Surnames from Given Names

Reynolds English
Derived from the given name Reynold.

Rhydderch Welsh
From the given name Rhydderch.

Rice Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.

Richard English, French, German, Dutch
From the given name Richard.

Richards English
Derived from the given name Richard.

Richardson English
Means "son of Richard".

Rickard English
From the given name Richard.

Righi Italian
From the given name Arrigo.

Rijnders Dutch, Frisian
Variant of Reinders.

Riley 2 Irish
Variant of Reilly.

Rinaldi Italian
Derived from the given name Rinaldo.

Rinne 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Rinn.

Riordan Irish
From Irish Ó Ríoghbhárdáin meaning "descendant of Rígbarddán".

Ritchie Scottish
From a Scottish diminutive of the given name Richard.

Robbins English
Derived from the given name Robin.

Robert French, English
From the given name Robert.

Roberts English
Means "son of Robert".

Robertsen Danish
Means "son of Robert".

Robertson English
Means "son of Robert".

Róbertsson Icelandic
Means "son of Robert".

Robertsson Swedish
Means "son of Robert".

Robin French
From the given name Robin.

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

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 Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sadıq".

Sáez Spanish
Variant of Sánchez.

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.

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".

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

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

Simeonov Bulgarian
Means "son of Simeon".

Šimić Croatian
Means "son of Šime".

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 Czech, Slovak
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.

Šimonis Lithuanian
Means "son of Simonas".

Simonis Dutch
Means "son of Simon 1".

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.

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 Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavko".

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

Sloane Irish
Variant of Sloan.

Soares Portuguese
Means "son of Suero".

Sodiqov Uzbek
Means "son of Sodiq".

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.

Spiros Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σπύρος (see Spyros).

Spyros Greek
From the given name 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.

Stanek 1 Polish
Derived from Stanek, a diminutive of the name Stanisław.

Stanek 2 Czech
Derived from Stanek, a diminutive of the name Stanislav.

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

Stankevičius Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Stankiewicz.

Stankić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stanko".

Stankiewicz Polish
From a diminutive of Stanisław.

Stanković Serbian
Means "son of Stanko".

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

Stavros Greek
From the given name Stavros.

Steensen Danish
Means "son of Steen".

Stefanidis Greek
Means "son of Stefanos" in Greek.

Stefanov Bulgarian
Means "son of Stefan".

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 Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Štěpán.

Stepanov Russian
Means "son of Stepan".

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

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 Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanovski Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stoyanov Bulgarian
Means "son of Stoyan".

Suárez Spanish
Means "son of Suero".

Suero Spanish
Derived from the given name Suero.

Sulaymanov Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sulayman".

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

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

Sultonov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sulton".

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.

Symonds English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Symons English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Szczepański Polish
Derived from the given name Szczepan.

Szymański 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 Western African, 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).

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.

Todorov Bulgarian
Means "son of Todor".

Tolbert English
Possibly from a Germanic given name of unknown meaning. The second element of the name is derived from beraht meaning "bright, famous".

Toloni Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.

Toma Romanian
From the given name Toma 2.

Tomàs Catalan
Derived from the given name Tomàs.

Tómasson Icelandic
Means "son of Tómas".

Tomasson Swedish
Means "son of Tomas".

Tomčić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Toma 2.

Tomczak Polish
From a diminutive of the given name Tomasz.

Tomić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Tomov Bulgarian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Toole Irish
Variant of O'Toole.

Torosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թորոսյան (see Torosyan).

Torosyan Armenian
Means "son of Toros" in Armenian.

Tracey 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Treasaigh meaning "descendant of Treasach".

Tracy English, Irish
Variant of Tracey 1 or Tracey 2.

Trajkovski Macedonian
Means "son of Trajko".

Treacy Irish
Variant of Tracey 2.

Trifonov Bulgarian
Means "son of Trifon".

Troelsen Danish
Means "son of Troels".

Trudeau French (Quebec)
From a diminutive of the given name Thouroude, a medieval French form of the Norse name Torvald. This name has been borne by two Canadian prime ministers, Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919-2000) and his son Justin Trudeau (1971-).

Tschida German
Possibly derived from a Slavic given name of unknown meaning.