Last Names That Start With N
These last names that start with N come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 3,228 surnames beginning with N; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
Nelson tops the N list at rank 40. With 3,228 surnames, N is mid sized, and its names tend to sound calm and steady.
Newman, Newton and Norman share a gentle opening and a soft N at the end, which makes them easy on the ear. Neal is short and has more than one common spelling. Nguyen is common but often mispronounced by people meeting it for the first time, so it helps to note how the bearer says it.
Nunez and Navarro bring livelier rhythms, with stress falling in the middle of the word.
- Surnames starting with N
- 3,228
- Most common
- Nelson 412,236 people
- National rank of the top one
- #40
100 most common last names that start with N
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson | #40 | 412,236 |
| 2 | Nguyen | #57 | 310,125 |
| 3 | Nichols | #174 | 141,936 |
| 4 | Newman | #273 | 100,491 |
| 5 | Nunez | #306 | 90,208 |
| 6 | Norris | #326 | 85,212 |
| 7 | Neal | #333 | 83,849 |
| 8 | Navarro | #388 | 73,970 |
| 9 | Newton | #400 | 72,328 |
| 10 | Norman | #461 | 65,269 |
| 11 | Norton | #485 | 61,805 |
| 12 | Nicholson | #534 | 55,986 |
| 13 | Nash | #601 | 51,021 |
| 14 | Nolan | #705 | 44,421 |
| 15 | Nielsen | #765 | 41,007 |
| 16 | Noble | #784 | 40,217 |
| 17 | Nixon | #877 | 36,037 |
| 18 | Novak | #899 | 35,282 |
| 19 | Newell | #1,021 | 31,317 |
| 20 | Noel | #1,130 | 28,401 |
| 21 | Nieves | #1,146 | 28,011 |
| 22 | Ng | #1,168 | 27,537 |
| 23 | Nicholas | #1,205 | 26,628 |
| 24 | Nava | #1,212 | 26,463 |
| 25 | Ngo | #1,355 | 23,980 |
| 26 | Neely | #1,393 | 23,308 |
| 27 | Nance | #1,431 | 22,900 |
| 28 | Nix | #1,437 | 22,814 |
| 29 | Newsome | #1,438 | 22,803 |
| 30 | Neff | #1,455 | 22,509 |
| 31 | Norwood | #1,520 | 21,678 |
| 32 | North | #1,623 | 20,238 |
| 33 | Nieto | #1,744 | 18,817 |
| 34 | Napier | #1,755 | 18,726 |
| 35 | Nowak | #1,777 | 18,515 |
| 36 | Neumann | #1,992 | 16,697 |
| 37 | Navarrete | #2,080 | 16,010 |
| 38 | Naylor | #2,088 | 15,930 |
| 39 | Nugent | #2,132 | 15,599 |
| 40 | Nagy | #2,146 | 15,545 |
| 41 | Nickerson | #2,162 | 15,409 |
| 42 | Negron | #2,208 | 15,090 |
| 43 | Nunn | #2,258 | 14,792 |
| 44 | Nagel | #2,325 | 14,270 |
| 45 | Newcomb | #2,331 | 14,230 |
| 46 | Newberry | #2,501 | 13,233 |
| 47 | Nevarez | #2,559 | 12,979 |
| 48 | Nesbitt | #2,584 | 12,878 |
| 49 | Noonan | #2,625 | 12,641 |
| 50 | Najera | #2,698 | 12,270 |
| 51 | Nobles | #2,724 | 12,149 |
| 52 | Naranjo | #2,772 | 11,946 |
| 53 | Nadeau | #2,780 | 11,931 |
| 54 | Nye | #2,821 | 11,632 |
| 55 | New | #2,858 | 11,533 |
| 56 | Neville | #2,935 | 11,258 |
| 57 | Negrete | #2,961 | 11,188 |
| 58 | Noriega | #2,990 | 11,089 |
| 59 | Nunes | #2,993 | 11,081 |
| 60 | Newby | #2,994 | 11,079 |
| 61 | Ness | #3,000 | 11,058 |
| 62 | Newsom | #3,040 | 10,930 |
| 63 | Needham | #3,074 | 10,809 |
| 64 | Noe | #3,080 | 10,789 |
| 65 | Nettles | #3,104 | 10,711 |
| 66 | Nagle | #3,117 | 10,650 |
| 67 | Nielson | #3,164 | 10,410 |
| 68 | Newkirk | #3,223 | 10,165 |
| 69 | Noll | #3,274 | 10,030 |
| 70 | Nolen | #3,277 | 10,021 |
| 71 | Noyes | #3,471 | 9,407 |
| 72 | Neil | #3,544 | 9,209 |
| 73 | Noland | #3,642 | 8,964 |
| 74 | Neill | #3,651 | 8,946 |
| 75 | Neeley | #3,679 | 8,857 |
| 76 | Neuman | #3,801 | 8,564 |
| 77 | Nunley | #3,837 | 8,502 |
| 78 | Nall | #3,979 | 8,200 |
| 79 | Nickel | #3,991 | 8,167 |
| 80 | Nemeth | #4,002 | 8,150 |
| 81 | Nino | #4,085 | 8,023 |
| 82 | Niles | #4,102 | 7,993 |
| 83 | Nutter | #4,109 | 7,981 |
| 84 | Narvaez | #4,177 | 7,865 |
| 85 | Nakamura | #4,203 | 7,821 |
| 86 | Nathan | #4,444 | 7,369 |
| 87 | Newland | #4,490 | 7,268 |
| 88 | Nutt | #4,582 | 7,098 |
| 89 | Napolitano | #4,612 | 7,034 |
| 90 | Neel | #4,629 | 7,007 |
| 91 | Nesmith | #4,698 | 6,898 |
| 92 | Nation | #4,710 | 6,880 |
| 93 | Nolasco | #4,803 | 6,720 |
| 94 | Novotny | #4,895 | 6,591 |
| 95 | Nowlin | #4,967 | 6,492 |
| 96 | Nelms | #4,978 | 6,477 |
| 97 | Newhouse | #5,033 | 6,399 |
| 98 | Nelsen | #5,066 | 6,352 |
| 99 | Neilson | #5,114 | 6,297 |
| 100 | Neri | #5,133 | 6,280 |
Short last names that start with N
- Neal
- Nash
- Noel
- Ng
- Nava
- Ngo
- Nix
- Neff
- Nagy
- Nunn
- Nye
- New
- Ness
- Noe
- Noll
- Neil
- Nall
- Nino
- Nutt
- Neel
Long last names with N
- Napolitano
- Nottingham
- Nightingale
- Nowakowski
- Navarrette
- Northington
- Norsworthy
- Nascimento
- Noffsinger
- Neuenschwander
- Neugebauer
- Niedzwiecki
- Newswanger
- Neidlinger
- Netherland
- Nepomuceno
Uncommon last names that start with N
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Ness
- Newsom
- Needham
- Noe
- Nettles
- Nagle
- Nielson
- Newkirk
- Noll
- Nolen
- Noyes
- Neil
- Noland
- Neill
- Neeley
- Neuman
- Nunley
- Nall
- Nickel
- Nemeth
- Nino
- Niles
- Nutter
- Narvaez
- Nakamura
- Nathan
- Newland
- Nutt
- Napolitano
- Neel
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with N?
Nelson, shared by 412,236 people in the US Census count, ranked #40 among all surnames.
How many last names start with N?
The Census list has 3,228 surnames starting with N that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with N?
Less common real surnames include Ness, Newsom, Needham, Noe, Nettles, Nagle.
What are short last names that start with N?
Neal, Nash, Noel, Ng, Nava, Ngo, Nix, Neff.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.