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Severson Norwegian (Americanized)
Alternate spelling of Syverson, son of Syver
Sevestre French
A French surname of unknown etymology.
Sevier English
Occupational name for a sieve-maker, Middle English siviere (from an agent derivative of Old English sife "sieve").
Sévigny French
A kind of bush.
Sevilla Spanish
Habitational name from the city of Seville (or Sevilla) in Andalusia, Spain. The city's name is probably derived from Phoenician šplh meaning "valley, plain" through Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة‎ (ʾišbīliya).
Sevillano Spanish
habitational name for someone from Seville. Variant of Sevilla
Seville Spanish, English
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain. Synonyms: Sevilla Example of: city, metropolis, urban center. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts... [more]
Sewall English
Derived from the Middle English given names Sewal(d) or Sawal(d), variants of Old English Sæweald from "sea" and weald "power, authority, rule".
Sewell English
Derived from the Middle English given names Sewal(d) and Siwal(d), variants of Old English Sigeweald, composed of sige "victory" and weald "power, authority, rule".
Sewell English
Habitational name derived from any of several places called Sewell, Showell, Sywell, Sowell, or Seawell, all derived from Old English seofon "seven" and wille "well, spring".
Sewina German, Polish
The first available record of the Sewina family name is around 1620 in the province of Silesia, a mixed cultural region between Germany and Poland. Once part of the Prussian Empire and Germany. After World War Two, the area is now part of Poland... [more]
Seydoux French, French (Swiss), Occitan
Derived from the Germanic names Sedulius, Sedulfus or Segedolfus. Another theory suggests Occitan roots; it might be an occupational name for someone who worked with silk, derived from Occitan sedós meaning "silky, soft"... [more]
Seyfried German
Derived from the given name Siegfried. The American actress Amanda Seyfried (1985-) is a well-known bearer of this name.
Seyidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Seyid".
Seyidova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Seyidov.
Seyidzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Seyid".
Seymer English
Variant of Seymour, or from the village of Semer in Suffolk.
Seynaeve Flemish
Either derived from Old French chenave "hemp", an occupational name for a hemp farmer, or a cognate of German Senft "mustard".
Seys Belgian, Flemish
Possibly derived from a pet form of François, or from Middle Dutch cijns "toll, tribute, feudal tax".
Sferrazza Italian
Possibly derived from sferra meaning "old horseshoe, rusty knife or sword, piece of junk" or figuratively "good-for-nothing, worthless man", an occupational name for a scrap-metal merchant, or a nickname based on the latter sense... [more]
Sforza Italian
Derived from the Italian verb sforzare meaning "to force, strain"; also compare the related word forza "force, strength". This was the surname of a dynasty of Milanese dukes, which held power in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Sha Chinese
From Chinese 沙 (shā) referring to the ancient state of Sha, which was part of the state of Song during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Hebei province. Alternately it may come from Sha Sui, the name of a fief that was part of Song in what is now Henan province, or from Su Sha, the name of an ancient clan that inhabited parts of present-day Shandong province.
Shaar Arabic
Variant of Al-shair. Borne by both Muslims and Christians.
Shabanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Shaban" in Albanian.
Shacklady English
Perhaps from a medieval nickname for a man who had had sexual relations with a woman of higher social class (from shag "to copulate with" (not recorded before the late 17th century) and lady).... [more]
Shackleford English, Medieval English
Locational surname deriving from the place called Shackleford in Surrey, near the town of Farnham. The origin of "shackle" is uncertain. It could be derived from Old English sceacan "to shake"... [more]
Shackleton English
The place name probably means "valley by a point of land," from the Old English scacol + denu. Another source claims the word scacol, describes a "tongue of land."
Shaddy Irish
Origin unidentified. Perhaps a variant of Irish Sheedy.
Shadow English
Origin unidentified. The name Shadue, Schadewe is recorded in England in the 12th and 13th centuries, from Middle English shadwe ‘shadow’, Old English sceadu (see Shade)... [more]
Shaffer German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Schäfer.
Shaffner German, German (Swiss)
Americanized version of German occupational name for a steward or bailiff, variant of Schaffner and Schaffer.... [more]
Shafter German (Americanized)
The Americanized form of Schaffter as well as a German and Ashkenazic variant.
Shahbazpour Persian
Means "son of Shahbaz".
Shahbazzadeh Persian
Means "born of Shahbaz".
Shahinaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Shahin" in Albanian.
Shahini Persian, Albanian
From the given name Shahin or from one of the multiple places in Iran named Shahini.
Shahot m Indian (Sikh)
The Shahot caste, one of the 13 Jatt clans associated with Sikhism, traces its origins to the 1900s. Historically, they were an agrarian community, deeply connected to the land and farming.
Shaikh Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Sheikh.
Shakerchi Turkish
Of Turkish origin, the most widely reported origin and meaning is “Sugarman” in English. The name Shakerchi is a nickname or a surname that has been adopted by individuals with Turkish heritage... [more]
Shakirov m Tatar
Means "son of Shakir".
Shakshuki Arabic (Maghrebi)
Most likely from Libyan Arabic شَكْشُوكَةٌ (šakšawka) meaning “a mixture”, referring to a type of North African dish made of vegetables and fried eggs.
Shakurov Bashkir, Tatar, Uzbek
Means "son of Shakur".
Shakya Nepali, Indian, Hindi
From the name of an ancient clan that inhabited parts of present-day Nepal and northern India. The name may have been derived from Sanskrit शाक (shaka) or शक (shaka) referring to the Sakas, a group of nomadic Iranian peoples, or from शक्य (shakya) meaning "possible, capable".
Shalaby Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شلبي (see Shalabi).
Shaladi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Of unknown meaning (chiefly Libyan).
Shalak Ukrainian (Rare), Polish (Rare, Expatriate)
Probably from an old Ukrainian word or borrowed from old Polish ślak, variant of szlak, meaning "path, trail, route, way". Also an alternate spelling of Polish Szalak, used as a Cyrillic transliteration or foreign adaptation.
Sham Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Shama Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters "者" meaning "Person", and "間" meaning "Between", "While". Other Kanji Character Combinations possible.
Shamailov Russian, Hebrew, Georgian, Jewish
Georgian Variant of Shmuel.
Shami Arabic
Means "Syrian" or "Damascene", derived from Arabic الشام (ash-Sham) referring to both Syria and the Syrian city of Damascus.
Shamoun Arabic, Assyrian, Jewish
Derived from the given name شامون (Shamʿūn), itself an Arabic form of Simon 1, used mainly among Christians and Jews... [more]
Shan Chinese
From the place name Shan. Cheng Wang, the second king (1115–1079 bc) of the Zhou dynasty, granted to a son the area of Shan, and the son’s descendants adopted the place name as their surname. It comes from the Chinese word meaning "mountain"... [more]
Shan Chinese
From Chinese 单 (shàn) referring to the ancient state of Shan, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Shanahan Irish
Anglicised form of Ó Seanachain.
Shanavazov Dargin, Dagestani
Means "son of Shakhnavaz"; the name itself is of Persian origin meaning "shah (king) of grace".
Shandera Czech (Anglicized, Modern)
Shandera is anglicized for Šandera, a patronymic for Alexander (son of Alexander), the euiqvalent of Sandoor in Hungarian or Sanders in English.
Shandy English (Rare)
Shandy appears as a rare surname, mostly found in English-speaking countries going back to the 1600s. This name may originate from the English dialect adjective meaning "boisterous" or "empty headed; half crazy", of which the earliest record dates to 1691, though any further explanation for its origins are unknown... [more]
Shankland Scottish
Believed to be a locational name derived from a now-lost or unidentified place name. The name is composed of the Old Scots term "schank," meaning "a projecting point of a hill" or "spur," and the suffix "-land," which indicates land or territory.
Shanks English (Modern)
Possibly a diminutive of LONGSHANKS, which would be given to a tall or gangly person.
Shanley Irish
Shortened form of MacShanley.
Shao Chinese
From Chinese 邵 (shào) referring to the ancient fief of Zhao, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province. The name of the fief, 召, had the same pronunciation as the character 邵.
Shao Chinese
From Chinese 韶 (sháo) possibly referring to the ancient town of Shao that existed during the Sui dynasty in what is now Guangdong province.
Shaposhnikov m Russian
Means "son of a hatmaker".
Sharabi Judeo-Arabic
Denotes someone originally from the district of Sharab in western Yemen.
Sharafkandi Kurdish
Denoted a person from Sharafkand, a village in the Central District of Bukan County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Sharett Hebrew
Means "minister, servant", from Hebrew שָׁרַת (sharath) literally meaning "to minister, to serve". This surname was adopted by Moshe Sharett (1894-1965), born Moshe Chertok, who was the first foreign minister and later the second Prime Minister of Israel.
Sharifov Tajik, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sharif", as well as variant of Azerbaijani Şərifov.
Sharifpour Persian
Means "son of Sharif".
Sharifzadeh Persian
Means "born of Sharif".
Shariy Ukrainian, Russian
Last name of Anatoly Shariy, the leader of Party of Shariy, a Ukrainian political party that was shut down due to alleged ties to Russia.
Sharon Hebrew
From an Old Testament place name, in Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (Sharon), which means "plain", referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel.
Sharpin English
Variant of Sharp.
Shatner German (Anglicized), Jewish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Schattner. A notable bearer was Canadian actor William Shatner (1931-), who is known for his roles as Captain James T. Kirk in 'Star Trek', T.J. Hooker in 'T.J. Hooker', Denny Crane in 'Boston Legal', and the Priceline Negotiator in Priceline.com commercials.
Shattuck English
A locational name from a family in Chaddock, a hamlet in the parish in Lancashire, England. Also a variant of Chadwick.
Shauchenka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Shevchenko.
Shavkatov Uzbek
Means "son of Shavkat".
Shawe English
Variant of Shaw 1.
Shay Irish
Variant of Shea.
Shcheglova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Щеглов (see Shcheglov).
Shchepkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Щепкин (see Shchepkin).
Shchyotkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Щёткин (see Shchyotkin).
She Chinese
From Chinese 佘 (shé), which is of unknown significance.
Shebani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the name of an Arab tribe which is derived from Arabic شيب (šīb) meaning "white hair, grayness" or "cold, snow". This surname is chiefly used in Libya.
Shee Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of O'Shea.
Sheehan Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
From irish "O Siodhachain" meaning "descendant of Siodhach" - peaceful or gentle, courteous.
Sheehey Irish
Variant of Sheehy.
Sheen English
Meaning unknown, though possibly a variant of Sean. A famous bearer of the surname is actor Charlie Sheen.
Sheepshanks Scottish
From a medieval Scottish and northern English nickname for someone with a strange or awkward way of walking (literally "sheeplegs").
Sheeran English, Irish
Shortened form of O'Sheeran.
Sheet Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Variant transcription of Seth.
Sheffield English, English (British)
A surname which named after an city in England.... [more]
Sheik Arabic, Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيخ or Bengali শেখ (see Sheikh).
Sheikh Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the Arabic title شَيْخ (šayḵ) meaning "chief, chieftain, head". It is used to denote a political or spiritual leader of a Muslim community.
Sheikhi Persian
Persian form of Sheikh.
Shek Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shi.
Sheldrake English
From a medieval nickname for a dandyish (showy) or vain man, from Middle English scheldrake, the male of a type of duck with brightly-coloured plumage (itself from the East Anglian dialect term scheld "variegated" combined with drake "male duck").
Sheleg Russian
Russian form of Šelieh.
Shelley English, Irish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from any of the three places called Shelley (Essex Suffolk Yorkshire) or from Shelley Plain in Crawley (Sussex)... [more]
Shemer Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Schimmer.... [more]
Shen Chinese
From Chinese 沈 (shěn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the Henan province.
Sheng Chinese
From Chinese 盛 (shèng) meaning "flourishing, prosperous", also referring to the ancient state of Sheng which existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shandong province.
Sheperd English
Variant of Shepherd or transferred use of the surname Sheperd.
Sheptitskiy Ukrainian
This indicates familial origin with the village of Sheptychi in Ukraine, which, as of February 2017, is located within Sambir Raion in the Lviv Oblast.
Sheraliev Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sherali", from a combination of the names Sher and Ali 1.
Sheremeteva Russian
Feminine equivalent of Sheremetev.
Shereshevsky Russian, Jewish
Name for someone originally from the city of Sharashova in Belarus, probably derived Russian шерешь (sheresh) meaning "frozen mud, ice (on a river)".
Sheriff English, Scottish
Occupational name for a sheriff, derived from Middle English schiref, shreeve, shryve literally meaning "sheriff", or from Old English scir meaning "shire, administrative district" and (ge)refa meaning "reeve"... [more]
Sherkhanzai Afghan
Meaning "son of Sherkhan" in Pashto. Sherkhan itself means "lion king" in Persian. This surname is found among Afghans belonging to the Barech, one of the Durrani Pashto tribes.
Sherlock English, Irish
Nickname for someone with "fair hair" or "a lock of fair hair."
Sherpa Nepali
From the name of the Sherpa people of Nepal, India and Bhutan, itself derived from Tibetan ཤར (shar) meaning "east" and the nominalising particle པ (pa).
Sherrell English
This surname is of English locational origin, from the place in Devonshire called Shirwell. The placename is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sirewelle, and by 1242 as Shirewill... [more]
Sherring English
Patronymic variant of the given name Sherwin.
Sherzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Shirzai.
Sheth Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Hindi
Variant transcription of Seth.
Shevalier English (American), English (Canadian)
Anglicized form of the French surname Chevalier.
Shevardnadze Georgian
Means "son of the falcon", from Georgian შავარდენი (shavardeni) meaning "falcon, hawk". A famous bearer was Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze (1928-2014).
Shevelev Russian
Derived by means of suffix "-ev" from Old Slavic verb sheveliti (se) meaning to make noise, to whirr, to rustle, to whistle, to wander. Initially it designated someone bold, daring, hardy, spirited.
Shevtsov m Russian
Russian form of Shvets.
Shewell English
Variant of Sewell, possibly influenced by the Middle English word shewel "scarecrow".
Shi Chinese
From Chinese 施 (shī) referring to the ancient state of Shi, which existed during the Xia dynasty in present-day Hubei province.
Shi Chinese
From Chinese 石 (shí) meaning "stone", also referring to the ancient city of Chach that is now Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Shia Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew romanization of Xie.
Shiba Japanese
From Japanese 斯波 (Shiba) meaning "Shiba", a former district in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [more]
Shibanami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紫波 (see Shiba).
Shibani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Shebani.
Shichiho Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).
Shichihō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 七宝 (see Shippō) and can be also spelled 七寳.
Shichihoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).
Shichihou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).
Shie German
Variant of Schie.
Shieh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Xie or Shi chiefly used in Taiwan.
Shields Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Siadhail
Shiemke Kashubian (Americanized, ?), Polish (Americanized, ?), Sorbian (Americanized, ?)
Americanized form of Schimke, which is a Germanized form of an uncertain Slavic name, possibly Polish, Kashubian or Sorbian. The original name was a nickname meaning "little Simon 1", either a diminutive of the given name or meaning "son of Simon".
Shih Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 施 (see Shi).
Shih Taiwanese
Alternate transcription of Shi chiefly used in Taiwan.
Shiha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Shikazu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 志和 (see Shiwa).
Shikdar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali সিকদার (see Sikder).
Shikder Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali শিকদার (see Sikder).
Shilling English, German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
nickname from the Middle English coin name schilling "shilling" (Old English scilling) probably referring to a fee or rent owed or paid... [more]
Shilova f Russian
Feminine form of Shilov.
Shim Korean
Alternate transcription of Sim.
Shimadzu Japanese
Variant transcription of Shimazu.
Shimanovsk Russian (Rare)
From the city of Shimanovsk (Шимановск) in the Amur Oblast or other places called Shimanovsk.
Shimbe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).
Shimbu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).
Shimei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Shimekake.
Shimekake Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 七 (shichi) from 楠木七郎 (Kusunoki Shichirō), 五 (go) from 和田五郎 (Wada Gorō), 三 (san) from 三百騎 (sambyakuki) meaning "300 horses" and 掛 (kake), phonetically assigned to write 駆ける (kakeru) meaning "to run"... [more]
Shimmel Yiddish
From the given name Shimmel, a Yiddish diminutive of Shimon.
Shimmin Manx
Contracted form of McSimeen
Shimoenoo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 下酔尾 (Shimoenoo) meaning "Shimoenoo", a former division in the area of Terushima in the city of Ichikikushikino in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan, or a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Shimoji Okinawan (Rare)
Comes from the island in Okinawa, Japan, called Shimoji. The combination of Kanji characters are 下 meaning "down, below", and 地 meaning "place, territory".
Shimpo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shimpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shimpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shin Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 泰 (see Tai).
Shin Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Shin Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 針 (see Hari).
Shinami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Shinbe Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Shimbe).
Shinbu Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Shimbu).
Shinde Indian, Marathi
Meaning unknown; this was also the name of a Indian dynasty from Maharashtra.
Shindera Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新寺 (see Niidera).
Shingler English
An occupational name for someone who laid wooden tiles, or shingles on roofs, from an agent derivative of Middle English schingle ‘shingle’. ... [more]
Shinketsu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神結 (see Kamiyui).
Shinmar Ancient Hebrew (Hellenized, Archaic, ?)
'Shin'; literally translated as 'god', 'crown'. 'Mar'; Hebrew translation for 'master'. Used by Ancient Hebrew descendants/Jews still existing in Middle East & India. Also a city that exists in West Punjab with majority Hebrew/Jews & synagogues.... [more]
Shinpo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shinpō Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shinpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shinpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shinwari Pashto
Perhaps from Shinwar, the name of a Pashtun-inhabited district in Afghanistan. The Shinwari are a Pashtun tribe found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Shinyama Japanese
Means "New Mountain".... [more]
Ship English
This unusual name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is an occupational surname for "a mariner", or perhaps, occasionally a "ship or boat-builder". The derivation of the name is from the Olde English pre 7th Century scip, ship, in Middle English schip
Shipley English (Rare)
English: habitational name from any of the various places, for example in Derbyshire, County Durham, Northumberland, Shropshire, Sussex, and West Yorkshire, so called from Old English sceap, scip ‘sheep’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Shipman English
Occupational name for a mariner, or occasionally perhaps for a boatbuilder, from Middle English "schipman". One notable person is known evildoer Harold Shipman. He was an English general practitioner who is believed to be one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history.
Shipp English
nickname for a mariner or perhaps a boatbuilder from Middle English schip "ship". Compare Shipman . in addition the name may occasionally also have been topographic or habitational referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a ship.
Shipper German, Jewish, English
German and Jewish Cognate and English variant of Schipper. occupational name from Middle English shippere "shipman sailor seaman" (Old English scipere) perhaps also with the sense "skipper" (Middle Low German schipper).
Shippo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).
Shippō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 七宝 (Shippō) meaning "Shippō", a former village in the district of Toyota in the former Japanese province of Aki in parts of present-day Hiroshima, Japan.
Shippoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).
Shippou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).
Shiroma Okinawan (Japanized)
Japanese form of the Okinawan surname 城間 (Gushikuma), derived from Okinawan 城 (gushiku) meaning "castle" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Shiryu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Shiryū).
Shiryū Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).
Shiryuh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Shiryū).
Shiryuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Shiryū).
Shirzai Pashto
Means "son of Sher".
Shishima Japanese
I don't know the history of this last name. I saw it in a magazine somewhere...
Shishimine Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 獅 (shishi), script-changed from 猪 (shishi) meaning "sus scrofa" and 峯 (mine) meaning "peak; summit".... [more]
Shit Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Variant transcription of Seth.
Shitayashiki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 下屋敷 (see Shimoyashiki).
Shiu Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shao.
Shivers Irish
Irish variant of Chivers.
Shiwa Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 or 紫波 (see Shiba) or variant of Shiba but written 志和.
Shiyanagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).
Shklovskiy m Russian
Means "from Shklov". Shklov (or Shklow, Škloŭ) is a city in the Mohilyov region of Belarus.
Shklowski m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Shklovskiy.
Shlomov Jewish, Russian
Means "son of Shlomo".
Shlyapnikov m Russian
Means "son of the hatmaker", from Russian шляпник (shlyapnik), meaning "hatmaker, hatter".
Shmidt Russian
Russian form of Schmidt.
Sho Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Hatsu) or a variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).
Shō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Hatsu).
Shoaf American
Origin is unknown but it is the surname of American Rachel Shoaf who is a convicted murderer.
Shōami Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 正阿弥 (shōami), a sect of kettle brim making, hat brim making, or weapon-end guard making.
Shoami Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).
Shoat English (American)
Variant of Choate
Shōaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).
Shoaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōaya).
Shockley English
(i) perhaps "person from Shocklach", Cheshire ("boggy stream infested with evil spirits"); (ii) perhaps an anglicization of Swiss German Schoechli, literally "person who lives by the little barn"
Shoemaker English, German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
English cognate of Schuhmacher. It could also be an Americanized form of Schuhmacher, Schoemaker, or other names denoting a shoemaker.
Shoen German (Anglicized), Jewish
Americanized spelling of German or Ashkenazic Jewish Schön or Schoen.
Shoesmith English
occupational name for a blacksmith who either specialized in shoeing horses (a farrier) or in making and fitting iron blades known as shoes such as the tips of spades and the plowshares on plow moldboards from Middle English sho "shoe" (Old English scoh) and smith "smith" (Old English smiþ).
Shoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).
Shohmi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Shojaee Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شجاعی (see Shojaei).
Shoji Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 庄司 (see Shōji).
Shōjiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).
Shojiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Shōjiya).
Shokanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Shokan".
Shokanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Shokanov.
Shōmi Japanese
From Japanese 正味 (Shōmi) meaning "Shōmi", a division in the area of Yoshiumi in the city of Imabari in the prefecture of Ehime in Japan.
Shomi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Shomurodov Uzbek
Means "son of Shomurod".
Shootman Germanic
Uncertain origin, probably occupational, from German, Dutch, or English. If German, possible occupational surname for a cobbler, from Old German Schuchmann, lit. "shoe man". Similar origin if Dutch... [more]
Shore English
From the Old English word scora meaning "the land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast."
Shostakovich Russian
Last name of the Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich.
Shotadze Georgian
Means "son of Shota".
Shotashvili Georgian
Means "son of Shota".
Shou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).
Shouami Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).
Shouaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōaya).
Shoumi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Shouyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shoyu.
Shovkhalov Chechen
Chechen surname of unknown meaning.
Shovkhalova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Шовхалов (see Shovkhalov).
Shoyu Japanese (Rare)
Shoyu is made up of two kanji that literally means "soy sauce".
Shpigl Yiddish
Yiddish form of Spiegel.
Shpilbarg Yiddish
Yiddish form of Spielberg.
Shrapnel English
A different form of Carbonell. Shrapnel (i.e. metal balls or fragments that are scattered when a bomb, shell or bullet explodes) is named after General Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), a British artillery officer who during the Peninsular War invented a shell that produced that effect.
Shreck German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Schreck.
Shrem Hebrew
The surname “Shrem” is of Halabi-Jewish origin. It is an acronym for “Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, Yom Tov, and Moed”.
Shreve English
Altered English variant of Sheriff. In some cases, this surname may have arisen from a nickname.
Shreves English
Variant form of Shreve.
Shrewsbury English
From Shrewsbury, a market town and the county town of Shropshire, England, derived from Old English scrobb meaning "scrub, brushwood" and burg meaning "fortified place".
Shrimpton English
Probably referring to the unknown "Estate of Shrimp"
Shrivastav Indian, Hindi
Short form of Sanskrit श्रीवास्तव्य (shrivastavya) meaning "abode of wealth", itself from श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty, wealth, prosperity" and वास्तव्य (vastavya) meaning "residence, abode, dwelling, inhabiting".
Shrivastava Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Shrivastav.
Shropshire English
Regional name from the county of Shropshire, on the western border of England with Wales.
Shteyn Yiddish
Yiddish form of Stein.