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Mirković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mirko".

Mironov Russian
Means "son of Miron 1".

Mirzapour Persian
Means "son of Mirza".

Mirzəzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Mirzə".

Mirzazadeh Persian
Means "born of Mirza".

Misakian Armenian
An Armenian surname meaning "descendant of Misak." Misak is the Armenian form of the Ancient Hebrew name Meshach.

Mišić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mišo". Also, mišić (мишић) can be translated as "muscle".

Miskell Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meisceall meaning "descendant of Meiscill", a personal name of unexplained etymology. It was sometimes Anglicized as Maxwell.

Mišković Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Miško".

Mitcham English
Habitational name from Mitcham in Surrey so named from Old English micel "big" and ham "village homestead" or ham "water meadow" meaning either "the great homestead" or "the great meadow".

Mitin Russian
Means "son of Mitya".

Mitrevski Macedonian
Means "son of Mitre".

Mitropoulos Greek
Means "son of Mitros".

Mitrov Russian
Means "son of Mitro".

Mitrović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Mitar".

Mitsue Japanese
This surname is used as 光永, 光江, 三枝, 満江, 三ツ江 or 三津江 with 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 永 (ei, naga.i, e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."... [more]

Mitsugi Japanese
This surname is used as 貢, 三木, 三ツ木, 三津木, 三樹, 三次, 参木, 満木, 見次, 身次 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 樹 (juu, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood", 参 (san, shin, mai-, mai.ru, majiwaru, mitsu) meaning "be defeated, be madly in love, coming, die, going, nonplussed, three, visit, visiting", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible", 身 (shin, mi) meaning "one's station in life, person, somebody", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]

Mitsugu Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 貢, 三次, 三続 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 続 (kyou, kou, shoku, zou, tsugu.nai, tsudzu.ku, tsudzu.keru) meaning "continue, sequel, series", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]

Miyamizu Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water". A fictional bearer of this surname is Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水三葉) from the 2016 anime movie Your Name/Kimi no Na wa.

Mizoe Japanese
From 溝 (mizo) meaning "gully, drain, ditch, trench, gap, gutter" and 江 (e) meaning "river, inlet, bay".

Mizoroke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 深泥池 (Mizoro-ga-Ike) meaning "Mizoro Lake", a lake in Kyōto, Kyōto, Japan.

Mizufuka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and fuka means "deep".

Mizuguchi Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Mizuhara Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Mizuhori Japanese
Mizu means "water"and hori means "moat, ditch, canal".

Mizui Japanese
Mizu means "water" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".

Mizukawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Mizukuchi Japanese
Mizu means "water" and kuchi means "mouth, opening".

Mizumo Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mo means "cloud".

Mizumori Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mori means "forest, grove".

Mizumoto Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Mizumura Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Mizuoka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and oka means "hill, ridge".

Mizusaki Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Mizusawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Mizuse Japanese
Mizu means "water" and se means "ripple".

Mizuta Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Mizutama Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" combined with 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Mizuyama Japanese
Mizu means "water" and yama means "hill, mountain".

Mkhitaryan Armenian
Means "son of Mkhitar".

Mkrtchyan Armenian
Means "son of Mkrtich".

Mladenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Mladen".

Mlinarić Croatian
Means "son of a miller".

Modén Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius "descendant of". It could also be a variant of Modig.

Mohammadinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.

Mohammadpour Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.

Mohammadzai Pashto
Means "son of Muhammad" in Pashto.

Mohsenpour Persian
Means "son of Mohsen".

Mohsenzadeh Persian
Means "born of Mohsen".

Möhsünov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Möhsün".

Moiseyev Russian
Means "son of Moisey".

Mokhtarpour Persian
Means "son of Mokhtar".

Mokhtarzadeh Persian
Means "born of Mokhtar".

Moldabekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Moldabek".

Moldagaliev m Kazakh
Means "son of Moldagali".

Molyneux French
Possibly a habitational name from Moulineux, meaning "mill of the waters", or derives from the Old French name De Molines or De Moulins, meaning "mill". The surname has been linked to a large French family that settled in Lancashire from France.

Mo'minov Uzbek
Means "son of Mo'min".

Monckton English
Possibly meaning "estate of monks"

Moncrieffe Scottish
Clan Moncreiffe is a Scottish clan. The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Monadh croibhe which means "Hill of the sacred bough". The plant badge of Clan Moncreiffe is the oak, this presumably comes from the sacred tree.... [more]

Moniz Portuguese
Means "son of Munho".

Montefiore Italian, Jewish
Derived from Montefiore, which is the name of several places in Italy. For example, there is Castle Montefiore in the town of Recanati (province of Macerata), the municipality of Montefiore Conca (province of Rimini) and the municipality of Montefiore dell'Aso (province of Ascoli Piceno)... [more]

Monteleone Italian
From various place names, meaning "mountain lion", or "mountain of the lion".

Montes De Oca Spanish
Spanish surname meaning "mounts of goose".

Montevirgen Spanish (Philippines)
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Montevirgen, meaning "Our Lady of Mount Virgin," dedicated at the Convento de Montevirgen (Convent of Mount Virgin) in the municipality of Villalba de los Barros, located in Extremadura's Badajoz province in western Spain.

Montford English
As a Shropshire name believed to mean "from a communal ford or water crossing" while the Norfolk origin is "from Munda's ford," Munda being an old English personal name meaning "protector, guardian," as seen in names such as Edmund.

Moodysson Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "son of Moody". A notable bearer is Swedish director Lukas Moodysson (b. 1969).

Moradpour Persian
Means "son of Morad".

Moradzadeh Persian
Means "born of Morad".

Moran Irish
The surname Moran, originating in counties Mayo and Sligo of Connaught, is the shortened version of O'Moran, Anglicized form of the older O'Morain "grandson of the great one" with the Old Irish root mor 'great, big' (denoting stature and/or character).

Morganson English
Means “son of Morgan 1”.

Morimizu Japanese
Mori means "grove" and mizu means "water".

Morrissey Irish
Morrissey is an Irish name meaning "choice of the sea".

Mortenson English
Means "son of Morten".

Mortonson English
Means "Son of Morton".

Moskalenko Ukrainian
Means "son of the Russian" from "москаль", a Ukrainian derogatory term for a Russian.

Moskowitz Jewish
Germanized form of a patronymic surname formed by adding the Slavic suffix "-ovic" meaning "son of" to a Yiddish transformation (Moshke) of the biblical Hebrew personal Moses ("Mosko" was a Polish pet form of the personal name Moses).

Mousazadeh Persian
Means "born of Mousa".

Mövsümov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mövsüm".

Moxon English
Means "son of Magge", a pet-form of Margaret, a female personal name which came into English via French from Late Latin Margarita, literally "pearl".

Muhamadov Avar
Means "son of Muhamad".

Muhametaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Muhamet" in Albanian.

Muharemović Bosnian
Means "son of Muharem".

Mujić Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo".

Mujović Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo"

Mukhambetov m Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhambet".

Mukhamedov Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhamed".

Mukhamedzhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhamedzhan".

Mukhitov m Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhit".

Mukhtarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhtar".

Mulchandani Hindi
Means “descendant of Mulchand”.

Muldoon Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó Maoldúin "descendant of Maoldún", a personal name meaning literally "chief fortress".

Mulfall Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".

Mulholland Irish
Anglicized from Gaelic Ó Maolchalann "descendant of Maolchalann".

Mulkerin Irish
The Irish surname Mulkerin is an anglicied rendering of the Gaelic surname O'Maoilchiarain which means ,literally, "descendant of a follower of Saint Ciaran", the Irish saint who founded the great monastery at Clonmacnois... [more]

Mullarkey Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó Maoilearca "descendent of the follower of (St) Earc", a personal name meaning literally either "speckled one" or "salmon".

Mullery Irish (Rare)
From Irish Gaelic Ó Maolmhuire "descendant of Maolmhuire", a personal name meaning literally "servant of (the Virgin) Mary".

Mullinix French
A locational name "of de Moloneaux" probably from the noble family who trace their descent from William the Conqueror, from Molineaux-sur-Seine, near Rouen. The name came to England during the wake of the Norman Conquest... [more]

Mulvaney Irish
From Ó Maoilmheana meaning "descendant of Maoilmhaena."

Mulvey Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh "descendant of Maoilmhiadhach", a personal name meaning "honorable chief".

Mulvihill Irish
Anglicized from Gaelic Ó Maoil Mhichíl meaning "descendant of Maoilmhichil", Maoilmhichil being a personal name meaning "devotee of (Saint) Michael", referring to the archangel.

Muminović Bosnian
Means "son of Mumin".

Munekawa Japanese
From 宗 (mune) meaning "origin, religion, sect" and 川 (kawa) means "stream, river".

Muradov m Azerbaijani, Avar, Lezgin, Chechen, Ingush
Means "son of Murad".

Murakawa Japanese
Mura means "village" and kawa means "river".

Murako Japanese (Rare)
Mura means "village, hamlet" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".

Murataj Albanian
Means "descendant of Murat" in Albanian.

Muratov Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Murat".

Murchison English (American)
May be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Mac Mhurchaidh" meaning "Son of Sea Warrior"

Murdvee Estonian
Murdvee is an Estonian surname meaning "break water".

Murganović Vlach
Means "son of Murgan".

Murland Irish
Murland is an Irish surname, which according to MacLysaght's The Surnames of Ireland is MacMurghalain in Gaelic, ultimately deriving from words meaning "sea" and "valor".

Murodov Tajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Murad".

Mürsəlov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mürsəl".

Mürşüdov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mürşüd".

Murtov Georgian
Means "son of Murtaz".

Murtuzov m Azerbaijani, Dagestani
Means "son of Murtuz".

Musabekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Musabek".

Musaev Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk
Means "son of Musa".

Musaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Musa" in Albanian.

Musazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Musa".

Muslimov Russian, Muslim
Means "son of Muslim".

Müslümov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Müslüm".

Mustafaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Mustafa" in Albanian.

Mustafayev Azerbaijani
Means “son of Mustafa”.

Mustafazadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Mustafa", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".

Mustafić Bosnian
Means "son of Mustafa".

Muston English
Habitational name from places so named, from Old English mus "mouse", or must, "muddy stream or place" combined with tun "enclosure, settlement". Another explanation could be that the first element is derived from an old Scandinavian personal name, Músi (of unknown meaning), combined with tun.

Muta Japanese
From Japanese 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Mütəllibov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mütəllib".

Muxtarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Muxtar".

Müzəffərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Müzəffər".

Myasnikovich Belarusian
Possibly means "son of Myasnik".

Mycroft English
From Old English ġemȳþ "mouth (of a river)" + croft meaning "enclosed field", originally denoting somebody who lives at the mouth of a river.... [more]

Mykhaylenko Ukrainian
Means "Son of Mykhailo.

Mykolaiv Ukrainian (Rare)
Means "son of Mykola."

Mykytyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Mykyta".

Myradow Turkmen
Means "son of Myrat".

Myrvall Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and vall "pasture, field of grass".

Myrzabaev m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Myrzabay".

Myrzabekov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Myrzabek".

Myrzakhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Myrzakhan".

Nəbiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəbi".

Nabiyev Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Nabi".

Nabrotzky German
Supposedly means "lived near water". Originated from Prussia.

Nabrotzky German (East Prussian)
The story I was told was:... [more]

Nəcəfov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəcəf".

Nadein Russian
Means "son of Nadei".

Naderpour Persian
Means "son of Nader".

Naderzadeh Persian
Means "born of Nader".

Nadirov Azerbaijani, Kazakh
Means "son of Nadir".

Nagae Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".

Nagae Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".

Nagakawa Japanese
Naga means "long, chief" and kawa means "river, stream".

Nagare Japanese
From 流 (nagare, nagaru, ryuu) meaning "flow, current, stream".

Nagase Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and se means "current, ripple".

Nagavekar Indian
Of Indian origin, specifically from the Konkan region of Maharashtra. The name is derived from the words "nagav" which means cobra and "kar" meaning owner, thus Nagavekar means "owner of cobras" in English... [more]

Nağıyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nağı".

Nahar Arabic
Means “river” or “canal”. It is likely that individuals with this last name come from a family with a history or connection to water or irrigation systems.

Nair Indian, Malayalam
From Nair, the name of a group of Hindu castes concentrated in the Indian state of Kerala. The origin of the word itself is somewhat disputed. Some believe it is derived from nayaka, an honorific meaning "leader of the people", while another theory suggests that is is derived from the Sanskrit नाग (nāgá) "snake, serpent" (a reference to the practice of snake worship)... [more]

Nairn Scottish
Means "person from Nairn", Highland region ("(place at the mouth of the river) Nairn", a Celtic river-name perhaps meaning "penetrating one").

Najafpour Persian
Means "son of Najaf".

Najaryan Armenian
Means "son of the carpenter" from dialectal Armenian նաջար (naǰar) meaning "carpenter" (of Arabic origin).

Nakase Japanese
Naka means "middle" and se means "ripple, current".

Nakatsutsumi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and tsutsumi means "enbankment, river, bank, dike".

Nakaura Japanese
Naka means "Middle" and Ura means "Gulf, Bay, Inlet, Beach, Seacoast, Creek."

Nalbandyan Armenian
Means "son of the farrier" from dialectal Armenian նալբանդ (nalband) meaning "farrier" (of Persian origin).

Namazov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Namaz".

Namba Japanese
From 難 (nan, nam) meaning "difficulties, flame, shortage, poorly" and 波 (ba, nami) meaning "wave, surf".

Namikawa Japanese
From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".

Namiki Japanese
Nami means "wave" and ki means "tree, wood".

Namiyama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Nanami Japanese
From Japanese 七海 (nanami) meaning "seven seas".

Narimanidze Georgian
Means "son of Nariman".

Nərimanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəriman".

Narumi Japanese
From Japanese 鳴 (naru) meaning "cry" and 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean".

Nəsibov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsib".

Nəsirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsir".

Näslund Swedish
Combination of Swedish näs "isthmus, narrow neck of land" and lund "grove".

Nəsrullayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsrulla".

Nassau German, Dutch, Jewish
From the name of the town of Nassau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (formerly the seat of an independent duchy in the 19th century), derived from Old High German naz meaning "damp, wet" and ouwa meaning "water meadow"... [more]

Natsugawa Japanese
Variant of Natsukawa, meaning "summer river".

Natsukawa Japanese
This name means Summer River. From natsu "summer" and kawa "river".

Natsumi Japanese (Rare)
This is occasionally,but rarely used as a last name. Natsu means "Summer",and Mi in this surname means "Look". So the literal meaning of this could be "Look at Summer",or "The Look of Summer"... [more]

Nauryzbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Nauryzbay".

Navarre French
The name means "By the sea". Originally a country of its own, located between Spain and France, Navarre became a part of France in 1284 when the Queen of Navarre married King Philip IV of France. After much war, becoming independent once again, and falling into Spanish rule, the Kingdom of Navarre is now split between Spain and France.

Navarrete Spanish
From the town of Navarrete in La Rioja, Spain, meaning "the mountain pass of the Navarrans" or "dun mountain pass". It became particularly popular in the province of Jaen through the Castillian conquest of Baeza.

Naydenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Nayden".

Nazarbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Nazarbay".

Nazarbayev Kazakh
Means "son of Nazarbay". Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940-) served as the president of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019.

Nazarov Russian
Means "son of Nazar".

Nəzirov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəzir".

N’dri Western African (Rare)
The meaning behind N’Dri is “ Nearby the river “

Neary Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic O Naradhaigh "descendant of Naradhach" a byname meaning "modest".

Nectaria Romanian
Feminine version of Nectarie, Greek saint-St.Nectarie from Egina. In Romanian this means "the juice of flowers". Nectaire is probably of the same derivation as the English word "nectar". This is the etymology of nectar (from http://www.etymonline.com/) from negtar > nogalon... [more]

Nedelcu Romanian (Modern)
Entered Romania around the 16th century via Bulgaria as a popular female given name - Neda/Nedelea etc., attested under the form of Nedelco/Nedelcu in the historical region of Basarabia around 1560, became a surname in the following century... [more]

Nee Irish, Scottish
reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Niadh ("descendant of Nia") or Ó Niadh ("son of Nia"). Compare McNee.

Neilson English
Means "son of Neil". Often an English respelling of the surnames Nielsen or Nilsen.

Neji Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 子師, combining 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)" with 師 (shi, su, nara.u, moromoro) meaning "army, exemplar, expert, master, model, teacher, war."

Nelsen Danish
Means "son of Nels".

Nelsson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Nels".

Nemətov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nemət".

Neophytou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Neophytos".

Neronov Russian
Means "son of Neron".

Nestler German
Derived from the middle high German word nesteler meaning "maker of string or thread".

Nestor Irish
Derived from the surname Mac Girr an Adhastair (sometimes shortened to Mac an Aghastair), meaning "Short man of the halter." The Mac Girr an Adhastair were associated with the local lords, the Ó Lochlainn family.

Nevil English
"Variant of the name Neville"

Newborn English
Habitational name from Newbourn in Suffolk or Newburn in Tyne and Wear (formerly part of Northumberland), both named with Old English niwe "new" and burna "stream", perhaps denoting a stream that had changed its course.

Newlin English, Irish
An Irish surname meaning "By the the spring"

Niazai Pashto
Most likely from Persian نیاز (niyaz) meaning "need, necessity, desire, wish" (see Niaz or Niyaz) combined with Pashto زوی (zoy) meaning "son (of)"... [more]

Nicholason English
Means "son of Nicholas"

Nickerson English
Means "son of Nicholas".

Niftəliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Niftəli".

Nijino Japanese
Made up of the kanji 虹, meaning "rainbow", and 乃 ,meaning "of"。... [more]

Nikiforou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Nikiforos".

Nikiforov Russian
Means "son of Nikifor".

Nikitov Russian
Means "son of Nikita 1".

Nikitović Serbian
Means "son of Nikita 1".

Nikodijević Serbian
Means "son of Nikodije".

Nikolaidis Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".

Nikolaiev Russian
Means "son of Nikolay."

Nikolaishvili Georgian, Jewish
Means "son of Nikoloz" in Georgian.

Nikolopoulos Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".

Nikolozishvili Georgian
Means "son of Nikoloz".

Nimaev m Buryat (Russified)
Means "son of Nima".

Nishiura Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Niva Sami, Finnish
From Finnish niva "small rapid in a river", ultimately derived from Northern Sami njavvi "small river, small rapid".

Nivison English, Scottish
Means "son of Nevin".

Niz Spanish (Latin American, Hispanicized, Modern)
Derived from the city of Nice in France, usually a surname given to someone without paternal recognition in that city.... [more]

Njálsson Icelandic
Meaning “son of Njáll”.

Noceda Spanish
Spanish surname derived from the word "nocedal" meaning "field of walnut trees" it denoted a person who lived or came from such place.

Nocton Irish (Americanized)
Americanized form of the patronymic form of Naughton, further related to Ó Neachtain, meaning "(descendant) of Nechtan" and coming from the Uí Néill clan of Ireland... [more]

Noda Japanese
Combination of the kanji 野 (no, "area, field, hidden part of a structure; wild, rustic") and 田 (ta, "rice paddy, field"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (野田佳彦; b. 1957).

Nokawa Japanese
No means "field, plain, wilderness" and kawa means "river, stream".

Nomizu Japanese
No means "field, wilderness" and mizu means "water".

Noon English
Either (i) from a medieval nickname for someone of a sunny disposition (noon being the sunniest part of the day); or (ii) from Irish Gaelic Ó Nuadháin "descendant of Nuadhán", a personal name based on Nuadha, the name of various Celtic gods (cf... [more]

Noonan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Nuanáin (from Irish Gaelic Ó hIonmhaineáin) meaning "descendant of Ionmhaineán", a diminutive of the given name Ionmhain "beloved, dear". ... [more]

Noone Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Nuadháin "descendant of Nuadhán" (see Nuadha).

Noorzai Pashto
Means "son of light", from Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Pashto زوی (zoy) meaning "son (of)".

Norell Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -ell.

Norén Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -én.

Norin Swedish
Derived from Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait".

Norman Swedish
Combination of Swedish norr "north", or in some cases nor "narrow strait of water", and man "man".

Norrell English, German (?)
A locational surname from the Germanic (Old English/Old Norse) term for the north. It either refers to someone who lived in a location called Northwell, lived north of a well, spring or stream (Old English weall)... [more]

Norrison English
Means "son of Norris".

Northam English
habitational namefrom Northam (Devon) Northam Farm in Brean (Somerset) Northam in Southampton (Hampshire) or a lost Northam in Redbridge Hundred Hampshire. The place names derive from Old English norþ "north northern" and ham "village homestead" or ham "water meadow".

Northway English
Habitational name from one or more of the minor places called with Middle English bi northe weie "(place) to the north of the way or road" from the elements norþ "north" and weg "way" including Northway in Monkleigh Widecombe in the Moor and Parkham Norway in Whitestone Narraway in Drewsteignton (all Devon) and Northway in Halse (Somerset)... [more]

Norwel English
English surname meaning "From the North Spring"

Norwell English
Means, "from the North Spring"

Nottingham English (British)
A habitational name from the city of Nottingham in the East Midlands. Comes from the Old English name, meaning "homestead (ham) of Snot’s people". The initial S- was lost in the 12th century, due to the influence of Anglo-Norman French.... [more]

Novruzov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Novruz".

Nōzawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 沢 (zawa), the joining form of 沢 (sawa) meaning "mountain stream, marsh; wetlands", possibly referring to a place with wet grounds or a mountain stream.

Nugmanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nugman".

Nurəddinov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nurəddin".

Nuraliev Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Nurali".

Nurasylov Kazakh (Rare)
Means "son of Nurasyl".

Nurbergenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurbergen".

Nurbolatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurbolat".

Nurdauletov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurdaulet".

Nurgaliev Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Nurgali".

Nuriev Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Nur".

Nurislamov Tatar
Means "son of Nurislam".

Nuristani Afghan
Derived from the name of Nuristan (meaning "land of light"), a province in northern Afghanistan.

Nuriyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nuri".

Nurkenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurken".

Nurlanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurlan".

Nurlybekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurlybek".

Nurmagambetov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurmagambet".

Nurmatov Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Nurmat".

Nurmuhamadov Avar
Means "son of Nurmuhamad".

Nursultanov Kazakh
Means "son of Nursultan".

Nurymov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurym".

Nurzhanov Kazakh
Means "son of Nurzhan".

Nussrallah Arabic
Nasrallah (Arabic: نصرالله‎) is a male Arabic given name, meaning "Victory of God", and is used by Muslims and Christians alike. It may also be transliterated as Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah and Al-Nasrallah... [more]

Nygmetov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nygmet".

Nykolaev Ukrainian
Means "son of Nykolai."

O'Bannon Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Banáin meaning "descendant of Banán", a given name representing a diminutive of ban meaning "white".

Ó Branagáin Irish
Means "descendant of Branagán".

Ó Breisláin Irish
Means "son of Breisleán"

Ó Bric Irish
Means "descendant of Breac"

Ó Bruic Irish
Means "descendant of Broc"

Ó Buadáin Irish
Means "descendant of Buadán".

Ó Caingnigh Irish
Means "descendant of Caingneach"

Ó Cairealláin Irish
Means "descendant of Caireallán"

Ó Canann Irish
Means "descendant of CANÁN". Canán is a given name derived from the word cano "wolf cub".

Ó Cathail Irish
Means "descendant of Cathal"

Ó Ceanndubháin Irish
Means "descendant of Ceanndubhán"

Ó Cearbhalláin Irish
It means "descendant of Cearbhallán".

Ó Cearnacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Cearnachán".