Surnames from Given Names

Robinson English
Means "son of Robin".

Robson English
Means "son of Rob".

Rocchi Italian
Derived from the given name Rocco.

Rocco Italian
Derived from the given name Rocco.

Roderick English
Derived from the given name Roderick.

Rodgers English
Derived from the given name Rodger.

Rodrigo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Rodrigo.

Rodrigues Portuguese
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Portuguese.

Rodríguez Spanish
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Rodriguez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Rodríguez.

Rodriquez Spanish
Variant of Rodríguez.

Roger French
From the given name Roger.

Rogers English
Derived from the given name Roger.

Rogerson English
Means "son of Roger".

Roldán Spanish
Derived from the given name Roldán.

Rolland French
From the given name Roland.

Rollins English
From a diminutive of the given name Roland.

Rolvsson Norwegian
Means "son of Rolf".

Romà Catalan
Catalan form of Romano 1 or Romano 2.

Román Spanish
From the given name Román.

Roman Romanian, Polish, Ukrainian
From the given name Roman.

Romano 1 Italian
Derived from the given name Romano.

Romanov m Russian
Means "son of Roman". This was the surname of the last dynasty of Russian tsars.

Romanova f Russian
Feminine form of Romanov.

Romão Portuguese
Portuguese form of Romano 1 or Romano 2.

Romeijn Dutch
Derived from the given name Romein.

Romeijnsen Dutch
Means "son of Romein" in Dutch.

Romijn Dutch
Derived from the given name Romein.

Romijnsen Dutch
Means "son of Romein" in Dutch.

Rose 2 English
Derived from the feminine given name Rose.

Rostami Persian
Derived from the given name Rostam.

Rowan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin.

Rowe 2 English
From the medieval name Row, which is either a variant of Roul or short form of Roland.

Rowland English
Derived from the given name Roland.

Royce English
Originally derived from the medieval given name Royse, a variant of Rose.

Royle English
Originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill" from Old English ryge "rye" and hyll "hill".

Rózsa Hungarian
From the feminine given name Rózsa.

Ruane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin.

Ruf German
From the given name Rolf.

Ruff German, English
From the given name Rolf.

Ruggeri Italian
Derived from the given name Ruggero.

Ruggiero Italian
From the given name Ruggiero.

Ruggles English
From a medieval diminutive of the given name Roger.

Ruiz Spanish
Means "son of Ruy" in Spanish.

Ruskin 2 English
From a diminutive of the feminine given name Rose.

Rutgers Dutch
Derived from the given name Rutger.

Rutten Dutch
Derived from the given name Rutger.

Ruzsa Hungarian
Dialectical variant of Rózsa.

Ruzzier Italian
From a dialectal variant of Ruggiero. It is typical of northeastern Italy, the area around Trieste.

Ryan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Riain, or else a simplified form of Mulryan.

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.

Sáez Spanish
Variant of Sánchez.

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

Saidova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Saidov.

Salamon Hungarian, Polish
Derived from the given name Salamon or Salomon.

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.

Salmon English, French
Derived from the given name Solomon.

Salomon French, German, Jewish
Derived from the given name Salomon or Salomo.

Salvador Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Salvador.

Salvi Italian
From the given name Salvo or Salvio.

Sampson English
Derived from a medieval form of the given name Samson.

Sams English
Derived from the given name Samuel.

Samsa Hungarian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Sámuel.

Samson English, French
Derived from the given name Samson.

Samuel English, Welsh, French, Jewish
Derived from the given name Samuel.

Samuels English
Derived from the given name Samuel.

Samuelson English
Means "son of Samuel".

Samuelsson Swedish
Means "son of Samuel".

Sánchez Spanish
Means "son of Sancho".

Sanchez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Sánchez.

Sancho Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Sancho.

Sander German, Danish
Derived from the given name Alexander.

Sanders English
Patronymic of the given name Sander, a medieval form of Alexander.

Sanderson English
Means "son of Alexander".

Sándor Hungarian
Derived from the given name Sándor.

Sandu Romanian
From the given name Sandu.

Sansone Italian
Derived from the given name Sansone.

Sanz Spanish
From the given name Sancho.

Sargsyan Armenian
Means "son of Sargis" in Armenian.

Sarkisian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).

Sarkissian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).

Sarkisyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).

Saunders English, Scottish
Variant of Sanders.

Schwenke 2 German
From a given name, a Low German diminutive of Swanhild.

Scotti Italian
From the medieval given name Francescotto, a diminutive of Francesco.

Seaver English
From the unattested Old English given name Sæfaru, derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea, ocean" and faru "journey".

Sebastiani Italian
From the given name Sebastiano.

Seeger German
From the given name Sieghard.

Seegers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Seelen Dutch
Variant of Ceelen.

Segers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Seghers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Seidel German
From a diminutive of the given name Siegfried.

Serafim Portuguese
Derived from the Latin given name Seraphinus.

Serafin Polish, Italian
Derived from the given name Serafin or Serafino.

Serafini Italian
Derived from the given name Serafino.

Sergeev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Сергеев (see Sergeyev).

Sergeeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Сергеева (see Sergeyeva).

Sergeyev m Russian
Means "son of Sergey".

Sergeyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Sergeyev.

Severijns Dutch
Derived from the Latin given name Severinus.

Séverin French
Derived from the given name Séverin.

Severins Dutch
Derived from the Latin given name Severinus.

Sevriens Dutch
Derived from the Latin given name Severinus.

Seward 1 English
Derived from the given name Sigeweard.

Seward 3 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Suaird.

Shannon Irish
From Irish Ó Seanáin meaning "descendant of Seanán".

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

Sharipova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sharipov.

Shaughnessy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Seachnasaigh.

Shaw 2 Scottish
From a given name or byname that was derived from Gaelic sitheach meaning "wolf" (Old Irish sídach).

Shea Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Séaghdha.

Sheach Scottish
Variant of Shaw 2.

Sheedy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Síoda.

Sheehy Irish
Variant of McSheehy.

Sheenan Irish
Variant of Shannon.

Sheridan Irish
From the Irish name Ó Sirideáin meaning "descendant of Sirideán". The given name Sirideán possibly means "searcher".

Shine 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Seighin.

Siebert German
Derived from the given name Siegbert.

Siegel 2 German
Derived from the diminutive of Old German given names beginning with the element sigu meaning "victory".

Sieger German
From the given name Sieghard.

Siegert German
Derived from the given name Sieghard.

Siekert German (Rare)
Derived from the given name Sieghard.

Siemon German
Variant of Simon.

Sienkiewicz Polish
Patronymic from the given name Sienko, an old diminutive of Szymon. This was the surname of the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916).

Sigurdsson Icelandic, Swedish
Means "son of Sigurður".

Sigurðsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sigurður".

Silje Norwegian
Derived from the given name Silje.

Silvestri Italian
Derived from the given name Silvester.

Šimek m Czech
Derived from the name Šimek, a diminutive of Šimon.

Simen English (Rare)
From the given name Simon 1.

Simeonov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Simeon".

Simeonova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Simeonov.

Šimić Croatian
Means "son of Šime".

Šimko m Slovak
From a diminutive of the given name Šimon.

Šimková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Šimek or Šimko.

Simmon German
From the given name Simon 1.

Simmons English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Simms English
Derived from the medieval given name Sim, a short form of Simon 1.

Simões Portuguese
Means "son of Simão" in Portuguese.

Šimon m Slovak, Czech
Derived from the given name Šimon.

Simón Spanish
From the given name Simón.

Simon English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Simoneit German
From the given name Simon 1.

Šimonienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Šimonis. This form is used by married women.

Šimonis m Lithuanian
Means "son of Simonas".

Simonis Dutch
Means "son of Simon 1".

Šimonová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Šimon.

Simons English, German
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Simonsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonson English
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonsson Swedish
Swedish form of Simonson.

Šimonytė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Šimonis. This form is used by unmarried women.

Simpkin English
From a diminutive of the given name Simon 1.

Simpson English
Means "son of Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon 1. This is the name of a fictional American family on the animated television series The Simpsons, starting 1989.

Sims English
Variant of Simms.

Šimunović Croatian
Means "son of Šimun".

Sinagra 2 Italian
Derived from the given name Senagora, an Italian form of Xenagoras.

Sitz 1 German
Derived from a given name beginning with the Old High German element sigu meaning "victory".

Slavkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavko".

Slavkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Slavkov.

Sloan Irish
From Irish Ó Sluaghadháin meaning "descendant of Sluaghadhán".

Sloane Irish
Variant of Sloan.

Smagulov m Kazakh
Means "son of Smagul".

Smagulova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Smagulov.

Soares Portuguese
Means "son of Suero".

Sodiqov m Uzbek
Means "son of Sodiq".

Sodiqova f Uzbek
Feminine form of Sodiqov.

Solomon English, Romanian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Solomon.

Sörensen Swedish
Swedish form of Sørensen.

Sørensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Søren".

Sorenson Danish (Anglicized), Swedish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Sørensen or Sörensson.

Sörensson Swedish
Swedish form of Sørensen.

Sowards English, Irish
Possibly a variant of Seward 1 or Seward 3.

Spirou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σπύρου (see Spyrou).

Spyrou Greek
Means "son of Spyros".

Stabile Italian
From the medieval Italian given name Stabile meaning "stable, firm".

Stacey English
Variant of Stacy.

Stacy English
Derived from Stace, a medieval form of Eustace.

Stan Romanian
Derived from the given name Stan 2.

Staněk m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Stanislav.

Stanek Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Stanisław.

Stanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stane", Stane being a diminutive of Stanislav.

Staneva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stanev.

Stankevičienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Stankevičius. This form is used by married women.

Stankevičius m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Stankiewicz.

Stankevičiūtė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Stankevičius. This form is used by unmarried women.

Stankić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stanko".

Stankiewicz Polish
From a diminutive of Stanisław.

Staňková f Czech
Feminine form of Staněk.

Stanković Serbian
Means "son of Stanko".

Stasiuk Ukrainian, Polish
From a diminutive of the given name Stanislav.

Stavrou Greek
From the given name Stavros.

Steensen Danish
Means "son of Steen".

Stefanidi f Greek
Feminine form of Stefanidis.

Stefanidis m Greek
Means "son of Stefanos" in Greek.

Stefanidou f Greek
Feminine form of Stefanidis.

Stefanov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefanova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Stefanov.

Stefanović Serbian
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefansen Danish
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefánsson Icelandic
Means "son of Stefán".

Stefansson Swedish
Means "son of Stefan".

Steffen Low German, English
Derived from the given name Stephen.

Steffensen Danish
Means "son of Steffen".

Steinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Steinn".

Štěpánek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Štěpán.

Štěpánková f Czech
Feminine form of Štěpánek.

Stepanov m Russian
Means "son of Stepan".

Stepanova f Russian
Feminine form of Stepanov.

Stephanidi f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδη (see Stefanidi).

Stephanidis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδης (see Stefanidis).

Stephanidou f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδου (see Stefanidou).

Stephens English
Derived from the given name Stephen.

Stephenson English
Means "son of Stephen".

Stevens English
Variant of Stephens.

Stevenson English
Variant of Stephenson.

Stidolph English
From the Old English given name Stithulf.

Stigsson Swedish
Means "son of Stig".

Stjepanić Croatian
Means "son of Stjepan".

Stojanov m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanov.

Stojanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanovski.

Stojanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stoyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stoyan".

Stoyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyanov.

Suárez Spanish
Means "son of Suero".

Suero Spanish
Derived from the given name Suero.

Sulaymanov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sulayman".

Sulaymanova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Sulaymanov.

Suleimenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Suleimen".

Suleimenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Suleimenov.

Sullivan Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Súileabháin meaning "descendant of Súileabhán". The name Súileabhán means "dark eye".

Sultanov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sultan".

Sultanova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Sultanov.

Sultonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sulton".

Sultonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sultonov.

Svendsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Svend".

Svensen Norwegian
Means "son of Sven".

Svenson Swedish
Variant of Svensson.

Svensson Swedish
Means "son of Sven".

Swanson English
Patronymic form of Middle English swein meaning "servant" (of Old Norse origin). This word was also used as a byname, and this surname could be a patronymic form of that.

Sweeney Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Suibhne.

Sydykov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sydyk".

Sydykova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Sydykov.

Symonds English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Symons English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Szczepańska f Polish
Feminine form of Szczepański.

Szczepański m Polish
Derived from the given name Szczepan.

Szymańska f Polish
Feminine form of Szymański.

Szymański m Polish
From the given name Szymon.

Tadić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Tadija".

Tahirović Bosnian
Means "son of Tahir".

Talbot English
Of Norman origin, possibly derived from an unattested Germanic given name composed of the elements dala "to destroy" and bod "message".

Tamaro Italian
Possibly from the Old German given name Thietmar. It is typical of the area around Trieste in northern Italy.

Tamás Hungarian
Derived from the given name Tamás.

Tanzi Italian
From a short form of the given name Costanzo.

Tate English
Derived from the Old English given name Tata.

Tawfeek Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq).

Tawfiq Arabic
From the given name Tawfiq.

Teagan Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tadhgáin meaning "descendant of Tadhgán".

Teague 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Taidhg meaning "descendant of Tadhg".

Teahan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Téacháin meaning "descendant of Téachán". The given name Téachán possibly means "fugitive".

Temitope Yoruba
From the given name Temitope.

Tennison English
Means "son of Denis".

Tennyson English
Means "son of Denis".

Teodoro Portuguese
Derived from the given name Teodoro.

Terry English
Derived from the medieval name Thierry, a Norman French form of Theodoric.

Terzi 1 Italian
From the given name Terzo, or a name for a third child.

Teunissen Dutch
Means "son of Teunis".

Thälmann German
From the given name Thilo. It was borne by the German communist party leader Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944).

Theodorou Greek
Means "son of Theodoros".

Theunissen Dutch
Means "son of Theunis".

Thibault French
Derived from the given name Thibault.

Thomas English, Welsh, French, German
Derived from the given name Thomas.

Thomassen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Thomas".

Thompkins English
From a diminutive of the given name Thomas.

Thompsett English
From a diminutive of the given name Thomas.

Thompson English
Means "son of Thomas".

Thomson English
Variant of Thompson.

Thorburn English, Scottish
Derived from the Old Norse given name Þórbjǫrn.

Þórirsson Icelandic
Means "son of Þórir".

Thorsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Thor".

Thurstan English
Derived from the Old Norse name Þórsteinn.

Tiedeman Low German
Variant of Tiedemann.

Tiedemann Low German
Derived from the given name Tiedemann.

Tierney Irish
From Irish Ó Tíghearnaigh meaning "descendant of Tighearnach".

Tighe Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Taidhg.

Tillens Flemish
From the old Dutch name Tiel, a medieval diminutive of Dietrich.

Tobias English, German, Jewish
From the given name Tobias.

Tobin English
From a diminutive of the given name Tobias.

Todaro Italian
From a regional form of a given name Todaro, a variant of Teodoro. It is quite common in Sicily.