Submitted Surnames from Other Sources

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Mushohwe Shona
Meaning unknown.
Music English
Anglicized form of Mušič and Musić.
Musk English
Perhaps a variant of Dutch Musch.
Muskow French (Archaic)
French Variant of Moscow.
Mustafi Albanian, German (Rare)
Means "the chosen one"
Mustaine English
meaning unknown. though we all no singer/guitarist for the metal band megadeth. Dave Mustaine!
Mutia Eastern African, Maasai
A Kenyan Maasai surname known mostly in the West as the name of a certain fictitious escarpment, which appears infrequently in old Tarzan Films.
Mutsu Japanese (Rare)
Similar to Mutsumi, Mutsu means "order".
Mutsumi Japanese (Rare)
Mutsumi means "order".... [more]
Muttski Polish, Popular Culture, Literature
Not known, A Notable bearer is Ben Muttski from Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog comics
Muuk Estonian
Muuk is an Estonian surname meaning "skeleton key".
Müüripeal Estonian
Müüripeal is an Estonian surname derived from the compounds "müür" (wall) and "peal" (atop, above); "above wall".
Muyama Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Rokuyama.
Muzorewa Shona
Meaning unknown.
Mwaruwari Shona
Meaning unknown.
Myōi Japanese
Variant reading of Nai.
Myoi Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname is Myoi Mina from the Kpop girl group TWICE.
Myoi Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.
Myoui Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.
Myrick English
Either means "dark", "work" or "ruler".
Myrsky Finnish
Means "storm, tempest, gale".
Myshenov Russian
The first part of the name, mysh actually means mouse!
Myshkin Russian
Myshkin is the possessive case of the diminutive of the word 'mouse'.
Mysho Polish, Russian
Russian and Polish forms of Michaux.
Myung Korean
Korean form of Ming, from Sino-Korean 明 (myeong).
Na Korean
There is only one Chinese character for the Na surname. Some sources indicate that there are 46 different Na clans, but only two of them can be documented, and it is believed that these two sprang from a common founding ancestor... [more]
Na Hui
From the Arabic name Nasr.
Na Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Nəbiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəbi".
Nadezhkin Russian
Derived from Russian надежда (nadezhda) meaning "hope".
Nadezhkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Надежкин (see Nadezhkin).
Nadig German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from from Old High German (gi-)nadig "kind", this was a nickname for a kind and benevolent person.
Nadyozhkin Russian
Derived from Russian надёжа (nadyozha) meaning "hope".
Nadyozhkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Надёжкин (see Nadyozhkin).
Naga Japanese, Okinawan
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈賀 or 名嘉 (see Naka).
Nagamatsu Japanese
This surname is used as 永松, 長松 or 永末 with 永 (ei, naga.i) meaning "eternity, lengthy, long," 長 (chou, osa, naga.i) meaning "leader, long," 松 (shou, matsu) meaning "pine tree" and 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, end, posterity, powder, tip."
Nagao Japanese
Naga means "Chief, Head, Leader" and O means "Tail".
Nagarajan Indian
From "Naga" meaning cobra and "Raja" meaning king.
Nagashima Japanese
This is a Japanese surname, Famous bearers of this surname are Shinji Nagashima (Born as Shin'ichi Nagashima, Is Japanese a manga artist).
Nagavekar Indian
Of Indian origin, specifically from the Konkan region of Maharashtra. The name is derived from the words "nagav" which means cobra and "kar" meaning owner, thus Nagavekar means "owner of cobras" in English... [more]
Nagawa Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈河 (see Naka).
Nagayama Japanese
From Japanese 永 (nagai) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy" or 長 (nagai) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Nahar Arabic
Means “river” or “canal”. It is likely that individuals with this last name come from a family with a history or connection to water or irrigation systems.
Nahasapeemapetilon Popular Culture
Borne by Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a fictional character from the television series 'The Simpsons' (1989-). According to the show's sources, the character is meant to be of Bengali Indian origin.
Nai Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, famous; reputation" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Naidu Indian
The surname Naidu occurs in communities of Andhra Pradesh. It is composed of a stem word ‘naya’, which means leader or chief. The suffix ‘du’ is a third person masculine suffix in Telegu.
Naiman Ukrainian, Jewish
Before Genghis Khan conquered the world, he conquered his neighbors, and his last great victory, in 1204, was over a tribe of Turkic Christians called the Naiman. (Some Naimans today are Christian but most are Jewish.)... [more]
Naka Japanese, Okinawan
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle; center". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku for the eldest son, Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.... [more]
Naka Japanese
From Japanese 那珂 (Naka) meaning "Naka", a district in the former Japanese province of Hitachi in parts of present-day Ibaraki, Japan.
Nakaba Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Naka).
Nakaga Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 仲嘉 (see Naka).
Nakamatsu Japanese
This surname combines 中 (chuu, ata.ru, uchi, naka) meaning "centre, in(side), mean (not as in the way a person acts), middle" or 仲 (chuu, naka) meaning "go-between, relationship" with 松 (shou, matsu) meaning "pine tree." One bearer of this surname is inventor Yoshirō Nakamatsu (中松 義郎), also known as Dr... [more]
Nakane Japanese
From Japanese 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, source, foundation".
Nakasone Japanese
Combination of the kanji 中 (naka, "middle"), 曽 (so, of uncertain meaning) and 根 (ne, "root"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone (中曽根 康弘; 1918–2019).
Nakaura Japanese
Naka means "Middle" and Ura means "Gulf, Bay, Inlet, Beach, Seacoast, Creek."
Nakawa Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈河 (see Naka).
Namiyama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Namwong Thai
From Thai นาม (nam) meaning "name, title" and วงศ์ or วงษ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Nan Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Nan Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 欒 (nan/ran) meaning "orchid".
Nanahoshi Japanese
Nana means "seven" and hoshi means "stars".
Nanami Japanese
From Japanese 七海 (nanami) meaning "seven seas".
Nanatsuki Japanese
七 (Nana) means "Seven" and 月 (Tsuki) means "Moon, Month".
Nanba Japanese
From 難 (nan, nam) meaning "difficulties, flame, shortage, poorly" and 波 (ba, nami) meaning "wave, surf".
Nandasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy, delight" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Nandasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy, delight" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Nangka Indonesian
Means "jackfruit" in Indonesian.
Nani Japanese (Rare)
Means "what" in Japanese.
Nanjiani Pakistani
A notable bearer is comedian, actor, and screenwriter Kumail Nanjiani (b. 1978).
Nanjou Japanese
From Japanese 南 (nan) meaning "south" combined with 條 (jou) meaning "article", 条 (jou) with the same meaning as the previous, or 場 (jou) meaning "location".
Nanomae Japanese
"Before one."
Nanthavong Lao
From Lao ນັນທະ (nantha) meaning "pleasure, delight" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Napier Scottish, English
Scottish occupational name for a producer or seller of table linen or for a naperer, the servant in charge of the linen in use in a great house from the Middle English, Old French nap(p)ier, an agent derivative of Old French nappe ‘table cloth’ (Latin mappa)... [more]
Napper English
1 English: occupational name for a naperer, the servant in charge of the linen in use in a great house, Middle English, Old French nap(p)ier. Compare Scottish Napier .... [more]
Naptsok Circassian
Circassian name derived from Adyghe напцэ (nāpcă) meaning “eyelash, eyebrow”.
Nara Japanese
This surname is used as 楢, 奈良 or 那良 with 楢 (shuu, yuu, nara) meaning "oak", 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?", 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?" and 良 (ryou, i.i, -i.i, yo.i, -yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]
Narch English
Variant of Narchi.
Narisaki Japanese
Narisaki is a japanese surname that denotes to noblewomen whom were exceptional and unique, as well as embodying the quality of novelty. It is believed to be a lost surname from an ancient Japanese reigning dynasty that was rediscovered and is now used by a sorority founded by Yuumi and Jovani.
Naru Japanese
The meaning of the name Naru is ''become''
Narukami Japanese
From Japanese 鳴 (naru) meaning "cry" and 上 (kami) meaning "above".
Narumi Japanese
Naru means "become". Mi means "veiw, outlook".
Narumi Japanese
From Japanese 鳴 (naru) meaning "cry" and 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Narumiya Japanese
From Japanese 成 (naru) meaning "become" and 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, constellation".
Naruse Japanese
From Japanese 成 (naru) meaning "become" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Nascimento Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "birth, nativity" in Portuguese, from Late Latin nascimentum, a derivative of Latin nasci "to be born". This was originally a religious byname. It was also an epithet of the Virgin Mary (Maria do Nascimento), and was used as a given name for children born on Christmas.
Nasri Arabic, Persian
Derived from Arabic نَصْر (naṣr) meaning “triumph, victory”.
Nassry Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Nasri.
Nasu Japanese
From 奈 (na) meaning "what" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, moment, necessary".
Nates English, Jewish
It's probably from the given name Nate, the origin is said to be Jewish*, but the ancestors immigrated to English speaking countries.
Nathon English
Variant of Nathan.
Natividade Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Natividad.
Natkho Circassian
Shapsug name possibly derived from Adyghe нат (nāt) meaning "Nart" (referring to a Caucasian saga) combined with хъо (χo) meaning "pig".
Natori Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 取 (toru) meaning "take, fetch".
Natsukawa Japanese
This name means Summer River. From natsu "summer" and kawa "river".
Natsume Japanese
From Japanese 棗 (natsume), meaning "jujube". Fictional bearers of this surname are Maya and Aya Natsume from the seinen manga series Tenjō Tenge.
Natsume Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (Natsu) meaning "summer" and 目 (me) meaning "eye". A famous bearer of this name was Japanese writer Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916).
Natt och Dag Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Means "night and day" in Swedish. This is the name of one of the oldest noble families in Sweden. The name is believed to be a reference to the family's coat of arms which consisted of a blue and a golden field, the blue symbolizing night and the gold symbolizing day.
Nauli Romansh
Derived from the given name Donatus.
Naumann German
Possibly a variant of Neumann.
Navida Galician
Galician and Asturian-Leonese: habitational name from either of two places named Navia, in Galicia and Asturies.
Nawa Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, peace".
Nawaqanitawase Fijian
A surname of Fijian heritage. A famous person with this surname is Mark Nawaqanitawase, an Australian rugby player.
Nay Romansh
Derived from the given name Donatus.
Nay German
Northern German variant of Nee.
Naya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Nayoshi Okinawan (Japanized)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 名嘉 (see Naka).
Nazarbayeva Kazakh
Feminine form of Nazarbayev.
Nazimova Russian, Literature
Notable users of the name includes the Russian silent screen star Alla Nazimova (1879-1945) and the heroine of the Russian novel 'Children of the Streets', Nadezhda Nazimova.
N’dri Western African (Rare)
The meaning behind N’Dri is “ Nearby the river “
Ndzengue Central African (?)
Unknown. One notable bearer of the surname is Fahd Richard Ndzengue Moubeti, a Gabonese professional footballer.
Nebot Catalan
It literally means "nephew".
Nečas m Czech
Nečas roughly means "no time", composed of two words Ne ("no") and čas ("time").... [more]
Nedd English
Variant of Nidd.
Nedelcu Romanian (Modern)
Entered Romania around the 16th century via Bulgaria as a popular female given name - Neda/Nedelea etc., attested under the form of Nedelco/Nedelcu in the historical region of Basarabia around 1560, became a surname in the following century... [more]
Nedry English (American)
It was the most popular in the United States in 1897-1990.
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