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McGee Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

McGinnis Irish
Variant of McGuinness.

McGough Irish
Variant of Gough 2.

McGovern Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mag Shamhradháin meaning "son of Samhradháin", a given name meaning "summer".

McGregor Scottish
Variant of MacGregor.

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".

McInnes Scottish
Variant of MacInnes.

McIver Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacIomhair meaning "son of Íomhar".

McKay Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

McKee Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

McKeever Irish
Variant of McIver.

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".

McKenzie Scottish
Variant of MacKenzie.

McKinley Scottish
Anglicized form of MacFhionnlaigh. This name was borne by the American president William McKinley (1843-1901), who was assassinated.

McKinney Irish, Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

McKowen Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Eoghain.

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".

McNamara Irish
From Irish Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name Conmara is composed of cú "hound" and muir "sea".

McNaughton Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Neachtain.

McNeal Scottish
Variant of McNeil.

McNee Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Niadh.

McNeil Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacNèill meaning "son of Niall".

McNeill Scottish, Irish
Variant of McNeil.

McNiel Scottish
Variant of McNeil.

McNiven Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cnáimhín.

McPhee Scottish
Anglicized form of MacDhubhshìth.

McQueen Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.

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.

Meaney Irish
Variant of O'Mooney.

Meeuwes Dutch
Variant of Meeuwsen.

Meeuwessen Dutch
Variant of Meeuwsen.

Meeuwis Dutch
Variant of Meeuwsen.

Meeuwissen Dutch
Variant of Meeuwsen.

Meeuwsen Dutch
Derived from the Dutch given name Meeuw, which comes from Bartholomeus (see Bartholomew).

Mehmedović Bosnian
Means "son of Mehmed".

Mein German
Derived from the given name Meino.

Meindl German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Meino.

Meinhardt German
Derived from the given name Meinhard.

Meléndez Spanish
Variant of Menéndez.

Mendel 1 Jewish
Derived from the given name Mendel.

Mendel 2 German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Meino. A famous bearer was Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), a Czech monk and scientist who did experiments in genetics.

Mendelsohn Jewish
Means "son of Mendel".

Mendelssohn Jewish
Means "son of Mendel".

Mendes Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menéndez.

Méndez Spanish
Variant of Menéndez.

Menéndez Spanish
Means "son of Menendo" in Spanish, the given name Menendo being a medieval Spanish form of Hermenegildo.

Merckx Dutch, Flemish
From the given name Mark.

Merkel German
From a diminutive of the given name Markus. A notable bearer is the former German chancellor Angela Merkel (1954-).

Merrick Welsh
Derived from the given name Meurig.

Merricks Welsh
Variant of Merrick.

Merrill 1 English
Derived from the given name Muriel.

Mertens Dutch, Low German, Flemish
From the given name Merten.

Merx Dutch, Flemish
From the given name Mark.

Metz 2 German
Derived from Mätz, a diminutive of the given name Matthias.

Meyrick Welsh
Variant of Merrick.

Michael English, German
From the given name Michael.

Michaelis German
Derived from the given name Michael.

Michaels English
Derived from the given name Michael.

Michaelson English
Means "son of Michael".

Michalak Polish
Derived from the given name Michał.

Michaud French
Derived from the given name Michel.

Michel French, German, Dutch, Basque
Derived from the given name Michel, Michiel or Mitxel.

Michelakakis Greek
Patronymic meaning "son of Michail".

Michelakis Greek
Patronymic meaning "son of Michail".

Michelakos Greek
Patronymic meaning "son of Michail".

Micheli Italian
From the given name Michele 1.

Michiels Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Michiel".

Miguel Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Miguel.

Mihai Romanian
From the given name Mihai.

Mihailović Serbian
Means "son of Mihailo".

Mihajlović Serbian
Means "son of Mihajlo".

Mihaljević Croatian
Means "son of Mihael".

Mihaylov Bulgarian
Means "son of Mihail".

Mihov Bulgarian
Means "son of Miho", the given name Miho being a diminutive of Mihail.

Mikaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Mikael".

Mikhailov Russian
Means "son of Mikhail".

Mikkelsen Danish
Means "son of Mikkel".

Mikolajczak Polish
From the Polish given name Mikołaj.

Miles English
From the given name Miles.

Milić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Mile".

Milligan Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Maolagáin meaning "descendant of Maolagán", a given name derived from maol meaning "bald" or "tonsured".

Milojević Serbian
Means "son of Miloje".

Milošević Serbian
Means "son of Miloš".

Milovanović Serbian
Means "son of Milovan".

Minett English
From the medieval given name Minna.

Mingo Spanish
From the given name Domingo.

Minkov Bulgarian
Means "son of Minko", a Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.

Mitchell 1 English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Michael.

Mladenovski Macedonian
Means "son of Mladen".

Mogensen Danish
Means "son of Mogens".

Mohamed Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Mohammad Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Mohammad.

Mohammadi Persian
From the given name Mohammad.

Mohammed Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Mohan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mocháin meaning "descendant of Mochán".

Mohren German
Derived from the given name Maurus.

Mollown Irish
Variant of Malone.

Molloy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Maolmhuaidh or Ó Maol Aodha.

Monaghan Irish
Variant of Monahan.

Monahan Irish
From Irish Ó Manacháin meaning "descendant of Manacháin". The given name Manacháin meant "little monk", from manach "monk" and a diminutive suffix.

Monday 1 English
Derived from the Old Norse given name Mundi.

Mondo Italian
From a given name, a short form of names such as Raimondo or Edmondo.

Mondy English
Variant of Monday 1 or Monday 2.

Monet French
Derived from either of the given names Hamon or Edmond. A famous bearer was the French impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926).

Monette French
Variant of Monet.

Moon 3 Irish
Variant of Mohan.

Mooney Irish
Variant of O'Mooney.

Moore 2 English
Derived from the given name Maurus.

Mooren Dutch
Derived from the given name Maurus.

Morandi Italian
From the Italian medieval given name Morando meaning "steadfast".

Morce English
Variant of Morriss.

Moreau French
Derived from a diminutive of Maurus.

Morel French
Derived from a diminutive of Maurus.

Morelli Italian
Derived from a diminutive of Mauro.

Morello Italian
Derived from a diminutive of Mauro.

Moretti Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the Italian given name Mauro.

Morgan Welsh
Derived from the given name Morgan 1.

Moriarty Irish
From Irish Ó Muircheartach meaning "descendant of Muirchertach". This was the surname given by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to a master criminal in the Sherlock Holmes series.

Morin English
Variant of Moore 2 and Moore 3.

Morison English
Variant of Morrison.

Morris English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Derived from the given name Maurice.

Morrish English
Variant of Morriss.

Morrison English
Means "son of Morris".

Morriss English
Derived from the given name Morris.

Morse English
Variant of Morriss.

Mortensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Morten".

Moses Jewish, English
Derived from the given name Moses.

Moss 2 English
From the given name Moses.

Mould English
From the given name Mauld, a medieval form of Matilda.

Mounce German (Anglicized)
Possibly an Americanized form of German Manz.

Mousavi Persian
From the given name Mousa.

Muhammad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Mullane Irish
Variant of Mullen.

Mullen Irish
From the Irish Ó Maoláin meaning "descendant of Maolán". The given name Maolán meant "devotee, servant, tonsured one".

Mulligan Irish
Variant of Milligan.

Mullins 2 Irish
Variant of Mullen.

Mulloy Irish
Variant of Molloy.

Mulryan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Maoil Riain.

Muñoz Spanish
Patronymic derived from the medieval Spanish given name Muño, from Latin Munnius, possibly of Germanic origin.

Muratović Bosnian
Means "son of Murat".

Murdoch Scottish
Scottish form of Murdock.

Murdock Irish
Derived from the given name Murchadh.

Murphy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha meaning "descendant of Murchadh". This is the most common Irish surname.

Murray 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Muireadhaigh meaning "descendant of Muireadhach".

Mwangi Eastern African, Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Mwangi.

Myles English
From the given name Miles.

Mynatt English
Variant of Minett.

Naaji Arabic
From the given name Naaji.

Nagi Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناجي (see Naaji).

Najm Arabic
From the given name Najm.

Naldi Italian
From given names like Arnaldo and Rinaldo.

Nana Italian
From a diminutive of Giovanni.

Nani Italian
Variant of Nana.

Nanni Italian
Variant of Nana.

Nannini Italian
From Nanni, a diminutive of the given name Giovanni.

Naoumov Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Наумов (see Naumov).

Napoleoni Italian
From the medieval given name Napoleone.

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.

Nascimbene Italian
Variant of Nascimbeni.

Nascimbeni Italian
From the medieval given name Nascimbene, typical of the Venetian region.

Natale Italian
From the given name Natale.

Nathans Jewish
Derived from the given name Nathan.

Nathanson Jewish
Means "son of Nathan".

Naumov Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Naum".

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.

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).

Nelson 2 Swedish (Anglicized), Norwegian (Anglicized), Danish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of the Scandinavian names Nilsson, Nilsen, or Nielsen.

Nenci Italian
Means "son of Nencio", a Tuscan diminutive of the name Lorenzo.

Nevin 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.

Nevin 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cnáimhín or Ó Cnáimhín.

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-).

Nicodemo Italian
Derived from the given name Nicodemo.

Nicolai Italian
Means "son of Nicola 1".

Nicolas French
Derived from the given name Nicolas.

Nicolescu Romanian
Means "son of Nicolae".

Nicolson English
Variant of Nicholson.

Nielsen Danish
Means "son of Niels 1".

Nielson English
Variant of Nelson 1.

Nieri Italian
Either a variant of Neri, or from the Italian name Raniero.

Nieves Spanish
From the given name Nieves.

Nigel English
Derived from the given name Neil.

Niklasson Swedish
Means "son of Niklas".

Nikolaev Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Nikolay".

Nikolajsen Danish
Means "son of Nikolaj".

Nikolić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Nikola 1".

Nikolov Bulgarian
Means "son of Nikolay".

Nikolovski Macedonian
Means "son of Nikola 1".

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".

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).

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.

Nolan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Nualláin meaning "descendant of Nuallán".

Nowell English
Variant of Noel.

Nunes Portuguese
Means "son of Nuno".

Núñez Spanish
Spanish form of Nunes.

Obama Eastern African, 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.

Ó Baoghill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Boyle.

O'Beirne Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.

O'Berne Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.

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.

O'Byrne Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Broin meaning "descendant of Bran 1".

Ó Caiside Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Cassidy.

O'Callaghan Irish
Variant of Callahan.

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 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.

Ó Ciardha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Carey.

Ó Cinnéidigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kennedy.

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'Connell Irish
Variant of Connell.

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.