All Submitted Surnames

Sieg German

Siegfried German
From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements sigi "victory" and fridu "peace". The German surname has also occasionally been adopted by Ashkenazic Jews.

Siel African

Siemens German
Derived from the given name Siem.

Siemiątkowski Polish
It indicates familial origin within in either one of a cluster of Masovian villages.

Siencyn Welsh
Welsh form of Jenkins.

Sienko Polish
From the personal name Simon/Symon or Syzon

Siera Filipino

Sierpień Polish
Derived from Polish sierpień "August (month)".

Sies German, Dutch
From the ancient Germanic name Sigizo formed with the element sigi "victory" (from proto Germanic segiz).

Siesztrzewitowski Polish
A polish surname which is mostly used in Poland and polish area.

Siet Indonesian (Rare)

Sievänen Finnish
From Finnish sievä meaning “pretty, cute” and the suffix -nen.

Sieveking German

Sievert Low German, Dutch, Swedish
Derived from the given name Sievert. A Sievert (Sv) is a unit measuring the effect of ionizing radiation on the human body (called equivalent absorbed radiation dose)... [more]

Sievertsen German
Patronymic of Sievert.

Sievi Romansh
Derived from the given name Sievi.

Siewert German
Derived from the Frisian and Low German given name Sievert.

Sifakakis Greek

Sifford English (American, ?)

Sifounas Greek

Sifuentes Spanish (Latin American)

Sigel Jewish
Variant of Siegel 3.

Sigel Upper German
Upper German variant of Siegel 1.

Sigfridsson Swedish
Means "son of Sigfrid 1" in Swedish.

Sigil Turkish, Spanish (Latin American)

Sigmund American

Signey Filipino

Signore Italian
from the medieval personal name Signore (from Latin senior "senior elder" genitive senioris). from signore ‘lord’ hence a derisive nickname for a peasant who gave himself airs and graces or an occupational name for someone in the service of a great lord... [more]

Signorell Romansh

Sigrah Micronesian

Sigsawa Japanese (Anglicized)
The professional surname of Keiichi Shigusawa, an author.

Sigsworth English
Originally denoting someone from Sigsworth Moor in North Yorkshire, England.

Sigþórsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigþór" in Icelandic.

Sigþórsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sigþór" in Icelandic.

Sigüenza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

Sigumbang Indonesian, Minangkabau
Alternate transcription of Sikumbang.

Sigurdsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigurður" in Icelandic.

Sigurdson English (Canadian)
English form of Icelandic and Swedish surname Sigurdsson.

Sigurjónsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sigurjón".

Sigurnjak Croatian

Sigurðardóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigurður" in Icelandic. This surname is used as a patronymic. Its masculine counterpart is Sigurðsson.

Sigurðdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigurður" in Icelandic.

Sihala Batak

Sihawong Thai
From Thai สีหะ (siha) meaning "lion" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".

Sihombing Batak
From si, indicating location, and hombing.

Sihotang Batak

Siht Estonian
Siht is an Estonian surname meaning "goal", "aim" and "objective".

Siider Estonian
Siider is an Estonian surname meaning "cider".

Siig Estonian
Siig is an Estonian surname meaning "lavaret" or "whitefish" (Coregonus lavaretus).

Siigur Estonian
Siigur is an Estonian surname derived from "sigur" meaning "chicory".

Siil Estonian

Siim Estonian
Siim is an Estonian surname (and given name); from the masculine given name "Siim", a variant of "Simon".

Siimar Estonian
Siimar is an Estonian surname, possibly from a variant of the masculine given name "Siim".

Siimes Finnish

Siimets Estonian
Siimets is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Siim" (a masculine given name) and "mets" meaning "forest".

Siimpoeg Estonian
Siimpoeg is an Estonian surname meaning "Siim's son" ("Siim" is a maculine given name).

Siimsoo Estonian
Siimsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Siim's swamp" in Estonian. "Siim" is a masculine given name. However, it most likely derived from a corruption of the surname "Simson" that has been Estonianized.

Siingh Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Variant of Singh.

Siinmaa Estonian
Siinmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "here/herein land".

Siirus Estonian
Siirus is an Estonian surname meaning "candor" and "sincerity"; a cognate of the English language Cyrus and the French language Cyrille.

Šijačić Serbian

Sijarić Montenegrin
Derived from sijati (сијати), meaning "to sow".

Sijbrandij Frisian
Comes from the Dutch name Sijbren which originates from the Roman Sybrandus

Sijerčić Bosnian

Sijerković Montenegrin, Croatian

Sika Akan
Meaning unknown.

Sikandar Persian, Urdu, Pashto
From the given name Sikandar.

Sikander Persian
Sikander ultimately comes from Persian literature by the Shahnameh. It is a variant of Alexander along with the word “Eskander”. Both words are used in Persian literature to refer to Alexander the Great... [more]

Sikander Urdu
Derived from the given name Sikander.

Sikari Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali, Marathi
Means "hunter, huntsman".

Sikdar Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali সিকদার (see Sikder).

Sikder Bengali
From a historical title used to denote a person who owned one quarter of land, derived from Bengali সিকি (siki) meaning "quarter, fourth".

Sikelianos Greek
Means the Sicilian in Greek.

Sikham Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".

Sikhanyisiwe African

Sikk Estonian
Sikk is an Estonian surname meaning "billy goat".

Sikkel Estonian
Sikkel is an Estonian surname derived from "sikk" meaning "billy goat".

Sikkema Dutch
Most prevalent in the Netherlands.

Sikkens Dutch (Modern)
Son of Sikke (or Sikko)

Sikó Hungarian

Sikorski Polish, Lithuanian

Sikorsky Polish, Russian

Sikowicz Jewish

Sikowitz Jewish

Sikrairatpassakornnarudorn Thai

Sikrairatpassakornnarudorn Thai

Sikumbang Minangkabau
Allegedly from the phrase si kumbang meaning "black tiger", probably derived from Minangkabau kumbang which can mean "beetle" or "tiger, leopard". The name may have been used to refer to Tamil settlers from southern India who had darker skin and practised a tiger-like form of martial arts... [more]

Sila French

Silajdžić Bosnian

Silalahi Batak

Silang Filipino, Tagalog
Means "mountain pass, path" in Tagalog.

Silangit Batak

Silaqui English

Silas English
Derived from the given name Silas

Silatolu Tongan

Silba Spanish (Latin American)

Silber German, Jewish
From Middle High German silber, German Silber "silver"; a metonymic occupational name for a silversmith, or often, in the case of the Jewish surname, an ornamental name.

Silberberg Jewish
The meaning of the name is "silver mountain" and comes from Germany

Silberman German, Jewish
Variant of Silber, with the addition of Middle High German man meaning "man" or Yiddish man meaning "man".

Silbernagel German
Occupational for a silversmith from middle high German silber "silver" and nagel "nail".

Silberstein German, Jewish
From Middle High German silber "silver" and stein "stone"; a habitational name from a place so named in Bavaria, or a topographic name.... [more]

Sild Estonian
Sild is an Estonian name meaning "bridge".

Sildaru Estonian
Sildaru is an Estonian surname meaning "bridge meadow".

Šílenosti Czech

Siler English
Anglicized form of Seiler, an occupational name for a rope maker, from German Seil ‘rope’

Silesu Sardinian
Meaning unknown.

Silfver Swedish
Variant of Silver.

Silfwergård Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish silver "silver" and gård "farm, estate, yard".

Silhouette French (Rare)
Famous bearers include Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French author and politician. He was a French Ancien Régime Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV.

Siliqi Albanian

Silitonga Batak

Šiljkut Serbian

Silk English, Irish
English: metonymic occupational name for a silk merchant, from Middle English selk(e), silk(e) ‘silk’. ... [more]

Silkwood Scottish (Rare)

Sill English
English: from a medieval personal name, a short form of Silvester (see Silvester) or Silvanus (see Silvano).

Silla Estonian
Silla is an Estonian surname meaning "bridges".

Sillajõe Estonian
Sillajõe is an Estonian surname meaning "river bridge".

Sillamaa Estonian
Sillamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "bridge land".

Sillamäe Estonian
Sillamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "bridge hill/mountain".

Sillaots Estonian
Sillaots is an Estonian surname meaning "bridge end".

Sillasoo Estonian
Sillasoo is an Estonian surname meaning "bridge swamp/marsh".

Sillaste Estonian
Sillaste is an Estonian surname meaning "pertaining to bridges".

Šillers Latvian
Latvian form of Schiller.

Sillitoe English
A different form of Shillito (which is 'a name of unknown derivation and meaning, probably originating in Yorkshire'), borne by British novelist, short-story writer and poet Alan Sillitoe (1928-2010).

Silm Estonian
Silm is an Estonian surname meaning with mulitple meanings: "eye", "stitch", "loop" and "lamprey".

Silos Filipino

Silvano Italian, Galician
From the given name Silvano

Silvela Spanish

Silvergrass English
From English "Silver" and "Grass". Probably given from the plant called "Silvergrass", a Miscanthus type growing in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Islands, or a field shining with the sun.

Silverio Spanish, Galician, Italian
From the given name Silverio

Silverman Jewish
Variant of Zilberman.

Silvers English, English (American)
Variant of Silver.

Silverstone English
Obviously means "silver stone." In addition to people, this is the name of a racetrack in the village of the same name in England.

Silverstrand Jewish

Silverthorne English (Rare)
Silverthorne, Silverthorn comes from the Old English seolfor "silver" and þorn "thorn bush" and means the family that lived by the "silver or white thorn tree".

Silverton English

Silvestre Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Silvestre.

Silvestrini Italian
Means "Little Tree" or "Little Woods." Derived from the given name SILVESTER.

Silvestro Italian
From the given name Silvestro

Silveyra Spanish
Topographic name from silveira 'woodland', a collective derivative of silva (see Silva ); or a habitational name from any of the places called Silveira in Lugo and Pontevedra provinces, Galicia, Iberia.

Silvi Italian

Silvia Portuguese (Americanized)
SILVIA is an Americanized version of the Portuguese surname Silva, which is derived from the Latin silvae and Portuguese silva words meaning “forest,” “woodland,” or “jungle.” This variation of the surname SILVA was often adopted by Portuguese immigrants upon arrival to the United States.

Silvinski Brazilian
The exact origin of Silvinski is unknown.

Silvio Italian
From the personal name Silvio (Latin Silvius, a derivative of silva "wood").

Silvita Indonesian

Sim Scottish, Dutch
Scottish and Dutch: from the personal name Sim, a short form of Simon.

Sim Chinese (Hokkien), Korean
Hokkien romanization of Shen as well as the Korean form.

Simaku Albanian

Simamora Batak
From the Batak prefix si for place names and mamora meaning "rich, prosperous, wealthy".

Simanavičiūtė Lithuanian

Simancas Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 places: the municipality in the Comarca of Campiña del Pisuerga or the administrative neighborhood of the Madrid district of San Blas-Canillejas.

Simangunsong Batak

Simanjuntak Batak

Simanthala Indian

Simantov Hebrew (Modern)
Means "good sign", derived from Hebrew סימן (siman) means "sign" and טוב (tov) means "good".

Simanullang Batak

Simard French (Quebec)
From the Germanic name Siegmar via the French form Simar.

Simarmata Batak
From si, indicating location, and mata,

Simasathien Thai
Alternate transcription of Simasathian.

Simasthien Thai
Meaning Unknown.

Simaton African

Simatović Croatian, Serbian

Simatupang Batak
From Batak si indicating location and tupang meaning "intersection, crossway, confluence".

Simba Swahili

Simbahon Filipino, Cebuano
Variant of Simbajon.

Simbajon Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano simbahon meaning "adore".

Simbeck German
Originates from the German prefix sim meaning "of the head" and the German word becka meaning "bull". When combined in this order, the meaning was "bull-headed", meaning stubborn and obstinant.

Simbolon Batak
Derived from Batak bolon meaning "big, grand, great".

Simbolon Batak
From the Batak prefix si for place names and bolon meaning "big, large, grand".

Šimenc Croatian
Derived from the forename Šime.

Simensen Norwegian
Means "son of Simen".

Simeonova Bulgarian

Simeunović Serbian
Means "son of Simeun" in Serbian.

Simha Indian, Odia, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Sinha.

Simi Finnish
From the given name Simi 3.

Simić Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Means "son of Simo".

Šimičić Croatian
Šimičić comes from the name Šimun, which is the Croatian form of Simeon, which means flatter and/or listener.... [more]

Similä Finnish
From the given name Simi 3 and the suffix -lä signifying a place.

Simion Romanian
From the given name Simion.

Simionescu Romanian
Means "son of Simion".

Simkin English
Means "little Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon (cf. Simpkin).

Simkin Jewish
Means "son of Simke", Simke being a diminutive of the Yiddish feminine name Sime (from Hebrew Simcha, literally "joy").

Simko Kurdish
From the given name Simko, a Kurdish diminutive of Ismail.

Simko Hungarian
From a pet form of the given name Simon 1.

Simm German
A shortening of the given name Simon.

Simm Estonian
Simm is an Estonian surname, a variant of the masculine given name "Simon".

Simmen German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Simmer English (British)

Simmeron English (Modern, Rare)

Simmers English
English patronymic from Summer.

Simmo Estonian
Simmo is an Estonian surname and masculine given name; a variant of the name "Simon".

Simmonds Anglo-Norman
Variant of Simmons.

Simone English

Simone Italian

Simonelli Italian
From the given name Simon 1.

Simoness Romansh
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Simonett Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Simon 1.

Simonetti Italian
Means "son of Simonetto", a diminutive of Simone 2.... [more]

Simongkhon Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and มงคล (mongkhon) meaning "good, auspicious, propitious".

Simoni Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Simone

Simonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Simonyan.

Simonidis Greek
Variant of Simonides.

Simonin French
From the given name Simon. Possibly brought by the Russian migrants who came to France.

Simonnet French
From the given name Simon 1.

Simonov Russian
Means "son of Simon".

Simonovich Russian
Means "Son of Simon".

Símonsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Símon" in Icelandic.

Símonsson Icelandic
Means "son of Símon" in Icelandic.

Simonyan Armenian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonyi Hungarian

Šimonytė Lithuanian
From the given name Simonas. A bearer is Ingrida Šimonytė (1974-), the current prime minister of Lithuania.

Simorangkir Batak

Simou Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Means "son of Simos (or Simon)".

Simović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Simo".

Simpkins English
Variant of Simpkin.

Simpleton English
A name for someone who is simple, derived from old English.

Simplice French
From the given name Simplice

Simpliciano Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Simpliciano

Simplicio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Simplicio

Şimşek Turkish
Means "lightning, flash" in Turkish.

Simuang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ศรีเมือง (see Simueang).

Simueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and เมือง (mueang) meaning "city, town, state".

Šimun Croatian
Derived from the forename Šimun.

Šimundić Croatian
Means "son of Šimun".

Šimunec Croatian
Means "son of Šimun".

Šimunić Croatian
Means "son of Šimun".

Šimunković Croatian
Derived from the forename Šimun.

Simy French (African)

Sin Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xin.

Sin Korean
Variant romanization of Shin.

Sin Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shan.

Sin Khmer
Derived from Chinese 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".

Sina Romanian

Sinag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "ray of light, beam" in Tagalog.

Sinaga Batak, Indonesian

Sinaga Batak
Possibly from the Batak prefix si used for place names and naga meaning "dragon, naga (a type of mythological snake)".

Sinahon Filipino, Cebuano
Means "envious" in Cebuano.

Sinan Arabic, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Sinan.

Sinanović Bosnian

Sinasac English (Canadian)

Şinasi Turkish, Persian
roughly meaning 'Knowing ' or' seeker of knowledge'

Sinatra Italian
Comes from a personal name in Sicily and souther Calabria. The name was apparently in origin a nickname from Latin senator member of the Roman senate, Latin senatus, a derivative of senex ‘old’... [more]

Sincadu South African (Rare)
Mzimkhulu, Bhaca

Sinclair Scottish (Anglicized)
Clan Sinclair is a Scottish clan, which held lands in the highlands; thought to have come to Scotland from France after the Norman invasion.

Sinclaire English
Alternate spelling of the surname "Sinclair", derived from a Norman French town called "Saint Clair"

Sinder English
Variant of Zindler.

Sindik Croatian
Derived from sindik, a type of lawyer or representative that existed in Dalmatia in the Middle Ages.

Sineath English, Irish
Variant of Sinnott. Not to be confused with the Irish first name Sinéad.

Sinema Haitian Creole, Swahili, Turkish
The name Ireally doesI mean "Movie Theater" ("Cinema"). Other related words: "Picture, Charades, Bilet."

Sinema English (American)

Sing German, Chinese (Cantonese), Indian
German: probably a variant of Seng. ... [more]

Singarimbun Batak

Singer German
variant of Sänger, in the sense of ‘poet’

Singha Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".

Singhal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Means "leonine, like a lion", derived from Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".

Singkh Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Nepali, Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Singh.

Singkham Thai
From Thai สิงห์ (sing) meaning "lion" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech".

Singla Indian

Singla Indian, Punjabi
Punjabi variant of Singhal.

Singleton English
Habitational name from places in Lancashire and Sussex.

Singsanong Thai (Rare, ?)
Famous bearer is Jazz Singsanong.

Singthong Thai
From Thai สิงห์ (sing) meaning "lion" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".

Singtong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สิงห์ทอง (see Singthong).

Singtoroj Thai

Sinha Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá) meaning "lion" (see Singh).

Sinijärv Estonian
Sinijärv is an Estonian surname meaning "blue lake".

Sinik Estonian
Sinik is an Estonian surname derived from "sinikas" meaning "bog bilberry".

Sinikas Estonian
Sinikas is an Estonian surname meaning "bog bilberry".

Sinimäe Estonian
Sinimäe is an Estonian surname meaning "blue hill/mountain".

Sinise English
The meaning of this surname is unknown. A notable bearer is American actor, Gary Sinise.

Sinissaar Estonian
Sinissaar is an Estonian surname meaning "blue island".

Sinistra English
Sinistra - last name used by a Harry Potter character. She is a Hogwarts professor in Astronomy, Aurora Sinistra.

Sinivee Estonian
Sinivee is an Estonian surname meaning "blue water".

Sinky Papuan

Sinnaeve Belgian

Sinnamon English
Scottish surname which is a corruption of the place name Kinnimonth, meaning "head of the hill".

Sinnett English
Variant of Sinnott.

Sinnott English, Irish
From the medieval personal name Sinod (from Old English Sigenōth, literally "victory-brave").... [more]

Sintas French
Found in the communes of Habas and Osages

Sintron Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Cintron.

Sinuraya Batak
From si, indicating a location, and raya, meaning “flow” in Sanskrit.

Sinusinga Batak

Sinyard English

Siobhán Irish
From the given name Siobhán.

Siodina Medieval Spanish
Use by some Filipinos/Spanish

Siomka Ukrainian

Siôn Welsh
From the given name Siôn

Sionóid Irish
Gaelicization of Sinnott.

Siopis Greek
From Greek σιωπή (siopi) "silence". Usually a nickname for someone who is always silent, basically the quiet kid.

Sioson Filipino
From Hokkien 小孫 (sió-sun) meaning "small grandchild".

Sioux Indigenous American

Siow Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien, Hakka and Teochew romanization of Xiao.

Sipahimalani Sindhi

Sipala Italian
From Sicilian sipala "hedge".

Sipelgas Estonian
Sipelgas is an Estonian surname meaning "ant".

Sipoyo South African

Sippy Sindhi, Hindi

Siracusa Italian, Sicilian
From the name of the city of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy (siracusa in Italian and sarausa in Sicilian).

Sirait Batak
From the Batak prefix si used for place names and rait meaning "roof frame, hook".