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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]
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.
Mcnicholas Irish
The McNicholas family stretches back through time to the Viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of Scotland in the Medieval era. The name McNicholas was derived from from the personal name, Nicholas... [more]
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).
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.
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".
Melaku Ethiopian, Amharic
From the given name Melaku, meaning "the angel" in Amharic. It is possibly related to Arabic/Hebrew Malak and Turkish Melek 2, also meaning "angel".
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.
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."
Messiaen Dutch, French
Derived from Messiaen, the (archaic) Dutch form of the latinate first name Messianus, which itself is ultimately derived from the Roman praenomen Messus. The meaning of Messus is not wholly certain; it may be derived from the Latin verb meto "to reap, to harvest, to cut, to sever", or from the latinized form of Greek mesos or messos "(the) middle, (the) middle one"... [more]
Mesutoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Mesut".
Metsaorg Estonian
Metsaorg is an Estonian surname meaning "forest valley".
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".
Michalsky Polish
A variant of Michalski. "Polish and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name for someone from a place called Michale in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or Michały in Masovian Voivodeship both named with the personal name Michał (see Michal ). Jewish (from Poland): patronymic from the personal name Michal." ... [more]
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"
Midoriya Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of 緑 (midori) meaning "green" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley," used on the main character Izuku Midoriya (緑谷 出久) in 'My Hero Academia'.... [more]
Mijović Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mijo".
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".
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".
Mínervudóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Minerva" in Icelandic. A famous bearer is Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir.
Mínervuson Icelandic
Means "son of Minerva" in Icelandic
Minghella English (British)
It derives from the Roman (Latin) "Dominicus", meaning "belonging to the lord god", from "dominus", lord or master. The name was given considerable impetus by the fame of the Spanish saint "Dominicus", who founded the Dominican order of monks, although it was already well established.
Mirković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mirko".
Mironov Russian
Means "son of Miron 1".
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.
Mitani Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
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".
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]
Mitsutani Japanese
Mitsu means "light" or "three" and tani means "valley".... [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.
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).
Morabito Italian
Ultimately from Arabic مُرَابِط (murabit) "holy man, one who preaches in the street; soldier stationed in an outpost", from which comes Sicilian murabitu "moderate, sober" and murabbiu "teetotal".
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”.
Moritani Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Moritani Japanese
From Japanese 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Moriya Japanese
From the Japanese 守 (mori or kami) "guard," "protect," "defend" or 森 (mori) "forest" and 屋 (ya) "dwelling" or 谷 (ya or tani) "valley."
Moriya Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
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).
Mouchtaris Greek
Greek form of Mukhtar, from Arabic mukhtar (مختار) meaning "the chosen".
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.
Mujić Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo".
Mujović Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo"
Mukhamedov Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhamed".
Mukushina Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 無垢 (muku) meaning "spiritual purity; freedom from desire or aversion" and 品 (shina), a clipping of 九品 (kokonoshina) meaning "the 9 Stages in Life (in Buddhism)".
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".
Munkdahl Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps derived from the name of the municipality and locality Munkedal in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. If that's the case, then the first element is Swedish munk "monk" and the second element is dal "valley"... [more]
Murako Japanese (Rare)
Mura means "village, hamlet" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Murataj Albanian
Means "descendant of Murat" in Albanian.
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".
Murtov Georgian
Means "son of Murtaz".
Musaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Musa" in Albanian.
Musazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Musa".
Muslimov Russian, Muslim
Means "son of Muslim".
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".
Mustafi Albanian, German (Rare)
Means "the chosen one"
Mustafić Bosnian
Means "son of Mustafa".
Muta Japanese
From Japanese 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Muxtarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Muxtar".
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]
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".
Nəbiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəbi".
Nabiyev Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Nabi".
Nabrotzky German (East Prussian)
The story I was told was:... [more]
Nachtrieb German
It possibly comes from the German name of a nachtrab, which is a "night bird like the owl". Another possible meaning is "night tribe".
Nadein Russian
Means "son of Nadei".
Nagatani Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and tani means "valley".
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]
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).
Nakamatsu Japanese
This surname combines 中 (chuu, ata.ru, uchi, naka) meaning "centre, in(side), mean (not as in the way a person acts), middle" or 仲 (chuu, naka) meaning "go-between, relationship" with 松 (shou, matsu) meaning "pine tree." One bearer of this surname is inventor Yoshirō Nakamatsu (中松 義郎), also known as Dr... [more]
Nakanotani Japanese (Rare)
Naka means "middle", no is a possessive particle, and tani means "valley".
Nakatani Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Nakaya Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Nakaya Japanese
From Japanese 仲 (naka) meaning "relation, relationship" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Nalbandyan Armenian
Means "son of the farrier" from dialectal Armenian նալբանդ (nalband) meaning "farrier" (of Persian origin).
Namazov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Namaz".
Nancarrow Cornish
Means "person from Nancarrow", Cornwall (either "valley frequented by deer" or "rough valley"). It was borne by US composer Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997).
Nankervis Cornish, English (Australian)
From the name of a place in St Enoder parish in Cornwall, derived from Cornish nans "valley" and an uncertain second element, possibly *cerwys, an unattested plural of carow "stag".... [more]
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".
Nasution Batak
From Mandailing Nan Sakti On or Na Sakti On meaning "the magic one", itself from sakti meaning "mystical, magical" (ultimately of Sanskrit origin). This was a nickname of legendary Mandailing ruler Si Baroar Nan Sakti.
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]
Naughton English
Habitational name from a place in Suffolk, named in Old English with nafola meaning "navel" + tūn meaning "enclosure", "settlement", i.e. "settlement in the navel or depression".
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 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".
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"
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]
Nickerson English
Means "son of Nicholas".
Nihon Japanese (Rare)
Means "Japan" in Japanese, though originally from 日本 (nihon), a clipping of 日本晴れ (nihombare) meaning "no clouds in the sky". It is a reference to an event in the Edo Period, of a weather forecaster who was asked for the weather and answered 日本晴れ... [more]
Nijino Japanese
Made up of the kanji 虹, meaning "rainbow", and 乃 ,meaning "of"。... [more]
Nikiforov Russian
Means "son of Nikifor".
Nikitov Russian
Means "son of Nikita 1".
Nikitović Serbian
Means "son of Nikita 1".
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".
Niswonger Dutch
"One who dwells in the clearing"
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]
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]
Novosel Croatian
Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".
Novoselec Croatian
Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".
Novoselić Croatian
Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".... [more]
Novruzov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Novruz".
Nuraliev Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Nurali".
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".
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."
Oakden English
A variant of Ogden, from a place name derived from Old English āc "oak" and denu "valley". Famous bearers include British diplomat Edward Oakden and English cricketer Patrick Oakden.
Oakenshield English (British), Literature
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit", the surname of Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the Company of Dwarves and the King of Durin's Folk.
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 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"
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