All Submitted Surnames

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Rushdie Kashmiri (Rare)
Derived from Arabic رَشَدَ (rašada) meaning "to go the right way, to follow the right course" or "to be well guided" (related to the given names Rashad and Rashid)... [more]
Rushe English, Irish
Variant of Rush
Rushen English
Originally denoted a person who lived near a marsh, noted for its rushes (see Rush). A famous bearer of this surname is the American singer Patrice Rushen (b. 1954).
Rusher German (Americanized)
Americanized version of the German surname Rüscher or Roshcer. Either a topographic name for someone who lived among rushes or an occupational name for someone who created things out of rushes.
Russ Popular Culture
Derived from Kievan Rus, an ancient state that existed in modern-day Russia. It is born by Leman Russ, Primarch of the Space Wolves from Warhammer 40,000.
Russi Italian
Variant of Rossi.
Russkikh Russian
Means "Russian" in Russian, probably used as a nickname for a person who lived in a village where the majority of residents were non-Russian.
Rust English, Scottish
A nickname to someone with reddish hair or a ruddy complexion.
Rustemov Kazakh
Means "son of Rustem".
Rustemović Bosnian
Means "son of Rustem".
Rusu Romanian, Moldovan
From Romanian rus meaning "Russian".
Ruth English, German (Swiss)
English: from Middle English reuthe ‘pity’ (a derivative of rewen to pity, Old English hreowan) nickname for a charitable person or for a pitiable one. Not related to the given name in this case.... [more]
Ruthven English, Scottish
From the name of a barony in Perthshire, Scotland, which comes from Scottish Gaelic Ruadhainn "Dun uplands".
Rutigliano Italian
From the name of a town located in Bari Province of Apulia, Italy.
Rutledge English, Scottish
Origin unknown
Rutman Jewish, German
1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rothman. ... [more]
Rutmann German
German: see Rutman.
Rutt English, German
English: variant of Root.... [more]
Rutter English
Either (i) "player of the rote (a medieval stringed instrument played by plucking)"; or (ii) from a medieval nickname for a dishonest or untrustworthy person (from Old French routier "robber, mugger")... [more]
Ruuge Estonian
Ruuge is an Estonian surname meaning "pale brown" or "dark blonde" or "sorrel" colored.
Ruus Estonian
Ruus is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kruus" meaning "mug", "shingle" and "ballast". Possibly derived from "rüüs" meaning "frilled".
Rüüt Estonian
Rüüt is an Estonian surname meaning "golden plover" (Pluvialis apricaria).
Ruut Estonian
Ruut is an Estonian surname meaning "square".
Rüütel Estonian
From the Estonian word rüütel, meaning "knight".
Ruutikainen Finnish
A rare Finnish surname combining the word for gunpowder, "ruuti", and the common surname ending -nen. The 2017 Finnish population register indicates there are 106 Ruutikainens alive in Finland, and some sites estimate there are another ten abroad... [more]
Rüütli Estonian
Rüütli is an Estonian surname, meaning "chivalric".
Ruutopõld Estonian
Ruutopõld is an Estonian surname derived from "ruut (square)" and "põld" ("field").
Ruutsoo Estonian
Ruutsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "square swamp".
Ruutu Estonian
Ruutu is an Estonian surname meaning "diamond".
Ruvolo Italian
From Sicilian ruvolo "sessile oak".
Ružek Czech
It means "rose". Derived from name Ružena.
Ružić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from ruža meaning ''rose''.
Ruzicki Polish
Ruzicki was first found in Polesie, inhabited by Ruthenians, called Polesians, of Ukrainian descent. One of the principal names of the area was the royal Clan of Poraj, of which the family name Ruzycki is a branch.
Ryall English
From any of several places in England named from Old English ryge "rye" + hyll "hill".
Ryals English
English occupational surname.
Ryang Korean
North Korean form of Yang.
Rybacki Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Rybaki, derived from Polish ryba meaning "fish".
Rybak Polish, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Jewish
Means "fisherman" in some Slavic languages. Derived from the word ryba "fish". A famous bearer is Byelarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak (b. 1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009.
Rybakov Russian
Means "son of the fisher" from Russian рыбак (rybak) meaning "fisherman".
Rybalka Ukrainian
Ukrainian surname meaning "fisherman". Derived from ryba "fish".
Rybalkin Russian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Rybalko Russian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Rybarczyk Polish (Modern)
A derivative of polish word 'Rybak' (fisherman)
Rybinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called 'Rybno'.
Rybkin Russian
From rybka, meaning "little fish".
Rybolovlev Russian
Russian occupational surname of "Fisher"
Rybski Polish
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Rybskyi Ukrainian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Rycroft English
Derived from Rycroft, in the parish of Birstall, Yorkshire
Rydberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and berg "mountain". Notable bearers are author and poet Viktor Rydberg (1828-1895) and physicist Johannes Rydberg (1854-1919).
Rydell Swedish
Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and the common surname suffix -ell.
Rydell English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Riddell.
Rydén Swedish
Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and the common surname suffix -én.
Rydinger Swedish (Rare)
Either a combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and the common surname suffix -ing "belonging to, coming from" (compare Norling), a variant of Ryding, or a Swedish form of German Rüdinger.
Ryen Norwegian
Habitational name from any of more than ten farmsteads, originally named with Old Norse rugr ‘rye’ + vin ‘meadow’.
Ryerson English (American)
Americanized spelling of Swedish Reierson or of any of its cognates, for example Dutch Ryerse, Ryersen or Norwegian and Danish Reiersen.
Ryharovič Belarusian
Means "son of Ryhor".
Ryle English
Habitational name from Royle in Lancashire (see Royle).
Rylo English
Variant of the surname Rilo.
Rymer English
Occupational name for a poet.
Ryne German (Swiss)
Respelling of Swiss German Rhyn, a topographic name for someone living on the Rhine river, Middle High German Rin.
Rynearson German, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Rhine River.
Ryś Polish
Means "Lynx" in Polish.
Ryšavý Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak last name meaning "red-haired".
Ryser English
Variant of Reiser based on the English word riser.
Ryslink Czech (Rare)
Czech spelling or interpretation of an Irish (I think) name. First introduced in 1620 at the beginning of the 30 Years War at White Mountain near Prague, CZ when an Irish (I think) soldier fathered a Czech son... [more]
Ryuen Japanese (Rare)
龍 (Ryuu) means "Dragon" and 円 (En) means "Circle, Round". En also can also mean "Garden" in this surname. ... [more]
Ryūjin Japanese
It means "Dragon God" or "Dragon King". Using the kanjis 龍 (ryuu, ryou, tatsu) meaning "dragon", and 神 (kami, jin or shin) meaning "god". It can be read as Tatsugami as well.
Ryumine Japanese
竜/龍 (Ryu) means "Dragon, Imperial" and 嶺,峰,峯 (Mine) means "Peak, Summit, Mountaintop".
Ryusaki Japanese
Ryu means "dragon" or "imperial" and Saki means "peninsula".
Ryuuen Japanese
Most common transcription of Ryuen, meaning "dragon garden".
Ryūzaki Japanese
From Japanese 竜, 龍 (ryū) meaning "dragon" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula". One bearer of this surname was actor Katsu Ryūzaki (竜崎 勝, 1940–1984), born Fumiaki Takashima (高島 史旭).
Ryzhkov Russian
From ryzhko, meaning "red".
Rzasa Polish
Topographic name for someone who lived near a pond where duckweed grew, from Polish rzasa ‘duckweed’.
Rzayev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rza".
Rzazadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rezazadeh.
Rzepka Polish
from rzepka, diminutive of rzepa ‘turnip’, either a nickname or a metonymic occupational name for a peasant who grew root vegetables.
Rzewuski Polish
It indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Rzewuszki.
Rzonca Polish
Nickname from Polish dialect rzonca, standard Polish rzodca ‘land steward’.
Rzucidlo Polish
Nickname for an eager or ebullient person from a derivative of rzucic ‘to throw’, ‘to throw oneself at someone’.
Rzymski Polish
Derived from a place named ryzm "Rome". Denoting for someone from Rome.
Sa Korean
There are three Chinese characters associated with this surname. Two of these are extremely rare and are not treated here. The remaining Sa surname is also quite unusual. There are two distinct clans, one of Kyŏngsang South Province’s Kŏch’ang County and the other originating with a refugee from Ming China who came to Korea near the end of the Koryŏ period (ad 918–1392).
Sá Portuguese, Galician
Variant spelling of Saa, a habitational name from any of the numerous places named Saa, mainly in northern Portugal and Galicia.
Saa Portuguese, Galician
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Saa, mainly in northern Portugal and Galicia.
Saad Arabic
From the given name Sa'd.
Saadaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "relating to Sa'd" in Arabic (chiefly Maghrebi).
Saadat Persian
Means "happiness" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic سعادة (sa'adah).
Saadatmand Persian
Means "happy, auspicious, blissful" in Persian.
Saadiq Pakistani
Rare variant of Sadiq.
Saadoune Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "help", "luck" and "support".
Saag Estonian
Saag is an Estonian surname meaning "saw".
Saagpakk Estonian
Saagpakk is an Estonian surname meaning "saw log".
Saal Estonian
Saal is an Estonian surname meaning "hall".
Saarejõe Estonian
Saarejõe is an Estonian surname meaning "island river".
Saareke Estonian
Saareke is an Estonian surname meaning "islet".
Saarela Estonian
Saarela is an Estonian surname meaning "island area".
Saaremaa Estonian
Derived from "Saaremaa" a city in Estonia.
Saaremäe Estonian
Saaremäe is an Estonian surname meaning "island hill/mountain".
Saarepera Estonian
Saarepera is an Estonian surname meaning "island folk".
Saarepuu Estonian
Saarepuu is an Estonian surname meaning "ash tree" (Fraxinus).
Saarestik Estonian
Saarestik is an Estonian surname meaning "archipelago".
Saarik Estonian
Saarik is an Estonian surname meaning "ash tree stand".
Saarkoppel Estonian
Saarkoppel is an Estonian surname meaning "island paddock".
Saarma Estonian
Saarma is an Estonian surname derived from "saarmas", meaning "otter".
Saarmaa Estonian
Saarmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "island land".
Saarniit Estonian
Saarniit is an Estonian surname meaning "island meadow".
Saaroja Estonian
Saaroja is an Estonian surname meaning "island stream".
Saarpuu Estonian
Saarpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "ash tree".
Saarsalu Estonian
Saarsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "island grove".
Saarsoo Estonian
Saarsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "island swamp".
Sääsk Estonian
Sääsk is an Estonian surname meaning "midge" and "gnat".
Saat Estonian
Saat is an Estonian surname derived from "saatja", meaning "sender", "addresser", "guard" and "porter".
Saavedra Spanish
Derived from the place-name Saavedra and therefore signifies "descendant or son of one from Saavedra". The place-name Saavedra is located in the north western province of Lugo in Galicia, Spain and is believed to be derived from the elements "Saa" meaning "Hall" and "Vedra" (feminine) meaning "Old".
Saba French, Occitan
Nickname from a variant of Occitan sabe meaning "tasty, flavorsome". Compare Sabourin.
Saba Arabic
From the given name Saba or Sabah.
Sabado Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish sábado meaning “Sabbath, Saturday”.
Sabagh Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صباغ (see Sabbagh).
Sabah Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Sabah.
Sabashvili Georgian
Means "son of Saba".
Sàbat Catalan
From a nickname or personal name bestowed on someone born on a Saturday, which was considered a good omen (Late Latin sabbatum, Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew shabat "Sabbath").
Sabat Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazi) ornamental name from German Sabbat "Sabbath".
Sabat French
Nickname for a noisy, rowdy person, from Middle French sab(b)at "noise", "racket".
Sabatier French
Meaning "cobbler, shoemaker".
Sabatini Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Sabatino.
Sabatino Italian
From the given name Sabatino.
Sabato Italian
From sabato "Saturday".
Sabba Russian (Anglicized)
From the given name Sabba.
Sabbagh Arabic
Means "dyer" in Arabic.
Saber Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Sabir.
Saberi Persian
From the given name Saber.
Sabino Italian
From the given name Sabino
Sabinov Bulgarian
Means “son of Sabin”
Sabir Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Sabir.
Sabit Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.
Sablan Spanish
Of Savoy.
Sablone Italian
From Latin sabulo "coarse sand, gravel".
Sabo Serbian, Croatian, Romanian
Variant form of Szabó.
Sabolić Croatian
Croatian form of Szabó.
Sabouri Persian
Derived from Persian صبور (sabour) meaning "patient, tolerant".
Sabourin French (Quebec), French (Huguenot)
Southern French surname, originally a nickname for a pleasant or amiable person, from a diminutive of sabor meaning "flavor, taste" (Old French saveur). The Huguenots brought this surname to England, and from there it may have been introduced to North America.
Sabri Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.
Sabry Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.
Saburov Russian
Russian-language surname
Sacasas Spanish
Have researched the surname Sacasas, and have narrowed the usage down to four countries the name has been used in. Spain, Cuba, the United States and Philippines. The uncommonality of the last name and the fact that three of those countries were at one point or another colonized by Spain has led me to theorize Spanish origin.
Sacayan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano sakayan meaning "boat, vessel".
Saccà Italian
From Arabic سقى (saqa) "to give water", a nickname for a water carrier.
Saccavino Italian
Possibly from French sac à vin "drunkard".
Saccente Italian
Nickname from medieval Italian saccente "wise".
Sacdalan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog sakdalan meaning "perfection, excellence, extremeness".
Sachan Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit सचान (sácāna) meaning "kind, friendly".
Sachdev Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit सत्य (satya) meaning "true, virtuous, good" and देव (devá) meaning "deity, god".
Sachdeva Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Variant transcription of Sachdev.
Sachse German
Variant of Sachs.
Sachtleben German
Nickname for someone perceived to lead a carefree, easy life, from Middle Low German sacht(e) meaning "soft" + leben meaning "life".
Sackdavong Lao
From Lao ສັກດາ (sackda) meaning "power, authority" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Sackhoff German
Occupational name for a farmer who cultivated land to grow plants, particularly crops, derived from Middle High German sack meaning "sack, end of a valley, area of cultivation" and hof meaning "farmstead, manor, farm"... [more]
Sackmann German
Occupational name from Middle High German sacman meaning "baggage servant", one who was in charge of transporting and looking after a knight’s baggage and supplies on campaign.
Saclolo Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog saklolo meaning "help, aid".
Saco Italian
There are several possible derivations for the Saco surname: the Saco name evolved from an old Tuscan personal name, Saccus; it came from the word "sacco" meaning "a sack," and was an occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags; it was a habitational name taken on from the place named Sacco in Salerno province.
Sacramento Spanish, Portuguese
Meaning "sacrament" in Spanish and Portuguese.
Sadangi Indian
Sadhangi :- Who knows the six Angas(parts)... [more]
Sadat German (Rare)
The last name Sadat means "master" and "gentleman," and is originally a religious last name which was popular in the west, more precisely in Germany.
Saddam Arabic
Derived from the given name Saddam.
Säde Estonian
Säde is an Estonian surname (and feminine given name) meaning "spark".
Sadeghi Persian
From the given name Sadegh.
Sadeghian Persian
From the given name Sadegh.
Sadeghpour Persian
Means "son of Sadegh" in Persian.
Sadeghzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Sadegh" in Persian.
Sadek Arabic
From the given name Sadiq.
Sadeq Arabic
Gulf Arabic
Sadeq Arabic
Derived from the given name Sadiq.
Sadi Arabic
Derived from the given name Sa'di.
Sadik Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sadiq.
Sadikaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Sadik" in Albanian.
Sadiković Bosnian
Means "son of Sadik".
Sadile English
1 English (mostly Lancashire): probably a variant of Sale .... [more]
Sadiq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sadiq.
Sadıqov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sadıq".
Sadiraj Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Sadozai Pashto, Balochi
Means "son of Sado" in Pashto. The Sadozai are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the Popalzai mainly inhabiting Pakistan as well as a Baloch tribe living by the Gulf of Oman in Iran... [more]
Sadulaev Chechen
From the Arabic given name Saʼdulla meaning “happiness of Allah” from سَعِدَ (saʿida) “to be happy, to be lucky” combined with Allah.
Sadykov Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar
Means "son of Sadyk".
Saechao Thai
Form of Zhao used by Chinese Thais.
Saechueng Thai
Form of Zhuang used by Chinese Thais.
Saeed Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Sa'id.
Saeedi Persian, Urdu
From the given name Saeed.
Saehak Thai
From the Chinese surname Hao.
Saeidzadeh Persian
From the given name Saeid combined with the Persian suffix -زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring".
Saejung Thai
From the Chinese surname Zhang.
Saekhu Thai
From the Chinese surname Qiu.
Saeki Japanese
This surname is used as 佐伯, 三枝木 or 佐柄木 with 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 伯 (haku, eki) meaning "chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 柄 (hei, gara, e, tsuka) meaning "design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Saelau Thai
Form of Liu used by Chinese Thais (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Saelee Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeli.
Saeli Thai
Form of Li 1 used by Chinese Thais.
Saeliew Thai
Alternate transcription of Saelau (based on the Hakka romanization of the name).
Saelim Thai
Form of Lin used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).
Saelin Thai
From the Chinese surname Lin.
Saeng Thai
Form of Wu used by Chinese Thais (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Saengarun Thai
Means "dawn, aurora" in Thai.
Saengchan Thai
Means "moonlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon".
Saenger German, Jewish
Occupational name for a chorister or a nickname for someone who liked singing, from Middle High German senger, German Sänger meaning "singer".
Saengkaeo Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond".
Saengkaew Thai
Alternate transcription of Saengkaeo.
Saengmai Thai (Rare)
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ไม้ (mai) meaning "wood, tree".
Saengsawang Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สว่าง (sawang) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant".
Saengsuwan Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".
Saengthong Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Saëns French
From the given name Saëns
Sáenz Spanish
Patronymic from an unidentified personal name, possibly from Sancho.
Saetae Thai
Form of Zheng used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).
Saetan Thai
Form of Chen used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).
Saetang Thai
Form of Tang used by Chinese Thais. This is one of the most common surnames in Thailand.
Sæther Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse sætr "farm" or setr "seat, residence, mountain pastures".
Saetiao Thai
Form of Zhang used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).
Saetta Italian
Means "lightning" in Italian.
Saeueng Thai
Form of Huang used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hakka romanization of the name).
Sævarsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sævar" in Icelandic.
Sævarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sævar" in Icelandic.
Saeyang Thai
Form of Yang used by Chinese Thais.
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