Browse Surnames

Kərimova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Kərimov.

Karimova f Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Karimov. It is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Kərimova.

Kariuki Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Kariuki.

Kartal Turkish
From a nickname meaning "eagle" in Turkish.

Katırcı Turkish
Derived from Turkish katır meaning "mule", a name for a person who made transports by mule.

Kato Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 加藤 (see Katō).

Katō Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The latter character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Katou Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 加藤 (see Katō).

Kawaguchi Japanese
Means "mouth of the river", from Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Kawakami Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Kawasaki Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Kaya Turkish
Means "rock, cliff" in Turkish.

Kayode Yoruba
From the given name Kayode.

Kazama Japanese
From Japanese 風 (kaza) meaning "wind, style" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Kenyatta Kikuyu
From kinyata, the name of a type of ornamental belt worn by the Maasai. This was the surname of the first president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta (1897-1978). He adopted the surname in his youth.

Kerimow m Turkmen
Means "son of Kerim".

Kerimowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Kerimow.

Khalil Arabic
From the given name Khalil.

Kim Korean
Korean form of Jin, from Sino-Korean 金 (gim) meaning "gold". This is the most common surname in South Korea.

Kimura Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Kishimoto Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kita Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north".

Kitagawa Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream". A famous bearer was the artist and printmaker Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806).

Ko Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien)
Cantonese and Min Nan romanization of Gao.

Kobayashi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Koç Turkish
Means "ram" in Turkish.

Koizumi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 泉 (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain". A notable bearer of this name is Junichiro Koizumi (1942-), who was Prime Minister of Japan.

Konishi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Kuang Chinese
From Chinese 邝 (kuàng), which refers to the clan of the same name.

Kubo Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect".

Küçük Turkish
Means "small" in Turkish.

Kumagai Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 谷 (gai) meaning "valley".

Kumamoto Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kundakçı Turkish
From Turkish kundak meaning "stock, wooden part of a rifle".

Kurata Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kurbonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Alternate transcription of Uzbek/Tajik Қурбонов (see Qurbonov).

Kurbonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Alternate transcription of Uzbek/Tajik Қурбонова (see Qurbonova).

Kuroda Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kuroiwa Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Kuroki Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Kurosawa Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh". A notable bearer was Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), a Japanese film director.

Kusumoto Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kwan Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Guan.

Kwok Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Guo.

Lam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Lin.

Lau Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Liu.

Lê Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Li 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 黎 (lê). This is the third most common surname in Vietnam.

Lee 2 Korean, Chinese
Korean form of Li 1, from Sino-Korean 李 (i). This is the second most common surname in South Korea. It is also a variant Chinese romanization of Li 1.

Leong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Liang.

Leung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Liang.

Li 1 Chinese
From Chinese 李 (lǐ) meaning "plum, plum tree". This was the surname of Chinese emperors of the Tang dynasty.

Li 2 Chinese
From Chinese 黎 (lí) meaning "black".

Liang Chinese
From Chinese 梁 (liáng) referring to the ancient state of Liang, which existed from the 8th to 7th centuries BC in what is now Shaanxi province.

Liao Chinese
From Chinese 廖 (liào) referring to the ancient state of Liao, which was located in present-day Henan province.

Lim Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan romanization of Lin.

Lin Chinese
From Chinese 林 (lín) meaning "forest".

Liu Chinese
From Chinese 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy". This was the surname of Chinese emperors of the Han dynasty.

Lo Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Luo.

Lobo Spanish, Portuguese
Originally a nickname meaning "wolf" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Lopes Portuguese
Means "son of Lopo" in Portuguese.

Lu 1 Chinese
From Chinese 吕 (lǚ) meaning "musical note" and also referring to the former state of Lu, which was situated in what is now Henan province.

Lu 2 Chinese
From Chinese 卢 (lú) meaning "rice bowl, black", also referring to an ancient minor territory in what is now Shandong province.

Lucas English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch
Derived from the given name Lucas. A famous bearer of this surname is George Lucas (1944-), the creator of the Star Wars movies.

Luo Chinese
From Chinese 罗 (luó) referring to the minor state of Luo, which existed from the 11th to 7th centuries BC in what is now Hubei province.

Ma Chinese
From Chinese 马 (mǎ) meaning "horse".

Macar Turkish
Means "Hungarian" in Turkish.

Machado Portuguese, Spanish
Denoted a person who made or used hatchets, derived from Spanish and Portuguese machado "hatchet", both from Latin marculus "little hammer".

Madeira Portuguese
Occupational name for a carpenter, from Portuguese madeira "wood".

Maeda Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Maekawa Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Magalhães Portuguese
Denoted a person hailing from one of the numerous minor places of this name in Portugal, possibly of Celtic origin. A notable bearer was the Portuguese explorer Fernão de Magalhães (1480-1521), normally called Ferdinand Magellan in English.

Magellan History
Anglicized form of Magalhães, referring to the explorer.

Magomadov m Chechen
Means "son of Magomed".

Magomadova f Chechen
Feminine form of Magomadov.

Magomedov m Avar, Dargin, Chechen
Means "son of Magomed".

Magomedova f Avar, Dargin, Chechen
Feminine form of Magomedov.

Magro Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "thin, lean", ultimately from Latin macer.

Mah Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 马 (see Ma).

Mahmoud Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mahmud.

Mahmud Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Mahmud.

Mai Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Mei, from Sino-Vietnamese 梅 (mai).

Maina Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Maina.

Maki 1 Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle".

Maki 2 Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree".

Məmmədov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Məmməd".

Mammadov m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Məmmədov.

Məmmədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Məmmədov.

Mammadova f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Məmmədova.

Man Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wen.

Marangoz Turkish
Occupational name meaning "joiner, carpenter" in Turkish.

Marcos Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Marcos. A famous bearer was Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos (1917-1989).

Maria Italian, Portuguese
From the given the name Maria.

Marques Portuguese
Means "son of Marcos".

Martins English, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Martin.

Mata Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan mata meaning "trees, shrubs", possibly from Late Latin matta meaning "reed mat".

Mataracı Turkish
Occupational name for a person who made water bottles or flasks, from Turkish matara "flask".

Mateus Portuguese
From the given name Mateus.

Matos Portuguese, Spanish
Variant of Mata.

Matsubara Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Matsuda Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Matsumoto Japanese
From one of the many places with this name in Japan, derived from Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Matsumura Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Matsuoka Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Matsushita Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Medeiros Portuguese
From various Portuguese place names that were derived from Portuguese medeiro meaning "haystack", ultimately from Latin meta meaning "cone, pyramid".

Medina Spanish
Means "(Arab) city" in Spanish, derived from Arabic مدينة (madinah).

Mehmedović Bosnian
Means "son of Mehmed".

Mei Chinese
From Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot".

Melo Portuguese
Portuguese form of Merlo.

Mendes Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menéndez.

Metharom Thai
Possibly refers to a place or institute of learning or where knowledge is provided.

Miguel Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Miguel.

Minami Japanese
From Japanese 南 (minami) meaning "south".

Miranda Spanish, Portuguese
Habitational name from any of the numerous places in Spain and Portugal bearing this name, possibly derived from Latin mirandus "admirable, wonderful". A notable bearer was the Portuguese-born Brazilian singer and actress Carmen Miranda (1909-1955).

Miura Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Miyagawa Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Miyajima Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Miyake Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 宅 (yake) meaning "house, home".

Miyamoto Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". A notable bearer is video game pioneer Shigeru Miyamoto (1952-).

Miyashita Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Miyata Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Miyazaki Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Mizuno Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Mizushima Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Mizutani Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Mochizuki Japanese
Means "full moon" in Japanese, a compound of 望 (mochi) meaning "wish, desire" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon".

Mohamed Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Mohammad Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Mohammad.

Mohammadi Persian
From the given name Mohammad.

Mohammed Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Monte Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian variant of Monti, as well as a Portuguese and Spanish cognate.

Monteiro Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Montero.

Moon 1 Korean
Korean form of Wen, from Sino-Korean 文 (mun).

Moreira Portuguese
Derived from Portuguese amoreira meaning "mulberry tree".

Moreno Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "dark" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Mori Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Morikawa Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Morimoto Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Morishita Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Morita Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Moriyama Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Moto Japanese
From Japanese 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". More commonly it is the final character in Japanese surnames.

Muhammad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Mun Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 문 (see Moon 1).

Muratović Bosnian
Means "son of Murat".

Mutō Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The final character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Mwangi Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Mwangi.

Naaji Arabic
From the given name Naaji.

Nacar Turkish
Turkish form of Najjar.

Nagasawa Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Nagi Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناجي (see Naaji).

Najjar Arabic
Means "carpenter" in Arabic.

Najm Arabic
From the given name Najm.

Nakabayashi Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Nakagawa Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Nakahara Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Nakai Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nakajima Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Nakamura Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Nakano Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Nakashima Japanese
Variant of Nakajima.

Namgung Korean
From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south" combined with 宮 (gung) meaning "palace, house". This is the most common Korean compound surname.

Nejem Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم (see Najm).

Ng 1 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wu 1.

Ng 2 Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan romanization of Huang.

Ngo Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Ngô.

Ngô Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Wu 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 吳 (ngô).

Nguyễn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ruan, from Sino-Vietnamese 阮 (nguyễn). This is the most common Vietnamese surname, accounting for over a third of the population.

Nguyen Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Nguyễn.

Nishikawa Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Nishimura Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Nishitani Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Nishiyama Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Noguchi Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Nogueira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician nogueira meaning "walnut tree", from the Late Latin nucarius, ultimately from Latin nux meaning "nut".

Nozawa Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Nunes Portuguese
Means "son of Nuno".

Núñez Spanish
Means "son of Nuño".

O Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 오 (see Oh).

Obama Luo
From a rare Luo given name meaning "crooked, bent". It was possibly originally given to a baby who had an arm or leg that looked slightly bent immediately after birth or who was born in the breech position.

Ogawa Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Oh Korean
Korean form of Wu 1, from Sino-Korean 吳 (o).

Okabe Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Okafor Igbo
From the given name Okafor.

Okamoto Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Okamura Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Okazaki Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Okeke Igbo
From the given name Okeke.

Okonkwo Igbo
From the given name Okonkwo.

Okorie Igbo
From the given name Okorie.

Okumura Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Olayinka Yoruba
From the given name Olayinka.

Oliveira Portuguese
Means "olive tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin oliva. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with olive trees.

Omar Arabic
From the given name Umar.

Ömərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ömər".

Omarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Omar 1".

Ömərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ömərov.

Omarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Omarov.

Ong Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan romanization of Wang 1.

Ono Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Opeyemi Yoruba
From the given name Opeyemi.

Ōshiro Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle". It is especially common on Okinawa.

Osmonov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Osmon".

Osmonova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Osmonov.

Otieno Luo
Derived from the given name Otieno.

Pacheco Spanish, Portuguese
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Francisco.

Palmeiro Portuguese
Portuguese form of Palmer.

Pan 2 Chinese
From Chinese 潘 (pān) meaning "water in which rice has been rinsed", and also referring to a river that flows into the Han River.

Paredes Portuguese, Spanish
Denoted a person who lived near a wall, from Portuguese parede and Spanish pared meaning "wall", both derived from Latin paries.

Park 1 Korean
From Sino-Korean 樸 or 朴 (bak) meaning "plain, unadorned, simple". This is the third most common surname in South Korea.

Pei Chinese
From Chinese 裴 (péi), possibly referring to an ancient city.

Peng Chinese
From Chinese 彭 (péng) referring to the ancient state of Peng, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Jiangsu province.

Pereira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician pereira meaning "pear tree", ultimately from Latin pirum meaning "pear".

Pereyra Portuguese, Galician
Variant of Pereira.

Peynirci Turkish
From Turkish peynir meaning "cheese".

Phạm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Fan, from Sino-Vietnamese 范 (phạm). This is the fourth most common surname in Vietnam.

Phan Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Pan 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 潘 (phan).

Pinheiro Portuguese
Means "pine tree" in Portuguese.

Pinho Portuguese
Habitational name meaning "pine" in Portuguese.

Pinto Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Means "mottled" in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian, derived from Late Latin pinctus, Latin pictus "painted".

Pires Portuguese
Means "son of Pedro".

Pretorius Afrikaans
From Latin praetor meaning "leader". This name was adopted in the 17th century by Wesselius Praetorius as a Latin translation of his previous surname Schulte. It is now common in South Africa.

Qadir Arabic
Derived from the given name Qadir.

Qasımov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qasım".

Qasımova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qasımov.

Qodirov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qodir".

Qodirova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Qodirov.

Qurbanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qurban".

Qurbanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qurbanov.

Qurbonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qurbon".

Qurbonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Qurbonov.

Ramires Portuguese
Means "son of Ramiro" in Portuguese.

Ren Chinese
From Chinese 任 (rén), of uncertain meaning.

Rhee Korean
North Korean form of Lee 2.

Ribeiro Portuguese
Means "little river, stream" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin riparius meaning "riverbank".

Rico Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "rich, wealthy" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Rios Portuguese
Originally denoted a person who lived near a river, from Portuguese rios "river", ultimately from Latin rivus.

Rocha Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Roach.

Rodrigo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Rodrigo.

Rodrigues Portuguese
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Portuguese.

Romão Portuguese
Portuguese form of Romano 1 or Romano 2.

Rosário Portuguese
Means "rosary" in Portuguese. This name was often given to people born on the day of the festival of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Ruan Chinese
From Chinese 阮 (ruǎn), which refers to a type of musical instrument, similar to a lute.

Saab Arabic
Possibly from the Arabic given name Sabah.

Saad Arabic, Malay
From the given name Sa'd.

Sadık Turkish
From the given name Sadık.

Sadıqov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sadıq".

Sadıqova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Sadıqov.

Şahin Turkish
Means "hawk" in Turkish (of Persian origin), probably used to refer to someone who was a hawk tamer.

Saidov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Said".

Saidova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Saidov.

Saito Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 斎藤 (see Saitō).

Saitō Japanese
From Japanese 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Saitou Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 斎藤 (see Saitō).

Sakamoto Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Sakurada Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sala Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Occupational name for a worker at a manor house, from the Romance word sala meaning "hall, large room", of Germanic origin.

Salem Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Salih Arabic
From the given name Salih.

Salihović Bosnian
Means "son of Salih".

Salim Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Salvador Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Salvador.

Samara 1 Arabic
Meaning unknown.

Sanada Japanese
From Japanese 真 (sana) meaning "real, genuine" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sancho Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Sancho.

Sano Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Santana Spanish, Portuguese
From any of the numerous places named after Saint Anna. A famous bearer is the Mexican-American musician Carlos Santana (1947-).

Santiago Spanish, Portuguese
From various Spanish and Portuguese places called Santiago.

Santos Portuguese, Spanish
Means "saint" in Portuguese and Spanish, ultimately from Latin sanctus. This was a nickname for a pious person.

Saqqaf Arabic
From Arabic سقف (saqaf) meaning "roof".

Sasaki Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" (repeated, indicated by the iteration mark 々) and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Sato Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐藤 (see Satō).

Satō Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The final character might indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan. This is the most common surname in Japan.

Satou Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐藤 (see Satō).

Seki Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass".

Serafim Portuguese
Derived from the Latin given name Seraphinus.

Serizawa Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (seri) meaning "celery" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Serra Italian, Portuguese, Catalan
Italian, Portuguese and Catalan cognate of Sierra.

Sharipov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sharif".

Sharipova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sharipov.

Shen Chinese
From Chinese 申 (shēn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty.

Shibuya Japanese
From Japanese 渋 (shibu) meaning "astringent, rough" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Shimada Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shimamura Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Shimizu Japanese
From Japanese 清 (shi) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Shin Korean
Korean form of Shen, from Sino-Korean 申 (sin).

Shinkawa Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Shinoda Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shinohara Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Shinozaki Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Shirai Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Shiraishi Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Shirakawa Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Shiratori Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird".

Silva Portuguese, Spanish
From Spanish or Portuguese silva meaning "forest". This is the most common surname in Portugal and Brazil.

Silveira Portuguese
Means "forests" in Portuguese.

Simões Portuguese
Means "son of Simão" in Portuguese.

Soares Portuguese
Means "son of Suero".

Sodiqov m Uzbek
Means "son of Sodiq".

Sodiqova f Uzbek
Feminine form of Sodiqov.