RusakovaRussian Julia Rusakova-Harper was a Russian astronaut for NASA and former wife to Jack Harper in the movie Oblivion (2013). She was played by Olga Kurylenko alongside Jack Harper’s character played by Tom Cruise... [more]
RusbyScottish, English Alternative spelling of Busby, a parish in Renfrewshire. A name well represented in the Penistone, and Cawthorne districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
RuschLow German Derived from Middle Low German rusch "quick, rash, hasty; unkempt", this was a nickname for a quick or unkempt, unrefined person.
RusconiItalian From Italian rusca, "splinter, sliver of wood".
RushIrish Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ruis "descendant of Ros", a personal name perhaps derived from ros "wood". In Connacht it has also been used as a translation of Ó Luachra (see Loughrey).
RushdieKashmiri (Rare) Derived from Arabic رَشَدَ (rašada) meaning "to go the right way, to follow the right course" or "to be well guided" (related to the given names Rashad and Rashid)... [more]
RushenEnglish Originally denoted a person who lived near a marsh, noted for its rushes (see Rush). A famous bearer of this surname is the American singer Patrice Rushen (b. 1954).
RusherGerman (Americanized) Americanized version of the German surname Rüscher or Roshcer. Either a topographic name for someone who lived among rushes or an occupational name for someone who created things out of rushes.
RusskikhRussian Means "Russian" in Russian, probably used as a nickname for a person who lived in a village where the majority of residents were non-Russian.
RustEnglish, Scottish A nickname to someone with reddish hair or a ruddy complexion.
RuthEnglish, German (Swiss) English: from Middle English reuthe ‘pity’ (a derivative of rewen to pity, Old English hreowan) nickname for a charitable person or for a pitiable one. Not related to the given name in this case.... [more]
RutteDutch Derived from the given name Rutger. This surname is borne by the Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte (1967-).
RutterEnglish Either (i) "player of the rote (a medieval stringed instrument played by plucking)"; or (ii) from a medieval nickname for a dishonest or untrustworthy person (from Old French routier "robber, mugger")... [more]
RutzLow German Derived from Middle Low German rūtze or ruce "cobbler".
RuugeEstonian Ruuge is an Estonian surname meaning "pale brown" or "dark blonde" or "sorrel" colored.
RuusEstonian Ruus is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kruus" meaning "mug", "shingle" and "ballast". Possibly derived from "rüüs" meaning "frilled".
RüütEstonian Rüüt is an Estonian surname meaning "golden plover" (Pluvialis apricaria).
RuutEstonian Ruut is an Estonian surname meaning "square".
RüütelEstonian From the Estonian word rüütel, meaning "knight".
RuutikainenFinnish A rare Finnish surname combining the word for gunpowder, "ruuti", and the common surname ending -nen. The 2017 Finnish population register indicates there are 106 Ruutikainens alive in Finland, and some sites estimate there are another ten abroad... [more]
RüütliEstonian Rüütli is an Estonian surname, meaning "chivalric".
RuutopõldEstonian Ruutopõld is an Estonian surname derived from "ruut (square)" and "põld" ("field").
RuutsooEstonian Ruutsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "square swamp".
RuutuEstonian Ruutu is an Estonian surname meaning "diamond".
RuwanpathiranaSinhalese From Sinhala රුවන (ruvana) meaning "gem" combined with Sanskrit पति (pati) meaning "husband, lord" and राणा (rana) meaning "king".
RuwanpuraSinhalese From Sinhala රුවන (ruvana) meaning "gem" combined with Sanskrit पुर (pura) meaning "city".
RuyintanIranian Ruyintan means "Invulnerable". It is a Persian-origin surname, which is written as رویین تن in Persian. It consists of ruyin, meaning "strong", and tan meaning "body, person" ultimately defining immortality... [more]
RuzickiPolish Ruzicki was first found in Polesie, inhabited by Ruthenians, called Polesians, of Ukrainian descent. One of the principal names of the area was the royal Clan of Poraj, of which the family name Ruzycki is a branch.
RybackiPolish Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Rybaki, derived from Polish ryba meaning "fish".
RybakPolish, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Jewish Means "fisherman" in some Slavic languages. Derived from the word ryba "fish". A famous bearer is Byelarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak (b. 1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009.
RybakovRussian Means "son of the fisher" from Russian рыбак (rybak) meaning "fisherman".
RycroftEnglish Derived from Rycroft, in the parish of Birstall, Yorkshire
RydbergSwedish Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and berg "mountain". Notable bearers are author and poet Viktor Rydberg (1828-1895) and physicist Johannes Rydberg (1854-1919).
RydellSwedish Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and the common surname suffix -ell.
RydénSwedish Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and the common surname suffix -én.
RydingerSwedish (Rare) Either a combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and the common surname suffix -ing "belonging to, coming from" (compare Norling), a variant of Ryding, or a Swedish form of German Rüdinger.
RyenNorwegian Habitational name from any of more than ten farmsteads, originally named with Old Norse rugr ‘rye’ + vin ‘meadow’.
RyslinkCzech (Rare) Czech spelling or interpretation of an Irish (I think) name. First introduced in 1620 at the beginning of the 30 Years War at White Mountain near Prague, CZ when an Irish (I think) soldier fathered a Czech son... [more]
RyuenJapanese (Rare) 龍 (Ryuu) means "Dragon" and 円 (En) means "Circle, Round". En also can also mean "Garden" in this surname. ... [more]
RyūfukuJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 竜福 (Ryūfuku), a clipping of 竜福寺 (Ryūfukuji), a former temple that was located possibly somewhere in the prefecture of Tochigi in Japan. It is also a clipping of 龍福寺 (Ryūfukuji), former temple in the division of Shiji in the area of Shiraki in the ward of Asakita in the city of Hiroshima in the prefecture of Hiroshima in Japan.... [more]
RyūjinJapanese It means "Dragon God" or "Dragon King". Using the kanjis 龍 (ryuu, ryou, tatsu) meaning "dragon", and 神 (kami, jin or shin) meaning "god". It can be read as Tatsugami as well.
RyūzakiJapanese From Japanese 竜, 龍 (ryū) meaning "dragon" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula". One bearer of this surname was actor Katsu Ryūzaki (竜崎 勝, 1940–1984), born Fumiaki Takashima (高島 史旭).
RzucidloPolish Nickname for an eager or ebullient person from a derivative of rzucic ‘to throw’, ‘to throw oneself at someone’.
RzymskiPolish Derived from a place named ryzm "Rome". Denoting for someone from Rome.
SaKorean There are three Chinese characters associated with this surname. Two of these are extremely rare and are not treated here. The remaining Sa surname is also quite unusual. There are two distinct clans, one of Kyŏngsang South Province’s Kŏch’ang County and the other originating with a refugee from Ming China who came to Korea near the end of the Koryŏ period (ad 918–1392).
SáPortuguese, Galician Variant spelling of Saa, a habitational name from any of the numerous places named Saa, mainly in northern Portugal and Galicia.
SaaPortuguese, Galician Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Saa, mainly in northern Portugal and Galicia.
SaaremäeEstonian Saaremäe is an Estonian surname meaning "island hill/mountain".
SaareperaEstonian Saarepera is an Estonian surname meaning "island folk".
SaarepuuEstonian Saarepuu is an Estonian surname meaning "ash tree" (Fraxinus).
SaarestikEstonian Saarestik is an Estonian surname meaning "archipelago".
SaarikEstonian Saarik is an Estonian surname meaning "ash tree stand".
SaarkoppelEstonian Saarkoppel is an Estonian surname meaning "island paddock".
SaarmaEstonian Saarma is an Estonian surname derived from "saarmas", meaning "otter".
SaarmaaEstonian Saarmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "island land".
SaarniitEstonian Saarniit is an Estonian surname meaning "island meadow".
SaarojaEstonian Saaroja is an Estonian surname meaning "island stream".
SaarpuuEstonian Saarpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "ash tree".
SaarsaluEstonian Saarsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "island grove".
SaarsooEstonian Saarsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "island swamp".
SääskEstonian Sääsk is an Estonian surname meaning "midge" and "gnat".
SaatEstonian Saat is an Estonian surname derived from "saatja", meaning "sender", "addresser", "guard" and "porter".
SaavedraSpanish Derived from the place-name Saavedra and therefore signifies "descendant or son of one from Saavedra". The place-name Saavedra is located in the north western province of Lugo in Galicia, Spain and is believed to be derived from the elements "Saa" meaning "Hall" and "Vedra" (feminine) meaning "Old".
SabaFrench, Occitan Nickname from a variant of Occitan sabe meaning "tasty, flavorsome". Compare Sabourin.
SàbatCatalan From a nickname or personal name bestowed on someone born on a Saturday, which was considered a good omen (Late Latin sabbatum, Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew shabat "Sabbath").
SabatJewish Jewish (Ashkenazi) ornamental name from German Sabbat "Sabbath".
SabatFrench Nickname for a noisy, rowdy person, from Middle French sab(b)at "noise", "racket".
SabouriPersian Derived from Persian صبور (sabour) meaning "patient, tolerant".
SabourinFrench (Quebec), French (Huguenot) Southern French surname, originally a nickname for a pleasant or amiable person, from a diminutive of sabor meaning "flavor, taste" (Old French saveur). The Huguenots brought this surname to England, and from there it may have been introduced to North America.
SabusawaJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 寒風沢 (Sabusawa), a clipping of 寒風沢浜 (Sabusawahama) meaning "Sabusawahama", a former village in the district of Miyagi in the former Japanese province of Rikuzen in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate in Japan, or a clipping of 浦戸寒風沢 (Uratosabusawa) meaning "Uratosabusawa", an area in the city of Shiogama in the prefecture of Miyagi in Japan.... [more]
SacasasSpanish Have researched the surname Sacasas, and have narrowed the usage down to four countries the name has been used in. Spain, Cuba, the United States and Philippines. The uncommonality of the last name and the fact that three of those countries were at one point or another colonized by Spain has led me to theorize Spanish origin.
SachtlebenGerman Nickname for someone perceived to lead a carefree, easy life, from Middle Low German sacht(e) meaning "soft" + leben meaning "life".
SackdavongLao From Lao ສັກດາ (sackda) meaning "power, authority" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
SackhoffGerman Occupational name for a farmer who cultivated land to grow plants, particularly crops, derived from Middle High German sack meaning "sack, end of a valley, area of cultivation" and hof meaning "farmstead, manor, farm"... [more]
SackmannGerman Occupational name from Middle High German sacman meaning "baggage servant", one who was in charge of transporting and looking after a knight’s baggage and supplies on campaign.
SacoItalian There are several possible derivations for the Saco surname: the Saco name evolved from an old Tuscan personal name, Saccus; it came from the word "sacco" meaning "a sack," and was an occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags; it was a habitational name taken on from the place named Sacco in Salerno province.
SadatGerman (Rare) The last name Sadat means "master" and "gentleman," and is originally a religious last name which was popular in the west, more precisely in Germany.