All Submitted Surnames

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 West Frisian, Dutch
Patronymic form of Sikke, a short form of names containing the element sigu "victory", using the Frisian suffix -ma "man of".

Sikkens Dutch
Means "son of Sikke".

Sikó Hungarian

Sikorska Polish

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 Tagalog
Means "mountain pass, trail" in Tagalog.

Silangit Batak

Silaqui English

Silas English
Derived from the given name Silas

Silatolu Tongan

Silawan Cebuano
From Cebuano silaw meaning "beam, brilliance, lustre".

Silawane Moluccan

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".

Silbermann German, Jewish
Variant of Silber. from Middle High German silber German silber "silver" and Middle High German Yiddish man "man" an occupation for a man who worked with silver.

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]

Silcock English
From the Middle English given name Silcoc, a diminutive of Sil.

Silcocks English
Variant of Silcock.

Silcox English
Variant of Silcock.

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
Means "bridge land" in Estonian.

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

Sillanpää Finnish
Means "bridgehead" in Finnish, an area around the end of a bridge. Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888-1964) was a Finnish author and the first Finnish writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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".

Sillem Dutch
Possibly a variant form of Sillen.

Sillen Dutch
Derived from a diminutive form of a given name, either Marcelis/Marcilia or Cecilia.

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".

Silooy Moluccan

Silos Filipino

Silvano Italian, Galician
From the given name Silvano

Silvela Spanish

Silvera Spanish
Spanish cognate of Silveira.

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.

Silversmith English
Occupational name for a worker in 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

Silvestrov m Russian
Derived from the given name Silvestr.

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, English
From the personal name Sim, a short form of Simon 1.

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

Simão Portuguese, Central African

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.

Simataa Southern African

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".

Simbu Eastern African

Šimenc Croatian
Derived from the forename Šime.

Simensen Norwegian
Means "son of Simen".

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 1 (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 1.

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 English
Variant of Simmons.

Simoglou Greek

Simone English

Simone Italian

Šimonek m Czech (Rare)
Derived from the given name Šimon.

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 2

Simonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Simonyan.

Simonidis Greek
Variant of Simonides.

Simonin French
From the given name Simon 1. Possibly brought by the Russian migrants who came to France.

Simonnet French
From the given name Simon 1.

Simonov Russian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonovich Russian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Simonovski.

Simonovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonpaoli Italian

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

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.

Simson English
Variant of Simpson.

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

Sina Arabic (Egyptian), Albanian
Derived from the given name Husain.

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

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.

Sinanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Sinan" in Albanian.

Sinani Albanian
Derived from the given name Sinan.

Sinanović Bosnian

Sinanović Bosnian
Means "son of Sinan".

Sinapius History
Derived from Latin sināpi, meaning "white mustard". This was the latinized surname of a Bohemian pharmacist and possible maker of the Voynich Manuscript, Jacobus Horcicky.

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

Sinçay Belgian, French

Sinchi m Spanish

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"

Sindac Tagalog
From Tagalog sindak meaning "terror, shock, fright".

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)

Sinetskiy m Russian

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".

Singhe Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Singh.

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.

Single English
Topographic name derived from Old English sengel meaning "burnt clearing" or "brushwood".

Single English
From Middle English sengle meaning "alone, solitary, unmarried" or "simple, honest, sincere".

Single German
Derived from a pet form of a Germanic given name beginning with sing-.

Singleton English
Habitational name from either of two villages, one in Lancashire, derived from Old English scingol "shingle, roof tile" and tun "enclosure, yard, town", the other in Sussex, derived from Old English sengel meaning "brushwood" or "burnt clearing".

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".

Sinner Italian

Sinnet English
Variant of Sinnett

Sinnett English
Variant of Sinnott.

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

Sinov m Russian
Means "blue", derived from Russian "синий (sinyy)".

Sintas French
Found in the communes of Habas and Osages

Sintès Catalan (Gallicized)
French form of Sintes.

Sintes Catalan
Occupational name for a person who sold ribbons, from Catalan cinta meaning "ribbon, strip". This surname is mainly found in the Balearic Islands.

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

Sipyagin m Russian

Siqueira Portuguese
Habitational name from numerous places called Siqueira or Sequeira in Portugal or Galicia, derived from sequeira meaning "arid land" (ultimately from Latin siccus "dry").

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".

Siraj Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Siraj.

Şirəliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şirəli".

Şirəliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şirəliyev.

Sirapatsakmetha Thai

Sirar Serbian, Bosnian
Occupational name for someone who makes or sells cheese.

Sirćo Bosnian

Siregar Batak
From the given name of an ancestor of the clan, meaning uncertain.

Šírek Czech

Sirel Estonian
Sirel is an Estonian surname meaning "lilac".

Sirelpuu Estonian
Sirelpuu is an Estonian name meaning "lilac tree".

Sirén Finnish, Swedish
meaning "siren" or "lilac"

Siren Finnish, Swedish
Variant of Sirén

Sirenko Ukrainian
From Сірен (siren) meaning "cheese".

Sirhan Arabic
From the given name Sirhan.

Sirian English (Rare)

Siriboe Akan
Meaning unknown.

Sirieix French

Sirigu Sardinian

Siriki African

Sirimanna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිමාන්න (see Sirimanne).

Sirimanne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and मान (mana) meaning "pride, honour".

Şirin Turkish
Means "pretty, cute, pleasant" in Turkish, ultimately of Persian origin.

Siringoringo Batak

Şirinov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şirin".

Şirinova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şirinov.

Sirisena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".

Sirivadhanabhakdi Thai

Siriwardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".

Siriwardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිවර්ධන (see Siriwardana).

Siriwardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිවර්ධන (see Siriwardana).

Siriwardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිවර්ධන (see Siriwardana).