Submitted Surnames of Length 4

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the length is 4.
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Sell Estonian
Sell is an Estonian surname meaning "apprentice".
Selz German
The Selz is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and a left hand tributary of the Rhine. It flows through the largest German wine region, Rheinhessen or Rhenish Hesse. Also, Seltz (German: Selz) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of the Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine region in north-eastern France.... [more]
Semo Judeo-Italian (Italianized, Archaic)
Semo whose meaning can be Simas or simeon or simão or corruptions of onesimus
Seng German
1. Topographic name for someone who lived by land cleared by fire, from Middle High German sengen ‘to singe or burn’. ... [more]
Seng Khmer
Means "multiply" in Khmer.
Senn German
Derived from the Middle High German word senne meaning "dairy farmer".
Seno Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Seok Korean
Korean form of Shi, from Sino-Korean 石 (seok).
Seol Korean
From Sino-Korean 薛 (seol) meaning a type of marsh grass or 偰 (seol) meaning "clear".
Seow Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xiao.
Sera Japanese
From Japanese 世 (se) meaning "world, generation" and 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".
Sero Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids" and 呂 (ro) meaning "spine"
Sert Turkish
Means "hard, stiff, stern" in Turkish.
Sese Pampangan
From Pampangan se'se meaning "pet, something raised or cared for".
Seta Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Seth Scottish, Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Sithigh or Ó Síthigh (see Sheehy).
Seth Indian, Hindi, Odia, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi
Means "merchant, banker" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, chief, most excellent".
Seto Japanese
From Japanese 瀬戸 (seto) meaning "strait, channel", derived from 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".
Seto Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Situ.
Sett Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Variant transcription of Seth.
Seul French
From Fr. "only, alone"
Seys Belgian, Flemish
Possibly derived from a pet form of François, or from Middle Dutch cijns "toll, tribute, feudal tax".
Shad Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Shad 1.
Shah Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit साधु (sādhú) meaning "gentleman, virtuous man".
Shai Hebrew (Modern)
From the unisex given name Shai.
Sham Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
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 Gujarati, Hindi
A Gujarati and Hindi surname with an unknown meaning.
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.
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.
Shay Irish
Variant of Shea.
Shee Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of O'Shea.
Shek Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shi.
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".
Sher Urdu
Derived from the given name Sher.
Shia Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew romanization of Xie.
Shie German
Variant of Schie.
Shih Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 施 (see Shi).
Shih Taiwanese
Alternate transcription of Shi chiefly used in Taiwan.
Shim Korean
Alternate transcription of Sim.
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).
Shio Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt".
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
Shit Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Variant transcription of Seth.
Shiu Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shao.
Shoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).
Shou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).
Shue German (Anglicized), Jewish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Schuh or Schue. A famous bearer of this name is the American actress Elisabeth Shue (1963-).
Shue Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 1, Xu 2 or Xue.
Shui Chinese
From Chinese 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water".
Shum Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shen.
Shum Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Shuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Shū).
Siam Thai
From Siam, a historical name for Thailand.
Siân Welsh
Either a variant of Siôn or taken directly from the name Siân
Siaw Akan
Meaning unknown.
Sies German, Dutch
From the ancient Germanic name Sigizo formed with the element sigi "victory" (from proto Germanic segiz).
Siht Estonian
Siht is an Estonian surname meaning "goal", "aim" and "objective".
Siig Estonian
Siig is an Estonian surname meaning "lavaret" or "whitefish" (Coregonus lavaretus).
Siil Estonian
Means "hedgehog" in Estonian.
Siim Estonian
Siim is an Estonian surname (and given name); from the masculine given name "Siim", a variant of "Simon".
Sika Akan
Meaning unknown.
Sikk Estonian
Sikk is an Estonian surname meaning "billy goat".
Sild Estonian
Sild is an Estonian name meaning "bridge".
Silk English, Irish
English: metonymic occupational name for a silk merchant, from Middle English selk(e), silk(e) ‘silk’. ... [more]
Sill English
English: from a medieval personal name, a short form of Silvester (see Silvester) or Silvanus (see Silvano).
Silm Estonian
Silm is an Estonian surname meaning with mulitple meanings: "eye", "stitch", "loop" and "lamprey".
Simi Finnish
From the given name Simi 3.
Simm German
A shortening of the given name Simon 1.
Simm Estonian
Simm is an Estonian surname, a variant of the masculine given name "Simon".
Sina Arabic (Egyptian), Albanian
Derived from the given name Husain.
Sing German, Chinese (Cantonese), Indian
German: probably a variant of Seng. ... [more]
Siôn Welsh
From the given name Siôn
Siow Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien, Hakka and Teochew romanization of Xiao.
Sirp Estonian
Sirp is an Estonian surname meaning "sickle".
Sith Indian, Hindi, Odia
Variant transcription of Seth.
Situ Chinese
From Chinese 司徒 (sītú), a title for one of the highest ranking government positions in ancient China.
Sivi Estonian
Sivi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the village of the same name in Lääne-Viru County.
Sjöö Swedish
Derived from Swedish sjö "lake, sea".
Skau Norwegian, Danish
Ultimately derived from Old Norse skógr "forest".
Skog Norwegian, Swedish
Means "forest" in Norwegian and Swedish.
Skye English (Anglicized, Rare)
Originates from the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
Slaa Eastern African, Iraqw
Slaa has an unknown meaning.
Slim English
A characteristic name for someone noted for being thin.
Slot Dutch
Means "lock, clasp" in Dutch, an occupational name for a locksmith.
Smal Medieval English
Old English version of Small.
Smed Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Scandinavian cognate of Smith.
Smee English
Variant of Smead, derived from either Middle English smethe "smooth" or Old English smiððe "smithy".
Smet Flemish
Flemish form of Smit.
Smid Dutch
Means "smith" in Dutch, cognate to English Smith.
Sneg Russian
Means "snow" in Russian.
Sneh Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish
Means "snow". It is the name of Moshe Sneh, a Polish-Israeli communist politician.
Snow English, Jewish (Anglicized)
Nickname denoting someone with very white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Old English snaw "snow".... [more]
Soap American
a guy in call of duty modern warfare
Sohn Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 손 (see Son).
Sokk Estonian
Sokk is an Estonian surname that means both "sock" and "billy-goat".
Sōma Japanese
From Japanese 相 (sō) meaning "appearance" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".
Soma Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 相馬 (see Sōma).
Sone Japanese
From Japanese 曾 or 曽 (so) meaning "great- (as in great-grandparent)" or 素 (so) meaning "plain, basic" combined with 根 (ne) meaning "plant root, foundation, base".
Sonh Korean
솒 derives from 孫, 損, 蓀, 遜
Soni Hindi
A Suryavanshi Khatri family, the surname originating from the Punjab region of India. In India the term caste creates a crucial distinction between Varna and Jāti, even though jati does not fit into any of the four varnas and is more often referred to as Sudras.
Sono Japanese
From 園 (sono) meaning "garden".
Sood Indian, Punjabi
From the name of a mercantile caste derived from Persian سود (sud) meaning "profit, gain, benefit".
Sool Estonian
Sool is an Estonian surname meaning "salt".
Soon Estonian
Soon is an Estonian surname meaning "vessel" and "vein".
Sööt Estonian
Sööt is an Estonian surname meaning to "bait" or to "lure".
Sopa Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Sopp Estonian
Sopp is an Estonian surname meaning "mud", "creek" and "bottom".
Sora English (Canadian)
Sora is a Kingdom Hearts character developed by Square Enix and Disney
Sota Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. There is a character in Danganronpa used as a surname, but it's not actually used as a surname and it's originated from a boy's name from Japanese.
Soul English
Literally from the English word "soul"
Sowa Japanese
From 宗 (so) meaning "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence" and 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan".
Spah German (?), English (American)
Spah (sometimes spelt Späh) is last name found most commonly in the US that is believed to be of German origin. Unsure of the meaning.
Spry English
Was apparently a nickname for an active, brisk, or smart person. The word spry is of obscure origin.
Srna Croatian
Means ''doe''.
Stål Swedish
Means "steel" in Swedish.
Stam Dutch
Means "trunk (of a tree), stem" in Dutch, a nickname for a blocky or heavily built man.
Star German, Jewish
Means "starling (bird)" in German, probably denoting a talkative or perhaps a voracious person. Alternatively, an Anglicized form of Stern 2.
Star Dutch
Means "stiff, frozen, rigid" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch staer "having a troubled or gloomy expression; tight, stiff", a nickname either for a gloomy person or for someone who was rigid and inflexible.
Star Slovene
From Slovenian star "old, aged" (see Stare).
Star English
Variant of Starr.
Stay English, American
Possibly related to the word Stay, or a nickname for Stanley.
Stem German
Tis is my Surname, of German ancestry.
Suba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Suba Hungarian
Hungarian form of Shuba.
Sucu Turkish
Means "waterman, water carrier" in Turkish.
Suda Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sudo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 須藤 (see Sudō).
Sudō Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".
Suga Japanese
From the Japanese 須 (su) "necessarily" and 賀 (ga or ka) "congratulation."
Suga Estonian
Means "brush, comb" in Estonian, referring to either a comb used for brushing hair, or a comb used in looms to separate threads while weaving (also called a reed).
Sugg English (British)
Surname of internet personalities Zoe and Joe Sugg. Zoe is known as Zoella on the website YouTube and has a book on sale called "Girl Online". Joe is also a YouTuber.
Suha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Suhr German
Nickname for a bitter or cantankerous person, from Middle Low German sūr meaning "sour".
Sukk Estonian
Sukk is an Estonian surname meaning "stocking".
Sula Estonian, Finnish
Means "molten, melted, not covered in ice" or "melt, thaw" in Estonian and Finnish.
Sule Indian
1 Indian (Maharashtra); pronounced as two syllables: Hindu (Maratha) name, from Marathi suḷa ‘pointed tooth’, from Sanskrit šūla ‘spike’, ‘spear’.... [more]
Sulg Estonian
Sulg is an Estonian surname meaning "feather".
Sulu Tagalog
From the sea in the Philippines. Notable bearer is the fictional character Hikaru Sulu from Star Trek. The name is not commonly given to real people.
Sumi Japanese
From 角 (sumi) meaning "corner, angle, nook".
Summ English
Variant of the surname Summers.
Suos Khmer
Means "artery" in Khmer.
Suri Punjabi, Hindi, Indian (Sikh)
Based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community, from Sanskrit suri "sun", ‘priest’, ‘sage’. It is also an epithet of Krishna.
Susi Estonian
Susi is an Estonian surname, meaning "wolf" in the Võro dialect.
Suta Romanian
Means "left handed".
Sutt Estonian
Sutt is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "sült" meaning "brawn" and "meat jelly/head cheese".
Suun Estonian
Suun is an Estonian surname derived from "suund" meaning "directional".
Suur Estonian
Suur is an Estonian surname meaning "big" and "grand".
Suvi Estonian
Suvi is an Estonian surname meaning "summer".
Suwa Japanese
From Japanese 諏 (su) meaning "consult, confer" and 訪 (wa) meaning "visit, call on".
Suwa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Suzu Japanese
Means "bell" in Japanese.
Šváb Czech
It's from an animal cockroach.
Svan Swedish
Means "swan" in Swedish.
Švec Czech
It means "shoemaker".
Swan English, Scottish
Originally given as a nickname to a person who was noted for purity or excellence, which were taken to be attributes of the swan, or who resembled a swan in some other way. In some cases it may have been given to a person who lived at a house with the sign of a swan... [more]
Syme English
Variant of Symes, from a form of the given name Simon 1 (see Simms).
Szot Polish
Nickname for a fish seller with a bad reputation, from szot "bad herring".
Taal Estonian
Taal is an Estonian surname derived from the German "thaler"; a silver coin.
Tabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 多比 (Tabi) meaning "Tabi", an area in the city of Numazu in the prefecture of Shizuoka in Japan.
Tada Japanese
From the Japanese 多 (ta) "many" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."
Tael Estonian
Tael is an Estonian surname meaning "tinder" and "touchwood".
Tafa Albanian
Derived from the given name Tafa, itself a short form of Mustafa.
Tafu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 多布 (Tafu) meaning "Tafu", a former township in the former district of Kōge in the former Japanese province of Buzen in parts of present-day Ōita, Japan and Fukuoka, Japan.
Ţaga Romanian
Țaga is a commune and village in Cluj County, Romania.
Taga Estonian
Taga is an Estonian surname meaning "behind".
Taha Arabic
From the given name Taha.
Tahi Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Tabi, but written 多斐 and pronounced differently.
Tahk Estonian
Tahk is an Estonian surname meaning both "face/facet" or "aspect" and "whetstone".
Täht Estonian
Täht is an Estonian surname meaning "star".
Taib Arabic
From the given name Taib.
Taim Estonian
Taim is an Estonian surname meaning "plant", "herb" and "seedling".
Tait Scottish, English
Nickname for an energetic or cheerful person, derived from Middle English and Older Scots tayt "merry, lively". Compare Tate.
Taka Japanese
From Japanese taka, meaning "high, tall". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Taki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids".
Tala Filipino
meaning a star in philippine culture
Tali Estonian
Tali is an Estonian surname meaning both "winter" and "tackle" or "pulley".
Tall Estonian
Tall is an Estonian surname meaning both "lamb" and "stable/barn".
Talu Estonian
Talu is an Estonian surname meaning "farmstead".
Tăng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zeng, from Sino-Vietnamese 曾 (tăng).
Tang Chinese
From Chinese 汤 (tāng) meaning "hot water, soup, broth", originally derived from the name of Cheng Tang, the first king of the Shang dynasty.
Tano Italian
From a short form of the personal name Gaetano.
Tano Japanese
From 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Tape English, German
Variant spelling of Tapp.
Täpp Estonian
Täpp is an Estonian surname meaning "fleck" or "speckle".
Tapp English, German
Derived from an Old English given name Tæppa, of uncertain origin and meaning. In German, it is a nickname for a clumsy person or a simpleton, derived from Middle Low German tappe meaning "oaf".
Tapu Estonian
Tapu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Tapa", a town in Lääne-Viru County.
Tapu Moriori
Tapu in the Moriori language means sacred. This was the surname of a 19th century Owenga Moriori leader named Hirawanu Tapu (?-1900).
Tark Estonian
Tark is an Estonian surname meaning "wise" or "sage".
Tärn Estonian
Tärn is an Estonian surname meaning "star".
Tass Estonian
Tass is an Estonian surname meaning "cup" and "dish".
Tate Japanese
Tate can mean "rise, stand".
Tati Popular Culture, French, Russian
A well known diminutive of both Tatiana and Tatischeff.
Taue Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper".
Tehu Estonian
Tehu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "tahuma" meaning to "hew" and "cut".
Teli Indian
From Sanskrit तेली (tēlī) meaning "oily" in Sanskrit. This is used by the Teli caste who traditionally specialized in oil pressing and trade.
Temu Swahili
Derived from Swahili timu meaning "team".
Teng Chinese
From Chinese 滕 (téng) referring to the ancient state of Teng, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Teng Chinese
Alternate transcription of Deng as well as the Hokkien and Teochew romanization of the name.
Tenz Romansh
Derived from the given name Antonius.
Teoh Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhang.
Tepe Turkish
Means "hill, top, peak" in Turkish.
Tera Estonian
Tera is an Estonia surname that can mean "blade", "edge" and "grain".
Thái Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cai, from Sino-Vietnamese 蔡 (thái).
Thal German, Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived in or near a valley, derived from Middle High German tal "valley". As a Jewish name, it is ornamental.
Tham Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Tan.
Thân Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shen, from Sino-Vietnamese 申 (thân).
Than Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Thân.
Thao Hmong
From the clan name Thoj associated with the Chinese character 陶 (táo) (see Tao).
Then Malaysian
Possibly a form of Chen or Shen used by Chinese Malaysians.