Browse Submitted Surnames

Mcelwee Irish, Scottish
Of Gaelic origin, found in Ireland and Scotland. Derives from Mac Giolla Ruaidh, meaning "son of the servant of the red-haired youth", possibly a reference to a Dane or Norseman.

McEvoy Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe meaning "son of Fíodhbhadhach", derived from fiodhbhadhach meaning "woodsman".

Mcfergus Old Celtic, Medieval Scottish
Means "son of Fergus".

McGillan Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Eoin meaning "son of the servant of Eoin".

McGinty Irish
Anglicized form of Mac an tSaoi, meaning "son of the scholar".

McGlashan Scottish
Mcglashan means son of grey in Scotland, with the prefix Mc meaning "son of" and the Glas meaning "grey"

Mcgorry Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gothraidh "son of Gothradh", Gaelic form of the personal name Godfrey.

McGraith Irish
Means "son of Graith".

Mcgraw Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic Mac Craith (the earlier form of Mac Raith) meaning "son of Craith", composed of the Gaelic elements mac "son of" and Rath, an old byname meaning "grace, prosperity".

McHaffie Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Chathbhaidh "son of the servant of (Saint) Cathbhadh".

Mchale Irish, Welsh
From the Irish Mac Céile, a patronymic from the byname Céile, meaning "companion." This was the surname of a Mayo family, tenants of church lands. ... [more]

Mcharris Scottish
Means "son of Harris."

Mchedlishvili Georgian
Means "son of the blacksmith" from Georgian მჭედელი (mchedeli) meaning "smith, blacksmith".

Mchenry Scottish
Meaning "Son of Henry"

McInerney Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac An Airchinnigh, meaning "son of the overseer (of church lands)".

Mcinnis Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Aonghuis meaning "son of Angus".

Mcisaac Scottish
Means "son of Isaac."

McKean Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Iain meaning "son of Ian".

Mckennie Scottish, Irish
An anglicised form of the Irish/Scottish Gaelic MacEacharna, meaning "son of Eacharn".

Mckibben Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Mac Giobúin, meaning "son or daughter of Gilbert".

Mckim Scottish
Means "son of Simon 1."

Mckinstry Northern Irish
From Gaelic Mac an Aistrigh, a reduced form of Mac an Aistrighthigh "son of the traveller".

Mckittrick Scottish
From Gaelic, "son of Shitrig", a personal name adapted from Old Norse Sigtryggr, literally "victory-true".

Mclane Scottish, Irish
Means "son of the servant of St. John".

McLaoidhigh Irish
Means "son of the poet".

McLaren Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Labhrainn meaning "son of Labhrann", a Gaelic form of the given name Lawrence.

Mclaughlin Scottish (Anglicized)
A Scottish clan traced as far back as the 11th Century AD/CE.... [more]

McLial Scottish (Anglicized, ?)
"Son of the Blade"

Mcmath Scottish, English
Means "son of Math".

Mcminn English (British), Scottish
Meaning "Son of" Minn"".

McMunn Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Mhunna meaning "son of the servant of Munn".

Mcmurtry Northern Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Muircheartaigh "son of Muircheartach", a personal name meaning "navigator", from muir "sea" and ceartach "ruler".

McNair Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Iain Uidhir "son of sallow John". This form is associated mainly with Ross-shire.

McNair Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Oighre "son of the heir". This form is associated mainly with Perthshire.

McNair Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Mhaoir "son of the steward or keeper".

Mcnamee Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Conmidhe, a patronymic from the personal name Cú Mhidhe, meaning "hound of Meath". Meath is a county in Ierland. This family were hereditary poets in Ulster.

Mcnulty Northern Irish (Anglicized)
Irish surname historically associated with County Donegal in northwest Ireland meaning "descended of the Ulaid Nation". The surname is derived from an anglicized contraction of the original Irish patronymic Mac "descended" an Ultaigh "Ulaid race".

McPeters Scottish
Variant of McPheeters, itself an anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Pheadair, a patronymic derived from a Gaelic personal name meaning "servant of (Saint) Peter".

McQuade Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Quade" or "of Quade". Some sources trace Quade to Quatt, an alternative spelling of Wat, short for Walter.

Mcquaid Scottish, Irish
This surname is derived from Gaelic Mac Uaid meaning "son of Uaid," Uaid being the Gaelic form of Wat.

Mcrayne English, Scottish
Means "son of the queen," combining the surname Rayne with the prefix Gaelic prefix mac, meaning "son."

Mcritchie Scottish
Means "son of Ritchie". (Diminutive of Richard)

Mcsiene Irish
means "son of Siene" in Irish Gaelic.

Mcswiggan Irish
Means "son of Swiggan".

McTeer Irish, Scottish
This surname is a modern variant of the ancient mhac an t'Saoir which means "the son of the carpenter."... [more]

McVeigh Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Bheatha or Mac an Bheatha, themselves derived from Gaelic Mac Beatha meaning "son of life" (see MacBeth).

McWilliams Scottish, Irish
Means "son of William".

Meades English
The name Meades is a plural variation of the name Meade, Mead, Mede, etc., the spelling being rather arbitrary and phonetic in the middle ages (even among the very few scribes, clerics and high-born persons who were literate) and without due consideration of standarized form, hence the various spellings of the name today... [more]

Meer German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from Late Latin maior domus "mayor of a palace" (compare Meyer 1).

Megarry Irish, English
From the Irish 'Mag Fhearadhaigh', meaning "descendant of the fearless one"

Megrelishvili Georgian
Means "son of the Mingrelian", derived from Georgian მეგრელი (megreli) meaning "Mingrelian".

Megson Scottish
Means "son of Meg", a diminutive of Margaret.

Meguro Japanese
From Japanese 目 (me) meaning "eye, look, appearance" and 黒 (kuro) meaning "black".

Mehdiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mehdi".

Mehdizadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Mehdi".

Mehmetaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Mehmet" in Albanian.

Mehtiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mehti".

Melikov Tajik, Uzbek, Dagestani, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Melik".

Melikyan Armenian
Means "son of Melik".

Melkersson Swedish
Means "son of Melker".

Melkonyan Armenian
Means "son of Melkon".

Melnichuk Russian, Ukrainian (Russified)
Means "son of the miller".

Melnychuk Ukrainian
Means "son of the miller".

Memetov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Memet".

Mendiburu Basque
Means "top of the mountain" in Basque.

Mendygaliev Kazakh
Means "son of Mendygali".

Merabishvili Georgian
Means "son of Merab 2".

Mercedes Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "mercies," from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, María de las Mercedes, meaning "Mary of Mercies."

Mérida Spanish
habitational name from the city of Mérida in Badajoz province... [more]

Merridew English
A different form of Meredith (from the Welsh personal name Meredydd, perhaps literally "lord of splendour"). It occurs in Wilkie Collins' 'The Moonstone' (1868) belonging to Mrs Merridew, widowed sister to Sir John Verinder.

Merson Jewish
Means "son of Meyer."

Mesutoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Mesut".

Metwally Arabic (Egyptian)
From Arabic متولي (mutawalli) meaning "responsible, entrusted with, charged with", ultimately from the word تَوَلَّى (tawalla) meaning "to take charge of, to take control of".

Mheenak Thai
From Thai มีนัก (Minak) meaning "of Khmer royalty or nobility".... [more]

Micaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Micael".

Michaelsen Danish
Means "son of Michael".

Michaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Michael".

Michalidis Greek
Means "Son of Michael".

Michalopoulos Greek
Means "son of Michail".

Mickelson English (American, Anglicized)
Anglicization of the Danish-Norwegian surname Mikkelsen, which means "son of Mikkel," a variant of the personal name Michael.

Middendorf German
"middle of the village"

Mihajlovski Macedonian
Means "son of Mihail".

Mijatović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Mijat".

Mijović Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mijo".

Mikaelsen Danish, Greenlandic
Means "son of Mikael".

Mikayılov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mikayıl".

Mikhelashvili Georgian, Jewish
Means "son of Mikheil" in Georgian.

Mikhin Russian
Means "son of Mikha".

Mikin Russian
Means "son of Mika".

Mikulin Russian
Means "son of Mikula".

Milanović Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Milan".

Milenkov Bulgarian
Means "son of Milenko".

Milenković Serbian
Means "son of Milenko".

Milinković Serbian
Means "son of Milinko"

Milisavljević Serbian
Means "son of Milisav".

Miljanović Serbian
Means "son of Miljan".

Milutinović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Milutin".

Minaev Russian
Means "son of Mina".

Minasyan Armenian
Means "son of Minas".

Minchev Bulgarian
Means "son of Mincho".

Mine Japanese
This surname is used as 岑, 峯, 峰, 嶺, 三根, 美根, 美祢, 美禰 or 見根 with 岑 (gin, shin, mine), an outdated character meaning "mountaintop, peak," 峯/峰 (hou, ne, mine) meaning "peak, summit," 嶺 (ryou, rei, mine) meaning with the same meaning as 峯/峰, 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three," 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty/iful," 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible," 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 祢/禰 (dei, nai, ne) meaning "ancestral shrine."... [more]

Mínervudóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Minerva" in Icelandic. A famous bearer is Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir.

Mínervuson Icelandic
Means "son of Minerva" in Icelandic

Miramond Medieval Occitan, Occitan, French
From Old Occitan mirar "look" and mond "world".

Mirković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mirko".

Mironov Russian
Means "son of Miron 1".

Mirzəzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Mirzə".

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".

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".

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]

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.

Möhsünov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Möhsün".

Moiseyev Russian
Means "son of Moisey".

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.

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

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”.

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).

Motome Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 求, 元目 or 求馬 with 求 (kyuu, gu, moto.meru) meaning "demand, request, require, want, wish for", 元 (gan, gen, moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 目 (boku, moku, ma, me, -me) meaning "care, class, experience, eye, favour, insight, look" and 馬 (ba, uma, uma-, ma, me) meaning "horse."... [more]

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"

Mukhamedov Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhamed".

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".

Munakata Japanese
From Japanese 宗 (mune) meaning "religion, doctrine, creed" and 像 (kata) meaning "figure, image, form".

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

Muraiwa Japanese (Rare)
Mura means "town, hamlet" and iwa means "stone".

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"

Murganović Vlach
Means "son of Murgan".

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".

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".

Mustkivi Estonian
Mustkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "black stone".

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

Mütəllibov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mütəllib".

Müürikivi Estonian
Müürikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "wall stone".

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".

Myrsten Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and sten "stone, rock".

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

Nəbiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəbi".

Nabiyev Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Nabi".

Nəcəfov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəcəf".

Nadein Russian
Means "son of Nadei".

Nadirov Azerbaijani, Kazakh
Means "son of Nadir".

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".

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").

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

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

Namatame Japanese
From Japanese 生 (nama) meaning "raw, fresh, natural", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 目 (me) meaning "look, appearance".

Namazov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Namaz".

Nərimanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəriman".

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".

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".

Navarrete Spanish
From the town of Navarrete in La Rioja, Spain, meaning "the 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".

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.

Neinstein German, Jewish
Means “nine stones” in German

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"

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".

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".

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).

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)".

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".

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]

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".

Numahata Japanese
Possibly from 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 形 (hata) meaning "shape, form, type".

Nurəddinov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nurəddin".

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

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

Nurchis Italian
Denoting someone from Nure or Nurra in Sardinia, which were possibly derived from the pre-Roman root words nur meaning "fire" or "stones, heap" and the suffix -ke meaning "earth" or "dwelling".

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".

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

Nurmuhamadov Avar
Means "son of Nurmuhamad".

Nursultanov Kazakh
Means "son of Nursultan".

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]

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".