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Sutcliff EnglishFrom Old English
sūth, meaning "south, southern" and
cliff.
Sutradhar Indian, Bengali, AssameseDerived 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 EstonianSutt is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "sült" meaning "brawn" and "meat jelly/head cheese".
Sutter German, EnglishEnglish 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 EnglishPossibly derives from the Old English word ''sutere'', and the Latin word ''sutor'', meaning a shoemaker.
Sutthiprapha ThaiFrom Thai สุทธิ
(sutthi) meaning "true, pure" and ประภา
(prapha) meaning "light".
Suttie ScottishHabitational surname for a person from a place called Suthie in Perthshire or possibly from Suddy (or Suddie) in Knockbain.
Suun EstonianSuun is an Estonian surname derived from "suund" meaning "directional".
Suur EstonianSuur is an Estonian surname meaning "big" and "grand".
Suurbier DutchDutch cognate of
Sauerbier. A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer player Wim Suurbier (1945-2020).
Suurem EstonianSuurem is an Estonian surname meaning "major", "bigger" and "greater".
Suurhans EstonianSuurhans is an Estonian surname meaning "Big Hans (masculine given name)".
Suurjaak EstonianSuurjaak is an Estonian surname meaning "big Jaak (an Estonian masculine given name)"; a nickname.
Suurmäe EstonianSuurmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "big hill/mountain".
Suurpalu EstonianSuurpalu is an Estonian surname meaning "big sandy heath/heath woodland".
Suursalu EstonianSuursalu is an Estonian surname meaning "big copse" or "big grove".
Suutre EstonianSuutre is an Estonian surname derived from "suutma" meaning "to be able/capable".
Suviste EstonianSuviste is an Estonian surname relating to "summer" ("suvi").
Suvorov RussianFrom
Suvorov, the name of a town in the Tula Oblast of Russia.
Suwa JapaneseFrom Japanese 諏
(su) meaning "consult, confer" and 訪
(wa) meaning "visit, call on".
Suwabe JapaneseA notable bearer is Junichi Suwabe, a singer and voice actor.
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 ThaiFrom Thai สุวรรณ
(suwan) meaning "gold" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Suwanrat ThaiFrom Thai สุวรรณ
(suwan) meaning "gold" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Suyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 須
(su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 山
(yama) meaning "mountain".
Suzukaze JapaneseFrom Japanese 涼
(suzu) meaning "cool, refreshing" and 風
(kaze) meaning "wind".
Suzumoto JapaneseSuzu means "bell, chime" and moto means "base, source, root, origin".
Suzumura JapaneseFrom Japanese 錫 (suzu) meaning "copper, tin" or 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" combined with 村 (mura) meaning "village, town". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Suzushiro JapaneseFrom 鈴 (
suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 城 (
shiro) meaning "castle".
Svedberg SwedishCombination 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-... [
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Svedin SwedishCombination of Swedish
svedja "to burn off, to swidden" (referring to slash-and-burn agriculture (in Swedish:
svedjebruk)) and the common surname suffix
-in.
Svobodin RussianPatronymic surname derived from Russian свобода
(svoboda) meaning "freedom, liberty".
Svobodov RussianPatronymic surname derived from Russian свобода
(svoboda) meaning "freedom, liberty".
Swaile EnglishRecorded 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... [
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Swain Scottish, Irish, EnglishNorthern 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"... [
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Swaminathan IndianFrom a personal name derived from Sanskrit Svāmi ‘Lord’ + Nātha ‘Lord’ + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -N.
Swan English, ScottishOriginally 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... [
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Swaneveld DutchFrom the place name
Zwanenveld, meaning "swan’s field" in Dutch.
Swanwick EnglishHabitational name from Swanwick in Derbyshire, possibly also Swanwick in Hampshire. Both are named from Old English
swan, "herdsman," and
wic, "outlying dairy farm."
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 EnglishUnexplained. Possibly an Anglicized form of Dutch
Swijse(n), variant of
Wijs "wise" (see
Wise).
Swedenborg SwedishDerived from the surname
Svedberg (sometimes spelled Swedberg). A notable bearer was Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), a Swedish theologian and scientist.
Sweeting EnglishDerived 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).
Swett EnglishDerived from the old English words
"swete" and
"swot".
Świerczyński PolishName 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 Englishhabitational 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".
Swinehart English, GermanMeans "swine herder", from Middle High German
swīn "hog, swine" and
hertære "herder".
Swing EnglishProbably 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.
Swinton English, ScottishFrom various place names composed of Old English
swin "pig, wild boar" and
tun "settlement, enclosure".
Swisher GermanAmericanized form of German Schweitzer meaning Swiss.
Świtała PolishDerived from Polish
świt "dawn" "sun" "daylight" or
świtać "to dawn". It is a nickname for an early-riser.
Switser EnglishEither (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").
Sydow Low GermanHabitational 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 EnglishEnglish 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.
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 ScottishHabitational surname derived from the places of the same name, derived from the given name
Simon 1 and northern Middle English ‘ton’ meaning settlement... [
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Synge English (British)First found in Shropshire where they had been anciently seated as Lords of the Manor of Bridgenorth, from the time of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 A.D.
Syrén SwedishMeaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of an unknown first element and the common surname suffix
-én, or taken directly from Swedish
syren "lilac".
Syrett EnglishEither (i) from the medieval male personal name
Syred (from Old English
Sigeræd, literally "victory-counsel"); or (ii) from the medieval female personal name
Sigerith (from Old Norse
Sigfrithr, literally "victory-lovely").
Sytkowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within Sytkowo, a neighborhood in Poznań (the Greater Polish capital).
Szálas HungarianDerived from Hungarian
szál "thread, stick, straw", a nickname for a tall, thin person.
Szamotulski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish town of Szamotuły.
Szarabajka Polish, EnglishHis surname, Szarabajka, means "Grey Tale" in Polish. Last name is pronounced "sarah-bike-ah".
Szász HungarianFrom
Szász meaning "Saxon" in Hungarian. Ethnic or regional name for a German speaker from Transylvania or Szepes, etymologically a derivative of German
Sachs.
Szeliga PolishHabitational name from places called
Szeliga or
Szeligi. It is not clear whether there is any connection with the Polish vocabulary word szeliga ‘coat-of-arms’.
Szlávik HungarianThis surname is more common in the modern Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County and in the area that made up the former Jászság.
Szmanda PolishPolish pronunciation is "sh-MAHN-dah" and Hungarian pronunciation is "s-MAHN-dah".
Szmulik PolishThe Szmulik surname has much history. Its origins are Hebrew. It has taken on various spellings over the centuries, depending on where the person or family lived in Europe or America.... [
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Szokolyi HungarianDerived from
Szokolya, a village in Pest county, Hungary. It is located in the largest basin of the Börzsöny Hills. The Morgó Brook runs across the village.
Szołdrski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Szołdry.
Szot PolishNickname for a fish seller with a bad reputation, from
szot "bad herring".
Szpakowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village Szpakowo.
Szurkowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages named Szurkowo.
Szydło PolishMeans "awl" in Polish, used as an occupational name for a cobbler.
Szymanowski PolishName for someone from a place called Szymanów, Szymanowo or Szymanowice, all derived from the given name
Szymon.