All Submitted Surnames

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Smolov Russian
From Russian Смола (smola) meaning "resin".
Smulders Dutch
Occupational name derived from Dutch des mulders meaning "son of the miller". A famous bearer is Canadian-American actress Cobie Smulders (1982-).
Smullen Irish
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Smolláin, according to Patrick Woulfe, a variant of Ó Spealáin (see Spillane).
Smy English
Variation of a name given to a blacksmith
Smyth English
Creative spelling of the surname Smith.
Snäll Swedish
Possibly taken from English Snell or its German cognate Schnell, meaning "quick, fast", and having its spelling influenced by Swedish snäll "nice, kind"... [more]
Snape English (British), Scottish
An old, now rare surname, with various origins in Suffolk and Yorkshire in England and Lanarkshire in Scotland, derived from Middle English snaipen, “to injure; to nip (of sleet or snow); to criticize, rebuke, revile”, from Old Norse sneypa, “to disgrace, to dishonor, to outrage”... [more]
Snark English
History largely unknown. The word's original meaning, in the mid-nineteenth century, was to snort / snore, or to find fault. ... [more]
Snearly English (American, Anglicized, Rare), German (Rare)
Ancestors immigrated from Baden-Württemberg, Germany prior to 1741.
Snelson English
Means "son of Snell", Snell being a nickname for a brisk or active person, from Middle English snell "quick, lively" (cf... [more]
Snicket English
A narrow alleyway
Snidro Italian (Swiss)
Swiss Italian borrowing of Schneider.
Snipe English
Derived from a given name; from Old English snip or Old Norse snípr. It is habitational surname from a place so called in the historic county of Northumberland, North East England.
Snipes English
Variant spelling of or a patronymic from Snipe. A famous bearer is American actor Wesley Snipes (1962-).
Snow English, Jewish (Anglicized)
Nickname denoting someone with very white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Old English snaw "snow".... [more]
Snowden English
Habitational name from Snowden, a place in West Yorkshire named from Old English snāw ‘snow’ + dūn ‘hill’, i.e. a hill where snow lies long.
Snowdon English
Variant spelling of Snowden, a surname initially used by the Border Reivers. Comes from the mountain in Wales.
Snowe English
Variation of Snow.
Snyder Dutch, English, German, Yiddish, Jewish
Means "tailor" in Dutch, an occupational name for a person who stitched coats and clothing.... [more]
Snygg Swedish
Means "handsome, good looking" in Swedish.
Snyman Afrikaans
Afrikaans version of the German surname Schneider, which is German for tailor.
So Korean
Although there are two Chinese characters for the So surname, one of these is extremely rare and can be discounted (there are only about two hundred people in Korea who use this rare character). Some records indicate that the more common character for So has as many as 165 clans, but only eleven of them can be documented... [more]
So Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Su.
So Japanese (Rare)
A notable bearer is So Yoshiyori (1818-1890), a fuedal lord of the So clan.
Hungarian
Metonymic occupational name for a salt seller or producer, from ‘salt’.
Soa Estonian
Soa is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "söakas" meaning "bold" and "courageous".
Soames English
Denoted a person hailing from a village called Soham in Cambridgeshire, England. The place name itself means "homestead by the lake" from Old English "lake" and ham "farm, homestead"... [more]
Soap American
a guy in call of duty modern warfare
Sobaharaya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕎原屋 (Sobaharaya) meaning "Sobahara Store", from 蕎原 (Sobahara) meaning "Sobahara", an area in the city of Kaidzuka in the prefecture of Ōsaka in Japan.
Sobaĺ Belarusian, Jewish
Belarusian form of Sobol.
Sobalvarro Spanish
Sobalvarro/Sobalbarro is a surname with known origins in the Iberian Peninsula. The first record of the name appears in the Basque regions of Spain. The name was purportedly constructed by combining the family name of Soba with the newly given Christian name, Alvarro.
Sobanski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Sobanice, in Ciechanów voivodeship.
Sõber Estonian
Sõber is an Estonian surname meaning "friend".
Sobhi Arabic
Derived from the given name Subhi.
Sobhy Arabic
Derived from the given name Subhi.
Sobirov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sobir".
Sobolev Russian
Variant of Sobol.
Sobolewska f Polish
Feminine form of Sobolewski.
Sobolewski Polish
Locational surname that means a person from places in Poland called Sobolew or Sobolewo, both derived from the Polish sobol, meaning "sable".
Sobral Portuguese
Means "cork oak grove" in Portuguese.
Sobranie Macedonian (Rare)
Sobranie means "Parliament" in Macedonian.
Sobue Japanese
From Japanese 祖 (so) meaning "ancestor", 父 (bu) meaning "father" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Sodano Italian, Sicilian
nickname or ethnic name from Arabic sawdān "black Negro". nickname from Old Sicilian sudanu "sultan".
Soddu Sardinian
Possibly from a nickname meaning "money, coin" or from the given name Soddì.
Söder Swedish
Swedish surname meaning "south".
Soderberg English (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Swedish Söderberg
Söderblom Swedish
Combination of Swedish söder "south" and blom "bloom, flower".
Söderholm Swedish, Finnish
Combination of Swedish söder "south" and holm "islet, small island".
Soderini Italian
Possibly related to French soudoyer "to bribe", referring to paid mercenaries. Alternately, an elaborate form of Sodero.
Söderlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish söder "south" and lund "grove".
Söderman Swedish
From Swedish söder "south" and man "man".
Sodero Italian
Probably related to the Greek name Soter, from Ancient Greek σωτήρ (sōtḗr) meaning "saviour".
Soe Estonian
Soe is an Estonian surname meaning "warm" and "fond".
Soeda Japanese
From Japanese 添 (soeru) meaning "attach" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sõelsepp Estonian
Sõelsepp is an Estonian surname meaning "sieve smith".
Soete Low German
Derived from Low German söt /seut "sweet".
Soetoro Indonesian
Soetoro is the surname of the Indonesian stepfather of 44th president Barack Hussein Obama ll named Lolo Soetoro.
Sofia Spanish
From the given name Sofia.
Sofian Arabic
It is an old and rare Arabic name and its rapid meaning is to walk, fly or float. Among the famous people who were called by this name is the companion Abu Sufyan bin Harb, the father of Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan
Sofian Arabic
Derived from the given name Sufyan.
Sofiane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Sufyan.
Šofranac Montenegrin
Derived from šafran (шафран), meaning "saffron".
Søgård Danish
Means "sea farm" indicating a farmstead near the sea or open water.
Soghomonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սողոմոնյան (see Soghomonyan).
Sogomonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սողոմոնյան (see Soghomonyan).
Sogomonyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սողոմոնյան (see Soghomonyan).
Söğüt Turkish
Means "willow" in Turkish.
Soh Chinese (Hokkien)
It is from the Hanzi character "蘇" (so͘) meaning "perilla".
Sohail Urdu
Derived from the given name Suhail.
Soheili Persian
From the given name Soheil.
Sohel Bengali
From the given name Sohel.
Sohinki Jewish
Unknown meaning. A notable bearer is YouTube Personality Matt Sohinki, better known simply as Sohinki, who is a member of Smosh Games.
Sohrab Persian, Urdu
Derived from the given name Sohrab.
Sohrabi Persian
From the given name Sohrab.
Soikham Thai
From Thai สร้อย (soi) meaning "necklace" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".
Sointu Finnish, Karelian
"chord (music)"
Šojka Croatian
Derived from šojka meaning ''jay'' (the bird).
Sok Khmer
Means "healthy, peaceful, happy, pleasant" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सुख (sukha).
Sokhotskyy Ukrainian
From Ukrainian соха meaning "wooden plough".
Sokić Croatian
Derived from Turksh sokak, meaning "street". The word is still used in Croatian meaning "little street, alley". Most people with this surname live in Cernik, Croatia.
Sokk Estonian
Sokk is an Estonian surname that means both "sock" and "billy-goat".
Sokolova Bulgarian, Russian
Means "daughter of Sokol".
Sokolović Bosnian
From sokol meaning "falcon", a nickname or an occupational name for a falconer.
Sokolovskaya Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Соколовский (see Sokolovsky).
Sol Korean
North Korean form of Seol.
Solaiman Arabic, Bengali, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Derived from the given name Sulayman.
Solak Polish
Surname; meaning seller of salt or salt
Solana Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from solano 'place exposed to the sun'
Solanki Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
From a vernacular name for the Chaulukya, a dynasty that ruled parts of northwestern India (in what is now Gujarat and Rajasthan) between the 10th and 13th centuries, of uncertain meaning.
Solano Spanish, Aragonese
From various Spanish place names, which are derived from Spanish solano meaning "place exposed to the sun" (from Late Latin solanus "pertaining to the sun", a derivative of sol "sun")... [more]
Solar Spanish (Rare), Catalan, Aragonese, Asturian
Spanish, Catalan, Aragonese, and Asturian-Leonese: topographic name from Latin solarius ‘ancestral home’ (a derivative of solum ‘ground’, ‘floor’), perhaps denoting someone who lived near or at the house of an important family.
Solari Italian
Habitational name from any of various places called "Solaro" or "Solara", from solaro 'site', 'plot', 'meadow', literally "land exposed to the sun".
Solbakken Norwegian
From Norwegian meaning "sun hill".
Soldano Italian, Sicilian
from soldano "sultan" (earlier sultano from Arabic sulṭān "ruler") used as a nickname for someone who behaved in an outlandish or autocratic manner.
Soldat Russian, Ukrainian, French, German
Means "soldier" in various languages.
Soldatenko Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Means "son of the soldier". It is a Ukrainian last name, but it is more common in Russia and Belarus.
Soldatov Russian
Soldatov is masculine and Saldatova is feminine. This surname means son and or daughter of a soldier.
Soldatović Serbian
Means "son of a soldier" in Serbian.
Soldner German
German surname meaning mercenary. German spelling has umlaut over the O, but American spelling is Soldner or Soeldner.
Soldo Italian, Croatian
Nickname from soldo "penny cent" also "military pay wage" (from Latin solidus "solid" the name of a gold Roman coin). From a short form of a compound personal name ending with -soldo such as Ansoldo... [more]
Solebello Italian
Means, "beautiful sun". Derived from "bello", meaning beautiful, and "sole", meaning sun.
Solecki Polish
Habitational surname for someone from any of a number of places called Solec, named with sól ‘salt’.
Soleimani Persian
From the given name Soleiman.
Soleman Arabic
Derived from the given name Sulayman.
Solemark Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish sol "sun" and mark "ground, earth".
Soler Maltese
Not to be confused with the Catalan and Occitan surname of the same spelling.
Soliday American
Reportedly German and Dutch background? Never have really known. The history that has been told my siblings and I is that three brothers came from Germany to the US in late 1800 and went into business in Phila - they eventually argued and split up and two of them changed the spelling of their last name and scattered throughout PA - When I left home in 1963 - mY Father James Edward Soliday, son of John Soliday and Martha Freidline Soliday and us children were the only ones in our area... [more]
Solié French
Notable bearers include French cellist Jean-Pierre Solié, who was originally named Jean-Pierre Soulier, possibly making it a variant of Soulier.
Solih Dhivehi
From the given name Salih. A notable bearer is Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (1962-), the current president of the Maldives.
Soliman Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Sulayman.
Soliman Arabic, Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Sulayman. Its usage in the Philippines comes from the Spanish form of the name, Solimán.
Solinas Italian
Meaning uncertain; could be related to Latin solum, from which comes Italian suolo "earth, ground, soil" and suola "sole (of the foot or shoe)", or from Italian salina "salt pan, salt marsh".
Sollai Italian
Habitational name from Mount Sollai.
Sollano Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zalla.
Solmaz Turkish
Means "colourfast, unfading" in Turkish.
Sologar Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Fijian
Sanskrit name of unknown origin, common in Fiji. May be related to Solgar.
Solokov Russian
Derived from the Russian word 'Sokol', meaning 'falcon'. It is one of the most common Russian surnames, appearing in the top ten.
Solokova Russian
Feminine form of Solokov.
Solomón Jewish, Spanish
From the given name Solomón.
Solomos Greek
From the name Solomon
Solorio Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the Sierra de Solorio mountain range that straddles Aragon, La Mancha, & Old Castile.
Solórzano Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from the municipality of Solórzano in Cantabria, Spain.
Solovyov Russian
Derived from Russian соловей (solovey) meaning "nightingale".
Solstice English
Taken from it's usage as a given name, which derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.
Soltanov Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Sultanov.
Solxayev Azerbaijani
Means "son of a left-hander" in Azerbaijani.
Solzhenitsyn Russian
Derived from Russian соложеница (solozhenitsa) meaning "maltman".
Som Khmer
Means "moon" or "air, wind, sky" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सोम (soma).
Som Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit सोम (soma) meaning "moon".
Som Khmer
Means "moon" or "air, wind, sky" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सोम (soma).
Sōma Japanese
From Japanese 相 (sō) meaning "appearance" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".
Soma Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 相馬 (see Sōma).
Somai Japanese
A notable bearer is Shinji Somai (1948-2001). He was a film director.
Soman Indian
Indian (Kerala, Tamil Nadu): Hindu name from Sanskrit soma ‘moon’ + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n. This is only a given name in India, but has come to be used as a family name in the U.S.
Somatomo Japanese
The Japanese surname "Somatomo" (相本) is not a common surname, and its meaning can vary depending on the family's history and origin. However, "Soma" can mean "together" or "mutual," and "tomo" can mean "friend" or "companion." So, "Somatomo" might roughly translate to "mutual friend" or "companion together."
Sombat Thai
From Thai สมบัติ (sombat) meaning "wealth; fortune; property".
Somby Sami
Derived from the name of the village Sompio in Finland.
Sõmer Estonian
Sõmer is an Estonian surname meaning "grainy" or "mealy".
Somerset English
Regional name from the county of this name, so called from Old English sumer(tun)saete meaning "dwellers at the summer settlement".
Somerville Scottish, Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Scottish (of Norman origin) habitational name, probably from Graveron Sémerville in Nord, named with the Germanic personal name Sigimar (see Siemer) + Old French ville ‘settlement’... [more]
Someya Japanese
From Japanese 染 (some) meaning "dye, colour, paint" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Somov Russian
Derived from Russian сом (som) meaning "catfish".
Somova Russian
Feminine form of Somov. This is borne by Russian ballerina Alina Somova (1985-).
Sompati Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สมบัติ (see Sombat).
Somphone Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".
Somsanith Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ສະນິດ (sanith) meaning "type, kind".
Somsri Thai
From Thai สม (sǒm) meaning "suitable, right" combined with ศรี (sǐi) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".
Somwong Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "suitable, well-matched" and วงศ์ or วงษ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Sõnajalg Estonian
Sõnajalg is an Estonian surname meaning "fern" (Dryopteris).
Sonder Romansh
Derived from the given name Alexander.
Søndergaard Danish
Habitational name from sønder "southern" and gård "enclosure", "farm".
Søndergård Danish
Means "southern farm."
Sondermajer German (Rare)
Rare German surname from Bukovina.
Sone Japanese
From Japanese 曽 (so) meaning "great" as in great-grandmother, and 根 (ne) meaning "root" as in tree root or plant root.... [more]
Sonesson Swedish
Means "son of Sone".
Songkhla Thai
Clipped form of Thai na Songkhla and written สงขลา.
Sonh Korean
솒 derives from 孫, 損, 蓀, 遜
Soni Hindi
A Suryavanshi Khatri family, the surname originating from the Punjab region of India. In India the term caste creates a crucial distinction between Varna and Jāti, even though jati does not fit into any of the four varnas and is more often referred to as Sudras.
Sonley English
Possibly derived from the Old Norse name Sunnulfr.
Sönmez Turkish
Means "eternal, inextinguishable, unquenchable" in Turkish.
Sonnenberg German, Jewish
From various place names derived from Middle High German sunne meaning "sun" and berg meaning "mountain, hill".
Sonnenblume German
Means "sunflower" in German.
Sonnenschein German
Surname meaning "sunshine".
Sono Japanese
Sono means "garden".
Sonoda Japanese
From Japanese 園 or 薗 (sono) meaning "park, garden, orchard" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sonoike Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "orchard; plantation" and 池 (ike) meaning "pond".... [more]
Sonoo Japanese
Sono means "garden" and o means "tail".
Sonora Spanish
From Spanish sonoro meaning "sonorous", perhaps a nickname for a loud person.
Sonosaki Japanese
Sono means "garden" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".
Sonotani Japanese (Rare)
Sono means "garden" and tani means "valley".
Sonoue Japanese
"Garden under."
Sonozaki Japanese
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "garden" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A notable bearer of this surname is Mie Sonozaki, a Japanese voice-actress who is best known for being the Japanese dubbing voice of Hayley Atwell, Anne Hathaway, Kirsten Dunst, and Elisha Cuthbert.
Sontag German, Jewish
"sunday;" usually given to a person who was born on a sunday.
Sontakke Indian
Means 'golden percentage'. It is derived from the words son, meaning 'golden', and takke, meaning 'percentage'. It originated in the region around Pune city, India -forebears.io
Sontheimer German
Derived from any of the places named Sontheim in Germany.
Soo Estonian
Soo is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp".
Sooäär Estonian
Sooäär is an Estonian surname, meaning "swamp side".
Sood Indian, Punjabi
From the name of a mercantile caste derived from Persian سود (sud) meaning "profit, gain, benefit".
Soodla Estonian
Soodla is an Estonian surname meaning "favorable/beneficial area".
Sookask Estonian
Sookask is an Estonian surname meaning "dwarf birch" (literally, "swamp/marsh birch").
Sooksai Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุกใส (see Suksai).
Sooksri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุขศรี (see Suksi).
Sool Estonian
Sool is an Estonian surname meaning "salt".
Sooläte Estonian
Sooläte is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp/bog spring".
Soome Estonian
Soome is an Estonian surname meaning "Finland".
Soomets Estonian
Soomets is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp forest".
Soomro Pakistani, Sindhi
From the name of the city of سامراء (Sāmarrāʾ) in present-day Iraq. This is the name of a Sindhi tribe in southeastern Pakistan, along with a historical regional dynasty in India (the Soomra).
Soon Estonian
Soon is an Estonian surname meaning "vessel" and "vein".
Soong Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Song.
Soopart Estonian
Soopart is an Estonian surname meaning "pintail duck (Anas acuta)".
Soopere Estonian
Soopere is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp folks".
Sõõrd Estonian
Sõõrd is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "sõõr" meaning "circle".
Soorm Estonian
Soorm is an Estonian surname, a derivation of "sõrm" meaning "finger" and "digit".
Sõõrumaa Estonian
Sõõrumaa is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "sõõr" ("circle") and "maa" (land").
Soosaar Estonian
Soosaar is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp island".