Browse Submitted Surnames

Marvel English
Either (i) from a medieval nickname (often ironic) for someone regarded as a prodigy; or (ii) "person from Merville", the name of two places in northern France ("smaller settlement" and "settlement belonging to a man with a Germanic name beginning with Meri-, literally 'famous'")... [more]

Marynowicz Polish
Possibly meaning "son of Mary" or "son of Marius".

Masato Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper", 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" or 真 (masa) meaning "real, genuine, true" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation can also form this name... [more]

Masharipov Uzbek
Means "son of Masharip".

Məsimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Məsim".

Masri Arabic
Means "Egyptian (person)" in Arabic.

Masterman English
occupational name meaning "servant of the master" from Middle English maister "master" (Latin magister "teacher, master, leader") and mann "man".

Masudov Uzbek
Means "son of Masud".

Mateer Northern Irish (Anglicized)
A variant of Mcateer used chiefly by Northern Irish Protestants. The change in spelling of the element Mac or Mc, meaning "son" in Irish, removed its bearers' connections to Irish-speaking Catholics during a time when it would have been socially beneficial to be seen as Protestant Unionists.

Matejić Serbian
Means "son of Mateja 2".

Mathíassdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Mathías" in Icelandic.

Mathíasson Icelandic
Means "son of Mathías" in Icelandic.

Mathson Scottish
Means "son of Matthew".

Matoš Croatian
Means "son of Mato".

Matošević Croatian
Means "son of Mato".

Matovski Macedonian
Means "son of Mato".

Matten Flemish
One possibility of origin is of the French word motte which means a hill or mound. to this were added several tiny suffix of -et, and -ot, to give motet or motton meaning "small motte" or "son of motte" or to describe one who lived for a place- mottier.

Matteusen Norwegian
Means "son of Matteus" in Norwegian.

Matteussdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Matteus" in Icelandic.

Matteusson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Matteus" in Swedish.

Matthaiou Greek
Means "son of Matthaios".

Matthíassdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Matthías" in Icelandic.

Matthíasson Icelandic
Means "son of Matthías" in Icelandic.

Matthiou Greek
Means "son of Matthias".

Mattíassdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Mattías" in Icelandic.

Mattíasson Icelandic
Means "son of Mattías" in Icelandic.

Mattingly English (British)
This name dates all the way back to the 1200s and research shows that Mattingly families began immigrating to the United States in the 1600s and continued until the 1900s. However, the place name (Mattingley, England) dates back to the year 1086, but spelled as Matingelege... [more]

Matusiak Polish
Derived from "Son of Matus (Matthew)."

Maudling English
From the medieval female personal name Maudeleyn, the English form of Greek Magdalene, the sobriquet in the New Testament of the woman Mary who was cured of evil spirits by Jesus... [more]

Mauritsen Norwegian (Rare)
Means "son of Maurits".

Mauritzson Swedish
Means "son of Mauritz".

Maurović Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mauro".

Maverickson English
Means "son of Maverick".

Mavridis Greek
Means "son of Mavros.

Mavrikiou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Mavrikios".

Maximovich Russian
Means "son of Maxim".

Mayrbekov Chechen
Means "son of Mayrbek".

Mazigh Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Derived from Arabic أَمَازِيغ (ʾamāzīḡ) the Arabic designation for the Berber (Amazigh) people of North Africa. The word itself is ultimately of Tamazight origin, from Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ (Amaziɣ) of disputed meaning; in modern Central Atlas Tamazight, it means “free-man”.

Mcadam Scottish Gaelic, Scottish
Means "Son of Adam" in Gaelic.

Mcalexander Scottish (Anglicized)
Means "son of Alexander".

Mcalinden Irish
From Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhiontáin "son of the servant of (St) Fiontán", a personal name derived from fionn "white".

Mcandrew Scots, Irish
Irish or Scots surname meaning "son of Andrew".

McAnulty Northern Irish (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized)
Meaning "son of the Ulidian", from the Irish surname Mac an Ultaigh, from mac, meaning son, and Ultach, denoting someone from the Irish province of Ulster.

Mcateer Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an tSaoir "son of the craftsman" (cf. McIntyre)

Mcbroom Scottish
Means "son of the judge".

Mccafferty Irish (Anglicized)
McCafferty is derived from the Gaelic Mac Eachmharcaigh, meaning "son of Eachmharcach".

McCaffrey Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gothraidh meaning "son of Gothradh", a Gaelic form of the personal name Godfrey.

Mccain English
"Son of warrior"

Mccall Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil meaning "son of Cathmhaol", a personal name composed of the elements cath meaning "battle" + maol meaning "chief". Anglicized form of Mac Cathail meaning "son of Cathal".

Mccambridge Scottish
Anglicized from Gaelic Mac Ambróis, "son of Ambrose". This name, influenced in its spelling by the English city name Cambridge, is well-established in Northern Ireland.

Mccammon Scottish, Northern Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ámoinn "son of Ámoinn", a Gaelic form of the Norse personal name Amundr, which is composed of the elements ag "awe, fear", or "edge, point" and mundr "protection".

Mccampbell Scottish
Means "son of Campbell."

Mccarley Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhearghaile "son of Fearghal", a personal name meaning "valiant man".

McCarron Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cearáin meaning "son of Ciarán".... [more]

Mcclure Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Uidhir (Scottish), Mac Giolla Uidhir (Irish), "son of the sallow lad".... [more]

Mccollum Northern Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coluim "son of Colum". See McCallum, which is the usual spelling of this name in Scotland.

Mccord Northern Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cuairt or Mac Cuarta, apparently meaning "son of a journey", which Woulfe suggests may be a reduced form of Mac Muircheartaigh (see Mcmurtry).

McCorkindale Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thorcadail meaning "son of Þórketill".

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

McCoskey Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Coscraich "son of COSCRACH " (see Cosgrove).

McCrary Irish
Anglicization of the Gaelic surname Mac Ruaidhrí, which means "son of Rory".

McCreight Scottish (Anglicized)
Meaning with "Mc" meaning "Son of" and "Creight", a given name.

McCubbins Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giobúin meaning "son of Gilbert".

Mccurtain Irish
From Gaelic Mac Cruitín "son of Cruitín", a nickname for a hunchback.

McDonnell Scottish, Irish
Variant spelling of MacDonald. It is also an anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic surname Mac Domhnaill, which means "son of Donald".

McElhatton Scottish, Irish, Northern Irish
Derived from Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Chatain meaning "son of the servant of Saint Catan".

Mcelhenney Irish
This interesting surname is of Irish origin, and is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic "MacGiolla Chainnigh". The Gaelic prefix "mac" means "son of", plus "giolla", devotee of, and the saint's name "Canice".

McElmurry Irish (Anglicized)
From Gaelic Mac Giolla Muire meaning "son of the servant of Mary". It is more commonly Anglicized as Gilmore.

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".

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.

Mcsimmeen Manx
"Little Simon's Son"

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".

Mee Estonian
Mee is an Estonian surname derived from "mees" meaning "man".

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".

Mehtiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mehti".

Melander Swedish
Combination of the element Mel-, which is unexplained but probably derived from a place name, and the common surname suffix -ander (a combination of land "land" and the habitational suffix -er)... [more]

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".

Mendygaliev Kazakh
Means "son of Mendygali".

Meng Chinese
From Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother". It was also adopted by descendants of Meng Sun, a prince from the state of Lu that existed during the Zhou dynasty.

Mensah Western African, Akan
Means "third-born son" in Akan.

Merabishvili Georgian
Means "son of Merab 2".

Merson Jewish
Means "son of Meyer."

Mesutoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Mesut".

Mezzadonna Italian
Means "half a woman" in Italian, from mezza "half" and donna "lady, woman".

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.

Mídeno Guanche
From Guanche *mīdĭdăn, meaning "legitimate humans". This surname was borne by Guanche people.

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".

Mildmay English
From a medieval nickname for an inoffensive person (literally "mild maiden").

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".

Milman English
From the old English word mylen meaning "mill" and mann meaning "man", which in this sense means a worker

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

Mirković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mirko".

Mironov Russian
Means "son of Miron 1".

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

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]

Mixon English
Means "Mick's son".... [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".

Moffatt Scottish
Means "person from Moffatt", Dumfries and Galloway ("long plain").

Mohammadpourkarkaragh Persian (Rare)
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian پور (pur) "son" and the name of the Persian village of Karkaraq.

Mohammadzai Pashto
Means "son of Muhammad" in Pashto.

Möhsünov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Möhsün".

Moiseyev Russian
Means "son of Moisey".

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

Monfils French
Monfils is a surname of French origin, meaning "my son."

Moniz Portuguese
Means "son of Munho".

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).

Mopantokobogo Zulu
From Zulu meaning "big man".

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".

Morgado Portuguese
Means "eldest brother" in Portuguese

Morganson English
Means “son of Morgan 1”.

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).

Motherwell Scottish
Means "person from Motherwell", North Lanarkshire ("Our Lady's well"). American artist Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) was a known bearer.

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".

Mudd English
Either (i) "person who lives in a muddy area"; (ii) from the medieval female personal name Mudd, a variant of Maud (variously Mahalt, Mauld, Malt, vernacular versions of Anglo-Norman Matilda); or (iii) from the Old English personal name Mōd or Mōda, a shortened form of various compound names beginning with mōd "courage".

Muhamadov Avar
Means "son of Muhamad".

Muharemović Bosnian
Means "son of Muharem".

Mujić Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo".

Mujović Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo"

Mukhamedov Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhamed".

Muminović Bosnian
Means "son of Mumin".

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

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".

Mushakouji Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military", 者 (sha) meaning "person", 小 (kou) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "street".

Mushanokouji Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military", 者 (sha) meaning "person", an unwritten possessive marker の (no), 小 (kou) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "street".

Muslimov Russian, Muslim
Means "son of Muslim".

Müslümov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Müslüm".

Mustafayev Azerbaijani
Means “son of Mustafa”.

Mustafić Bosnian
Means "son of Mustafa".

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".

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".

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".

Nağıyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nağı".

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]

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).

Nərimanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəriman".

Nəsibov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsib".

Nəsirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsir".

Nəsrullayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsrulla".

Natok Circassian
Derived from Adyghe натӏэ (nāṭă) meaning "forehead" combined with къу (q°) meaning "man, male".

Nauryzbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Nauryzbay".

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".

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.

Nei Estonian
Nei is an Estonian surname possiby derived from "neid", meaning "girl" or "maiden".

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

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".

Nerman Swedish
Possibly a combination of Swedish nedre "lower, southern" and man "man".

Neronov Russian
Means "son of Neron".

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.

Neuer German
Inflicted form of Neu meaning "new man" see Neumann

Newby English
Means "person from Newby", Newby being a combination of the Middle English elements newe "new" and by "farm, settlement" (ultimately from Old Norse býr "farm"). British travel writer Eric Newby (1919-2006) bore this surname.

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".

Niggeman English
Meaning unknown. Possibly means "new man"

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".

Nikpour Persian
From Persian نیک‌ (nik) meaning "good" and پور (pour) meaning "son, descendant".

Niño Spanish
Nickname from Spanish niño meaning "child", "boy". This was often given to a first-born son as a familiar name.

Njálsson Icelandic
Meaning “son of Njáll”.

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".

Norrison English
Means "son of Norris".

Norrman Swedish
Either a variant of Norman or taken directly from Swedish norrman "Norwegian, person from Norway".

Novruzov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Novruz".

Nua African
Means "second daughter" in African.

Nurəddinov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nurəddin".

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

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

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

Nuriev Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Nur".

Nurislamov Tatar
Means "son of Nurislam".

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".