Surnames from Given Names

Given Name   Occupation   Location   Nickname   Ornamental   Other
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Mihov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Miho", the given name Miho being a diminutive of Mihail.
Mihova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mihov.
Mikaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Mikael".
Mikhailov m Russian
Means "son of Mikhail".
Mikhailova f Russian
Feminine form of Mikhailov.
Mikhaylov m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Михайлов (see Mikhailov).
Mikhaylova f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Михайлова (see Mikhailova).
Mikkelsen Danish
Means "son of Mikkel".
Mikołajczak Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mikołaj.
Mikula m Slovak, Czech
Derived from the given name Mikuláš.
Mikulová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Mikula.
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".
Minett English
From the medieval given name Minna.
Mingo Spanish
From the given name Domingo.
Minkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Minko", a Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.
Minkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Minkov.
Mirzəyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mirzə".
Mirzəyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Mirzəyev.
Mirzoev m Tajik
Means "son of Mirzo".
Mirzoeva f Tajik
Feminine form of Mirzoev.
Mitchell 1 English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Michael.
Mladenovski m 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.
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.
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 the given name Maurus.
Morel French
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Maurus.
Morelli Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.
Morello Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.
Moretti Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the 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 Arthur Conan Doyle to a master criminal in the Sherlock Holmes series.
Morin French
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Maurus.
Morris English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Derived from the given name Maurice.
Morrison English
Means "son of Morris".
Morriss English
Derived from the given name Morris.
Morse English
Variant of Morriss.
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".
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 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 m Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Наумов (see Naumov).
Naoumova f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Наумова (see Naumova).
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.
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 m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Naum".
Naumova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Naumov.
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).
Nenci Italian
Means "son of Nencio", a Tuscan diminutive of the name Lorenzo.
Nevin 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.
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".
Nicolaou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Νικολάου (see Nikolaou).
Nicolas French
Derived from the given name Nicolas.
Nicolescu Romanian
Means "son of Nicolae".
Nielsen Danish
Means "son of Niels 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.
Nikitin m Russian
From the given name Nikita 1.
Nikitina f Russian
Feminine form of Nikitin.
Niklasson Swedish
Means "son of Niklas".
Nikolaev m Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian Николаев (see Nikolayev), as well as the usual Bulgarian form.
Nikolaeva f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian Николаева (see Nikolayeva), as well as the usual Bulgarian form.
Nikolajsen Danish
Means "son of Nikolaj".
Nikolaou Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".
Nikolayev m Russian
Means "son of Nikolay".
Nikolayeva f Russian
Feminine form of Nikolayev.
Nikolova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Nikolov.
Nikolovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Nikolovski.
Nikolovski m 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
Means "son of Nuño".
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.
Ó Baoghill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Boyle.
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.
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.
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'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 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 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".
Ó Fallamháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Fallon.
Ó Faoláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Whelan.
Ó Fearghail Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Farrell.
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.
Ognianov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Огнянов (see Ognyanov).
Ognianova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Огнянова (see Ognyanova).
Ognyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Ognyan".
Ognyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Ognyanov.
Ó Gormáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Gorman 2.
Ó Gráda Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Grady.
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 hIfearnáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Heffernan.
Ó hÓgáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hogan.
Ó hUiginn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Higgins.
Okafor Igbo
From the given name Okafor.
O'Kane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.
O'Keefe Irish
Variant of Keefe.
Okeke Igbo
From the given name Okeke.
Okonkwo Igbo
From the given name Okonkwo.
Okorie Igbo
From the given name Okorie.
Ó Laoghaire Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Leary.
Olayinka Yoruba
From the given name Olayinka.
Ó Leannáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Lennon.
O'Leary Irish
From Irish Ó Laoghaire meaning "descendant of Laoghaire".
Olesen Danish
Means "son of Ole".
Oliver English, Catalan, German, French
Derived from the given name Oliver.
Oliversen Norwegian
Means "son of Oliver".
Oliverson English
Means "son of Oliver".
Oliversson Swedish
Means "son of Oliver".
Olivier French
Derived from the given name Olivier.
Olofsdotter Swedish
Means "daughter of Olof".
Olofsson Swedish
Means "son of Olof".
Ó Loingsigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Lynch.
Olsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Ole".
Olsson Swedish
Means "son of Olaf".
Ó Luain Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Lane 3.
Ölvirsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ölvir".
Ó Madaidhín Irish
Means "descendant of Madaihín", a given name derived from Irish madadh meaning "dog, mastiff".
Ó Manacháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Monahan.