Browse Submitted Surnames

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.

Sattari Persian
From Persian ستار (setâr) meaning "star" (see Setareh or Sitara).

Satybaldiev Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Satybaldy".

Savard French
Either from Old French savart meaning "wasteland" or the Germanic elements sab of uncertain meaning and hard meaning "brave, hardy".

Savchenko Ukrainian
Derived either from the given name Savvatiy or Saveliy.

Savva Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Savvas.

Sawada Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sawamura Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Sawhney Indian, Punjabi
Variant of Sahni.

Saxena Indian, Hindi
Traditionally believed to be derived from Sanskrit सखिसेना (sakhisena) meaning "friend of the army", from सखा (sakha) meaning "friend, companion" and सेना (sena) meaning "army"... [more]

Sayavong Lao
From Lao ໄຊ (say) meaning "victory" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Sayed Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sayyid.

Sayegh Arabic
Means "goldsmith" in Arabic.

Sayfullin Bashkir, Tatar
Means "son of Sayfullah".

Sayson Filipino
From Hokkien 世孫 (sì sun) meaning "direct lineal descendant" or 西孫 (sai sun) meaning "western grandchild".

Sayyid Swahili, Muslim
From the Arabic honourific title سَيِّد (sayyid) which means "master, lord, prince, mister".

Scanlon Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Scannláin.

Scerri Maltese
Meaning disputed; it could be derived from Sicilian sciarra meaning "fight, brawl", Arabic شَرّ (šarr) meaning "evil, cruel", or a word meaning "anger".

Schmidtová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of the German surname Schmidt through the feminine suffix -ová.

Schwartzman Jewish
Nickname for a dark-skinned or dark-haired person, from German schwarz meaning "black" and man meaning "man, person".

Schwiers German
Patronymic form of Schwier.

Seah Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xie chiefly used in Singapore.

Seddik Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend".

Seddiki Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi cognate of Siddiqui (chiefly Algerian).

Sediqi Persian
Persian form of Siddiqui.

Seelan Indian, Tamil

Segev Hebrew
Means "exaltation, greatness" in Hebrew.

Seif Arabic, Persian
From the given name Saif.

Sekiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Sekine Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, foundation".

Selassie Ethiopian, Amharic, Western African
Possibly means "trinity" in Amharic. A notable bearer was Haile Selassie (1892-1975), the regent and emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.

Selimović Bosnian
Means "son of Selim".

Semenduev Judeo-Tat
From the given name Semendu or Simandu, which was possibly derived from Persian سیاه (siyah) meaning "black" and مرد (mard) meaning "man" or Hebrew סימן טוב (siman tov) meaning "good sign, good mark".

Şen Turkish
Means "happy, cheerful" in Turkish.

Sen Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit सेना (sena) meaning "army, armament".

Senanayake Sinhalese
From Sanskrit सेना (sena) meaning "army" and नायक (nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".

Sendaydiego Filipino
Possibly from Japanese 仙台 (Sendai), the name of a city in Japan, combined with the given name Diego.

Sengsavang Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ສະຫວ່າງ (savang) meaning "light, bright, dawn".

Sengupta Bengali, Indian
Derived from Sanskrit सेना (sénā) meaning "army, armament" combined with Gupta.

Senn German
Derived from the Middle High German word senne meaning "dairy farmer".

Şentürk Turkish
From Turkish şen meaning "happy, cheerful" and Türk meaning "Turk".

Seo Korean
From Sino-Korean 徐 (seo) meaning "slowly, quietly, calmly" or 西 (seo) meaning "west, western".

Sergeev Russian
Means "son of Sergey".

Sergeyev Russian
Alternate transcription of Sergeev.

Serikbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Serikbay".

Serikov Kazakh
Means "son of Serik".

Serker Bengali
Variant of Sarkar.

Serverov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Server".

Seth Indian, Hindi, Odia, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi
Means "merchant, banker" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, chief, most excellent".

Sethi Indian, Odia, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Occupational name for a merchant from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, chief, most excellent".

Sethna Indian (Parsi)
Gujarati Parsi name meaning "pertaining to the banker", derived from Hindi सेठ (seṭh) meaning "merchant, banker" (see Seth).

Setiawan Indonesian, Javanese
From the given name Setiawan.

Sevastyanov Russian
Means "son of Sevastyan".

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).

Sezer Turkish
Means "intuition", from Turkish sezmek meaning "to understand, to perceive".

Sezgin Turkish
Means "sagacious, insightful" in Turkish.

Shah Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit साधु (sādhú) meaning "gentleman, virtuous man".

Shahbaz Urdu
From the given name Shahbaz.

Shahbazi Persian
From the given name Shahbaz.

Shaheed Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Shahid.

Shaheen Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Shahin.

Shahin Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Shahin.

Shahini Persian, Albanian
From the given name Shahin or from one of the multiple places in Iran named Shahini.

Shahriari Persian
From the given name Shahriyar.

Shahzad Urdu, Pashto
From the given name Shahzad.

Shaikh Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Sheikh.

Shakeri Persian
From the given name Shaker.

Shakir Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Shakir.

Shakoor Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Shakur.

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.

Shakur Bengali, Indian (Muslim), Urdu
From the given name 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".

Shaladi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Of unknown meaning (chiefly Libyan).

Shalev Jewish
From the given name Shalev.

Shalhoub Arabic
Possibly from a given name based on a word meaning "generous".

Shalit Hebrew
From Hebrew שליט (shalit) meaning "ruler" or "ruling, governing, dominant".

Shalvashvili Georgian
Means "son of Shalva".

Shamanov Russian
From Russian шаман (shaman) meaning "shaman".

Shanavazov Dargin, Dagestani
Means "son of Shakhnavaz"; the name itself is of Persian origin meaning "shah (king) of grace".

Shanayeva Russian

Shankar Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
From the given name Shankar.

Shapiev Dagestani, Avar, Dargin, Chechen
Means "son of Shapi".

Shapira Jewish
Variant of Shapiro.

Sharabi Judeo-Arabic
Denotes someone originally from the district of Sharab in western Yemen.

Shareef Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Sharif.

Sharif Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Sharif.

Sharifov Tajik, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sharif", as well as variant of Azerbaijani Şərifov.

Sharipov Tajik, Uzbek, Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Sharip".

Shavdatuashvili Georgian

Shavit Jewish
From the given name Shavit.

Shcheglov Russian
From Russian щегол (shchegol) meaning "goldfinch".

Shchepkin Russian
From Russian щепка (shchepka) meaning "sliver, splinter, chip".

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.

Sheeran English, Irish
Shortened form of O'Sheeran.

Shehadeh Arabic
Derived from Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda) meaning "testimony, witness, belief (in Islam)".

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.

Shemesh Jewish
Means "sun" in Hebrew.

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.

Shen Chinese
From Chinese 慎 (shèn) meaning "cautious, acting sincerely, with care".

Shenkao Abazin

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.

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)".

Sherpa Nepali, Indian, Tibetan, Bengali
From the name of the Sherpa people, a Tibetic ethnic group inhabiting Nepal, China, Bhutan, and the Himalayas. The name itself is derived from Sherpa ཤར (shar) meaning "east" and wa "people" (thus, "people of the east" or "eastern people"), a reference to their origin in northeastern Nepal... [more]

Sherwood English
From a place name meaning "bright forest", derived from Old English scir meaning "bright" and wudu meaning "tree, wood".

Sherzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Shirzai.

Shi Chinese
From Chinese 石 (shí) meaning "stone".

Shibani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Shebani.

Shibata Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "brushwood, firewood" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shibayama Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Shibusawa Japanese
From Japanese 渋 or 澁 (shibu) meaning "astringent (taste), harsh" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Shieh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Xie or Shi chiefly used in Taiwan.

Shih Taiwanese
Alternate transcription of Shi chiefly used in Taiwan.

Shim Korean
Alternate transcription of Sim.

Shima Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Shimazaki Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Shimoda Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shimura Japanese
From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Shinde Indian, Marathi
Meaning unknown; this was also the name of a Indian dynasty from Maharashtra.

Shindō Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "new", 進 (shin) meaning "advance, progress", 信 (shin) meaning "trust, faith", or 真 (shin) meaning "truth, reality" combined with 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria" or 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine".

Shinkai Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "new" and 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean".

Shinkal Afghan

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.

Shiozaki Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 崎 (saki) meaning "peninsula, cape".

Shirasaki Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Shirzai Pashto
Means "son of Sher".

Shishani Chechen (Expatriate), Arabic
Means "Chechen" in Arabic. This name is primarily used by Chechens living in the Arab world.

Shishkin Russian
From Russian шишка (shishka) meaning "cone, pinecone".

Shiu Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shao.

Shivaza Dungan
Derived from Chinese 十娃子 (shí wázǐ) manning "the tenth child". A notable bearer was Iasyr Shivaza (1906-1988), a Soviet Dungan poet.

Shivazy Dungan
Variant of Shivaza.

Shkrebnev Russian (Rare)

Shlomov Jewish, Russian
Means "son of Shlomo".

Shnayder Jewish (Russified)
Russified form of Schneider.

Shoham Hebrew
Means "onyx" in Hebrew.

Shoshan Jewish
Means "lily" in Hebrew.

Shotadze Georgian
Means "son of Shota".

Shotashvili Georgian
Means "son of Shota".

Shovkhalov Chechen
Chechen surname of unknown meaning.

Shrestha Nepali
Means "excellent" in Nepali, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, most excellent".

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.

Shubin Russian
Derived from Russian шуба (shuba) meaning "fur coat".

Shukla Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit शुक्ल (shukla) meaning "white, bright, pure".

Shukri Arabic
From the given name Shukri.

Shum Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shen.

Shumenov Kazakh

Shvedov Russian
From Russian швед (shved) meaning "Swede, Swedish person".

Shyamalan Indian (Rare), Malayalam (Rare)
Derived from the given name Shyamal or Shyama. This is the surname of Manoj "M... [more]

Shyne English

Sibunrueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, fame" combined with บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, glowing, brilliant".

Sicat Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog sikat meaning "rising" or "splendour, brilliance".

Siddig Northern African, Arabic
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" (chiefly Sudanese).

Siddiq Arabic, Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi, Bengali
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣiddīq) meaning "truthful, veracious".

Siddiqi Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Balochi, Bengali
Variant transcription of Siddiqui.

Siddique Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Siddiqui.

Siddiqui Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From Arabic صَادِق (ṣādiq) meaning "true, truthful, veracious". It was traditionally used as an honorific title or a nickname for a trustworthy person.

Sidhu Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha) meaning "accomplished, proven".

Sidiqi Pashto, Persian, Afghan
Means "the veracious" from Arabic صَدَقَ (ṣadaqa) meaning "to be truthful, to be sincere". It is also a variant of Persian Sadeghi.

Sidorenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Sydorenko.

Sidorov Russian
Means "son of Sidor".

Siet Indonesian (Rare)

Sigrah Micronesian

Sigurðardóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigurður" in Icelandic. This surname is used as a patronymic. Its masculine counterpart is Sigurðsson.

Sihawong Thai
From Thai สีหะ (siha) meaning "lion" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".

Siingh Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Variant of Singh.

Sikder Bengali
From a historical title used to denote a person who owned one quarter of land, derived from Bengali সিকি (siki) meaning "quarter, fourth".

Sikumbang Minangkabau
Allegedly from the phrase si kumbang meaning "black tiger", probably derived from Minangkabau kumbang which can mean "beetle" or "tiger, leopard". The name may have been used to refer to Tamil settlers from southern India who had darker skin and practised a tiger-like form of martial arts... [more]

Silang Filipino, Tagalog
Means "mountain pass, path" in Tagalog.

Silvers English, English (American)
Variant of Silver.

Sim Scottish, Dutch
Scottish and Dutch: from the personal name Sim, a short form of Simon.

Sim Chinese (Hokkien), Korean
Hokkien romanization of Shen as well as the Korean form.

Simasathien Thai
Alternate transcription of Simasathian.

Simatupang Batak
From Batak si indicating location and tupang meaning "intersection, crossway, confluence".

Simbahon Filipino, Cebuano
Variant of Simbajon.

Simbajon Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano simbahon meaning "adore".

Simbolon Batak
Derived from Batak bolon meaning "big, grand, great".

Simha Indian, Odia, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Sinha.

Simion Romanian
From the given name Simion.

Simonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Simonyan.

Simonov Russian
Means "son of Simon".

Simonyan Armenian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Šimonytė Lithuanian
From the given name Simonas. A bearer is Ingrida Šimonytė (1974-), the current prime minister of Lithuania.

Şimşek Turkish
Means "lightning, flash" in Turkish.

Sin Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xin.

Sin Korean
Variant romanization of Shin.

Sinag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "ray of light, beam" in Tagalog.

Sinahon Filipino, Cebuano
Means "envious" in Cebuano.

Sinclair Scottish (Anglicized)
Clan Sinclair is a Scottish clan, which held lands in the highlands; thought to have come to Scotland from France after the Norman invasion.

Singha Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".

Singhal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Means "leonine, like a lion", derived from Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".

Singkham Thai
From Thai สิงห์ (sing) meaning "lion" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech".

Sinha Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá) meaning "lion" (see Singh).

Sioson Filipino
From Hokkien 小孫 (sió-sun) meaning "small grandchild".

Sisnett English (Rare)
Found in Barbados.

Sison Filipino
From Min Nan 四孫 (sì-sun) or 四孙 (sì-sun) meaning "fourth grandchild".

Sitdikov Bashkir, Tatar
Either derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" or صَادِق (ṣādiq) meaning "true, truthful, veracious".

Situ Chinese
From Chinese 司徒 (sītú), which was a title for one of the highest ranking government positions in ancient China.

Skowroński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Skowronów, Skowronna, Skowron or Skowronki, all derived from Polish skowronek meaning "lark".

Skrastiņa Latvian
Feminine form of Skrastiņš.

Skrastiņš Latvian

Slimani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sulayman.

Smagulov Kazakh
Means "son of Smagul".

Smailov Kazakh, Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Smail".

Smirnoff Russian
Variant transcription of Smirnov.

Smirnova Russian
Feminine equivalent of Smirnov.

So Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Su.

Sobirov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sobir".

Sobolev Russian
Variant of Sobol.

Soddu Sardinian
Possibly from a nickname meaning "money, coin" or from the given name Soddì.

Sohrabi Persian
From the given name Sohrab.

Soikham Thai
From Thai สร้อย (soi) meaning "necklace" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".

Sok Khmer
Means "healthy, peaceful, happy, pleasant" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सुख (sukha).

Solanki Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
From a vernacular name for the Chaulukya, a dynasty that ruled parts of northwestern India (in what is now Gujarat and Rajasthan) between the 10th and 13th centuries, of uncertain meaning.

Solecki Polish
Habitational surname for someone from any of a number of places called Solec, named with sól ‘salt’.

Soleimani Persian
From the given name Soleiman.

Solih Dhivehi
From the given name Salih. A notable bearer is Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (1962-), the current president of the Maldives.

Soliman Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Sulayman.

Solórzano Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from the municipality of Solórzano in Cantabria, Spain.

Solovyov Russian
Derived from Russian соловей (solovey) meaning "nightingale".

Soltani Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sultan.

Soltanov Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Sultanov.

Somerset English
Regional name from the county of this name, so called from Old English sumer(tun)saete meaning "dwellers at the summer settlement".

Somov Russian
Derived from Russian сом (som) meaning "catfish".

Somsri Thai
From Thai สม (sǒm) meaning "suitable, right" combined with ศรี (sǐi) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".

Somwan Thai (Rare)

Sönmez Turkish
Means "eternal, inextinguishable, unquenchable" in Turkish.

Sonoda Japanese
From Japanese 園 or 薗 (sono) meaning "park, garden, orchard" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Soomro Pakistani, Sindhi
From the name of the city of سامراء (Sāmarrāʾ) in present-day Iraq. This is the name of a Sindhi tribe in southeastern Pakistan, along with a historical regional dynasty in India (the Soomra).

Sordino Literature
The surname of Melinda "Mel" Sordino, the main character of Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak (1999). Her surname was apparently derived from Italian sordino meaning "mute" or "deaf".

Soroka Ukrainian, Jewish
From the nickname Soroka meaning "magpie", which indicates a thievish person or a person with a white streak of hair among black hair.

Sorokin Russian
From Russian сорока (soroka) meaning "magpie", referring to the Eurasian magpie.

Sotelo Spanish
From any of various places in Galicia named Soutelo, derived from Galician souto meaning "grove, plantation".

Sotomayor Spanish
Castilianized form of Soutomaior.

Soudani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "Sudanese (referring to a person from Sudan)", derived from Arabic سُودَانِيّ (sūdāniyy).

Soueidi Western African
Mainly found in Mauritania.

Soueilem Western African
Meaning unknown—this surname is mainly found in Mauritania.

Sovereign French
Translation of the French surname Souverain which is derived from Old French souverain meaning "high place".

Sovereign English
Occupational surname for a leader or supervisor, derived from the English word sovereign meaning "possessing supreme or ultimate power".

Spasov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Spas".

Spector Jewish
From Polish szpektor meaning "teacher's assistant (in a Jewish school)", ultimately from inspektor meaning "supervisor".

Spektor Jewish
Variant of Spector.

Spezia Italian
Means "spice, drug" in Italian. It was used to denote someone who worked as a spicer or apothecary.

Speziali Italian
Variant of Speziale.

Spina Italian
Means "thorn" in Italian, originally a topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or a habitational name from any of various locations called Spina.

Spiridovich Russian
Possibly from the Greek given name Spiridon.

Spyrou Greek
Means "son of Spyros".

Srdić Serbian

Srinivasan Indian, Tamil
Tamil variant of Shrinivas.

Srisuvan Thai
Alternate transcription of Srisuwan.

Srisuwan Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" combined with สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".

Srivastav Indian, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Shrivastav.

Srivastava Indian, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Shrivastav.

Ståhlberg Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Stålberg. A notable bearer was Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (1865-1952), the first President of Finland.

Stalin Russian (Modern)
Surname adopted by the Georgian-Soviet revolutionary and politician Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (1878-1953), whose birth name was Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili... [more]

Stambouli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone originally from Istanbul, Turkey.

Stanikzai Pashto
Of unknown meaning. The Stanikzai are a Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan.

Stanisławski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places named Stanisław, Stanisławów or Stanisławice, derived from the given name Stanisław.

Starbaty German (Rare)

Stavrou Greek
Means "son of Stavros".

Ștefănescu Romanian
Means "son of Ștefăn".

Stefanowicz Polish
Derived from the given name Stefan.

Stefański Polish
Name for someone from any of various places named Stefanów or Stefanowo, derived from the given name Stefan.

Stenson English
Means "son of Stephen".

Stenson English
From the name of a hamlet (now called Twyford and Stenson) in Derbyshire, England. The name is a combination of the Old Norse name Steinn and Old English tun "settlement, enclosure".

Stepanenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Stepan.

Stepanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Stepanyan.

Stepanyan Armenian
Means "son of Stepan".

Stephanopoulos Greek
Means "son of Stephanos".

Stoenescu Romanian

Stoianov Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Stoyanov.

Strachan Scottish, Caribbean
Scottish habitational name from a place in the parish of Banchory, Kincardineshire, which is first recorded in 1153 in the form Strateyhan, and is perhaps named from Gaelic srath ‘valley’ + eachain, genitive case of eachan ‘foal’.

Stroh English, German
Means "straw" when translated from German, indicating a thin man, a person with straw-colored hair, or a dealer of straw.

Stylianou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Stylianos".

Suarez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Suárez primarily used in America and the Philippines.

Sueadao Thai (Rare)
Means "leopard" in Thai.

Suealueang Thai
From Thai เสือ (suea) meaning "tiger" and เหลือง (lueang) meaning "yellow".

Sugarol Filipino, Cebuano
Means "gambler" in Cebuano.

Sugawara Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 原 (wara) meaning "field".

Sugihara Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Sukkasem Thai
From Thai ศุข (suk) meaning "joy, happiness, delight" and เกษม (kasem) meaning "contentment, happiness".

Suksamran Thai
From Thai สุข (suk) meaning "joy, delight" and สำราญ (samran) meaning "happy, joyful".

Şükürov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şükür".

Sulaiman Arabic, Maguindanao, Urdu
From the given name Sulayman.

Sulayman Arabic
From the given name Sulayman.

Sulaymanov Kyrgyz, Uzbek
Means "son of Sulayman".

Suleiman Arabic
From the given name Sulayman.

Süleymanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Süleyman".

Suleymanov Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Süleymanov.

Suleymenov Kazakh
Means "son of Suleymen".

Suliman Arabic
From the given name Sulayman.

Sultanaliev Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sultanali".

Sultanbekov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sultanbek".

Summer English, German
From Middle English sum(m)er, Middle High German sumer "summer", hence a nickname for someone of a warm or sunny disposition, or for someone associated with the season of summer in some other way.

Summerset English
Regional surname for someone from Somerset, an area in England. The name is derived from Old English sumer(tun)saete meaning "dwellers at the summer settlement".

Sumulong Filipino, Tagalog
Means "progress, advance" in Tagalog.

Sungcad Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano sungkad meaning "perfect fit, exact fit".

Šuput Croatian, Serbian

Suraweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit सुर (sura) meaning "god" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Suresh Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada
From the given name Suresh.