Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the first letter is N; and the length is 6.
usage
letter
length
Naggia Italian
Variant of Naggi.
Najjar Arabic
Means "carpenter" in Arabic.
Nakano Japanese
From Japanese (naka) meaning "middle" and (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Napier English
Means "linen keeper" in Middle English, from Old French nappe "table cloth".
Napoli Italian
Originally indicated a person from Naples in Italy.
Narang Hindi
From the name of a Pakistani town that was in undivided India.
Nasato Italian
Nickname for someone with a prominent nose, from Italian naso "nose".
Natale Italian
From the given name Natale.
Naumov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Naum".
Necchi Italian
Possibly from Italian neccio, a type of flat bread.
Nedvěd m Czech
Czech cognate of Medved, derived from the dialectal nedvěd.
Nelson 1 English
Means "son of Neil". This name was borne by the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805).
Németh Hungarian
Means "German" in Hungarian.
Neroni Italian
Variant of Neri.
Newman English
English cognate of Neumann.
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).
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.
Nicchi Italian
From the Italian word nicchio meaning "shell", possibly a nickname for people related to the sea.
Nieddu Italian
From Sardinian nieddu meaning "black", derived from Latin niger.
Niemec Polish
Means "German" in Polish.
Nieves Spanish
From the given name Nieves.
Nikula Finnish
From the given name Niku, a Finnish form of Nicholas.
Nilsen Norwegian
Means "son of Nils".
Nissen Danish
Means "son of Nis".
Nordin Swedish
Derived from Swedish nord meaning "north" (Old Norse norðr).
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.
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.
Norton English
From the name of various towns in England meaning "north town" in Old English.
Notaro Italian
Occupational name for a clerk, derived from Latin notarius.
Nowell English
Variant of Noel.
Nozawa Japanese
From Japanese (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Nyberg Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and berg meaning "mountain".
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.
Nylund Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".