Surnames Starting with N: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins
37 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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NardiItaly
From Nardo, short for Leonardo or Bernardo
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NashEngland
At the ash tree
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NataleItaly
A name for a child born at Christmas
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NaughtonIreland
Descendant of Neachtan (bright, pure)
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NaumannGermany
"newcomer"
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NavarroSpain
From Navarre
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NaylorEngland
"nail maker"
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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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NichollsEngland
"son of Nicholas"
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NicholsEngland
Son of Nichol (Nicholas)
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NicolasFrance
Victory of the people
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NicolettiItaly
From Nicoletto, a pet form of Nicola
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NietoSpain
Grandson
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NixonEngland
Son of Nick (Nicholas)
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NoackGermany
"newcomer" (Sorbian)
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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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NolteGermany
From the name Arnold
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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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NuttallEngland
"nook of land with nut trees"
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Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.