SÜß GermanFrom Old High German
suozi meaning
"sweet".
SUTHERLAND ScottishRegional name for a person who came from the former county by this name in Scotland. It is derived from Old Norse
suðr "south" and
land "land", because it was south of the Norse colony of Orkney.
SUTTON EnglishFrom various English place names meaning
"south town".
SUZUKI JapaneseFrom Japanese
鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" and
木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood". This is the second most common surname in Japan.
SVOBODA CzechMeans
"freedom" in Czech. This was a medieval name for a freeman, someone who was not a serf.
SWALLOW EnglishFrom Old English
swealwe meaning
"swallow (bird)", a nickname for someone who resembled or acted like a swallow.
SWANSON EnglishPatronymic 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.
SWEET EnglishFrom a nickname meaning
"sweet, pleasant", from Old English
swete.
SWIFT EnglishNickname for a quick person, from Old English
swift.
SWINDLEHURST EnglishFrom the place name
Swinglehurst in the Forest of Bowland in central Lancashire, derived from Old English
swin "swine, pig",
hyll "hill" and
hyrst "wood, grove".
SZÁNTÓ HungarianOccupational name for a ploughman or tiller, derived from Hungarian
szánt meaning "to plow".
SZARKA HungarianFrom Hungarian
szarka meaning
"magpie", often used as a euphemistic term for a thief.
SZÉKELY HungarianDenoted a person of Székely ancestry. The Székelys are a population of Hungarians who live in central Romania.
SZEKERES HungarianOccupational name for a cartman, derived from Hungarian
szekér meaning "cart, wagon".
SZILÁGYI HungarianDenoted one from the region of Szilágy in Hungary, derived from Hungarian
szil meaning "elm" and
ágy meaning "bed".
SZWEDA PolishDerived from Polish
Szwed meaning
"Swede, person from Sweden".