Surnames Starting with N: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins
28 family names beginning with N. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.
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NagelGermany
Nail maker
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NapolitanoItaly
Neapolitan
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NashEngland
At the ash tree
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NaughtonIreland
Descendant of Neachtan (bright, pure)
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NavarroSpain
From Navarre
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NealEngland
From the personal name Niall
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NegriItaly
Dark-haired, dark-complexioned
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NelsonEngland
Son of Neil or Nell
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NeriItaly
Short form of Ranieri; dark
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NeumannGermany
Newcomer
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NevinIreland
Son of Cnáimhín ("little bone")
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NewmanEngland
Newcomer
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NewtonEngland
From Newton, "new farmstead"
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NicholsEngland
Son of Nichol (Nicholas)
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NicolasFrance
Victory of the people
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NietoSpain
Grandson
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NixonEngland
Son of Nick (Nicholas)
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NobleEngland
Noble, generous
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NoëlFrance
Christmas
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NolanIreland
Descendant of Nuallán, "famous"
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NormanEngland
Northman, Norseman
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NorrisEngland
Northerner, or nurse
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NortonEngland
From Norton, "north farmstead"
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NowakPoland
Newcomer
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NowakowskiPoland
From Nowaki, the newcomers' place
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NowickiPoland
From Nowice, new settlement
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NugentIreland
Norman, from Nogent in France
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NúñezSpain
Son of Nuño
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- English405 surnames
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- Scottish97 surnames
- Welsh37 surnames
- Italian191 surnames
- German199 surnames
- French108 surnames
- Spanish97 surnames
- Polish78 surnames
Every surname can be researched, even if it isn't listed here.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.