Browse Submitted Surnames

Niere French

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

Niftəliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Niftəli".

Night English
Variant of Knight.

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.

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]

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".

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

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

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

Nikaj Albanian

Nikin Russian

Nikitsenka Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
Belarusianised form of Nykytenko.

Nikobimeze Eastern African

Nills English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mills

Nimbo African

Nimmo Scottish

Ninga Central African

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

Nioka African (Rare)

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

Niola Italian
Possibly derived from a pet form of Antonio or Nicola 1.

Niora African

Nirei Japanese
From 楡 or 榆 (nire) meaning "elm tree" and 井 (i) meaning "mineshaft, pit, well".

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

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

Nishikidou Japanese

Nishikiori Japanese

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

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

Nishitouin Japanese

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

Nithe Thai

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.

Nitta Japanese

Nitto Japanese

Nival Filipino

Niyozqulov m Uzbek
Means "son of Niyozqul."

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

Nizharadze Georgian
Meaning unknown.

Nizhenskyy m Ukrainian

Njoku Nigerian, Igbo

Nkata Kongo, Vili
From the Vili nkhata meaning “raffia palm”.

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".

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

Nnano Albanian

Noack German
Contracted form of Nowack.

Noami Japanese

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.

Nobel Dutch

Noborikawa Japanese

Nocte American
Means "night" in Latin.

Noder Romansh

Nofal Arabic
From the given name Nawfal.

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

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

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

Noice English
Variant spelling of Noyce.

Nolfi Romansh
Derived from the given name Arnulf.

Nolin French

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]

Nomeo Filipino

Nõmme Estonian
Derived from Estonian nõmm "heath, moor" or from any towns and villages so named.

Nonis Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Nunes.

Nooja Albanian

Nooks English

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.

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

Noori Estonian
Origin unknown

Nootenboom Dutch, Flemish
Variant of Noteboom.

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.

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.

Nordh Swedish
Variant of Nord.

Nordkvelle Norwegian (Rare)

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

Norek Polish, Czech
Derived from nora, meaning "burrow."

Norén Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -én.

Norey English
Variant of Norrie and Norry.

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

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

Norrington English
Derived from Old English norþ in tun meaning "north of the village".

Norsworthy English
Habitational name from Norseworthy in Walkhampton, Devon.

Northworth English

Norum Norwegian
Ultimately derived from Old Norse nór "narrow strait" and heimr "home, farmstead".

Norzagarai Basque (Rare)
From the name of a house in the municipality of Álava, Spain, derived from Basque garai "high, tall, top" and an uncertain first element.

Norzagaray Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Norzagarai.

Nosenchuck Belarusian

Noseworthy English
Variant of Norsworthy.

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

Nosov Russian
From nos, meaning "nose".

Notar Hungarian

Notoh Japanese
Variant of Noto.

Notou Japanese
Variant of Noto.

Notsu Japanese

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

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]

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

Noureddine Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Noureddine.

Nouri Arabic, Persian
From the given name Nur.

Novakovich Croatian, Serbian
Anglicised form of Novaković.

Novakovsky Russian
Russian form of Nowakowski.

Novitskaya Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine transcription of Belarusian Навіцкі, Russian Новицкий and Ukrainian Новицький (see Novitsky).

Nóvoa Galician
Habitational name from the former Galician juridical district Terra de Nóvoa, in Ourense province.

Novozhilov m Russian

Novyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Novik.

Novyy m Russian
Means "new" in Russian.

Nowag German
German form of Novak.

Noxon English
Variant of Nixon. It is derived from the personal name Nicholas, which was Nik, or Nikke in Old English.

Noyes English (American)

Nozoe Japanese
Possibly from 野 (no) meaning "field, plain" and 末 (soe) meaning "end, tip, conclusion, final".

Nubon Filipino

Nucci Italian

Nueva Spanish

Nugis Estonian
Nugis is an Estonian surname meaning "marten".

Nuhiu Albanian

Numan English, German (Anglicized)
Variant of Neumann. A famous bearer is English musician Gary Numan.

Numankadić Bosnian

Numme Norwegian

Nunes South African (Anglicized, Archaic, Expatriate)
An English South African Surname.

Nuñez Spanish, Filipino
Variant of Núñez.

Nunez Spanish (Expatriate)
Simplified form of Núñez or Nuñez.

Nurəddinov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nurəddin".

Nurbolatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurbolat".

Nurgamitov Kazakh (Modern)

Nurislamov Tatar
Means "son of Nurislam".

Nurlybekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurlybek".

Nurme Estonian
Derived from nurm, meaning "field, meadow, lea" in Estonian.

Nürnberger German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from the city of Nürnberg in Bavaria.

Nurra Italian
See Nurchis.

Nurse English
Variant of Norris 2, from Old French norice "nurse".

Nurzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nurzhanov.

Nushi Albanian

Nushishiro Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主代 (see Nushiro).

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]

Nutli Romansh
Variant of Nuttli.

Nutti Sami
Derived from the given name Knut via its Finnish form Nuutti.

Nutty English (British)

Nuyen Vietnamese
Variant of Nguyen.

Nuzzi Italian

Nwude Igbo
The surname Nwude is likely of Igbo origin, a major ethnic group in Nigeria. In the Igbo language, Nwude (or Nwodi) can be a combination of two elements:... [more]

Nyaklyayeŭ m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Nikolayev.

Nyasi Swahili
From Swahili meaning "grass, grassland".

Nyaua Indonesian (Rare)
Originally descended from the Pamona tribe, Central Sulawesi which means stinging like a hornet.

Nygma Popular Culture
The surname of Edward Nygma, also known as the Riddler in DC Comics. The name comes from the term enigma, meaning something that is difficult to understand.

Nyona African

Oakes English, Irish
English: Topographic name, a plural variant of Oak.... [more]

Oania Filipino

Oaten English

Oates English
Patronymic from the Middle English personal name Ode (see Ott).

Oatis English
Altered spelling of Otis, itself a variant of Oates.

Obaid Arabic
From the given name Ubayd.

Obama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Obara Japanese
It's written like : 小 (O meaning small) and Bara meaning "Plain". Masakazu Obara's last name is pronounced like this. He is an anime director, he worked on Accel World.

Obaro Nigerian

Obata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 畑 (hata) meaning "field".

Obata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".

Obata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小八田 (see Kobata).

Obeid Arabic
From the given name Ubayd.

Oberg English
Anglicized form of either Åberg or Öberg.

Oberholzer German

Obermiller German (Americanized)
Partly Americanized form of German Obermüller, a topographic name for the miller at the ‘upper mill’.

Obiji Nigerian

Obligacion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish obligación meaning "obligation."

Ó Bolguidir Irish
The name Ó Bolguidir has changed considerably in the time that has passed since its genesis. It originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Bolguidir, which likely meant "yellow-belly" (from bolg odhar).

Ó Branagáin Irish
Means "descendant of Branagán".

Ó Breisláin Irish
Means "son of Breisleán"

Ó Bric Irish
Means "descendant of Breac"

Obuća Bosnian
Derived from obuća meaning ''footwear'', denoting someone who made or sold footwear.

Obuch Medieval Polish (Rare)
Obuch is a surname found in Poland and specifically areas that were part of the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom. It was the name of a long handled battle hammer and may have denoted someone handy with the weapon or who produced the weapon... [more]

Ó Caingnigh Irish
Means "descendant of Caingneach"

Ocaña Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

Occhi Italian
From Italian occhio "eye", a nickname for someone with good eyesight, or with distinctive eyes.

Occhibelli Italian
Probably from Italian occhio "eye" and bello "beautiful, good", as a nickname for someone with keen eyesight or attractive eyes. May also originate from a place of the same name.

Occhiodoro Italian
Possibly means "golden eye", from occhio d'oro.

Occhionero Italian
From Italian occhio "eye" and nero "dark, black".

Occhiovivo Italian
Probably from Italian occhio "eye" and vivo "vivid, intense; alive", likely given to foundlings.

Occhipinti Sicilian
Derived from Italian occhi "eyes" and pinti "painted", denoting someone with dark eyelashes or with flecked or blood-shot eyes.

Occhirossi Italian
Means "red eyes" in Italian.

Ó Cearnaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cearnach" in Irish Gaelic. Compare Kearney, Ó Ceithearnaigh.

Ochotorena Spanish

Ochsenkopf German
Habitational name for a person living in any of the mountains across Germany, Austria, or Liechtenstein, literally meaning "ox's head" in German.

Ó Ciaragáin Irish
It means "descendant of Ciaragán".

Ó Cionnfhaolaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Cionnfhaoladh".

Ó Cluanaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cluanach"

Ó Coingheallaigh Irish
Meaning, ‘son (or descendant) of Coingheallach.’

Ó Coscraigh Irish
Means "descendant of Coscrach"

Odaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Odani Japanese

Odano Japanese

Odate Japanese
O means "big, great" and date is a form of tate, which could mean "stand, rise".

Oddai Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Odda.

Oddar Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Odda.

Ó Deaghaidh Irish
Meaning, "descendent of Deaghaidh."

Odent Belgian

Odetoyinbo Igbo

Odham English
Variant of Odom, altered by folk etymology as if derived from a place name formed with -ham.

Odige French, African

Ó Donnagáin Irish
Means "descendant of Donnagán"

O'Dowd Irish
The original Gaelic form was Dubhda. The first portion of the name comes from the word dubh, which means "black" or "dark-complexioned."

Odson Medieval French
Means 'son of Odo', Odo meaning 'possessor of wealth' many French Dukes and Counts had the name Odo. ' From the nickname 'Oddy' or 'Hoddy'.

Oehme German
Variant form of Ohme.

Ofahengaue Tongan

Ó Faircheallaigh Irish
It means "descendant of Faircheallaigh", a personal name meaning super war or Ó Fearghail, "descendant of Fearghail", meaning man of valour.

Ó Flaithimh Irish
Means "descendant of Flaitheamh"

Ofodu Igbo

Ofuka Japanese

Ogada Eastern African

Ōgami Japanese
From Japanese 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "large, great", 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "god, deity", 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy" and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Ogami Japanese
This surname is used as 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神, 男神 with 拝 (hai, oga.mu, oroga.mu) meaning "adore, pray to, worship," 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "end, tail," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up" and 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "gods, mind, soul."

Oganessian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).

Ogasa Japanese

Ogata Japanese

Ogata Japanese
From Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "thread" and 方 (kata) meaning "person, way, method".

Ogata Japanese
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end" and 形 (kata) meaning "shape, form".

Ogaya Japanese
Variant of Otani.

Ó Gealbháin Irish
Original Irish form of O'Galvin.

Ogido Japanese

Ogier French, English
From the given name Ogier.

Ogino Japanese
Variant of Okino.

Ogino Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Ogiso Japanese

Ogisu Japanese

Ogita Japanese

Ogiya Japanese

Ogles Northern Irish (?), Scottish (?), English (?)
Variant of Ogle.

Oglethorpe English
It indicates familial origin within the civil parish of Bramham cum Oglethorpe in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Oglethorpe English
From Oglethorpe Hall in Bramham (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Ocelestorp in 1086 and Okelesthorp in 124 The place-name derives from the Old Scandinavian personal name Oddkell and Old Scandinavian or Old English þorp "secondary settlement outlying farmstead" meaning "Oddkell's village" the surname derived from oddr "point of a weapon" and ketill "cauldron".

Ognev m Russian
From Russian огонь (ogon'), meaning "fire".

Ognissanti Italian
Means "all saints" in Italian, either from the devotional name given to children born on All Saints’ Day, or from any of several locations named as such.

Ognjanović Serbian
Means "son of Ognjan".

Ognjenović Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Ognjen".

Ögren Swedish
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and gren "branch".

Ó Gríobhtha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Griffin.

Oguma Japanese
Variant of Ōkuma.

Ogura Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".

Oguri Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small, little" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Oguro Japanese
Variant of Okuro.

Ó hÁdhmaill Irish
It means "descendant of Ádhmall".

Ó hAinbhith Irish
It means "descendant of Ainbhioth".

Ōhama Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Ohana Judeo-Spanish
From a name meaning "son of Hanna" in Tamazight, either from the given name Hanna 1 or perhaps Tamazight ḥenna meaning "grandmother".

Ó hAngluinn Irish
A patronymic surname meaning "son of Anglninn." This name is, in turn, thought to be derived from Irish Gaelic word anglonn, which means "hero" or "champion."

Ōhara Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Ohara Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Ohier French

Ōhira Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".

Ohira Japanese

Ohira Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大平 (see Ōhira).

Öhlén Swedish
Probably a combination of Swedish ö meaning "island" and the common surname suffix -én.

Öhman Swedish
Variant of Öman.

Ohman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).

Ohori Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) meaning "large, great, big" and 堀 (hori) meaning "canal, moat."

Ohrim Ukrainian, Moldovan

Ohtsu Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsu.

Oibar Basque
The name of several locations in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque ibar "valley". Compare Aybar.

Oinas Estonian, Finnish
Oinas is an Estonian and Finnish surname meaning "ram (Ovis Aries)" in both languages. The surname is somewhat rare in Finland.

Ōishi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Oishi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōishi.

Õisla Estonian
Õisla is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/blossom area".

Ojasu Estonian
Ojasu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek".

Öjebo Swedish (Rare)

Ojima Japanese
Variant of Oshima.

Ojiri Japanese

Ojiro Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail" and 白 (jiro) meaning "white"

Ojiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).

Okabayashi Japanese

Okada Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

O'kain Irish
Variant of O'Kane.

Okami Japanese

Ōkano Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "cherry blossom flower field".

Okano Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Okara Ukrainian

Okasa Japanese

Okase Japanese
Oka means "hill, ridge" and se means "ripple".

Okata Japanese
Variant of Okada.

Ōkawa Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Okawa Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 川 or 河 (kawa) "river."

Okawa Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大川 (see Ōkawa).

Okaya Japanese
Variant of Okatani.

Okely English (Australian)

O'Kett Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Haicéid.