All Submitted Surnames

Niépce French

Niere French

Nies German
German: from a reduced form of the personal name Dionys (see Dennis), which was stressed on the last syllable; this was a popular personal name as a result of the influence of the French Saint Denis... [more]

Niesen Dutch, German
Means "son of Nies", a reduced form of the personal names Dennis or Agnes.

Niesner German

Niessen German, Dutch
Variant form of Niesen.

Nietzsche German, German (Silesian)
Derived from a Silesian diminutive of the given name Nikolaus. A notable bearer was Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), a German philosopher.

Nieuwenhuis Dutch
Means "new house" in Dutch. Indicated that the bearer lived in a new house or lived in a village of the same name

Nieuwenhuizen Dutch
Habitational name meaning "new houses".

Nieuwman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Neumann.

Nievo Italian
From nievo "grandchild, grandson; nephew", probably used to differentiate between relatives of the same name.

Niewinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Niewino in Białystok voivodeship.

Niezabitowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Lesser Polish villages: Niezabitów or Niezabitów-Kolonia.

Niftəliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Niftəli".

Niftəliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Niftəliyev.

Nigg Upper German, German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Niklaus.

Niggeman English
Meaning unknown. Possibly means "new man"

Niggli German (Swiss), Romansh
Variant of Nigg in combination with the diminutive suffix -li.

Nigh English
Variant of Nye.

Nighswander German (Swiss)
An Americanized form of the Swiss German Neuenschwander or its variant Neuschwander.

Night English
Variant of Knight.

Nightingale English (American)
Americanization of Nachtigall.

Nightingale English
Nickname for someone with a good voice from Middle English nightegale "nightingale" (Old English nihtegale, ultimately from niht "night" and galan "to sing").

Nightshade Literature
Meaning unknown. Possibly derived from the English word night or just a combination of night and shade. A notable fictional bearer is Enid Nightshade from Jill Murphy's books, The Worst Witch, as well as the television adaptations.

Nighy English
Pet form of Nigh.

Nigi Japanese

Nigmatullin Tatar, Bashkir
From the given name Nigmatullah.

Nigmatullina Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine form of Nigmatullin.

Nigorikawa Japanese

Nigul Estonian
Nigul is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); from the given name "Nigul/Nigulas", a variant of "Nicholas".

Nihls English (American)

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]

Nihon'yagi Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yanagi).

Nihonyagi Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yagi).

Nihon'yanagi Japanese
Means "2 salix trees", from Japanese 二本 (nihon) meaning "2 (cylindrical objects)" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "salix". This is the name of a few places in Japan (in the city of Goshogawara and the city of Gonohe).

Nihonyanagi Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yanagi).

Nii Japanese
From 新 (nii) meaning "new".

Niib Estonian
Niib is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "nii" meaning "so", "thus", and "like that".

Niibe Japanese
From Japanese 新 (nii) meaning "new" and 部 (be) meaning "department, division; part".

Niibu Japanese

Niida Japanese
From 新 (ni) meaning "new" or 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence", combined with 井 (i) meaning "well", and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Niidas Estonian
Niidas is an Estonian surname derived from "niide" meaning "hay harvest", "mowing" and "hay crop".

Niidera Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 新 (nii-) meaning "temple" and 寺 (dera), the joining form of 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".

Niidre Estonian
Niidre is an Estonian surname relating to "niide" (hay harvest).

Niigaki Japanese
Variant of Niikaki.

Niihara Japanese
Nii means "new" and hara means "plain, field".

Niijima Japanese

Niikura Japanese
From the Japanese 新 (nii) "new" and 倉 or 蔵 (kura) "storehouse" or 鞍 (kura) "saddle."

Niimi Japanese
Nii means "new" and mi means "see, outlook, viewpoint".

Niin Estonian
Niin is an Estonian surname meaning "bast" and "phloem" (the fibrous material from the phloem of a plant, used as fiber in matting, cord, etc.)

Niine Estonian
Niine is an Estonian surname meaning "linden" and "bast".

Niinelaid Estonian
Niinelaid is an Estonian surname meaning "linden islet".

Niinemäe Estonian
Niinemäe is an Estonian surname meaning "linden hill/mountain".

Niinemets Estonian
Niinemets is an Estonian surname meaning "linden forest".

Niinepuu Estonian
Niinepuu is an Estonian surname meaning "bast tree/wood".

Niinesalu Estonian
Niinesalu is an Estonian surname meaning linden/lime grove".

Niinistö Finnish
Combination of Finnish niini "bast fibre" and the suffix -stö.

Niishima Japanese

Niit Estonian
Niit is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow".

Niitsoo Estonian
Niitsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow swamp".

Niizeki Japanese
Variant of Niiseki.

Nijboer Dutch
Means "new farmer".

Nijhof Dutch
From a place name derived from nij "new" and hof "court, yard, farmstead".

Nijhuis Dutch
Topographic name meaning "new house".

Nijibayashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 虹 (Niji) meaning "Rainbow" and 林 (Bayashi) meaning "Forest". A notable bearer of this surname was academic author Kei Nijibayashi.

Nijimura Japanese (Rare)

Nijine Japanese (Rare)
Niji means "rainbow" and ne means "root".

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

Nijio Japanese
Niji means "rainbow" and o means "tail".

Nijvelt Dutch
From a place name derived from Middle Dutch nij "new" and velt "field".

Nika Albanian

Nikaido Japanese

Nikaido Japanese (Rare, ?)
From japanese kanji 二 (ni) meaning "two", 階 (kai) meaning "floor, storey" combined with 堂 (dō) meaning "temple". The last name is a name of a clan of Japanese samurai that ruled the Iwase District of Mutsu Province during the Sengoku period during the Kamakura era... [more]

Nikaido Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 二階堂 (see Nikaidō).

Nikaidō Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", 階 (kai) meaning "floor, storey" and 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine".

Nikaidou Japanese

Nikaj Albanian

Nikala African

Nikalayan Armenian

Nikashin Russian
Derived from a diminutive form Nikasha of various Russian given names.

Nikbakht Persian
From Persian نیک (nik) meaning "good" and بخت (bakht) meaning "fortune, happiness".

Nikbin Persian
In Farsi (Persian) 'nik-' means good, and 'bin' means 'seeing'. ... [more]

Nikčević Montenegrin, Serbian

Nike Indian

Niki Japanese

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

Nikiforov Russian
Means "son of Nikifor".

Nikin Russian

Nikita Bengali

Nikitov Russian
Means "son of Nikita 1".

Nikitović Serbian
Means "son of Nikita 1".

Nikittsev Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the Russian given name Nikita 1.

Nikkel German, Dutch
From a short form of the personal name Nicholas.

Nikkilä Finnish
Origins remain unknown

Niknam Persian
From Persian نیک (nik) meaning "good" and نام (nam) meaning "name".

Nikočević Montenegrin, Bosnian

Nikodijević Serbian
Means "son of Nikodije".

Nikolaevich Russian

Nikolaiev Russian
Means "son of Nikolay."

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

Nikolas English, Greek
From the given name Nikolas.

Nikolav Russian (Rare, ?)

Nikolaychuk Russian
From the given name Nikolay.

Nikolayenko Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Mykolayenko.

Nikolla Albanian

Nikolopoulos Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".

Nikolopoulou Greek
Feminine transcription of Greek Νικολόπουλος (see Nikolopoulos).

Nikoloska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Nikoloski.

Nikoloski m Macedonian
Means "son of Nikola 1".

Nikolozishvili Georgian
Means "son of Nikoloz".

Nikonov Russian
Patronymic from the given name Nikon.

Nikovic Albanian

Nikoyan Armenian
Means "son of Niko" in Armenian.

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

Nikprelaj Albanian

Niksha Indian

Nikšić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian

Nikulin Russian
From the given name Nikolay.

Nills English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mills

Nilsiam Thai
From Thai นิล (nin) meaning "very deep black" and สยาม (Sayam) meaning "Siam".

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

Nimaeva f Buryat (Russified)
Feminine form of Nimaev.

Nimanbegu Albanian
Nimanbegu or Nimani , given "beg" from Turks in Ottoman Empire

Nimavat Hindi

Nimbo African

Nimira Russian

Nimitz German
Derived from Russian немчин (nemchin) meaning "German", of Slavic origin. This surname was borne by Chester W. Nimitz (1885-1966), a fleet admiral of the United States Navy during World War II.

Nimmo Scottish

Nimr Arabic
Means "leopard" or "tiger" in Arabic.

Nimura Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Nin Spanish

Ninberg Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Feinberg .... [more]

Nine English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Nein or Neun, from Middle High German niun meaning "nine".

Ning Chinese

Ning Chinese
From Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil", also referring to the ancient county of Ningyi, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.

Ninga Central African

Ninh Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ning, from Sino-Vietnamese 寧 (ninh).

Nini Arabic (Maghrebi)

Nini Albanian

Ninka Albanian (Modern)
First recognized in the early 1800s as a surname in and around Albania and the Balkans, and due to migration it has spread to a few different places across the world. Very little is known about this surname as there are very few records of it.

Ninki Papuan

Ninky Indian

Ninness English (Australian)

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

Nino Italian
From the given name Nino 1.

Ninomiya Japanese
二 (Nino) means "two, second" and 宮 (miya) means "shrine".... [more]

Ninomiya Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", ノ (no), a possessive marker, and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Nio Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Liang.

Niohuru Manchu, Chinese
Means ‘wolf’ in Manchu.

Nioka African (Rare)

Nioka Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Niola Italian

Niora African

Nip Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Nie.

Nipper German
1. habitational name for someone from Nippe in Hesse. ... [more]

Nippon Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nihon.

Nirehara Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 楡原 (Nirehara), an variant reading of 楡原 (Nirebara) meaning "Nirebara", a former large village in the district of Koshi in the former Japanese province of Echigo in parts of present-day Niigata, Japan or an area in the same place, in the city of Nagaoka in the prefecture of Niigata in Japan.

Nirk Estonian
Nirk is an Estonian surname meaning "stoat".

Niro Italian
From Neapolitan niro "black", cognate to Neri.

Nischan Sorbian
Germanized spelling of the Sorbian given name Nišan.

Nishant Indian
Derived from the Sanskrit name for dawn or the end of night. In Sanskrit Nisha (निशा) means 'Night' and Ant (अन्त) means 'End', which can be alliterated as the end of night or the first ray of the morning sun.

Nishantha Sinhalese
From the given name Nishantha.

Nishat Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Nishat.

Ni Shean Irish

Nishi Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Nishiaki Japanese

Nishibe Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Nishibori Japanese
Variant of Nishihori.

Nishida Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Nishidate Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 舘 (tate) meaning "mansion, large building, palace".

Nishide Japanese

Nishigai Japanese
Variant of Nishitani.

Nishigawa Japanese
Variant of Nishikawa.

Nishigaya Japanese
Variant of Nishitani.

Nishiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Nishihara Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, field, plain".

Nishii Japanese
Nishi means "west" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Nishii Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nishijima Japanese
Variant of Nishishima.

Nishijo Japanese

Nishikata Japanese

Nishiki Japanese

Nishikido Japanese

Nishikidou Japanese

Nishikiori Japanese

Nishimaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 巻 (maki) meaning "winding, rolling".

Nishimaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle".

Nishimiya Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Nishimoto Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Nishino Japanese
Nishi ("West") + No ("Feild").

Nishino Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Nishinohara Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 野原 (nohara) meaning "grass field".

Nishio Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Nishioka Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Nishiomote Japanese (Rare), Okinawan (Rare)
Variant reading of Iriomote.

Nishisawa Japanese
Nishi means "west" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Nishishima Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Nishita Japanese

Nishitouin Japanese

Nishiura Japanese

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

Nishiwaki Japanese

Nishiwaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Nishiya Japanese
Variant of Nishitani.

Nishiyasu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium". The fact that it is homographic as Japanese 西安 (Shīan) meaning "Xi'an", a city in Shaanxi, China, is coincidental.

Nishizaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Nishizawa Japanese
Variant of Nishisawa.

Nishizuka Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Nishliu Albanian

Ní Shúilleabháin f Irish
Feminine form of Ó Súilleabháin.

Nisim Jewish
From the given name Nisim.

Niska Finnish, Sami
From Finnish niska "neck" (in this case referring to an isthmus).

Nisol French

Nissan Hebrew, Jewish
Ornamental name from the name of the Jewish month during which Passover takes place.

Nissim Jewish
From the given name Nissim.

Nistor Romanian
From the given name Nistor.

Nisu Estonian
Nisu is an Estonian surname meaning "wheat".

Nisumaa Estonian
Nisumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "wheat land".

Niswonger German (Americanized), Dutch
Americanized form of Neuschwanger.

Nita Romanian (?)

Nite Filipino

Nithe Thai

Nithercott English (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from Old English "nefa," meaning "navel, center," and "cote," meaning "small cottage".

Nito Japanese

Nitobe Japanese

Nitoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Nito.

Nitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Nito.

Nitsche German (Silesian)
Derived from a popular Silesian short form of the personal name Nikolaus.

Nitta Japanese

Nittala Telugu

Nitto Japanese

Nittolo Italian

Niu Chinese
1 Chinese 牛: this name probably arose during the Zhou dynasty ( 1122–221 bc ) in the area of Gansu province; the details are unclear. It was borne by a person named Niu Wen, who was a descendant of the eldest brother of the last king of the Shang dynasty, Zhou Xin ( 1154–1123 bc ).... [more]

Niu Chinese
From Chinese 牛 (niú) meaning "cow, ox, bull".

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

Nival Filipino

Nivana Indian

Nivison English, Scottish
Means "son of Nevin".

Nivola Sardinian

Niwa Japanese
Means "garden" in Japanese.

Niwa Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "cinnabar, red" and 羽 (wa) meaning "feather, plume, wing".

Niwano Japanese
From niwa and no.

Nix English

Niyaaz Maledives

Niyazov Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian نیاز (niyâz) meaning "desire, wish, gift".

Niyazova Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine transcription of Uzbek/Tajik Ниёзова and Kazakh/Kyrgyz Ниязова (see Niyazov).

Niyazymbetov Kazakh

Niyazymbetova Kazakh
Feminine form of Niyazymbetov.

Niyongabo African

Niyozov Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek variant of Niyazov.

Niyozqulov m Uzbek
Means "son of Niyozqul."

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]

Nizam Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Nizam.

Nizharadze Georgian
Meaning unknown.

Niziński m Polish
Might be derived from a Polish village called Niziny. It comes from Polish nizina, meaning "plain, lowland."

Njálsson Icelandic
Meaning “son of Njáll”.

Njeshi African

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