Browse Submitted Surnames

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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.
Salander Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a variant of Selander or a combination of an unexplained first element and the common surname suffix -ander.
Salaün Breton, French
Form of the given name Solomon.
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.
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]
Səlimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Səlim".
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.
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]
Salk English (American)
Likely the English form of Schalk, which means "dweller near a willow tree".
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".
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.
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.
Saltmarsh English
Last name of cricket player Ian Saltmarsh (1901-1970).
Saltzman Jewish, German
Altered spelling of Salzmann.
Salussolia Italian, Piedmontese
Originally denoted a person from Salussola, a comune (municipality) in the province of Biella in Piedmont, Italy.
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.
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’).
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").
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".
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.
San Agustin Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of San Agustín. This surname is also found in Guam.
Sananikone Lao
Means "multitude of victories" from Lao ຊະນະ (sana) meaning "win, victory" and ນິກອນ (nikon) meaning "multitude, group".
Sanches Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Sanchez.
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 English
Norman origin. Habitational name from Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët in La Manche, which gets its name from the dedication of its church to St. Hilary, or alternatively from either of the places, in La Manche and Somme, called Saint-Lô... [more]
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.
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).
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.
Sansook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสนสุข (see Saensuk).
Sansuk Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสนสุข (see Saensuk).
Santa Japanese
Variant of Mita.
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 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]
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
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).
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]
Saparow Turkmen
Means "son of Sapar".
Sapiro Jewish
Varient of Shapiro.
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]
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).
Sarakar Indian, Odia
Odia variant of Sarkar.
Sarakatsanis Greek
Derived from the Greek Σαρακατσάνοι (Sarakatsanoi) referred to an ethnic Greek population subgroup who were traditionally transhumant shepherds, native to Greece, with a smaller presence in neighbouring Bulgaria, southern Albania, and North Macedonia... [more]
Saralegi Basque
Habitational name of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque sarale "hay, dry grass, livestock feed" combined with either tegi "stable, pen, enclosure", -(t)egi "place of", or possibly (h)egi "slope, hillside; edge, border".
Saramago Portuguese
It's the name of a plant.
Sarangapani Hindi
From the sanskrit words Sarangan "bow of Vishnu" and pani "hand".
Sarasibar Basque
From sarats "willow" and ibar "valley". It's the name of a village in Navarre.
Sarata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 皿田 (see Sarada).
Saratxo Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Amurrio.
Sarda Italian
From the feminine form of Sardo or from sarda "large sardine" either a nickname or occupational name for selling sardines.
Sardella Italian
From sardella "sardine" used as either an occupational name for a fisher or seller of sardines or a nickname for a thin person.
Sarder Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali সরদার (see Sardar).
Sardina Italian, Spanish, Galician, Mexican
From sardina Galician sardiña "sardine" used for someone as a catcher or seller of the fish or a nickname for a thin person.
Sardone Italian
Augmentative of Sarda or Sardo "the big Sardinian". in the central and southern Adriatic region from sardone "anchovy".
Sareen Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi सरीन or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸਰੀਨ (see Sarin).
Sargento Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Sergeant. It's also mostly used in the Philippines.
Sargsian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).
Sarip Maranao, Maguindanao
From a title of nobility meaning "sharif, religious chief", ultimately from Arabic شريف (sharif).
Saripada Filipino, Maranao
From a title meaning "chief" in Maranao, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रीपाद (shripada) literally meaning "holy foot", derived from श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and पाद (pada) meaning "foot".
Sarkeesian Armenian
Variant of Sarkisian. Anita Sarkeesian is a Canadian-American feminist media critic. She is the founder of Feminist Frequency, a website that hosts videos and commentary analyzing portrayals of women in popular culture.
Sarker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Sarkar.
Sarma Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Assamese শৰ্মা, Bengali শর্মা, Hindi/Nepali शर्मा, Telugu శర్మ or Kannada ಶರ್ಮಾ (see Sharma).
Sarmento Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Sarmiento.
Sarnow Polabian (Germanized), German
From the village of Sarnow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Surname of the mayor of Stralsund Karsten Sarnow.
Sarnowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the many places in Poland called Sarnowa, Sarnowo, or Sarnów, named with Polish sarna "roe deer".
Sarōdo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 佐良土 (Sarōdo) meaning "Sarōdo", a former village in the district of Nasu in the former Japanese province of Shimotsuke.
Sarodo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).
Sarohdo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).
Saroudo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).
Saroukhanian Armenian
Here is the combined words meaning of "Saroukhanian" surname: Sar(Armenian origin–սար– means: Mountain ) + u (Armenian origin –եւ– means :and )+ khan( խան _means: prince )+ yan (յան– a suffix for Armenian family names) and the combination of the words finally means The Mountain and Prince or The Prince օf Mountain
Sarracino Italian
From Neapolitan sarracino, meaning "Saracen", a term used to refer to a variety of ethnic and religious groups, including a nomadic people from Sinai, Muslims, and pirates from the Mediterranean.
Sarradet French (Cajun)
Used commonly by people native to Louisiana, United States, is also a variant of Sarrade.
Sarrià Catalan
Catalan habitational name from any of the places named Sarrià or Sàrria, in Catalonia.
Sarrikolea Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Larrabetzu.
Sarsenbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Sarsenbay".
Sarsenov Kazakh
Means "son of Sarsen".
Sartori Italian
Variant of Sarto, through Latin Sartorius.
Sartorius German (Latinized)
Translation into Latin of the German surname Schneider, from Latin sartor, "tailor".
Sarver English, Jewish
English and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) occupational name from Old French serveur (an agent derivative of server ‘to serve’), Yiddish sarver ‘servant’.
Sas Dutch
Cognate of Sachs.
Sasako Japanese
Sasa means "bamboo grass" and no means "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".
Sashenka Russian, Ukrainian, Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
From the Russian and Ukrainian given name Sashenka (a diminutive of Aleksandr or Oleksandr), or Belarusianised form of Ukrainian Sashenko.
Sashenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Sasha".
Sass German
Variant of Sasse.
Saß German
Variant of Sass.
Sassa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 左雨 (see Sasame).
Sasse German
Variant of Sachs via the form Sachse.
Sastrowardoyo Javanese
Means "writings of the heart" from Sanskrit शास्त्र (shastra) meaning "scripture, writings" and हृदय (hrdaya) meaning "heart". This is the name of a Javanese family of nobility.
Sastry Telugu
Variant of Shastri.
Sathi Indian, Odia, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Urdu, Thai
Alternate transcription of Sethi.
Sato Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).
Satoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Satō.
Satoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).
Satou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).
Satsuki Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).
Satsukijo Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).
Satsukime Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).
Satsukino Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).
Satsuma Japanese
From Japanese 薩摩 (Satsuma) meaning "Satsuma", a former Japanese province in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Sattorov Tajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Sattor".
Šaŭčenka Belarusian
Alternative transcription of Belarusian Шаўчэнка (see Shauchenka).
Saudji Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 佐氏 (see Sauji).
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