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Salt EnglishOf Anglo-Saxon origin, from the town in Staffordshire.
Salter EnglishOccupational name for an extractor or seller of salt (a precious commodity in medieval times), from Middle English salt 'salt' + the agent suffix -er.
Salthouse EnglishSalthouse and other variants come from the place name in Northumberland.
Salumets EstonianSalumets is an Estonian surname meaning "grove/coppice forest", derived from the compounds "salu" (grove/coppice) and "mets" (forest).
Salupalu EstonianSalupalu is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow heathy woodland".
Salussolia Italian, PiedmonteseOriginally denoted a person from
Salussola, a comune (municipality) in the province of Biella in Piedmont, Italy.
Saluveer EstonianSaluveer is an Estonian surname meaning "grove embankment (berm)".
Salvacion Spanish (Philippines)Derived from Spanish
salvación meaning "salvation," referring to the saving of human beings from death and separation from God by Christ's death and resurrection.
Salvatierra SpanishSpanish: habitational name from any of the places called Salvatierra (literally ‘save land’ denoting a place of strategic importance).... [
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Salvatore ItalianDerived from the Italian masculine given name
Salvatore, which in turn was derived from the Italian noun
salvatore meaning "saviour, rescuer"... [
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Salzer GermanFor someone who worked with salt from Middle High German
salz "salt" (from Latin
sal).
Salzmann German, JewishOccupational name for a producer or seller of salt, from German
salz "salt" +
mann "man".
Sam KhmerMeans "excellent, beautiful" in Khmer.
Samaha ArabicDerived from Arabic سَمْح
(samḥ) meaning "magnanimous, generous".
Samaniego BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality in the comarca of Arabako Errioxa.
Samberg JewishHabitational name from any of several places named Samberg in Germany and Austria.
Samejima Japanese”鮫” (sa me) is meaning ”shark”(in ancient use, ”alligator” ) and ”島”(or ”嶋”) (shima in west Japan , jima in east Japan) is meaning "island" in Japan.... [
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Samet German, Jewish, YiddishGerman and Jewish (Ashkenazic) metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of velvet, from Yiddish
samet ‘velvet’ (German
Samt, ultimately from Greek hexamiton, a compound of
hex ‘six’ +
mitos ‘thread’).
Samma EstonianSamma is an Estonian surname derived from either "sammal" meaning "moss" or "sammas" meaning " column", "pillar" and "post".
Sammartino ItalianFrom Italian
san (apocopic form of
santo ("saint") +
Martino ("Martin").
Sammul EstonianSammul is an Estonian surname meaning "pace" and "step".
Samon Japanese (Rare)This surname combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [
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Samonte Filipino, TagalogMost likely a topographic name derived from the Tagalog prefix
sa- and Spanish
monte meaning "mountain".
Samoura FulaMauritanian Fula Surname, From the name {Sow}
Samper CatalanHabitational name from any of the places in Catalonia called Sant Pere, generally as the result of the dedication of a local church or shrine to St. Peter (Sant Pere).
Samporna Filipino, MaranaoMeans "main point" in Maranao, possibly from Sanskrit संपूर्ण
(sampūrṇ) meaning "complete, entire, whole".
Samrith KhmerMeans "refined, polished, clean, pure" in Khmer.
Samson FilipinoFrom Min Nan 三孫
(sam-sun) or 三孙
(sam-sun) meaning "third grandchild".
Samura JapaneseSa means "support, assist" and mura "village, hamlet" or "town".
Samways EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for a fool (from Middle English
samwis "foolish", literally "half-wise").
San TurkishMeans "reputation, fame, glory" in Turkish.
Sanbe JapaneseFrom Japanese 三
(san) meaning "three" and 部
(be) meaning "part, section".
Sancti Celtic (Latinized, Archaic)Sancti or Santi is a Italian surname in the north of Italy, Cisalpine Gaul or Galia Citerior also known as Galia Togata. It's a last name belonging to ancient Celtic tribes.
Sande NorwegianHabitational name from any of forty or more farmsteads so named, especially on the west coast, from the dative case of Old Norse sandr meaning "sand", "sandy plain", "beach".
Sandell EnglishOriginated from a name for someone who lived on a sand hill
Sandeman EnglishScottish surname of famous merchant family engaged in banking in Scotland and London and in the Port Wine trade in London. The same family were earlier the founders of an obscure Protestant sect the Sandemanians.
Sandén SwedishCombination of Swedish
sand "sand" and the common surname suffix
-én.
San Diego Spanish (Philippines)Habitational name from any of various places named San Diego, so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint Didacus (San Diego).
Sandler EnglishNorman origin. Habitational name from Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët in La Manche, which gets its name from the dedication of its church to St. Hilary, or alternatively from either of the places, in La Manche and Somme, called Saint-Lô... [
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Sandowski PolishHabitational name from places called Sedowice, Sedowo, Sedów, in Lublin, Bydgoszcz, Piotrków, and Sieradz voivodeships.
Sandvall SwedishCombination of Swedish
sand "sand" and
vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".
Sanfelippo ItalianItalian (mainly Sicily and southern Calabria): habitational name from any of several places so named for a local church or shrine dedicated to St. Philip, in particular San Filippo del Mela in Messina province.
Sanfilippo Italian, Sicilianhabitational name from any of several places called with reference to a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Philip specifically San Filippo del Mela in Messina province San Filippo near Reggio Calabria.
Sang EstonianSang is an Estonian surname meaning "handle" or "bail".
Sang ChineseFrom Chinese 桑
(sāng) referring either to the ancient city of Qiong Sang, which existed in what is now Shandong province, or the ancient state of Sang, which existed in what is now Henan province and was annexed by the state of Qin.
Sanghera SanskritThe Sanghera (संघेडा) clan are descended from Chauhan Rajputs and are found chiefly amongst the Jatt Sikh tribes of Northwestern India.
Sang-hyun KoreanSang-hyun is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Sangma GaroThe clan name of a folklore writer from Northeast India.
Sangthong ThaiFrom Thai สังข์
(sang) meaning "conch shell" and ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold".
Sangwin EnglishFrom Middle English
sanguine (blood) ,one of the four humours.
San José SpanishHabitational name from any of various places called San José, so named for a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph (San José).
Sanjou JapaneseFrom Japanese 三 (
san) meaning "three" and 條 or 条 (
jou) meaning "paragraph".
San Juan SpanishMeans "Saint John", derived from Spanish
santo "saint" combined with
Juan 1. This is a habitational name for a person from any of various places called San Juan, so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint John (San Juan).
Sanjurjo SpanishSpanish: Habitational Name From Any Of Numerous Places In Galicia (Spain) Named Sanjurjo For A Local Church Or Shrine Dedicated To Saint George
Sankey English, IrishHabitational name from a place in Lancashire, which derived from the name of an ancient British river, perhaps meaning "sacred, holy." ... [
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San Martín SpanishHabitational name from any of various places named San Martín, so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint Martin (San Martín).
San Miguel SpanishHabitational name from any of the numerous places so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to St. Michael (
San Miguel).
Sanocki PolishHistorically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair)... [
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Sanroman SpanishSan Roman refers to a family line of Spanish and Italian origin. The term San Roman in Spanish or Castilian refers to ' St. Roman ' and the name is a habitual name from any of the persons from the local church or shrines of Saint Roman.
Santaella SpanishIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality at the coordinates 37°34′03″N 4°50′48″W.
Santala FinnishFrom Finnish
santa meaning "(slightly wet) sand" and the place suffix
-la.
Santamaría SpanishMeans "Saint
Mary" in Spanish, used as a name for someone from any of various locations named after the Virgin Mary.
Santander SpanishFrom the toponymy, it is discussed whether Santander is a derivation of San Emeterio or San Andrés. Due to the proximity of the Basque country (Ander = Andrés) and the tenor of some ancient texts, it can be concluded that it refers to San Andrés... [
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Sante Old CelticIt is a surname of Northern Italy (Cisalpine Gaul). It means sacred or holy.
Santee EnglishA topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.
Santelices SpanishIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality of the municipality of Merindad de Valdeporres.
Santerre FrenchHabitational name from a place to the southeast of the Somme river, named with Latin
sana terra "healthy, wholesome land".
Santi Italian (Latinized, Archaic)Santi is a surname of Christian inspiration and it means
Son of Santo (Saint). It also has a second meaning in plural that is
Santos (Saints). Santi is a last name that comes from Piedmont (northern Italy)... [
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Santiprabhob ThaiFrom Thai สันติ (
santi) meaning "peace" and ประภพ (
praphop), a transcription of Sanskrit प्रभव (
prabhava) meaning "production; source; origin".
Santis Medieval Italian (Latinized, Archaic)It means holliness, hallowed, saintly, sainted, sanctity. It is a surname that corresponds with Italian Celts families (Italo-Celtic family groups), more precisely in Piemonte or Piedmont (north of Italy).
Sanx SpanishA variation of the surname
Saenz, derived from the popular medieval given name
Sancho. This given name was originally derived from the Latin name
Sanctius a derivative of the Latin word 'sanctus', meaning 'holy'... [
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Sanyal BengaliHabitational name from the village of Senlal (or Sen Lal) in present-day Bangladesh.
Sao KhmerUnexplained but a common surname in Cambodia.
Saotome JapaneseFrom Japanese 早乙女 (
saotome) meaning "Saotome", a former village in the former district of Shioya in the former Japanese province of Shimotsuke in present-day Tochigi, Japan. The name of the location itself is derived from Japanese 早乙女 (
saotome) meaning "a woman who plants rice in the fields"... [
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Sap Thai (Rare)From Thai ทรัพย์ (
sap) meaning "money; wealth; property; fortune".... [
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Sapperstein JewishOrnamental name, a compound of Hebrew sapir 'sapphire' + German Stein 'stone'.
Sappingfield American (Anglicized, Rare)From the German name "Sappenfeld," a small town in Bavaria, Germany. (Pop. 380.) The town itself is named after an early resident named "Sappo;" in English, the name means "Sappo's Field." The name "Sappo" may mean noble (unconfirmed)... [
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Sapru Kashmiri (Modern)Sapru people were a nomadic clan originally from Iran that moved across Asia and settled in Kashmir.