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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 Martín Spanish(San Martín; also Sanmartín): habitational name from any of numerous places so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint Martin (Spanish 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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San Román 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.
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.
Santacruz SpanishHabitational name from any of numerous places called with Santa Cruz 'the Holy Cross' from the dedication of a local church or shrine from santa 'holy' + cruz 'cross'.
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).
Santisteban SpanishHabitational name from any of numerous places called Santisteban or Santesteban (from the Latin genitive form Sancti Stephani) for a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Stephen.
Sanx SpanishA variation of the surname
Sáenz, 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.
Sara SamiProbably derived from Finnish
saari "island", though some claim that it is taken from the given name
Sara.
Sarada Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 皿 (
sara), an assigned character to 更 (
sara) meaning "new; unused" and 田 (
da), the joining form of 田 (
ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field", referring to unused farmland.
Sarafyan ArmenianMeans "son of the banker" from Arabic صَرَّاف
(ṣarrāf) meaning "banker, moneychanger, cashier".
Saragat ItalianMeaning unknown, perhaps a variant of
Sarago. The surname of a former Italian president.
Saragih BatakSimalungun clan name derived from the prefix
sa- combined with Simalungun
ragih meaning "rule, arrange".
Sarakatsanis GreekDerived from the Greek Σαρακατσάνοι (
Sarakatsanoi) referred to an ethnic Greek population subgroup who were traditionally transhumant shepherds, native to Greece, with a smaller presence in neighbouring Bulgaria, southern Albania, and North Macedonia... [
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Sarangapani HindiFrom the sanskrit words
Sarangan "bow of Vishnu" and
pani "hand".
Sarasibar BasqueFrom
sarats "willow" and
ibar "valley". It's the name of a village in Navarre.
Saratxo BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Amurrio.
Sarazen FrenchFrom a medieval French nickname for a swarthy person, or for someone who had gone on a Crusade (from Old French
sarrazin "Saracen"). It was borne by American golfer Gene Sarazen (1902-99), original name Eugene Saraceni.
Sard English, French, Spanish, ItalianIn the book surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary by Henry Harrison and Gyda (Pulling) Harrison 1912 - Reprinted 1996. The Sard surname (which has been in England, Italy and Europe for a long time) is defined thus on page 136.... [
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Sarda ItalianFrom the feminine form of
Sardo or from
sarda "large sardine" either a nickname or occupational name for selling sardines.
Sardar Indian, Bengali, Hindi, UrduFrom a title meaning "chief, leader", derived from Persian سر
(sar) meaning "head, authority" and the suffix دار
(dar) meaning "possessor".
Sardella ItalianFrom
sardella "sardine" used as either an occupational name for a fisher or seller of sardines or a nickname for a thin person.
Sardina Italian, Spanish, GalicianFrom
sardina Galician
sardiña "sardine" used for someone as a catcher or seller of the fish or a nickname for a thin person.
Sardone ItalianAugmentative of
Sarda or
Sardo "the big Sardinian". in the central and southern Adriatic region from
sardone "anchovy".
Särekanno EstonianSärekanno is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "säre" ("violent" or "sudden") and "kanne" ("bearing" or "entry").
Sarfati Judeo-SpanishFrom Hebrew צרפתית
(tsar'fatít) meaning "French". It was traditionally used to refer to the Biblical location of Tzarfat, which is sometimes identified as modern-day France.
Sari EstonianSari is an Estonian surname meaning "cluster" or "batch".
Sari IndonesianMeans "essence" in Indonesian. In 2014, this was the most common surname in Indonesia.
Sarilar TurkishMeans ''yellows'' in Turkish. A common place name in Turkey.
Saripada Filipino, MaranaoFrom a title meaning "chief" in Maranao, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रीपाद
(shripada) literally meaning "holy foot", derived from श्री
(shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and पाद
(pada) meaning "foot".
Sarıtaş TurkishDirectly translated from Turkish, sarı means "yellow" and taş means "stone".... [
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Sarna PolishIT COMES FROM POLAND FROM LONG-AGO ANCESTORS
Sarnowski PolishHabitational name for someone from any of the many places in Poland called Sarnowa, Sarnowo, or Sarnów, named with Polish sarna "roe deer".
Sarōdo Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 佐良土 (
Sarōdo) meaning "Sarōdo", a former village in the district of Nasu in the former Japanese province of Shimotsuke.
Saroukhanian ArmenianHere is the combined words meaning of "Saroukhanian" surname: Sar(Armenian origin–սար– means: Mountain ) + u (Armenian origin –եւ– means :and )+ khan( խան _means: prince )+ yan (յան– a suffix for Armenian family names) and the combination of the words finally means The Mountain and Prince or The Prince օf Mountain
Sarracino ItalianFrom Neapolitan
sarracino, meaning "Saracen", a term used to refer to a variety of ethnic and religious groups, including a nomadic people from Sinai, Muslims, and pirates from the Mediterranean.
Sarrazin FrenchMeans "Saracen" in Old French, a name used to refer to Arab Muslims in the Middle Ages. It was probably used as a nickname for an unruly person, a person with a dark complexion, or for someone who had taken part in a Crusade.
Sarrià CatalanCatalan habitational name from any of the places named Sarrià or Sàrria, in Catalonia.
Sarrikolea BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Larrabetzu.
Sarris GreekDerived from Turkish
sari meaning "blond, fair-haired".
Saruta JapaneseFrom Japanese 猿
(saru) meaning "monkey" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sarver English, JewishEnglish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) occupational name from Old French
serveur (an agent derivative of
server ‘to serve’), Yiddish
sarver ‘servant’.
Sasaguri JapaneseFrom 笹 (
sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 栗 (
kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Sasai JapaneseSasa means "bamboo grass" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Sasakawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 笹
(sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 川
(kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sasako JapaneseSasa means "bamboo grass" and no means "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".
Sasame Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 左 (
sa) meaning "left",
-s-, used to represent epenthesis between 2 vowels or a possession marker, and 雨 (
ame) meaning "rain; rainfall".
Sasano JapaneseFrom 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plains". Other characters are also possible.
Sasi EstonianSasi is an Estonian surname meaning "shock", "skein", and "snarl".
Saska CroatianName given to someone from Saxony. From Croatian “saska” which translates to Saxony.
Sasori Japanese (Rare)This surname is used as 佐曽利 with 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help," 曽 (so, sou, zou, katsu, katsute, sunawachi) meaning "before, ever, formerly, never, once" and 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit."
Sassano Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 颯々 (
sassa), sound- and script-changed from 颯爽 (
sassō) meaning "gallant; jaunty" and 野 (
no) meaning "field; plain", referring to a stately person who traveled to the fields.
Sassi EstonianSassi is an Estonian surname derived form "sassis" meaning "disheveled", "tangled", and "unkempt".
Sastrowardoyo JavaneseMeans "writings of the heart" from Sanskrit शास्त्र
(shastra) meaning "scripture, writings" and हृदय
(hrdaya) meaning "heart". This is the name of a Javanese family of nobility.
Sastry IndianHindu (Brahman) name, from Sanskrit šāstrī ‘versed in the Shastras’ (from šāstra ‘book of rules’, ‘religious treatise’).
Sata JapaneseFrom 佐 (
sa) meaning "assist" and 田 (
ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Sather Anglo-SaxonSather is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the ancient chapelry of Satterthwaite found near Hawkeshead in Lancashire. This surname was originally derived from the Old English elements soetr meaning shield and pveit meaning pasture... [
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Satoda JapaneseFrom Japanese 里 (
sato) meaning "village" and 田 (
ta) meaning "rice field"
Satsuma JapaneseFrom Japanese 薩摩 (
Satsuma) meaning "Satsuma", a former Japanese province in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Satterthwaite EnglishFrom a place in England named with Old English
sætr "shielding" and Old Norse
þveit "pasture".