Submitted Surnames of Length 5

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the length is 5.
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Numan English, German (Anglicized)
Variant of Neumann. A famous bearer is English musician Gary Numan.
Nurme Estonian
Derived from nurm, meaning "field, meadow, lea" in Estonian.
Nurse English
Variant of Norris 2, from Old French norice "nurse".
Nutli Romansh
Variant of Nuttli.
Nutti Sami
Derived from the given name Knut via its Finnish form Nuutti.
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]
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.
Oakes English, Irish
English: Topographic name, a plural variant of Oak.... [more]
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.
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.
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]
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.
Odaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".
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.
Odham English
Variant of Odom, altered by folk etymology as if derived from a place name formed with -ham.
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.
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."
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.
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".
Ognev m Russian
From Russian огонь (ogon'), meaning "fire".
Ögren Swedish
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and gren "branch".
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.
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".
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".
Ōhira Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
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."
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".
Ojima Japanese
Variant of Oshima.
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).
Okada Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
O'kain Irish
Variant of O'Kane.
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".
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).
O'Kett Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Haicéid.
Okino Japanese
O could mean "big, great" and ki can mean "tree, wood", or it could be spelled as oki meaning "open sea", and no means "field, plain".
Okino Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Okise Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and se means "river".
Okita Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Okota Japanese (Rare)
This name is used to combine 興 (kou, kyou, oko.ru, oko.su) meaning "interest, pleasure," or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 古 (ko, furu.i, furu-, -furu.su) meaning "old" and 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy."
Okroj Kashubian
The name has been in existence in the Kashubian region for centuries.
Öksüz Turkish
Means "orphan, motherless child" in Turkish.
Ōkubo Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect"... [more]
Okubo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōkubo.
Okuda Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Okuda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).
Ōkuma Japanese
Combination of the kanji 大 (ō, "big, great") or 逢 (ō, "meeting") and 熊 (kuma, "bear") or 隈 (kuma, "recess, corner, shade")
Okumu Eastern African
In the Luo language, Okumu (for males) and Akumu (for females) are traditionally given to children conceived under unusual circumstances. Specifically, these names are associated with "mysterious births," such as conception occurring shortly after a previous birth but before the mother's menstrual cycle has resumed... [more]
Okuna Polish
Polish (also Okuła): nickname for a lame person, from okuleć ‘to stumble or founder’, Old Polish okułac.
Okuno Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Ōkura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse".
Okura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大倉 or 大蔵 (see Ōkura).
Okuri Japanese
O means "big, great" and kuri means "chestnut".
Okuro Japanese
From 奥 (oku) meaning "interior, inner part, inside" combined with 梠 (ro, ryo, hisashi) meaning "companion, follower".
Okuse Japanese
Oku means "secluded, further out, inside, interior" and se means "river,inlet".
Olano Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Basque Country, derived from ola "factory, forge, ironworks; hut cabin" and the diminutive suffix -no.
Olari Estonian
Olari is an Estonian surname; taken from the masculine given name "Olari".
Olesk Estonian
Olesk is an Estonian surname meaning to "stay".
Oleta f Greek
Variation of Aleta, Alethea, Alida, Alda, or Olida. "truth, verity; small winged one; prosperous, noble; olive tree"
Olgun Turkish
Means "mature, grown" in Turkish.
Oliva Italian, Spanish
Of uncertain origin: derived either from a nickname to those who picked, worked with or sold olives, or from the given name Oliva.
Olive French
Given to someone who worked with olives from old french olive "olive" ultimately latin oliva "olive".
Olivo Italian, Spanish
Topographic name from olivo "olive tree" or occupational name for someone who sold olives. Or from the given name Olivo given to someone born on Palm Sunday.
Ollis English
Unexplained surname found in records of Bristol and Bath.
Ölmez Turkish
Means "immortal, undying, eternal" in Turkish.
Olmre Estonian
Olmre is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "olme" meaning "household".
Ölund Swedish
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and lund "groove".
Omaña Leonese (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Oumaña.
O'mara Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meadhra "descendant of Meadhair" a personal name derived from meadhair "mirth".
O'Marr Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
This surname originated from the name 'Maher'. The O' means 'grandson of'. ... [more]
Omaru Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小丸 (see Komaru).
Omeri Albanian
Derived from the given name Omer.
Omidi Persian
From the given name Omid.
Omine Japanese
O means "big, great, large" and mine means "peak".
Omnes Basque
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from a word meaning “everyone” or “all”
Ōmori Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Omori Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 森 (mori) "forest," "woods."
Omori Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大森 (see Ōmori).
Ōmoto Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Omoto Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大本 (see Ōmoto).
Omran Arabic
Derived from the given name Umran.
Ōmura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Omura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大村 (see Ōmura).
Onaga Japanese
O means "big, great" and naga means "long, cheif".
Önder Turkish
From the given name Önder.
Ondra Czech
From the diminutive of the given name Ondřej (see given name Ondra).
O'Neil Irish
Variant of O'Neal.
Ongai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Vongai.
Onidi Italian
Denoting someone from Onida, a former village.
Õnnis Estonian
Õnnis is an Estonian surname meaning "blessed".
Onnis Italian
From the toponym Fonni.
Onogi Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and gi is a form of ki meaning "tree, wood".
Onoki Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and ki means"tree, wood".
Onose Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Onota Japanese
Variant of Onoda.
Onoue Japanese
From the Japanese 尾 (o) "tail" and 上 (ue) "above" (the possessive particle ノ (no) is not always written down but is always included when the name is spoken aloud).
Ōnuki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 貫 (nuki) meaning "pierce, penetrate, brace".
Onuki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大貫 #(see Ōnuki).
Ōnuma Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Onuma Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大沼 (see Ōnuma).
Ööbik Estonian
Ööbik is an Estonian surname meaning "nightingale".
Ooman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).
Öövel Estonian
Öövel is an Estonian surname, a derivation of "hööve" meaning "plane" and "jointer", or "röövel" meaning "gunman", "robber" and "bandit".
Ophel English
19th century name from the Cambridgeshire area. Probably derived from Oldfield. Variants include Opheld, Oful and Offel.... [more]
Ophir Hebrew
From the given name Ophir. Ophir (or Ofir) is originally a biblical place name. In the days of King Solomon, Ophir was mentioned as the name of a land, full of abundant natural treasures such as gold, silver, etc.
O'prey Irish
From the Irish Gaelic Á Preith or Ó Preith meaning "of the cattle spoil".
Orczy Hungarian
Was the surname of a family of Hungarian nobility (including Baroness Emmuska Orczy, author of *The Scarlet Pimpernel*) originating from the village Orczi (now called Orci).
Organ English
Metonymic occupational name for a player of a musical instrument (any musical instrument, not necessarily what is now known as an organ), from Middle English organ (Old French organe, Late Latin organum ‘device’, ‘(musical) instrument’, Greek organon ‘tool’, from ergein ‘to work or do’).
Organ English
From a rare medieval personal name, attested only in the Latinized forms Organus (masculine) and Organa (feminine).
Orgla Estonian
Orgla is an Estonian surname meaning "valley area".
Orhan Turkish
From the given name Orhan.
Orido Japanese
From 織 (ori) meaning "weaving" and 戸 (do) meaning "door, exit".
Orime Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Orimen.
Oritz Basque
Habitational name from Oritz, a town in Navarre province.
Orkan Polish
From Goral, a topolect/language closely related to mainline Polish.
Orley English
Habitational name from Orleigh, possibly meaning "Ordwulf’s clearing", functionally from ort "point" and leah "woodland, clearing"... [more]
Orlyk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian орлик (orlyk), meaning "little eagle".
Orman Turkish
Means "forest, woods" in Turkish.
Ormay English (American)
Believed to be the Americanization of the last name Ormoi from Hungary.
Oroña Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the parish of Santo Ourente de Entíns in the municipality of Outes.
Orona Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from a town of this name in Burgos province.
Orpaz Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Orpaz, means "golden light" in Hebrew.
Orpin English
Means "herbalist" (from Middle English orpin "yellow stonecrop", a plant prescribed by medieval herbalists for healing wounds). A variant spelling was borne by British painter Sir William Orpen (1878-1931).
Orris English (Canadian)
This unusual and interesting name is of Italian, Latin origin, and derives from one of the earliest Roman names, "Horatius". The name is thought to mean something connected with "hora", the Latin for "hour", but the original meaning has been lost... [more]
Ortis Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Ortiz.
O'Ryan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Riain.
Osada Japanese
From Japanese 長 (osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Osada Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Ōsaka Japanese
From Japanese 逢 (o) meaning "meeting, encounter" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Ōsaka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Osaka Japanese
O means "Big" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".
Osaki Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 崎, 埼, 﨑 or 岬 (saki) "peninsula," "cape" or 嵜 (saki) "steep," "promontory."
Osako Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, large" combined with 迫 (sako) meaning "imperative".... [more]
Osama Arabic
Derived from the given name Usama.
Osame Japanese
From Japanese 納 (osame), a variant spelling of 納め (osame) meaning "to pay fees, to supply, to store, to complete, to restore".... [more]
Osamu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Osato Japanese
O means "big" and sato means "hamlet, village, town".
Ōsawa Japanese
Alternate transcription of Osawa.
Osawa Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Osler English
Possibly derived from Ostler (from the the Norman 'Hostelier') meaning clerk or bookkeeper. First used in England after the Norman invasion of 1066. Surname of a 19th cent... [more]
Osman Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Uthman.
Osmar English
Variant of Hosmer.
Osmer English, Low German
from an Old English and ancient Germanic personal name composed of Old English Old Saxon os "god" and Old English mære Old Saxon mari "famous" (Middle English Osmer)... [more]
Ostap Ukrainian
From the given name Ostap.
Østby Norwegian
Habitational name from farmsteads in Norway named Østby or Austby. Derived from Old Norse aust "east" and býr "farm, village".
Öster Swedish
Swedish form of Øster.
Ostos Spanish
Habitational name from a place called Ostos which no longer exists; the surname was in the 15th century recorded near Écija in Seville.
Ōsuga Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge".
Osuga Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大菅 (see Ōsuga).
Osuga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 (see Kosuge).
Osuge Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 (see Kosuge).
Ōsugi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar".
Osugi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大杉 (see Ōsugi).
Osumi Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook".
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