Browse Submitted Surnames

Sahraoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "of the desert" or "of the Sahara" from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʾ) meaning "desert".

Saige English (American)
English variant of Sage.

Saijo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 西城 (see Saijō).

Sailer English
Variant spelling of Saylor.

Sailor English
Variant of Saylor.

Säinas Estonian
Säinas is an Estonian surname meaning "ide/orfe" (a freshwater species of fish; genus Leuciscus).

Sainei Korean (Japanized, Rare)
From Japanese 載寧 (Sainei), the Japanese reading of Korean Hanja 載寧 (Chaeryŏng/Jaeyeong) meaning "Chaeryŏng", a clan or a county in province of South Hwanghae in North Korea where the clan originated.

Saini Indian
Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Arora) and Sikh name derived from the name of an Arora clan.

Saint English, French
Nickname for a particularly pious individual, from Middle English, Old French saint, seint "holy" (Latin sanctus "blameless, holy"). The vocabulary word was occasionally used in the Middle Ages as a personal name, especially on the Continent, and this may have given rise to some instances of the surname.

Sainte-Marie French, Occitan
French and Occitan cognate of Santamaría.

Saint-exupery French
From the place named Saint-Exupery. Famous bearer of this surname is Antoine Saint-Exupery, the writer of .

Saint-Germain French, Haitian Creole
Variant spelling of St Germain.

Saint-Just French
From Saint Justus of Beauvais, a Catholic Saint. A famous bearer of this name is Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, a figure of the French Revolution who was guillotined.

Saint-Simon French
A French surname meaning "Saint Simon". Two famous bearers were Duc de Saint-Simon Louis de Rouvroy(1675-1755), a French memoirist, and his younger relative, Henri de Saint-Simon(1760-1825), the founder of French Socialism and modern theoretical Socialism in general.

Sainz Spanish
A variation of the surname Sáenz, derived from the extremely popular medieval given name Sancho... [more]

Saisongkham Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊສົງຄາມ (see Xaysongkham).

Saitoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Saitoski.

Saitoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Sait".

Saitovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Saitovski.

Saitovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Sait".

Saitozaki Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Saitosaki.

Saiyo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 濟陽 (see Saiyō).

Saiyō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 濟陽 (see Watayō).

Saiz Spanish
Variant of Sáez.

Sajin French
1 French: metonymic occupational name for a satin merchant or specialist satin weaver, from Middle French satin ‘satin’, a word of Arabic and (ultimately) Chinese origin, a derivative of the Chinese place name Tsinkiang, whence satin silk was brought to the Middle East and Europe in the Middle Ages.... [more]

Sajuyigbe Yoruba (Americanized, Rare)
The Sajuyigbe family, with its roots in the Yoruba tribe, carries a rich and complex history. The family is believed to descend from a line of royals that held significant influence in Yorubaland around the time of the Nok culture... [more]

Saka Turkish
Either an occupational name for a seller or deliverer of water or a nickname meaning "goldfinch".

Sakabara Japanese
Variant of Sakahara.

Sakabayashi Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Sakahayashi.

Sakagashira Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 坂 (saka) meaning "slope; hill" and 頭 (gashira), the joining form of 頭 (kashira) meaning "head", referring to the top of a hill.... [more]

Sakagi Japanese
Variant of Sakaki.

Sakakibara Japanese
From Japanese 榊 (sakaki) meaning "sakaki" (a type of tree) and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field".

Sakakida Japanese (Rare)
Sakaki (榊) means "sakaki tree", da (田) means "ricefield". Ta changes to da because of rendaku. This surname is extremely rare

Sakakiwara Japanese
Variant of Sakakihara.

Sakamata Japanese
Perhaps from surname of Naoya Sakamata, who was a composer of dark music.

Sakato Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 坂頭 or 阪頭 (see Sakatō).

Sakatō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 坂頭 or 阪頭 (see Sakagashira).

Sakatoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 坂頭 or 阪頭 (see Sakatō).

Sakatoku Japanese
From Japanese 酒 (saka), the combining form of 酒 (sake) meaning "alcoholic beverage, rice wine" and 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue", referring to a wine server.

Sakatou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 坂頭 or 阪頭 (see Sakatō).

Sakawara Japanese
Variant of Sakahara.

Sakayanagi Japanese (Rare)
阪 (Saka) means "slope, hill" and 柳 (yanagi) means "willow". ... [more]

Sakenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Saken".

Sakenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Sakenov.

Saker English
Occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, derived from an agent derivative of Old English sacc meaning "sack, bag".

Saketoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 酒徳 (see Sakatoku).

Sakhno Ukrainian
From any Ukrainian village called Sakhno (Сахно), the name itself of unknown origin.

Sakigake Japanese
魁 (Sakigake) can be translated to (pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald; / leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)) It could be interpreted as a nickname for who's a leader

Sakka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 属 (see Sakan).

Sako Western African, Manding
From the name of a Soninke and Mandinka clan most likely derived from saaxo meaning "heron, egret".

Saksena Indian, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi सक्सेना (see Saxena).

Sakulcharoensuk Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).

Sakuljaroensuk Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).

Sakunami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Sakunjaroensuk Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).

Sakuragi Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 木 (gi) meaning "tree, wood" or 樹 (gi) meaning "tree". Chloe Cerise and Professor Cerise (also known as Koharu Sakuragi and Dr... [more]

Sakurajima Japanese
From Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) both meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 島 (jima) meaning "island". This surname comes from 桜島 (Sakurajima), an active stratovolcano located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan... [more]

Sakurata Japanese
Variant of Sakurada.

Sakurayashiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and 屋敷 (yashiki) meaning "estate; grounds; mansion; compound; residence".... [more]

Sakurazaka Japanese (Rare)
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and zaka is a form of saka that means means "peninsula, cape". ... [more]

Sakurazaki Japanese
Variant of Sakurasaki. Sakura means "cherry blossom" and zaki is a form of saki means "peninsula".

Saładajczyk Polish
A Polish surname consisting of 3 elements: sała or сала a word of East Slavic origin meaning "salo" or "slanina", daj meaning "give" and czyk meaning "son of". The name means "the son of the one who gives the salo".

Saladin French
nickname for a blustering or tyrannical individual from the name of the medieval Egyptian sultan who because of his success in combating the Crusaders became demonized in French and Italian folklore as a monster second only to Herod.

Saladino Italian, Sicilian
Either from the personal name Saladino from Arabic (see Saladin ) or a nickname from this name denoting a bully or tyrant... [more]

Salae Thai (Muslim)
From the given name Salae, a Thai form of Salih.

Salaeh Thai (Muslim)
Alternate transcription of Salae.

Salahov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Salah 1".

Salahova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Salahov.

Salakaya Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname Шакар-ипа (Shakar-ipa) meaning "son of Shakar". The name itself may be derived from Persian شکر (šakar) meaning "sugar" or from Arabic شَكَرَ (šakara) meaning "to be thankful, to be grateful".

Salalila Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra) meaning "body". This was the name of a rajah of the historical region of Maynila (modern-day Manila).

Salamandyk Ukrainian (Rare, Expatriate)
Rare Ukrainian surname of uncertain origin, perhaps Moldovan.

Salamova f Azerbaijani, Chechen
Feminine form of Salamov.

Salander Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a variant of Selander or a combination of an unexplained first element and the common surname suffix -ander.

Salas Hungarian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Szálas.

Salaün Breton, French
Form of the given name Solomon.

Salazer Turkish (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Salazar.

Saldaña Spanish
Habitual surname for a person from any of the locations in Spain named Saldaña. The name itself comes from the older name Gili-Zalan, which is of uncertain meaning.

Saldanha Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Saldaña.

Saldívar Spanish
Castilianized variant of Basque Zaldibar, a habitational name from a place so named in Biscay province. The place name is of uncertain derivation: it may be from zaldu ‘wood’, ‘copse’ or from zaldi ‘horse’ + ibar ‘water meadow’, ‘fertile plain’.

Sale English, French
English: from Middle English sale ‘hall’, a topographic name for someone living at a hall or manor house, or a metonymic occupational name for someone employed at a hall or manor house. ... [more]

Sale Sardinian
Derived from Sardinian sale "salt", this name denoted a producer or seller of salt.

Salerno Italian
Southern Italian habitational name from the city of Salerno in Campania.

Salfati Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sarfati.

Salgueiro Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Salguero.

Salguero Spanish
Means "willow tree" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin salix. It was either a topographic name for someone who lived near willow trees or a habitational name for someone from the city of Salguero in Burgos, Spain (also derived from this word).

Saliba Arabic, Maltese
Means "crucifix, cross" in Arabic, a reference to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Christianity... [more]

Salikhov m Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Salikh".

Salim Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Lin (林). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.

Səlimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Səlim".

Salimov Uzbek, Tajik, Bashkir, Tatar, Lezgin, Azerbaijani, Kazakh
Means "son of Salim".

Səlimova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Səlimov.

Salinš Latvian
Topographic name for someone living on an island, from a derivative of Latvian sala meaning ‘island’.

Salipada Filipino, Maguindanao
Maguindanao cognate of Saripada.

Salis Sardinian
Variant of Sale.

Salisberry English
Variant of Salisbury.

Salisbury English
Habitational name from the city in Wiltshire, the Roman name of which was Sorviodunum (of British origin). In the Old English period the second element (from Celtic dun ‘fortress’) was dropped and Sorvio- (of unexplained meaning) became Searo- in Old English as the result of folk etymological association with Old English searu ‘armor’; to this an explanatory burh ‘fortress’, ‘manor’, ‘town’ was added... [more]

Salizar Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Salazar.

Salk English (American)
Likely the English form of Schalk, which means "dweller near a willow tree".

Salla Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Romanian
Variant of Sala.

Sallander Swedish
Variant of Salander.

Sallas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Greek
Either a variant of Salas or Sala, or else a nickname from Arabic, Turkish, or Persian salli meaning "broad, wide, large, tall".

Sallis English
A name for someone who lives where sallows grow - sallows being a type of willow, from the Middle English 'salwe'.

Sallo Estonian
Sallo is an Estonian surname. It is a corruption of "salu", meaning "grove" or "copse".

Salm Dutch
Denoted a person from any of various places called Salm. It could also derive from Dutch zalm meaning "salmon", referring to someone who lived near a sign depicting them, or to someone who fished for salmon.

Salmanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Salman".

Salmanova f Azerbaijani, Chechen
Feminine form of Salmanov.

Salmanual m Arabic
It is also called Protected or Peaceful. which is another form of the Arabic name 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘯

Salmerón Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous Murcian volcano.

Salming Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Salmi, the name of a small village in Northern Sweden (see also Salmi).

Salmona Judeo-Spanish
From a variant of the given name Shelomoh.

Salomone Italian
From the given name Salomone the Italian form of Solomon.

Salonga Filipino, Tagalog
From the name of a chief of Polo (presently the city of Valenzuela in Manila) who was later baptised as Pedro Salonga.

Salsbury English
Variant of Salisbury.

Salt English
Of Anglo-Saxon origin, from the town in Staffordshire.

Salter English
Occupational name for an extractor or seller of salt (a precious commodity in medieval times), from Middle English salt 'salt' + the agent suffix -er.

Saltman English
Variant of Salt or Salzmann.

Saltmarsh English
Last name of cricket player Ian Saltmarsh (1901-1970).

Saltzman Jewish, German
Altered spelling of Salzmann.

Saludar Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Saludo.

Salussolia Italian, Piedmontese
Originally denoted a person from Salussola, a comune (municipality) in the province of Biella in Piedmont, Italy.

Salvação Portuguese (European, Rare)
Portuguese cognate of Salvacion.

Salvacion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish salvación meaning "salvation," referring to the saving of human beings from death and separation from God by Christ's death and resurrection.

Salvat Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan cognate of Savage. Derived from salvatge.

Salvatierra Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Salvatierra (literally ‘save land’ denoting a place of strategic importance).... [more]

Salvatore Italian
Derived from the Italian masculine given name Salvatore, which in turn was derived from the Italian noun salvatore meaning "saviour, rescuer"... [more]

Salzmann German, Jewish
Occupational name for a producer or seller of salt, from German salz "salt" + mann "man".

Sầm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cen, from Sino-Vietnamese 岑 (sầm).

Sam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.

Səmədov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Səməd".

Səmədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Səmədov.

Səmədzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Səməd".

Samadzai Pashto
Means "son of Samad" in Pashto.

Samaniego Basque, Spanish
Habitational name from a town and municipality in Álava, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology.

Samara Greek
Variant of Samaras.

Samarage Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" combined with the Sinhala suffix -ගේ (-ge) meaning "of, home, house".

Samarakkodi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරක්කොඩි (see Samarakkody).

Samarakkody Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "conflict, struggle" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (kodiya) meaning "flag, banner" (of Tamil origin).

Samarakone Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරකෝන් (see Samarakoon).

Samarakoon Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" combined with Sinhala කෝන් (kon) meaning "king" (of Tamil origin).

Samaranayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරනායක (see Samaranayake).

Samararathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරරත්න (see Samararatne).

Samararathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරරත්න (see Samararatne).

Samararatna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරරත්න (see Samararatne).

Samarasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරසේකර (see Samarasekara).

Samarasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරසිංහ (see Samarasinghe).

Samarasinha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරසිංහ (see Samarasinghe).

Samarathunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරතුංග (see Samarathunga).

Samaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරතුංග (see Samarathunga).

Samaratunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරතුංග (see Samarathunga).

Samarawickrama Sinhalese
Means "conqueror of battles" from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "conflict, struggle" and विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "valour, power, strength".

Samarawickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරවික්‍රම (see Samarawickrama).

Samargiu Macedonian
Etymology... [more]

Samarin Tatar (?)
Means "son of Samar 1".

Samba Spanish
Spanish surname of unknown origin maybe from the same origin as the name for the dance. Omar Samba has this surname.

Samberg Jewish
Habitational name from any of several places named Samberg in Germany and Austria.

Sambourne English
From the name of a hamlet in Warwickshire, England.

Same Japanese
Variant reading of 五月女 (Saotome).

Samet German, Jewish, Yiddish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of velvet, from Yiddish samet ‘velvet’ (German Samt, ultimately from Greek hexamiton, a compound of hex ‘six’ + mitos ‘thread’).

Sameth Jewish, German, Yiddish
Variation of Samet.

Şamilov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şamil".

Şamilova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şamilov.

Samirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Samir 1".

Samis German
From a pet form of the personal name Samuel.

Sammartino Italian
From Italian san (apocopic form of santo ("saint") + Martino ("Martin").

Samøssen Greenlandic, Old Danish
Means "son of Samøs".

Sampedro Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
habitational name from any of several places especially in Galicia so named for a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Peter; variant of San Pedro.

Samper Catalan
Habitational name from any of the places in Catalonia called Sant Pere, generally as the result of the dedication of a local church or shrine to St. Peter (Sant Pere).

Sampulna Filipino, Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Samporna.

Samsonov Russian
Means "son of Samson".

Samuelsen Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (Rare)
Means "Son of Samuel"

Samukawa Japanese
A notable bearer is Tatsukiyo Samukawa (1697-1739), the daimyo of the Zeze Domain.

Samukaze Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風 (see Kampū).

Samunami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒波 (see Kampa).

Samune Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 実 (sane) meaning "fruit seed" and 宗 (mune) meaning "principle; aim; purpose; meaning; gist", referring to a land with many fruits or with rich fertility.... [more]

Samuraigane Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 侍 (samurai) meaning "warrior" and 金 (gane), the joining form of 金 (kane) meaning "money, metal", referring to possibly a wealthy warrior or a warrior described strong as metal.

Samusawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風沢 or 寒風澤 (see Sabusawa).

Samylin Russian
Means "son of Samyl".

San Chinese
Variant of Shan or Shen.

Sanabra Catalan
Catalan cognate of Seabra.

Sanabria Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish cognate of Seabra.

San Agustin Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of San Agustín. This surname is also found in Guam.

San Andres Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of San Andrés.

Sananikone Lao
Means "multitude of victories" from Lao ຊະນະ (sana) meaning "win, victory" and ນິກອນ (nikon) meaning "multitude, group".

Sanborn English (American)
Variant of Sambourne.

Sanches Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Sanchez.

Sánchiz Spanish
Variant of Sánchez.

Sancti Celtic (Latinized, Archaic)
Sancti or Santi is a Italian surname in the north of Italy, Cisalpine Gaul or Galia Citerior also known as Galia Togata. It's a last name belonging to ancient Celtic tribes.

Sand English, Scottish
Derived from a short form of Alexander.

Sanda Japanese
Variant of Mita.

Sandahl Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Swedish and Norwegian sand "sand" and dal "valley".

Sandano Italian
Derived from an older form of Italian sandalo "sandal (plant), sandalwood", ultimately from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana). Possibly an occupational name for someone who crafted with the wood, or perhaps a nickname for someone who often wore a sandalwood scent.

Sandblom Swedish
Combination of Swedish sand "sand" and blomma "flower".

Sandburg English (American, Rare)
Americanized from of Swedish Sandberg.

Sande Norwegian
Habitational name from any of forty or more farmsteads so named, especially on the west coast, from the dative case of Old Norse sandr meaning "sand", "sandy plain", "beach".

Sande German
Variant of Sand.

Sandeman English
Scottish surname of famous merchant family engaged in banking in Scotland and London and in the Port Wine trade in London. The same family were earlier the founders of an obscure Protestant sect the Sandemanians.

Sandén Swedish
Combination of Swedish sand "sand" and the common surname suffix -én.

Sandhurst English (Rare)
From Sandhurst, the name of places in the English counties of Kent, Gloucestershire and Berkshire, all of which come from the Old English elements sand "sand" and hyrst "hillock, copse".

San Diego Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational name from any of various places named San Diego, so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint Didacus (San Diego).

Sandison Scottish
Possibly a Scottish variant of Sanderson.

Sandler Jewish
Occupational name for a sandalmaker, from Hebrew סנדל (sandal) "sandal", ultimately of Latin origin. A famous bearer of the name is American actor Adam Sandler (1966-).

Sandouno Western African
Sandouno is a Kissi surname of an unknown meaning in Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Sandri Romansh
Italianized form of Tschander.

Sandusky Polish
Germanized spelling of Sandowski or Sedowski.

Sandvall Swedish
Combination of Swedish sand "sand" and vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".

Sandvik Norwegian
Combination of Norwegian sand "sand" and vik "bay, inlet".

Sanemune Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 実宗 or 實宗 (see Samune).

Saneyoshi Japanese
This surname is a combination of 實 (sane) meaning or 実 (sane) meaning "fruit, seed, truth" and 好 (yoshi) meaning "to be fond of, to like", or 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck, fortune".

Sanfelippo Italian
Italian (mainly Sicily and southern Calabria): habitational name from any of several places so named for a local church or shrine dedicated to St. Philip, in particular San Filippo del Mela in Messina province.

Sanfilippo Italian, Sicilian
habitational name from any of several places called with reference to a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Philip specifically San Filippo del Mela in Messina province, San Filippo near Reggio Calabria.

San Francisco Spanish
In honor of Saint Francis.

Sang Chinese
From Chinese 桑 (sāng) referring either to the ancient city of Qiong Sang, which existed in what is now Shandong province, or the ancient state of Sang, which existed in what is now Henan province and was annexed by the state of Qin.

Sangawa Japanese
Variant of Sankawa.

Sanghera Sanskrit
The Sanghera (संघेडा) clan are descended from Chauhan Rajputs and are found chiefly amongst the Jatt Sikh tribes of Northwestern India.

Sangkrachang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงกระจ่าง (see Saengkrachang).

Sangma Garo
The clan name of a folklore writer from Northeast India.

Sangmanee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงมณี (see Saengmani).

Sangmani Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงมณี (see Saengmani).

Sangngam Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงงาม (see Saengngam).

Sangtong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สังข์ทอง (see Sangthong).

Sangtong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สังข์ทอง (see Sangthong).

Sangüesa Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zangoza.

Sanguinetti Italian, Judeo-Italian
From Sanguinetto, the name of two places in Genova and Verona provinces.

Sangwin English
From Middle English sanguine (blood) ,one of the four humours.

Sanin Russian
Means "son of Sana".

Sanjo Japanese
Variant transcription of Sanjou.

San Jose Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of San José primarily used in the Philippines.

San José Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called San José, so named for a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph (San José).

San Juan Spanish
Means "Saint John", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Juan 1. This is a habitational name for a person from any of various places called San Juan, so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint John (San Juan).

Sanjurjo Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name From Any Of Numerous Places In Galicia (Spain) Named Sanjurjo For A Local Church Or Shrine Dedicated To Saint George

Sank English
Possibly taken from a pet form of the given name Samuel.

Sankara Mossi (?), Fula (?)
The surname of the assassinated Burkinabé president Thomas Sankara (1949-1987).

Sankey English, Irish
Habitational name from a place in Lancashire, which derived from the name of an ancient British river, perhaps meaning "sacred, holy." ... [more]

San Luis Spanish
In honor of Saint Louis.

San Martín Spanish
Habitational 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 Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to St. Michael (San Miguel).

Sanocki Polish
Historically, 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)... [more]

Sanon Haitian Creole
From the given name Sanon of uncertain meaning, likely of African origin.

Sanosian Armenian
Derived from the given name Sanos, a diminutive of Alexander.

San Román Spanish
San 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 Spanish
San 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.

San Severino Italian, Neapolitan
From the name of places inside Italy, all named after Saint Severinus of Noricum. This name is mainly found in Naples.

Sanson Filipino
Variant of Samson.

Sansook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสนสุข (see Saensuk).

Sansuk Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสนสุข (see Saensuk).

Santa Japanese
Variant of Mita.

Santa Spanish, Portuguese
Variant of Santos.

Santa Ana Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Santana primarily used in the Philippines.

Santacruz Spanish
Habitational 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'.

Santagata Biblical Italian (Italianized, Modern, ?)
names of several towns in Italy derived from saint agatha (sant agata )

Santa María Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Santamaría.

Santa Maria Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Santamaría primarily used in the Philippines.

Santamaría Spanish
Means "Saint Mary" in Spanish, used as a name for someone from any of various locations named after the Virgin Mary.

Santamaria Italian, French, Spanish
Italian and French cognate of Santamaría as well as a Spanish variant.

Santander Spanish
From 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... [more]

Santangelo Italian, Sicilian
Either habitational name from any of numerous places especially in the south named with reference to a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint Angel (Italian Sant'Angelo) as for example Sant'Angelo a Cupolo (Benevento) Sant'Angelo a Fasanella (Salerno) Sant'Angelo all’Esca and Sant'Angelo a Scala (Avellino) Sant'Angelo d'Alife (Caserta) and Sant'Angelo del Pesco (Molise)... [more]

Santano Spanish
Possibly a variant of Santana.

Santayana Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Spanish variant of Santana. This name was borne by the Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana (1863-1952).

Sante Old Celtic
It is a surname of Northern Italy (Cisalpine Gaul). It means sacred or holy.

Santee English
A 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 Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality of the municipality of Merindad de Valdeporres.

Santerre French
Habitational name from a place to the southeast of the Somme river, named with Latin sana terra "healthy, wholesome land".

Santesson Swedish
Means "son of Sante". Sante is a medieval Swedish form of Alexander.

Santi Italian
Derived from the given name Santi, or as a patronymic form of Santo. It can also be derived as a nickname from santo "holy" or "saint", ultimately from Latin sanctus.

Santiais Celtic (Latinized, Modern, Rare, Archaic), Old Celtic
Santiais is a surname of the Celtic origin (it's Cisalpine Gaul / Gallia Citerior, therefore, it's Italian-Celts, Italo-Celtic, Italo-Alpine). It meaning saint (sacred or holy)... [more]

Santiesteban Spanish
Variant of Santisteban

Santin Venetian
Venetian diminutive of Santo.

Santiprabhob Thai
From 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 Spanish
Habitational 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.

Santistevan Spanish
Status of nobility

Santistevan Spanish
Variant of Santistevan

Santora Italian
Feminine form of Santoro.

Santorum Italian
Variant of Santoro, from Latin sanctorum "of the saints". A notable bearer is former American Senator Rick Santorum (1958-present).

Santoso Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), Guo (郭), Liang (樑), Lin (林) or Xiao (蕭)... [more]

Santostefano Spanish
Habitational name of numerous churches dedicated to Saint Stephen

Sanx Spanish
A 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'... [more]

Sanyal Bengali
Habitational name from the village of Senlal (or Sen Lal) in present-day Bangladesh.

Saotome Japanese
From 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"... [more]

Sap Thai (Rare)
From Thai ทรัพย์ (sap) meaning "money; wealth; property; fortune".... [more]

Saparbekov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Saparbek".

Saparbekova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Saparbekov.

Saparov Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tatar
Means "son of Sapar".

Saparova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek
Feminine form of Saparov.

Saparow Turkmen
Means "son of Sapar".

Saparowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Saparow.

Sapiro Jewish
Varient of Shapiro.

Saporta Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sasportas.

Sapperstein Jewish
Ornamental 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)... [more]

Saraceno Italian
A nickname from saraceno "Saracen" (from Late Latin Saracenus) denoting someone of swarthy appearance an unruly person or someone who had taken part in a Crusade... [more]

Sarachaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Saratxaga.

Saracho Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Saratxo.

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.

Sarado Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).

Sarafian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Sarafyan.

Sarafyan Armenian
Means "son of the banker" from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf) meaning "banker, moneychanger, cashier".

Saragat Italian
Meaning unknown, perhaps a variant of Sarago. The surname of a former Italian president.

Saragi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蛇穴 (see Jaana).