Surnames
UK surnames beginning with N
Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.
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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newman | 22,210 | 31,762 |
| 2 | Newton | 22,922 | 29,666 |
| 3 | Nicholson | 21,253 | 29,571 |
| 4 | Nelson | 14,407 | 26,393 |
| 5 | Nicholls | 15,623 | 25,782 |
| 6 | Nash | 13,809 | 20,902 |
| 7 | Norman | 13,722 | 19,750 |
| 8 | Norris | 12,839 | 18,521 |
| 9 | Noble | 12,481 | 18,194 |
| 10 | Naylor | 11,272 | 14,343 |
| 11 | Nixon | 9,111 | 13,422 |
| 12 | Norton | 9,943 | 13,377 |
| 13 | Nolan | 4,062 | 12,999 |
| 14 | North | 9,923 | 12,260 |
| 15 | Neal | 8,877 | 10,806 |
| 16 | Neale | 7,093 | 9,541 |
| 17 | Nicholas | 5,834 | 9,434 |
| 18 | Nichols | 9,755 | 9,406 |
| 19 | Nicol | 6,306 | 8,787 |
| 20 | Needham | 6,368 | 8,238 |
| 21 | Newell | 4,733 | 7,809 |
| 22 | Nunn | 5,253 | 7,350 |
| 23 | Nuttall | 7,536 | 6,805 |
| 24 | Nightingale | 5,036 | 6,542 |
| 25 | Neil | 3,971 | 5,512 |
| 26 | Neville | 3,546 | 5,383 |
| 27 | Nugent | 1,568 | 4,832 |
| 28 | Nguyen | 0 | 4,735 |
| 29 | Neilson | 4,247 | 4,733 |
| 30 | Neill | 1,967 | 4,330 |
| 31 | Newby | 3,002 | 4,275 |
| 32 | Nawaz | 0 | 4,183 |
| 33 | Nisbet | 3,202 | 4,159 |
| 34 | Ng | 0 | 3,864 |
| 35 | Nicoll | 2,726 | 3,767 |
| 36 | New | 2,593 | 3,757 |
| 37 | Nicolson | 3,475 | 3,640 |
| 38 | Nichol | 3,236 | 3,565 |
| 39 | Nowak | 0 | 3,354 |
| 40 | Napier | 2,413 | 3,328 |
| 41 | Nazir | 0 | 3,322 |
| 42 | Newcombe | 2,096 | 3,233 |
| 43 | Noon | 2,152 | 3,182 |
| 44 | Noakes | 2,188 | 2,971 |
| 45 | Nesbitt | 824 | 2,921 |
| 46 | Nessa | 0 | 2,873 |
| 47 | Nimmo | 1,347 | 2,720 |
| 48 | Newsome | 2,152 | 2,645 |
| 49 | Nye | 1,870 | 2,606 |
| 50 | Newbold | 2,179 | 2,595 |
| 51 | Newbury | 1,809 | 2,567 |
| 52 | Nutt | 2,168 | 2,372 |
| 53 | Nicklin | 1,184 | 2,367 |
| 54 | Niven | 2,094 | 2,331 |
| 55 | Newland | 1,793 | 2,312 |
| 56 | Neary | 649 | 2,291 |
| 57 | Newson | 1,888 | 2,287 |
| 58 | Noor | 1 | 2,275 |
| 59 | Noonan | 511 | 2,206 |
| 60 | Naughton | 599 | 2,202 |
| 61 | Nurse | 1,461 | 2,184 |
| 62 | Nield | 2,052 | 2,142 |
| 63 | Nadeem | 0 | 2,106 |
| 64 | Newall | 1,722 | 1,958 |
| 65 | Nott | 2,111 | 1,907 |
| 66 | Nathan | 997 | 1,904 |
| 67 | Noel | 455 | 1,840 |
| 68 | Newport | 1,520 | 1,833 |
| 69 | Nasir | 0 | 1,808 |
| 70 | Nock | 1,328 | 1,793 |
| 71 | Newlands | 1,213 | 1,783 |
| 72 | Naz | 0 | 1,782 |
| 73 | Norbury | 1,513 | 1,769 |
| 74 | Nairn | 1,485 | 1,744 |
| 75 | Nagy | 0 | 1,708 |
| 76 | Nair | 39 | 1,695 |
| 77 | Naeem | 0 | 1,679 |
| 78 | Ness | 1,356 | 1,656 |
| 79 | Newnham | 1,283 | 1,636 |
| 80 | Norwood | 1,209 | 1,608 |
| 81 | Nicholl | 1,558 | 1,594 |
| 82 | Neave | 1,413 | 1,580 |
| 83 | Newberry | 1,211 | 1,526 |
| 84 | Newey | 1,220 | 1,525 |
| 85 | Nowell | 1,414 | 1,516 |
| 86 | Nevin | 603 | 1,493 |
| 87 | Nobbs | 1,239 | 1,456 |
| 88 | Newstead | 1,038 | 1,417 |
| 89 | Nickson | 894 | 1,417 |
| 90 | Northcott | 1,354 | 1,376 |
| 91 | Nunes | 14 | 1,376 |
| 92 | Ncube | 0 | 1,372 |
| 93 | Norfolk | 824 | 1,326 |
| 94 | Nicolaou | 0 | 1,305 |
| 95 | Neve | 788 | 1,288 |
| 96 | Nutter | 2,278 | 1,284 |
| 97 | Noone | 119 | 1,283 |
| 98 | Newbery | 858 | 1,276 |
| 99 | Ndlovu | 0 | 1,255 |
| 100 | Nielsen | 96 | 1,247 |