name Annagán was a diminutive of Annadh meaning "delay".
Ó hAnnagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Hannagain.
Ó hAodha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hayes 2.
Ó hAonghuis Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hennessy.
O'Hara Irish
From 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 hEachthighearna Irish
Means "descendant of Echthigern" in Irish.
Ó hEaghra Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Hara.
O'Hearn Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hEachthighearna.
Ó hÉideáin Irish
Means "descendant of Éideán" in Irish. The given name Éideán is a diminutive of éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".
Ó hEidhin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hines.
Ó hÉidín Irish
Means "descendant of Éidín" in Irish. The given name Éidín is a diminutive of éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".
Ó hEidirsceóil Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Driscoll.
Ó hÍcidhe Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hickey.
Ó hIfearnáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Heffernan.
Ohme German
From Middle High German oem meaning "maternal uncle".
Ó hÓgáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hogan.
Ó hUiginn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Higgins.
Oikonomou Greek
Derived from Greek οικονόμος (ikonomos) meaning "housekeeper, steward".
Ojeda Spanish
From the name of the Ojeda river in Soria, Spain, possibly derived from Latin folia "leaves".
Okabe Japanese
From Japanese (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and (be) meaning "part, section".
Okafor Igbo
From the given name Okafor.
Okamoto Japanese
From Japanese (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Okamura Japanese
From Japanese (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and (mura) meaning "town, village".
O'Kane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.
Okazaki Japanese
From Japanese (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
O'Keefe Irish
Variant of Keefe.