Submitted Surnames from Locations

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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".
Noormets Estonian
Noormets is an Estonian surname meaning "young forest".
Norcross English
It indicates familial origin in Norcross near Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.
Nord Swedish
Swedish surname meaning "north".
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]
Nordick English
Habitational name from a place so named near Bocholt, in the Lower Rhine area.
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).
Nordvik Norwegian
Geographical/topographical name meaning north cove. There are several places in Norway by this name.
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".
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.
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]
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
Derived from Old English norþ in tun meaning "north of the village".
Nørskov Danish
Means "northern forest" from the Danish nord "north" and skov "forest".
Norsworthy English
Habitational name from Norseworthy in Walkhampton, Devon.
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".
Northcott English
Derived from the Old English words "norð," meaning "north," and "cot," meaning a "cottage," or "shelter."
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".
Northrup English (?)
Variant of Northrop
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]
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.
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).
Nose Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
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."
Nosoko Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 野底 (see Nusuku).
Nota Japanese
Variant of Noda meaning "field, rice paddy".
Notbohm German, Low German
Low German cognate of High German Nussbaum.
Noto Japanese
No means "wilderness, field, plain" and to means "wisteria" or "door".
Notoh Japanese
Variant of Noto.
Notou Japanese
Variant of Noto.
Nottage English
Nickname referring to the nuthatch bird, derived from Middle English notehache meaning "nuthatch".
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).
Novgorodsky Russian, Belarusian
Refers to the region named "Novgorod" in Russia.
Novickas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Nowicki. See Navickas.
Novikoff Jewish, Belarusian
habitational name from the Belorussian village of Noviki.
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".
Nowitzki Polish (Germanized)
Germanised form of Nowicki. In Poland, the surname is masculine, but in Germany it does not follow that rule.
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).
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".
Nuiamäe Estonian
Nuiamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "clubs hill."
Numa Japanese
Numa means "marsh, swamp".
Numahata Japanese
Possibly from 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 形 (hata) meaning "shape, form, type".
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".
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]
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".
Nureki Japanese
From 濡 (nu, nure) meaning "wet" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Nuristani Afghan
Derived from the name of Nuristan (meaning "land of light"), a province in northern Afghanistan.
Nurk Estonian
Nurk is an Estonian surname meaning "corner".
Nurmsalu Estonian
Nurmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "pasture/meadow grove".
Nürnberger German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from the city of Nürnberg in Bavaria.
Nusuku Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 野底 (Nusuku) meaning "Nosoko", an area in the city of Ishigaki in the prefecture of Okinawa in Japan.
Nuttall English
English: habitational name from some place named with Old English hnutu ‘nut’ + h(e)alh ‘nook’, ‘recess’. In some cases this may be Nuthall in Nottinghamshire, but the surname is common mainly in Lancashire, and a Lancashire origin is therefore more likely... [more]
Nyasi Swahili
From Swahili meaning "grass, grassland".
Nygaard Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian variant of Nygård.
Nygard English (American), Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Nygård mostly used outside Scandinavia, as well as a (rare) Norwegian variant.
Nyhuis Dutch
Variant of Nijhuis
Nylander Swedish
Combination of Swedish ny "new" (possibly a habitational name from a place named with this element) and the common surname suffix -ander (a combination of land "land" and the habitational suffix -er).
Oak English
Topographic surname for someone who lived near an oak tree or in an oak wood, from Middle English oke "oak".
Oakden English
A variant of Ogden, from a place name derived from Old English āc "oak" and denu "valley". Famous bearers include British diplomat Edward Oakden and English cricketer Patrick Oakden.
Oakes English, Irish
English: Topographic name, a plural variant of Oak.... [more]
Oakland English
This surname is derived from Old English āc and land and it, obviously, means "oak land."
Oakwell English
Probably either from the former village of Oakwell-in-the-Blean in the county of Kent, or Ockwell Manor, and again a former village, near Bray, in Berkshire
Oatfield English
Means "oat field". Cognate of Haberfeld
Oatridge English
From an unidentified place called Oatridge apparently named with Old English hrycg ‘ridge’ as the final element.
Ōba Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".
Oba Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大場 (see Ōba).
Obama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".
Obar Neithich Scottish Gaelic
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Abernathy.
Obata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 畑 (hata) meaning "field".
Obata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小八田 (see Kobata).
Ōbayashi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Obayashi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大林 (see Ōbayashi).
Oberfeld German, Jewish
From German ober meaning "upper" and feld meaning "field".
Oberlin German, German (Swiss), Alsatian
Derived from an Alemannic diminutive of the given names Albrecht and Albert.
Obolensky Russian
Indicates familial origin within the village of Obolensk in the Kaluga Oblast, Russia. This was the name of a Russian aristocrat family of the Rurik Dynasty.
Obregón Spanish
Spanish habitational name from Obregón in Santander province.
Oby French (Acadian, Americanized), English, Hebrew
English habitat from Oby Norfolk, meaning serving God in Hebrew.
Ocampo Spanish, Galician
From the Galician toponym O Campo meaning "the field", also used as a habitational name from a town of the same name in Lugo, Galicia.
Ocaña Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Ocharán Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Otxaran.
Ochitani Japanese
From 落 (ochi) meaning "fall, leave behind, drop" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Ochiya Japanese
A variant of Ochitani.
O'Coill Irish
Meaning, "wood, forest, or shrub hazel tree."
Ocón Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either the eponymous Riojan municipality or the Ocón de Villafranca neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Villafranca Montes de Oca.
Ó Cuill Irish
Meaning, "wood, forest, or shrub hazel tree."
Oda Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (o) "small," 尾 (o) "tail" or 織 (o) "fabric," "material," "cloth" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."... [more]
Odajima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Odaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".
Ødegård Norwegian
Means "deserted farm" in Norwegian. A combination of øde "deserted, empty" and gård "farm, yard".
Odén Swedish
Likely a locational name derived from place names containing the elements od or oden (see Oden).
Odendaal Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Odenthal.
Odenthal German
From the name of a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Odesyuk Ukrainian
Means "from Odessa".
Odin Swedish
Variant of Odén.
Odland Norwegian
Habitational name from any of several farmsteads in Rogaland and Hordaland named Odland, from Old Norse Árland, a compound of á ‘small river’ (or another first element of uncertain origin) + land ‘land’, ‘farm’.
Odpowiedź Polish (Rare)
From polish "Odpowiedź" Literally meaning "Answer"
Ōe Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Oe Japanese
O means "big, great" and e means "inlet, shore".
Oe Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大江 (see Ōe).
Oeffelt Dutch
Oeffelt is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, part of the Boxmeer municipality.
Oesten German
Possibly derived from a watercourse, e.g. the Oste, tributary of the Elbe.
Oesterreich German (Austrian)
Variant transcription of Österreich.
Offenbach German, Jewish
From the name of the city of Offenbach am Main in Hesse, Germany. A famous bearer was the German-born French composer Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880).
Offerhaus Dutch
From Offenhaus, the name of two municipalities, one in Germany and one in Austria.
Ogai Korean (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Ogay.
Ogai Japanese
Variant of Otani.
Ogasahara Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Ogasawara Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 笠 (kasa) meaning "bamboo hat", and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Ogasawara Japanese
From Japanese 小笠原 (Ogasawara) meaning "Ogasawara", a former village in the former district of Koma in the former Japanese province of Kai in parts of present-day Yamanashi, Japan.
Ogata Japanese
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end" and 形 (kata) meaning "shape, form".
Ogawara Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Ogay Korean (Russified)
Form of Oh used by Koryo-saram using the particle -gay of unexplained meaning.
Ogaya Japanese
Variant of Otani.
Ogihara Japanese
Ogi means "reed, rush" and hara means "field, plain".
Ogilvie Scottish, English
From the ancient Barony of Ogilvie in Angus, Northeast Scotland. The placename itself is derived from Pictish ocel, 'high' and fa, 'plain'.
Ogino Japanese
Variant of Okino.
Ogino Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Oginskiai Lithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the village of Uogintai.
Ogiwara Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Ogle Scottish, English, Northern Irish
Habitational name from a place in Northumbria, named with the Old English personal name Ocga + Old English hyll 'hill'.
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".
Ogliari Italian
Possibly derived from a place name, or from oglio "oil", indicating the bearer's occupation, or perhaps appearance.
Oguchi Japanese
"Big, great mouth/opening".
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".
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".
Ōhashi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Ohashi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōhashi.
Ohayashi Japanese
This is the less common variant of Kobayashi.
Ohda Japanese
Variant transcription of Oda.
Ohguro Japanese
Variant transcription of Oguro.
Ohi Japanese
Variant of Oi.
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).
Ohjima Japanese
Variant transcription of Ojima.
Ohki Japanese
Variant transcription of Oki.
Ohkubo Japanese
Variant transcription of Okubo.
Ohmori Japanese
Variant of Omori.
Ohmura Japanese
Variant transcription of Omura.
Ohno Japanese
From 大 (meaning large) and 野 (meaning field).
Ohori Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 堀 (hori) "moat."
Ohsawa Japanese
Variant transcription of Osawa.
Ohshima Japanese
Variant transcription of Oshima.
Ohtani Japanese
Variant transcription of Ootani.
Ohto Japanese
Variant transcription of Oto.
Ohtsu Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsu.
Ohtsuka Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsuka.
Ohwada Japanese
Variant transcription of Owada.
Ohyagi Japanese
Variant transcription of Oyagi.
Oi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 井 (i) meaning "well, spring".
Oianguren Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque oihan "forest, woods" and guren "limit, edge, boundary".
Oiartzun Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Basque Country, Spain, possibly derived from the nearby Roman town Oiasso (also called Oiarso), the name of which may have been applied to the entire surrounding region... [more]
Oibar Basque
The name of several locations in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque ibar "valley". Compare Aybar.
Oihaneder Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous palace in the city of Gasteiz.
Oihartzabal Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque oihan "forest, woods" and zabal "wide, broad, open".
Oikawa Japanese
From Japanese 及 (oi) meaning "reach out, exert, cause" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Ōishi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".
Oishi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōishi.
Õismaa Estonian
Õismaa is an Estonian surname meaning "blossom land".
Ōiwa Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大岩 (see Ōiwa).
Ojakäär Estonian
Ojakäär is an Estonian name meaning "runnel" or "stream edge".
Ojamaa Estonian
Ojamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek land".
Ojima Japanese
Variant of Oshima.
Oka Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Okada Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Okai Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Okajima Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Okamizu Japanese
From 岡 (oka) meaning "hill" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Okano Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Okanoue Japanese
Oka means "ridge, hill", no is a possessive article and ue means "above, top, upper".
Okasahara Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Okasaka Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and means "slope, hill".
Okasaki Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and saki means "cape, promontory peninsula".
Okasawara Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Okase Japanese
Oka means "hill, ridge" and se means "ripple".
Okashima Japanese
岡 (Oka) means "ridge, hill" and 島 (shima) means "island".
Okata Japanese
Variant of Okada.
Okatani Japanese
Oka means "ridge, hill" and tani means "valley".
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).
Ōkawara Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great", 河 (ka) meaning "river, stream" and 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain".
Okawara Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大河原 (see Ōkawara).
Okayama Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Okayasu Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet".
Okey English
Location name meaning "lives near oak trees".
Ōki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Oki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大木 (see Ōki).
Oki Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea".
Okiayu Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and ayu means "trout".
Okie Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and e means "inlet, river".
Okimatsu Japanese
Matsu means "pine, fir tree" and oki means "open sea".
Okimoto Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
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".
Okitani Japanese
Oki could mean "open sea", or it could be spelled as o meaning "big, great", and tani meaning "valley".