All Submitted Surnames

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Nishi Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Nishibe Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
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".
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".
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".
Nishisawa Japanese
Nishi means "west" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Nishishima Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Nishiura Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Nishiwaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".
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".
Nishizuka Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Nisim Jewish
From the given name Nisim.
Niska Finnish, Sami
From Finnish niska "neck" (in this case referring to an isthmus).
Niskanen Finnish
Either from a place named with Finnish niska "neck", or from a nickname for a headstrong person.
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".
Nithercott English (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from Old English "nefa," meaning "navel, center," and "cote," meaning "small cottage".
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.
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".
Nivison English, Scottish
Means "son of Nevin".
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.
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).
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”.
Njie African
It means path finder. It is an African surname only 11 people in the UK have this surname
Njoo Indonesian
Variant of Nyoo.
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.
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.
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.
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."
Nobunaga Japanese
Nobu means "trust, believe" and naga means "long, cheif".... [more]
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]
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).
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
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".
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.
Nogo Mossi
Not available.
Nõgu Estonian
Nõgu is an Estonian surname meaning "dell".
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
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).
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.
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.
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.
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]
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).
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".
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".
Nonaka Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
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.
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".
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".
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".
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)".
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.
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.
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.
Nordby Norwegian, Danish
The first half of the word nord is derived from the Old Norse word norþr which means "north", while the second half of the word by is derived from the Norwegian word byr or bo meaning "farmstead" or "settlement"... [more]
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.
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.
Norek Polish, Czech
Derived from nora, meaning "burrow."
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.
Norgaard Danish
North "Nor" Farm "gaard"
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".
Norman Swedish
Combination of Swedish norr "north", or in some cases nor "narrow strait of water", and man "man".
Normanno Italian
Italian cognitive of Norman.
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".
Norrington English
Norrington is the name given to a person from the eponymous place.
Norrison English
Means "son of Norris".
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