All Submitted Surnames

Njie African
It means path finder. It is an African surname only 11 people in the UK have this surname

Njoku Nigerian, Igbo

Njoo Indonesian
Variant of Nyoo.

Nkalubo Ganda

Nkenge Kongo

Nkomo Xhosa (Modern, Archaic), Zulu (Modern, Archaic)
Southern African, Nguni Nomadic meaning "Dairy/Milk Cow or Southern African long-horn Cow".

Nkosi Southern African, Zulu, Chewa
Derived from Zulu and Chewa inkosi meaning "chief, king".

Nkrumah Western African
It is of Akan origin meaning "Great".

Nkurunziza Eastern African
Burundian surname meaning "good news". It is also the most common surname in the country.

Nnano Albanian

No Korean
Korean form of Lu 2, from Sino-Korean 盧 (no).

No Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).

Nō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).

Noack German
Contracted form of Nowack.

Noah English
Derived from the biblical name Noah 1.

Noak German
Variant of Noack.

Noam Hebrew

Noami Japanese

Noar English
This surname is thought to be derived from nore which could mean "shore, cliff." This could denote that someone might have lived in a shore or cliff. It may also be used as a surname for someone who lived in the now 'diminished' village of Nore in Surrey.

Nobara Japanese
Variant of Nohara.

Nobbs English
Derived from Hob, a Medieval English diminutive of Robert.

Nobel Swedish
Habitational name from Östra Nöbbelöv in Scania, Southern Sweden. The name was originally spelled Nobelius but was later shortened to Nobel. A famous bearer was Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), a Swedish engineer, chemist, and inventor.

Nobira Japanese
From the Japanese 野 (no) "field," "area" and 平 (hira) "peace."

Noblett English
Variant of Noble

Noblitt English
Variant of Noblett

Noborikawa Japanese

Nobrega Portuguese (Brazilian), English

Nobs English (Rare)
Variant of Nobbs.

Nobukawa Japanese

Nobunaga Japanese
Nobu means "trust, believe" and naga means "long, cheif".... [more]

Nobuyoshi Japanese

Noce Italian
Topographic name for someone who lived where nut trees grew, from noce "nut" (Latin nux, genitive nucis).

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.

Nocella Italian
Diminutive of Noce.

Nocito Italian
from Latin nucetum (Italian noceto) "walnut orchard" applied as either a topographic name for someone who lived by such a place or as a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in one.

Nock Celtic, English
Dweller at the oak tree; originally spelt as "Noake" evolved into "Nock".

Nocte American
Means "night" in Latin.

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]

Nocturne French

Nōda Japanese
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 田 (da), the joining form of 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field", possibly referring to a place with rice paddies or cultivated fields.

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).

Noda Japanese
Variant reading or transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).

Noddle Hebrew

Noder Romansh

Noe Medieval English, Korean
A patronymic form of the biblical male given name Noah from the Hebrew word "noach" meaning long-lived. Possible origins could be ... [more]

Noël French
Means "Christmas".

Noelle French
Noelle is a French And Latin Name That Means Chirstmas its Also a film About A Girl Named Noelle

Noelsaint French (Rare)

Noeps Estonian

Noer Arabic, Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Nur based on Dutch orthography.

Nofal Arabic
From the given name Nawfal.

Nogales Spanish
Habitational name from either of two locations in Spain named Nogales, from the plural form of Spanish nogal meaning "walnut tree".

Nogami Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Nogawa Japanese
Variant of Nokawa.

Nõgene ‎ Estonian
Nõgene is an Estonian surname derived from "nõgine" meaning "sooty" or "nõges" meaning "nettle".

Nõges Estonian
Nõges is an Estonian surname meaning "nettle".

Noggy English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Hungarian Nagy.

Nogi Japanese

Nogler Romansh

Nogo Mossi
Not available.

Nõgu Estonian
Nõgu is an Estonian surname meaning "dell".

Noguero Spanish

Noh Arabic
From the given name Nuh.

Noh Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 노 (see No).

Noh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).

Nohara Japanese

Nohara Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Nohda Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).

Noho Gorontalo

Nohr German

Noice English
Variant spelling of Noyce.

Noir French
Means "black" in French, originally used in Northern France as an ethnic nickname for someone from Southern France, Spain, Italy or North Africa. It also may have been used for someone who wore dark clothing or for someone who had an occupation during the night or was associated with the night.

Noirot Breton, French

Noisecat Indigenous American

Noisette French
This is a French surname meaning "hazelnut".

Noji Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 地 (ji) meaning "earth, land, dirt".

Nojima Japanese
A variant of Noshima.... [more]

Nojima Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Nojiri Japanese
No means "rice paddy, field" and jiri is a corruption of shiri meaning "behind, end, rear".

Noka Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 野底 (see Nosoko).

Nokawa Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "plain, field" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream."

Nokhaev Kalmyk
Derived from Kalmyk ноха (nokha) meaning "dog".

Noland Irish, French
Irish: variant of Nolan.... [more]

Nold Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Arnold.

Nole English

Nolf Flemish, German
Derived from a short form of the personal names Arnolf or Nodolf (a variant of Odolf), or possibly another name ending in wolf "wolf".

Nolfi Romansh
Derived from the given name Arnulf.

Noli Albanian

Nolin French

Noll German
From a short form of any of various medieval personal names derived from Germanic personal names ending in -n + wald 'rule', for example Arnold and Reinwald.

Nolte German
From a short form of various medieval given names derived from Germanic given names ending with -n and wald meaning "rule", for example Arnold and Reinwald... [more]

Nombeko South African

Nomeo Filipino

Nomi Japanese
From the Japanese possessive particle 乃 (no) and 美 (mi) "beauty."

Nomikos Greek
A Greek surname which means "relating to law" (see first name Nomiki).

Nomita Indian

Nomiyama Japanese

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

Nõmm Estonian
Nõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "heath".

Nõmme Estonian
Nõmme is an Estonian surname, derived from "nõmm", meaning "heath". It is also the name of several locations of towns and villages in Estonia.

Nõmmela Estonian
Nõmmela is an Estonian surname meaning "heath area".

Nõmmik Estonian
Nõmmik is an Estonian surname meaning "heath forest" or "heath stand".

Nõmmsalu Estonian
Nõmmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "heath grove".

Nomokonov Evenki

Nomori Japanese (?)
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field" or 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Nomoto Japanese
"Field origin".

Nomoto Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 本 (moto) or 元 (moto) both meaning "base, root, origin".

Nomura Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Nonagase Japanese

Nonaka Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Nonell Spanish

Nông Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Nong, from Sino-Vietnamese 農 (nông).

Nong Chinese, Vietnamese
From Chinese 农 (nóng) meaning "farming, agriculture, cultivation", also referring to the ancient official position Nong Zheng (農正) meaning "agriculture officer". It is also used as a simplified variant of Vietnamese Nông, which is of the same origin.

Nongrum Khasi, Indian
"Nongrum" is the name given for the "Title/Surname" of a persons. It is famous only in Khasi Hills, Meghalaya,shillong, the land of the "Khasis".

Nonis Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Nunes.

Nonk Indonesian

Nonnenmacher German
Occupational name for a gelder of hogs, from Middle High German nunne, nonne meaning "nun", and by transfer "castrated hog" + an agent derivative of machen meaning "to make".

Nonnin French (Rare)

Nonomura Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field" and 村 (mura) meaning "village".

Nonoyama Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" (repeated, indicated by the iteration mark 々) and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Noodla Estonian
Noodla is an Estonian surname meaning "seine/fishing area".

Noodle Hebrew

Noodleman English (American)

Nooja Albanian

Nook English

Nooks English

Nool Estonian
Nool is an Estonian surname meaning "arrow".

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).

Nooni Estonian
Nooni is an Estonian surname meaning "nones".

Noonkester German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Nungesser.

Noons French
From the Portuguese name Nunes.

Nööp Estonian
Nööp is an Estonian surname meaning "button".

Noop Estonian
Noop is an Estonian surname meaning "block".

Nöör Estonian
Nöör is an Estonian surname meaning "twine" or "cord".

Noor Arabic, Urdu, Somali, Bengali, Persian
Variant transcription of Nur.

Noor Estonian
Noor is an Estonian surname meaning "young".

Noorhani Estonian
Noorhani is an Estonian surname meaning "young goose".

Noori Persian, Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Noor 1.

Noori Estonian
Origin unknown

Noorkõiv Estonian
Noorkõiv is an Estonian surname meaning "young (noor) birch (kõiv in Võro dialect)".

Noormägi Estonian
Noormägi is an Estonian surname meaning "young hill/mountain".

Noormets Estonian
Noormets is an Estonian surname meaning "young forest".

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

Nopcsa Hungarian

Noppe Flemish
Possibly related to Middle Dutch noppe "tuft of wool, tassel", a metonymic name for someone who worked with cloth, or a nickname for someone with a slight stature. Alternatively, from a childish form of the given name Norbert.

Nor Arabic, Maranao, Malay, Indonesian
From the given name Nor 1.

Nora Italian, German
Italian and German: from a short form of the feminine personal names Eleonora or Leonora.

Norac Croatian

Norah Arabic
Derived from Arabic, or sometime in Christian history this name was used for a woman who symbolizes someone who is creative and intuitive.

Norales Central American

Norbert German, English, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak
From the given name Norbert.

Norberto Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
From the given name Norberto.

Norbiato Venetian
Meaning uncertain.

Norcross English
It indicates familial origin in Norcross near Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.

Nord Swedish
Swedish surname meaning "north".

Nord German, French
from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name with the first element nord "north" for example Norbert.

Nordahl Norwegian, Swedish
The surname derives from a place name in Sunnmøre, Norway. Meaning from Old Norse norðr ''north'' and dalr ''dale'', ''valley''. In Sweden, this name is mostly ornamental, rather than habitaional.

Nordal Norwegian
Variant of Nordahl.

Nordeen English (American)
Perhaps an anglicization of Nordin or Nordén.

Nordén Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" and the common surname suffix -én.

Nordenskiöld Swedish, Finland Swedish (Archaic)
Combination of Swedish nord "north" and sköld "shield". Norden is also the Swedish name for the Nordic countries, but it is not the element used in this surname. Nordenskiöld is a Swedish and Fennoswedish noble family, the first known members are brothers Anders Johan Nordenskiöld (1696-1763) and Carl Fredric Nordenskiöld the elder (1702-1779)... [more]

Nordgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" and gren "branch".

Nordh Swedish
Variant of Nord.

Nordick English
Habitational name from a place so named near Bocholt, in the Lower Rhine area.

Nordio Italian
Probably derived from a given name containing the element nord "north", of Frankish or Germanic origin.

Nordkvelle Norwegian (Rare)

Nordland Norwegian
Norwegian form of Nordlander.

Nordlander Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" and the common surname suffix -lander (a combination of land "land" and the habitational suffix -er).

Nordlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" and lund "grove".

Nordquist Swedish
Variant spelling of Nordqvist.

Nordqvist Swedish
Derived from Swedish nord "north" and qvist "twig, branch".

Nordvik Norwegian
Geographical/topographical name meaning north cove. There are several places in Norway by this name.

Nordyke English
Variant of Nordick.

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.

Norey English
Variant of Norrie and Norry.

Norfolk English

Norgaard Danish
North "Nor" Farm "gaard"

Norida Japanese

Noriega Asturian
This indicates familial origin within an eponymous village.

Norimine Japanese
Possibly from 儀 (nori) meaning "rites, ceremonies" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit".

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

Norita Japanese

Norizuki Japanese
Variant of Noritsuki.

Norland Norwegian
Variant of Nordland.

Norlander Swedish
Variant of Nordlander.

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

Normandin French (Quebec, ?)

Normanno Italian
Italian cognitive of Norman.

Normous Obscure

Norn English (?)

Noro Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone".

Noronha Portuguese
Derived from Noreña, the name of a village in Asturias, northern Spain.

Norouzi Persian
From Persian نوروز (nowruz) referring to the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the spring equinox.

Norouzian Persian
From the given name Norouz.

Norrby Swedish
The first half of the word Norr is derived from the Old Norse word norþr which means "north", while the second half of the word by is derived from the Old Swedish word byr meaning "farmstead" or "settlement"... [more]

Nørregaard Danish
An alternate spelling of Nørgaard. Literally meaning north farm in Danish.

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]

Norrgård Finnish, Swedish
From Swedish norr meaning "north" combined with gård meaning "farm, estate".

Norrin Finnish

Norrington English
Norrington is the name given to a person from the eponymous place.

Norrison English
Means "son of Norris".

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

Nørskov Danish
Means "northern forest" from the Danish nord "north" and skov "forest".

Norsworthy English
Habitational name from Norseworthy in Walkhampton, Devon.

Nortano Italian

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".

Northcot English

Northcote English
English: variant of Northcutt.

Northcott English
Derived from the Old English words "norð," meaning "north," and "cot," meaning a "cottage," or "shelter."

Northcut English

Northcutt English
Variant of Northcott.

Norðdahl Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nordahl.

Northern English
Topographic name, from an adjectival form of North.

Northey English
Habitational name from Northay in Hawkchurch Devon. The placename derives from Middle English north "north northern" and heie "fence enclosure hedge" (Old English norþ (ge)hæg)... [more]

Northland English
Meaning "North land".

Northman English

Northrup English (?)
Variant of Northrop

Northumberland English

Northup English

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]

Northwest English

Northwood English
Variant of Norwood.

Northworth English

Norvall English
Variant of Norval.

Norville English

Norway English
From the country in Europe.

Norwel English
English surname meaning "From the North Spring"

Norwell English
Means, "from the North Spring"

Norzagarai Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous house in the municipality of Aiara.

Norzagaray Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Norzagarai.

Nosaka Japanese

Nosaki Japanese

Nōsawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).

Nosawa Japanese
No means "field, plain" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Nosawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōsawa).

Noschenko Ukrainian

Nosdechevsky Polish
Family name from ancestors who emigrated from Poland around 1900

Nose Japanese

Nose Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Nose Japanese
From Japanese 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill" and 勢 (se) meaning "force, energy, strength".

Nosenchuck Belarusian

Noseworthy English
Variant of Norsworthy.

Noshima Japanese
No means "field, rice paddy, wilderness" and shima means "island".

Nosho Japanese
From 納 (no) meaning "payment, supply, acceptance" and 庄 (sho) meaning "village, manor, hamlet."

Nosoko Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 野底 (see Nusuku).

Nosov Russian
From nos, meaning "nose".

Nosowicz Jewish

Nosrati Persian
From the given name Nosrat.

Nostradamus History, French (Latinized)
Latinized form of de Nostredame. This surname was borne by the French physician and writer Michel de Nostredame (1503-1566), famous for his collection of prophecies Les Prophéties (1555) allegedly predicting the apocalypse and danger from the Arab world.

Noszka Russian

Nota Japanese
Variant of Noda meaning "field, rice paddy".

Notar Hungarian

Notaras Greek
From the Latin word 'notarius'.

Notbohm German, Low German
Low German cognate of High German Nussbaum.

Notegen Romansh

Nothacker German (Silesian)

Notley English

Noto Japanese
No means "wilderness, field, plain" and to means "wisteria" or "door".

Notoh Japanese
Variant of Noto.

Notomi Japanese

Notou Japanese
Variant of Noto.

Notsu Japanese

Nott English

Nottage English
Nickname referring to the nuthatch bird, derived from Middle English notehache meaning "nuthatch".

Nottal Romansh
Derived from the given name Notal.

Notte Italian
From Italian notte "night", perhaps a shortened form of Mezzanotte "midnight" or Bonanotte "good night".

Notter German (Swiss)
Variant of Nater.

Nottet French, Belgian, Flemish
Derived from given names using the French diminutive -otte, such as Ernotte.

Notting English

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]

Nõu Estonian
Nõu is an Estonian surname meaning "vessel".

Nou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).

Nouda Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).

Nouken Central African, Cameroonian

Nõupuu Estonian
Nõupuu is an Estonian surname meaning "vessel tree/wood".

Nour Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Nur.

Noureddine Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Noureddine.

Nouri Arabic, Persian
From the given name Nur.

Nourse English
Variant of Norris 2, from norice "nurse".

Nouvilas Spanish

Nouwens Dutch
Patronymic of a form of Noud, a Dutch diminutive of Arnold.

Nova Spanish
From the Spanish word 'nueva' meaning "new".

Novačić Croatian, Serbian

Novais Portuguese

Novakov Bulgarian

Novaković Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Novak.

Novakovich Croatian, Serbian
Anglicised form of Novaković.

Novakovsky Russian
Russian form of Nowakowski.

Novara Italian

Novaya Russian

Novello Italian
From the nickname and personal name Novello, from Italian meaning 'new, young'. A famous bearer of this name is Welsh actor and musician Ivor Novello (1893-1951).

November English (American)
From the name of the month.

Novgorodsky Russian, Belarusian
Refers to the region named "Novgorod" in Russia.

Novi Italian
Derived from Italian novello and ultimately derived from Latin novellus meaning "new". "Novi" also means "new" in several Slavic languages.

Novichkov Russian

Novichok Russian (Rare)
Means newcomer in Russian. It is also the name of a Soviet and Russian nerve agent.

Novickas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Nowicki. See Navickas.