Submitted Surnames from Other Sources

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Nooni Estonian
Nooni is an Estonian surname meaning "nones".
Noori Estonian
Origin unknown
Norbiato Venetian
Meaning uncertain.
Nordeen English (American)
Perhaps an anglicization of Nordin or Nordén.
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]
Norey English
Variant of Norrie and Norry.
Norouzi Persian
From Persian نوروز (nowruz) referring to the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the spring equinox.
Nørregaard Danish
An alternate spelling of Nørgaard. Literally meaning north farm in Danish.
Northcote English
English: variant of Northcutt.
Nosdechevsky Polish
Family name from ancestors who emigrated from Poland around 1900
Nou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).
Novakovsky Russian
Russian form of Nowakowski.
Novi Italian
Derived from Italian novello and ultimately derived from Latin novellus meaning "new". "Novi" also means "new" in several Slavic languages.
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.
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]
Novoseltseva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Новосельцев (see Novoseltsev).
Nowack German
Variant of Nowak.
Noyama Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 野 meaning "Field", and 山 meaning "Mountain".
Nuhiji Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Nukufuyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.
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".
Numan English, German (Anglicized)
Variant of Neumann. A famous bearer is English musician Gary Numan.
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.
Nurmiste Estonian
Nurmiste is an Estonian surname derived from "nurm" meaning "lea/meadow".
Nüüd Estonian
Nüüd is an Estonian surname meaning "now" or "at present".
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.
Nyland Norwegian
Combination of Norwegian ny "new" and land "land, yard".
Nyong’o Luo
Best known as the surname of a certain Lupita.
Nys Belgian
common surname in belgium and wisonsin
O Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
Ō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Oku.
Oak Korean
Variant transcription of Ok.
Oakleaf English (American)
Probably an Americanized (translated) form of Swedish Eklöf.
Oaks English
English variant spelling of Oakes and Americanized form of Jewish Ochs.
Oats English
Variation of Oates.
Oba Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大場 (see Ōba).
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 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".
Obel Danish
Surname
Obenauf German
Surname used to refer to someone who lived 'up there' (on a mountain, hill, etc.).
Oberley English
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include an Anglicized form of Oberle.
Obermiller German (Americanized)
Partly Americanized form of German Obermüller, a topographic name for the miller at the ‘upper mill’.
Obermok Ukrainian
Obermok is most likely an anglicized form of the surname Oberemok.... [more]
Obligacion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish obligación meaning "obligation."
Obscurite English
A word which means "darkness" in French language.
Obuchi Japanese
Combination of the kanji 小 (o, "small") and 渕 (淵, fuchi, "abyss, edge"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi (小渕 恵三; 1937–2000).
Ocak Turkish
Means "stove, oven, furnace" in Turkish.
Ocasio Spanish (Caribbean)
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Spanish ocasión meaning "occasion" or ocaso meaning "dusk, sunset". This surname is primarily used in Puerto Rico.
Ochiai Japanese
From Japanese 落 (ochi) meaning "fall, leave behind, drop" and 合 (ai) meaning "fit, suit, join".
Ock Korean
Variant transcription of Ok.
O'Cleary Irish
Variety of O'Clery
Ó Cruimín Irish
It means the "descendant of Cruimín," which is derived from the word crom, meaning "bent," or "crooked."
Octobre French
Means "October" in French.
Odaniel Irish
Maybe means "Son of Daniel" or "Descendant of Daniel"
Odate Japanese
O means "big, great" and date is a form of tate, which could mean "stand, rise".
O'day Irish
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh (see O’Dea).
Odd English
Variant of Ott.
Odelin French
Not to be confused with the similarly spelled Odelín, which is Spanish rather than French, though they could have similar origins in name.
Odo Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小土 (see Kodzuchi).
Ó Dornáin Irish
The surname was possibly derived from the word dorn, which means "fist."
Odtojan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano udtohan meaning "noon, zenith".
O'duffy Irish
The name O'Duffy originates from the gaelic surname "O Dubhthaigh". Dubh meaning "Black" in Gaeilge. They claim descent from the ancient Heremon kings of Ireland. They descend from "Cahir Mor", the King of Leinster in the second century... [more]
Offutt German
Possibly a respelling of German Auffahrt ‘ascension’.
Ōga Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 淡河, 王賀 or 相賀 with 淡 (tan, awa.i) meaning "faint, fleeting, pale, thin," 河 (ka, kawa) meaning "river," 王 (ou, -nou) meaning "king, magnate, rule," 相 (shou, sou, ai-, ou) meaning "aspect, councillor, each other, inter-, minister of state, mutual, phase, physiognomy, together" and 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy."... [more]
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".
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'.
Ogo Chamorro
Variant of Hocog
Oguma Japanese
Variant of Ōkuma.
Ōgushi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 串 (kushi) meaning "skewer, spit".
Ogushi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大串 (see Ōgushi).
Ogyampah Akan
Meaning unknown.
Oh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
O'harra Irish
A variant of O'Hara.
Ohka Japanese
A transcription of Oka meaning "Ridge, Hill". It's likely an americanized spelling.
Ohman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).
O'Honeen Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó hUaithnín.
Ohr Hebrew (Anglicized)
Means "light" in Hebrew.
Öhrn Swedish
Variant of Örn.
Ohsuka Japanese
Variant transcription of Osuka.
Oidekivi Estonian
Oidekivi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oid kivi" meaning "sense/intellect stone", or "hoide kivi" meaning "sustaining stone".
Ojandi Estonian
Ojandi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oja" ("stream/creek") and "rand" ("beach").
Ojaste Estonian
From Estonian oja meaning "brook, creek".
Ojiro Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail" and 白 (jiro) meaning "white"
Ok Korean
Means "jade" in Korean.
Oka Finnish
Means "thorn" in Finnish.
O'kain Irish
Variant of O'Kane.
Ōkano Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "cherry blossom flower field".
O'Kett Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Haicéid.
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."
Okoturo Nigerian
A surname most popular in Nigeria; meaning currently unknown.
Oktyabrskaya Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Октябрьский (see Oktyabrsky).
Oktyabrsky Russian
Meaning "October" in Russian, it often refers to the October Revolution of November 1917, a coup led by Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and the Bolshevik Party.
Oku Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside; inner depths". 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]
Okudaira Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 平 (taira) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Okukawa Japanese (Rare)
Oku means "interior,secluded,further out" and kawa means "river". Minako Okukawa is a fictional character from Yuri!!! On Ice and it's also the name of a company.
Ōkuma Japanese
Combination of the kanji 大 (ō, "big, great") or 逢 (ō, "meeting") and 熊 (kuma, "bear") or 隈 (kuma, "recess, corner, shade")
Okuna Polish
Polish (also Okuła): nickname for a lame person, from okuleć ‘to stumble or founder’, Old Polish okułac.
Okuoka Japanese
The meaning of Okuoka/奥岡 equals to "Interior Hill"
Okusawa Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Ó Labhraidh Tréan Northern Irish
It literally means "strong O'Lavery"
Olasiman Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano ulasiman meaning "common purslane" (a type of plant).
Olds English
English: patronymic from Old .
Ole Estonian
Ole is an Estonian surname meaning "exist" or "entity".
Oleniuc Romanian, Ukrainian
From the Hutsul language.
Olin Swedish
Combination of the unexplained element o-/oh- and the common surname suffix -lin. A notable bearer is Swedish actress Lena Olin (b. 1955).
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.
Olivera Spanish
Comes from the Latin etymology related to olive trees, olive grees and olives.
Ollis English
Unexplained surname found in records of Bristol and Bath.
Ollison Danish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Olesen .
Olmre Estonian
Olmre is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "olme" meaning "household".
O'Lonain Irish
Derived from lon ("blackbird") and a diminutive combined with O ("grandson; male descendant").
O'Maher Irish (Rare)
This name comes from the Irish surname 'Meachair' which means hospitality. ... [more]
Ōman Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Daiman).
Oman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).
Õmblus Estonian
Õmblus is an Estonian surname meaning "seam" and "stitching".
Omnes Basque
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from a word meaning “everyone” or “all”
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