Submitted Surnames Starting with N

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, ?)

Normann German, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nordmann.

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

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 (Rare)
Uncertain etymology.

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

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

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 (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.

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, ripple, 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."

Noskov m Russian

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).

Nouioua Arabic (Maghrebi)

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".

Nouveau French
Denoting someone who was new to a village or country. From French meaning "newcomer".

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 f Russian
Feminine form of Novyy.

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.

Novikaŭ Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian новік (novik) meaning "neophyte, novice, newbie".

Novikoff Jewish, Belarusian
habitational name from the Belorussian village of Noviki.

Novikovas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Novikov.

Novina Croatian

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

Novitsky Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Nowicki.

Novo Galician, Portuguese
Nickname from Portuguese and Galician novo ‘new’, ‘young’ (Latin novus). The word was also occasionally used in the Middle Ages as a personal name, particularly for a child born after the death of a sibling, and this may also be a source of the surname.

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

Novoselec Croatian
Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".

Novoselić Croatian
Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".... [more]

Novoselov m Russian
From Russian новый (novyy), meaning "new", and село (selo), meaning "village".

Novoseltsev Russian

Novoseltseva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Новосельцев (see Novoseltsev).

Novotutov m Russian
Maybe from Russian новый (novyy) meaning "new", and тут (tut), meaning "here", probably denoting to a new person in a village.

Novović Serbian, Montenegrin

Novozhilov m Russian

Novruzlu Azerbaijani
From the given name Novruz and the Turkic adjective suffix -li.

Novruzov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Novruz".

Novruzova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Novruzov.

Nový Czech

Novyy m Russian
Means "new" in Russian.

Nowack German
Variant of Nowak.

Nowag German
German form of Novak.

Nowagk German
German form of Novak.

Nowara Japanese
Variant of Nohara.

Nowitzki Polish (Germanized)
Germanised form of Nowicki. In Poland, the surname is masculine, but in Germany it does not follow that rule.

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

Noy English
Either (i) from the medieval male personal name Noye, the English form of the Hebrew name Noach "Noah 1"; or (ii) an invented Jewish name based on Hebrew noy "decoration, adornment".

Noyama Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 野 meaning "Field", and 山 meaning "Mountain".

Noye English
Patronymic form of the biblical male given name Noah.

Noyes English (American)

Noyori Japanese

Nozaki Japanese

Nozaki Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Nōzawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 沢 (zawa), the joining form of 沢 (sawa) meaning "mountain stream, marsh; wetlands", possibly referring to a place with wet grounds or a mountain stream.

Nozawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).

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

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

Nsenga Central African

Nshimirimana Central African
Means "I thank God" in Burundian.

Ntanias Greek

Nto Nigerian

Ntsako South African

Ntsimango African, South African

Nua African
Means "second daughter" in African.

Nubian Hebrew

Nubon Filipino

Nucci Italian

Nucitelli Italian

Nueva Spanish

Nuga Estonian
Nuga is an Estonian surname meaning "knife".

Nugent English, Irish, French
An English, Irish (of Norman origin) and French habitational surname derived from any of several places in northern France (such as Nogent-sur-Oise), From Latin novientum and apparently an altered form of a Gaulish name meaning "new settlement".

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

Nugmanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nugman".

Nugmanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nugmanov.

Nuhanović Bosnian

Nuhiji Albanian
Meaning unknown.

Nuhiu Albanian

Nuhn German

Nuiamäe Estonian
Nuiamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "clubs hill."

Nukhao Thai
Means "white mouse" in Thai.

Nukufuyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.

Nukusuk Yupik

Nukuto Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading or transcription of Nukutō.

Nukuto Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 貫 (nuku) meaning "pierce; go through" and 渡 (to) meaning "go across, migrate".

Nukutō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 抽く (nuku) meaning "to pull out; to draw out" and 冬 (tō) meaning "winter".

Num Khmer

Numa Japanese
Numa means "marsh, swamp".

Numada Japanese

Numahata Japanese
Possibly from 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 形 (hata) meaning "shape, form, type".

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

Numankadić Bosnian

Numasawa Japanese
From 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Numata Japanese
From Japanese 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Numazawa Japanese

Numi Thai

Numme Norwegian

Nunemaker German (Anglicized)
Anglicised spelling of Nonnenmacher.

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

Nuñez Spanish, Filipino
Variant of Núñez.

Nungesser German
Apparently a variant spelling of German Nonnengasse, derived from a street name meaning "nuns, lane". It could also be a variant of Gnugesser, a nickname for a big eater, derived from g(e)nug meaning "enough" and esser meaning "eater" (which derived from essen meaning "to eat")... [more]

Nuninger German

Nunley English

Nunn English
Means someone who is a nun

Nunnally English (American)
Delivered from Nunnallys

Nunnallys English (American)
A common surname in America, belonging to 4058 individuals. Nunnally is most common among White (63.36%) and Black/African American (30.93%) individuals.

Nunokawa Japanese

Nunoya Japanese

Nuon Khmer
Means "sweet, tender, modest" in Khmer.

Nuotclà Romansh
Derived from the given names Nuot and Clà.

Nupp Estonian
Nupp is an Estonian surname meaning "knob", "button" and "bud".

Nur Arabic, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Nur.

Nurəddinov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nurəddin".

Nurəddinova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nurəddinov.

Nuraliev Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Nurali".

Nurasylov Kazakh (Rare)
Means "son of Nurasyl".

Nurbergenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurbergen".

Nurbergenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nurbergenov.

Nurbolatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurbolat".

Nurbolatova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nurbolatov.

Nurcahya Javanese

Nurchis Italian
Denoting someone from Nure or Nurra in Sardinia, which were possibly derived from the pre-Roman root words nur meaning "fire" or "stones, heap" and the suffix -ke meaning "earth" or "dwelling".

Nurdauletov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurdaulet".

Nurdauletova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nurdauletov.

Nureki Japanese
From 濡 (nu, nure) meaning "wet" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Nureyev Russian, Tatar, Bashkir
Alternate transcription of Russian Нуреев and Tatar/Bashkir Нуриев (see Nuriev).

Nureyeva Russian, Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine variant of Nureyev.

Nurgaliev Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Nurgali".

Nurgamitov Kazakh (Modern)

Nuriev Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Nur".

Nurislamov Tatar
Means "son of Nurislam".

Nuristani Afghan
Derived from the name of Nuristan (meaning "land of light"), a province in northern Afghanistan.

Nuriyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nuri".

Nuriyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nuriyev.

Nurk Estonian
Nurk is an Estonian surname meaning "corner".

Nurkenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurken".

Nurkenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nurkenov.

Nurković Bosnian

Nurlanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurlan".

Nurlanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nurlanov.

Nurlatu Moluccan

Nurlybekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurlybek".

Nurlybekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nurlybekov.

Nurm Estonian
Nurm is an Estonian surname meaning "lea" and "meadow" and "pasture".

Nurmagambetov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurmagambet".

Nurmagambetova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nurmagambetov.

Nurmagomedov Avar (Russified)
Russified form of Nurmuhamadov.

Nurmagomedova f Avar (Russified)
Feminine form of Nurmagomedov.

Nurmatov Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Nurmat".

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

Nurmik Estonian
Nurmik is an Estonian surname meaning "lea/meadow stand".

Nurmiste Estonian
Nurmiste is an Estonian surname derived from "nurm" meaning "lea/meadow".

Nurmsalu Estonian
Nurmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "pasture/meadow grove".

Nurmuhamadov Avar
Means "son of Nurmuhamad".

Nurmuhamadova f Avar
Feminine form of Nurmuhamadov.

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

Nurović Bosnian

Nurra Italian
See Nurchis.

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

Nursultanov Kazakh
Means "son of Nursultan".

Nursultanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nursultanov.

Nurullin Tatar
From the given name Nurullah.