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Suō Japanese (Rare)
Derived from place name Suō.... [more]
Suokas Finnish
Comes from the finnish word "suo" which means swamp, and directly translated "suokas" means "swampy". This surname originally came from Karelian Isthmus, Sakkola, that in nowadays belongs to Russia... [more]
Suomalainen Finnish
Means "Finn, person from Finland" in Finnish. A combination of Suomi "Finland" and the suffix -lainen that combined with a place name, forms the noun for the inhabitant of a place.
Suomi Finnish
Ethnic name from Finnish Suomi meaning "Finland". At one time this term denoted only southwestern Finland, but nowadays it is the national name for the whole of Finland. As a surname it is mostly an adopted name during the names conversion movement at the beginning of the 20th century.
Suominen Finnish
From Suomi meaning ”Finland” in Finnish. The -nen ending can be translated as "little" or "of something" (Suominen="of Finland") but is in Finland mostly seen just as a typical ending for surnames, without any actual meaning.
Suos Khmer
Means "artery" in Khmer.
Supasap Thai
From Thai ศุภ (suppha) meaning "excellence; goodness; prosperity" and ทรัพย์ (sap) meaning "money, valuable object".
Sur Indian, Bengali (Hindu), Sanskrit
From Sanskrit šūra "brave".
Sur Korean (Rare)
A variant of Sŏ (see So).
Surace Italian, Sicilian
From the italian Greek surname Surakes possibly from Arabic surraq "robber".
Suranga Sinhalese
From the given name Suranga.
Suraweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit सुर (sura) meaning "god" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Surdi Italian
Meaning "deaf" in Latin.
Suri Punjabi, Hindi, Indian (Sikh)
Based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community, from Sanskrit suri "sun", ‘priest’, ‘sage’. It is also an epithet of Krishna.
Suriyaarachchi Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun" combined with the Sinhala title ආරච්චි (arachchi) for a village headman or leader.
Suriyabandara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun" combined with the Sinhala title බණ්ඩාර (bandara) used for a prince or chief's son.
Suriyarachchi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සූරීයාරාච්චි (see Suriyaarachchi).
Suriyawong Thai
From Thai สุริย (suriya) meaning "sun, solar" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Surowiecki m Polish
Derived from surowy, meaning "rough."
Surrey English
Regional name for someone from the county of Surrey.
Surridge English
From the medieval personal name Seric, a descendant of both Old English Sǣrīc, literally "sea power", and Sigerīc, literally "victory power".
Surridge English
Originally meant "person from Surridge", Devon ("south ridge").
Surridge English
Meant "person from the south" (from Old French surreis "southerner").
Surroca Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous farmhouse in Tavertet.
Sürücü Turkish
Means "driver" in Turkish.
Suruma Kiga
Suruma is a Kiga surname. Ezra Suruma is a notable person with that surname.
Surya Indian, Telugu
From the given name Surya.
Suryavanshi Indian, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun" and वंश (vansha) meaning "lineage, clan".
Susan English, Dutch, Jewish (Sephardic)
As an English (London) and Dutch surname, it comes from the feminine personal name Susanna, from Hebrew שושן (shushan) meaning "lily, lily of the valley".... [more]
Susi Estonian
Susi is an Estonian surname, meaning "wolf" in the Võro dialect.
Susiluoto Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Finnish susi "wolf" and luoto "islet".
Sušina Slovak
From Slovak and Czech word Sušina meaning "dry matter"
Šuškov Croatian
Derived from šuškati, meaning "to rustle".
Susoev Russian
Means "son of Susoi".
Sussex English
Derived from an English county name meaning "region of the Saxons from the south" in Old English.
Süsskind Yiddish
Derived from a Medieval Yiddish given name, it is a variant of a German variant Ziskind
Sussman German, Jewish
In German, this is an elaborated form of Süß, meaning "sweet man".... [more]
Süssmann German, Jewish
A nickname for a sweet person.
Suta Romanian
left handed
Sutanto Javanese (Modern)
Sutanto comes in part from the Chinese surname Tan. The prefix Su is Javanese. The Su and to were used to make the name Indonesian but not eliminate the Chinese part... [more]
Sutcliff English
From Old English sūth, meaning "south, southern" and cliff.
Sutcliffe English
The name means ''south of the cliff/hill''.
Sutherlin English
Variant of Sutherland
Šutović Macedonian
Comes from place named Šutovo in Macedonia.
Sutradhar Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit सूत्रधार (sutradhara) meaning "thread-holder" or "carpenter", from सूत्र (sutra) meaning "thread, string, line" and धार (dhara) meaning "holding, bearing" (referring to a carpenter's role in weaving together different parts of wooden or metal structures).
Sutt Estonian
Sutt is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "sült" meaning "brawn" and "meat jelly/head cheese".
Sutter German, English
English and South German occupational name for a shoemaker or cobbler (rarely a tailor), from Middle English suter, souter, Middle High German suter, sutære (from Latin sutor, an agent derivative of suere ‘to sew’).
Sutterfield English
Possibly derives from the Old English word ''sutere'', and the Latin word ''sutor'', meaning a shoemaker.
Sutthiprapha Thai
From Thai สุทธิ (sutthi) meaning "true, pure" and ประภา (prapha) meaning "light".
Suttie Scottish
Habitational surname for a person from a place called Suthie in Perthshire or possibly from Suddy (or Suddie) in Knockbain.
Suttiprapa Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุทธิประภา (see Sutthiprapha).
Suttor English
English... [more]
Suun Estonian
Suun is an Estonian surname derived from "suund" meaning "directional".
Suur Estonian
Suur is an Estonian surname meaning "big" and "grand".
Suurbier Dutch
Dutch cognate of Sauerbier. A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer player Wim Suurbier (1945-2020).
Suurem Estonian
Suurem is an Estonian surname meaning "major", "bigger" and "greater".
Suurhans Estonian
Suurhans is an Estonian surname meaning "Big Hans (masculine given name)".
Suurjaak Estonian
Suurjaak is an Estonian surname meaning "big Jaak (an Estonian masculine given name)"; a nickname.
Suurkask Estonian
Suurkask is an Estonian surname meaning "large/big birch".
Suurkivi Estonian
Suurkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "big stone".
Suurküla Estonian
Suurküla is an Estonian surname meaning "big village".
Suurlaht Estonian
Suulaht is an Estonian surname meaning "big bay/gulf".
Suurmaa Estonian
Suurmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "big land".
Suurmäe Estonian
Suurmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "big hill/mountain".
Suurmets Estonian
Suurmets is an Estonian surname meaning "big woods/forest".
Suuroja Estonian
Suuroja is an Estonian surname meaning "big stream".
Suurorg Estonian
Suurorg is an Estonian name meaning "big valley".
Suurpalu Estonian
Suurpalu is an Estonian surname meaning "big sandy heath/heath woodland".
Suursalu Estonian
Suursalu is an Estonian surname meaning "big copse" or "big grove".
Suursoo Estonian
Suursoo is an Estonian surname meaning "big marsh/bog".
Suursööt Estonian
Suursööt is an Estonian surname meaning "big fallow".
Suurtalu Estonian
Suurtalu is an Estonian surname meaning "big farm".
Suurtamm Estonian
Suurtamm is an Estonian surname meaning "big oak".
Suurväli Estonian
Suurväli is an Estonian surname meaning "big field".
Suurvärav Estonian
Suurvärav is an Estonian surname meaning "big gate/door".
Suutre Estonian
Suutre is an Estonian surname derived from "suutma" meaning "to be able/capable".
Suvarnabhumi Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สุวรรณภูมิ (see Suwannaphum).
Suvi Estonian
Suvi is an Estonian surname meaning "summer".
Suviste Estonian
Suviste is an Estonian surname relating to "summer" ("suvi").
Suvorov Russian
From Suvorov, the name of a town in the Tula Oblast of Russia.
Suwa Japanese
From Japanese 諏 (su) meaning "consult, confer" and 訪 (wa) meaning "visit, call on".
Suwa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Suwabe Japanese
A notable bearer is Junichi Suwabe, a singer and voice actor.
Suwan Thai
Means "gold" in Thai.
Suwannaphum Thai (Rare)
From Thai สุวรรณภูมิ (Suwannaphum), from Sanskrit सुवर्णभूमि (Suvárṇabhūmi) meaning "Suvarnabhumi", referring to various places throughout Southeast Asia as "golden land; land of gold".
Suwannarat Thai
From Thai สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Suwanrat Thai
From Thai สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Suwaris Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Suares.
Suyama Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Suzu Japanese
Means "bell" in Japanese.
Suzuhira Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and hira means "peace, level, even".
Suzukawa Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and kawa means "river, stream".
Suzukaze Japanese
From Japanese 涼 (suzu) meaning "cool, refreshing" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind".
Suzumiya Japanese (Rare)
Suzu means "chime, bell" and miya means "shrine".
Suzumoto Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and moto means "base, source, root, origin".
Suzumura Japanese
From Japanese 錫 (suzu) meaning "copper, tin" or 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" combined with 村 (mura) meaning "village, town". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Suzumura Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Suzushiro Japanese
From 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".
Suzutani Japanese (Rare)
Suzu means "bell, chime" and tani means "valley".
Suzuura Japanese
Suzu means "chime, bell" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Suzuya Japanese (Rare)
This is the more commonly heard variation of Suzutani.
Šváb Czech
It's from an animal cockroach.
Svahn Swedish
From Swedish Svan "swan".
Svan Swedish
Means "swan" in Swedish.
Svanberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish svan ”swan” and berg ”mountain”.
Svanidze Georgian
Svanidze was the last name of Ekaterine "Kato" Svanidze.
Svanström Swedish
Combination of Swedish svan "swan" and ström "stream".
Švarc Croatian
Croatian form of Schwarz.
Švarcer Croatian
Elaborated form of Švarc.
Svärd Swedish
Means "sword" in Swedish.
Svavarsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Svavar".
Svavarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Svavar".
Švec Czech
It means "shoemaker".
Svedberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish svedja "to burn off, to swidden" (referring to slash-and-burn agriculture (in Swedish: svedjebruk)) and berg "mountain". This name can be both locational (surname derived from a place named with Sved-... [more]
Svedin Swedish
Combination of Swedish svedja "to burn off, to swidden" (referring to slash-and-burn agriculture (in Swedish: svedjebruk)) and the common surname suffix -in.
Svensk Swedish
Means "Swede, Swedish" in Swedish.
Sveshnikov Russian
Russian surname with unknown meaning.
Svetlakov m Russian
Derived from Russian word светло (svetlo) meaning "light".
Svirydzienka Belarusian
Derived from the given name Sviryd.
Svobodin Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian свобода (svoboda) meaning "freedom, liberty".
Svobodná f Czech
Means "freedom woman".
Svobodný Czech
Svobodný means "freedom man" in Czech.
Svobodov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian свобода (svoboda) meaning "freedom, liberty".
Swagger English (American)
Probably a nickname for someone who's confident but aggressive and arrogant.
Swaile English
Recorded in the spellings of Swaile, Swale and Swales, this is an English surname. It is locational, and according to the famous Victorian etymologist Canon Charles Bardsley, originates from either a hamlet called Swallow Hill, near Barnsley in Yorkshire, with Swale being the local dialectal pronunciation and spelling... [more]
Swain Scottish, Irish, English
Northern English occupational name for a servant or attendant, from Middle English swein "young man attendant upon a knight", which was derived from Old Norse sveinn "boy, servant, attendant"... [more]
Swaminathan Indian
From a personal name derived from Sanskrit Svāmi ‘Lord’ + Nātha ‘Lord’ + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -N.
Swan English, Scottish
Originally given as a nickname to a person who was noted for purity or excellence, which were taken to be attributes of the swan, or who resembled a swan in some other way. In some cases it may have been given to a person who lived at a house with the sign of a swan... [more]
Swanepoel Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
From the place name Zwaenepoel "swan pool".
Swaneveld Dutch
From the place name Zwanenveld, meaning "swan’s field" in Dutch.
Swank German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Schwank or Schwenk. It is borne by the American actress Hilary Swank (1974-).
Swann English
Variant of Swan.
Swannell English
From the Old Norse female personal name Svanhildr, literally "swan-battle".
Swanney Scottish
Habitational name from Swannay, Orkney
Swanwick English
Habitational name from Swanwick in Derbyshire, possibly also Swanwick in Hampshire. Both are named from Old English swan, "herdsman," and wic, "outlying dairy farm."
Swarnakar Bengali
Means "goldsmith" in Bengali.
Swart Afrikaans
Means "black" in Afrikaans
Swartwood English (American, Anglicized)
Variant of Swarthout, a Dutch locational name for a dweller in or near a black wood.
Swartzlander English (American)
Americanized form of German Schwarzländer, a habitational name for someone from an area of Bavaria known as Schwarzland ‘the black land’, from Middle High German swarz ‘black’ + land ‘land’.
Swasey English
Unexplained. Possibly an Anglicized form of Dutch Swijse(n), variant of Wijs "wise" (see Wise).
Swayze German (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Schweitzer. A famous bearer was American actor and singer Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).
Swedenborg Swedish
Derived from the surname Svedberg (sometimes spelled Swedberg). A notable bearer was Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), a Swedish theologian and scientist.
Sweed English
Variant spelling of Sweet.
Sweeny Irish
Irish variant spelling of Sweeney.
Sweeting English
Derived from Old English swete and Middle English sweting meaning "darling, sweetheart", hence a nickname for a popular and attractive person, or for somebody who habitually addressed people with the term (see Sweet).
Sweijs Dutch (Rare)
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from German Schweiz "Switzerland".
Swenson English, Swedish
Variant or Americanized form of Svensson or Svensen. As an English name it may also mean "son of Swain".
Swett English
Derived from the old English words "swete" and "swot".
Świerczyński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Świerczyn or Świerczyna, both derived either from Polish świerk meaning "spruce" or świerszcz meaning "cricket".
Swigert German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Schweigert or Zweigert, an occupational name for a gardener or tender of plants, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zwigen, meaning "to graft" or "to plant".
Swinburne English
habitational name primarily from Great and Little Swinburne (Northumberland) but perhaps also occasionally from one or other places similarly named from Old English swin "pig" and burna "stream" meaning "pig stream".
Swing English
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Schwing or from Middle High German zwinc meaning "legal district", hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a district administrator.
Swinkels Dutch
Contracted form of Dutch des winkels meaning "from the corner". Compare Winkler.
Swinton English, Scottish
From various place names composed of Old English swin "pig, wild boar" and tun "settlement, enclosure".
Swisher German
Americanized form of German Schweitzer meaning Swiss.
Swiss English (American)
Americanized form of German Schweitz.
Świtała Polish
Derived from Polish świt "dawn" "sun" "daylight" or świtać "to dawn". It is a nickname for an early-riser.
Switser English
Either (i) from the medieval nickname Swetesire (literally "sweet sir, amiable master"), applied sarcastically either to someone who used the expression liberally as a form of address or to someone with a de-haut-en-bas manner; or (ii) an anglicization of Schweitzer (from Middle High German swīzer "Swiss person").
Sy Filipino, Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Li 1 or Shi chiefly used in the Philippines.
Syamak Belarusian
Belarusian form of Semak.
Sycamore English
Probably comes from the tree Sycamore
Sychyov Russian
From Russian сыч (sych) meaning "small owl".
Sychyova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Сычёв (see Sychyov).
Sydorchuk Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Isidor.
Sydorenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Isidor.
Sydow Low German
Habitational name from any of several places so named in Germany.
Syezd Russian (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
The last name is a Russian last name derived from съезд (s"yezd) meaning "conference, congress, convention", but it is mostly used in Kazakhstan.
Sykes English
English Surname (mainly Yorkshire): topographic name for someone who lived by a stream in a marsh or in a hollow, from Middle English syke ‘marshy stream’, ‘damp gully’, or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word, in Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
Sylejmani Albanian
Derived from the given name Sylejman.
Syler German
Altered spelling of German Seiler.
Sylla Manding
Susu surname of unknown meaning.
Sylvain French
From the given name Sylvain
Sylvers Irish
Variant of Silvers.
Sylvester English
From the given name Sylvester.
Sylvestre French
From the given name Sylvestre.
Syme English
Variant of Symes, from a form of the given name Simon 1 (see Simms).
Symeonidis Greek
Means "son of Symeon".
Symere English (American, Rare)
Name of unknown origin, typically used in the United States. It is best known as the real first name of American rapper Lil Uzi Vert.
Symington Scottish
Habitational surname derived from the places of the same name, derived from the given name Simon 1 and northern Middle English ‘ton’ meaning settlement... [more]
Symmes English
Variant of Simms
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