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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English, Dutch, Jewish (Sephardic)
Meaning & History
As an English (London) and Dutch surname, it comes from the feminine personal name Susanna, from Hebrew שושן (shushan) meaning "lily, lily of the valley".As a Jewish (Sephardic) surname it comes from the masculine personal name Susan, a derivative of Arabic and Persian susan "lily", ultimately from Hebrew שושן (see above).