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Rozio Italian

Rubenstein Jewish

Rubie English

Rubin Jewish
From the given name Reuben.

Rubin French, German, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak
Metonymic occupational name for a jeweler, from Middle High German rubn Old French rubi Slovenian and Croatian rubin Czech and Slovak rubín "ruby"... [more]

Rubinstein German, Jewish, Polish
Means "ruby stone", from rubin and stein. Rubin means "ruby" in German and stein means "stone" in German.

Rubiu Italian
From Sardinian runiu "red", cognate to Rubio.

Rucci Italian
Patronymic from the personal name Ruccio, from a short form of various pet names formed with this suffix, as for example Gasparuccio (from Gaspari) or Baldassaruccio (from Baldasare).

Rudat German (East Prussian)
Variant of Rudatis.

Rudel English
Derived from the location of Ryedale or Rydal

Rudén Swedish (Rare)
Swedish rud "clearing" (compare Ruud) combined with the common surname suffix -én.

Rudik Russian, Ukrainian (Russified)
Russian or Russified form of Rudyk.

Rudyk Ukrainian
Variant of Rudenko.

Ruegsegger Swiss, English

Ruess German

Ruffy English

Ruffy Swiss
From a either of two places so named in Marne only one of which (in Vertus) still exists. Known bearers of this surname include the Swiss politician Eugène Ruffy (1854-1919), and Swiss politician Victor Ruffy (1823-1869).

Rufio Spanish (Mexican)

Rúfus Slovak

Rufus English

Rugby English
From Rugby, Warwickshire. Originally named *Rocheberie, from Old English *Hrocaburg, 'Hroca's fort', the name was altered due to influence fort Danish settlers, with the second element being replaced with Old Norse byr, 'farm'.... [more]

Ruhstaller German (Swiss)

Rukaj Albanian

Rukhmenyov m Russian

Rukki Estonian
Rukki is an Estonian surname derived from "rukis", meaning "rye"

Rulev m Russian

Rulfo Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)

Rulli Italian

Rumaf Moluccan

Rumas Belarusian

Rumasingap Batak

Rumba Latvian

Rummenigge German
Meaning uncertain. It could possibly be an occupational name for a viticulturist who grew grapes to make wine, a seller or producer of Romanian wine, or a nickname for a person who preferred to drink Romanian wine... [more]

Rummo Estonian
Rummo is an Estonian surname, derived from "rumm" ("rum").

Rumyantsev m Russian

Runai Japanese
Japanese: written 船井 'boat' and 'well'

Runds Germanic (Rare)
The Runds surname most likely originated near the Rhine river. It comes from the Proto-Celtic word, rūnā, meaning mystery/mystic. The coat of arms dates back to the middle ages and consists of a black shield with three gold crescent moons... [more]

Runge German
From the old word "runga", meaning stick or whip

Rungrueang Thai
Means "flourishing, prospering" in Thai.

Rünne Estonian
Rünne is an Estonian surname meaning both "attack" and "to make inroads into something".

Runov m Russian

Rupasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රූපසිංහ (see Rupasinghe).

Rupasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit रूप (rupa) meaning "shape, form" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".

Rusak Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish

Rusby Scottish, 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.

Rusch Low German
Derived from Middle Low German rusch "quick, rash, hasty; unkempt", this was a nickname for a quick or unkempt, unrefined person.

Rusch German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Rudolf.

Rusch German
Derived from Middle High German and Middle Low German rusch "rush reeds".

Rushe English, Irish
Variant of Rush

Rusin m Russian
Means "of the Rus'", from Russian Русь (Rus').

Rusin Polish
Means "Rusyn, Ruthenian" in Polish.

Ruski m Polish
Probably means "Russian".

Russi Italian
Variant of Rossi.

Rüstəmzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rostamzadeh.

Rustemoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Rustemoski.

Rustemoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Rustem".

Rustemović Bosnian
Means "son of Rustem".

Ruszo Czech

Rutigliano Italian
From the name of a town located in Bari Province of Apulia, Italy.

Rutkovskiy m Russian

Rutte Dutch
Derived from the given name Rutger. This surname is borne by the former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte (1967-).

Ruuge Estonian
Ruuge is an Estonian surname meaning "pale brown" or "dark blonde" or "sorrel" colored.

Ruusuvuori Finnish
Means "rose mountain" in Finnish.

Ruutu Estonian
Ruutu is an Estonian surname meaning "diamond".

Ruxer French

Ružek Czech
It means "rose". Derived from name Ružena.

Ružić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from ruža meaning ''rose''.

Ruzin Arabic, Jewish

Rwizi Southern African, Shona

Ryabchikov m Russian
Derived from Russian рябчик (ryabchik) meaning "grouse".

Ryall English
From any of several places in England named from Old English ryge "rye" + hyll "hill".

Ryals English
English occupational surname.

Ryang Korean
North Korean form of Yang.

Ryans English
Variant of Ryan.

Ryazanskiy m Russian
Means "from Ryazan".

Ryazantsev m Russian
Denotes to a person from Ryazan'.

Rybak Polish, 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.

Rybáriková f Slovak
Feminine form of Rybárik.

Rybczyński Polish

Rybka Polish

Rybolovlev Russian
Russian occupational surname of "Fisher"

Rydén Swedish
Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and the common surname suffix -én.

Rylaarsdam Dutch
Variant of Rijlaarsdam

Rylah English (Rare)

Rylee English (American)
Variant of Riley 1.

Ryles English

Rymar Ukrainian

Rymer English
Occupational name for a poet.

Rymša Belarusian

Ryons English

Ryser English
Variant of Reiser based on the English word riser.

Ryuen Japanese (Rare)
龍 (Ryuu) means "Dragon" and 円 (En) means "Circle, Round". En also can also mean "Garden" in this surname. ... [more]

Ryuko Japanese (Rare)

Rzaquliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rzaqulu".

Rzasa Polish
Topographic name for someone who lived near a pond where duckweed grew, from Polish rzasa ‘duckweed’.

Saadatmand Persian
Means "happy, auspicious, blissful" in Persian.

Saame Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 左雨 (see Sasame).

Saara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶新 (see Chashin).

Saarkoppel Estonian
Saarkoppel is an Estonian surname meaning "island paddock".

Sääsk Estonian
Sääsk is an Estonian surname meaning "midge" and "gnat".

Sabag Hebrew
Israeli modern form of Sabbagh.

Sabah Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Sabah.

Sabashvili Georgian
Means "son of Saba 1".

Sàbat Catalan
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").

Sabat Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazi) ornamental name from German Sabbat "Sabbath".

Sabat French
Nickname for a noisy, rowdy person, from Middle French sab(b)at "noise", "racket".

Sabău Medieval Romanian

Sabba Russian (Anglicized)
From the given name Sabba.

Sabdyushev m Russian

Saber Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Sabir.

Šabić Bosnian, Croatian

Sabir Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Sabir.

Sabit Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.

Sable Indian

Sabri Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.

Sabry Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.

Sacca Italian

Saccà Italian
From Arabic سقى (saqa) "to give water", a nickname for a water carrier.

Sačer Croatian

Sacha Polish

Sache French

Sachtleben German
Nickname for someone perceived to lead a carefree, easy life, from Middle Low German sacht(e) meaning "soft" + leben meaning "life".

Sackdavong Lao
From Lao ສັກດາ (sackda) meaning "power, authority" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Sacramento Spanish, Portuguese
Meaning "sacrament" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Sacré French

Saczkowski Polish

Sadah Arabic

Sadat German (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.

Saddi Italian

Sadeghpour Persian
Means "son of Sadegh" in Persian.

Sadek Arabic
From the given name Sadiq.

Sadel Estonian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Middle Low German sadel "saddle".

Sadeq Arabic
Gulf Arabic

Sadeq Arabic
Derived from the given name Sadiq.

Sadie South African
Pissibly from the given name Sadie.

Sadik Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sadiq.

Sadio African

Sadiq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sadiq.

Sadjo Central African

Sadni Arabic (Maghrebi)

Sadov m Russian
From Russian сад (sad), meaning "garden".

Sadovnikov m Russian
From садовник (sadovnik) meaning "gardener"

Sadri Persian
From the Persian given name Sadr "chief, leader", from arabic ṣadr, literally "chest (of men)".

Saduakasov m Kazakh
Means "son of Saduakas".

Saeed Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Said.

Saegenschnitter German

Saeidzadeh Persian
From the given name Saeid combined with the Persian suffix -زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring".

Saeki Japanese
This surname is used as 佐伯, 三枝木 or 佐柄木 with 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 伯 (haku, eki) meaning "chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 柄 (hei, gara, e, tsuka) meaning "design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]

Saeki Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 伯 (eki) meaning "official, count, earl".

Saeki Japanese
From Japanese 冴 (sae) meaning "clear, serene" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Saeli Thai
Form of Li 1 used by Chinese Thais.

Saeng Thai
Form of Wu used by Chinese Thais (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).

Saengchart Northern Thai, Thai
Of uncertain meaning.

Saengmanee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงมณี (see Saengmani).

Saengsuwan Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".

Saengthong Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".

Saëns French
From the given name Saëns

Saenseemon Thai

Sáenz Spanish
Patronymic from an unidentified personal name, possibly from Sancho.

Sævarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sævar" in Icelandic.

Şafak Turkish
Means "dawn" in Turkish.

Safarzadeh Persian
Means "born of Safar" in Persian.

Safer Jewish
Variant of Safir.

Safir Jewish, Yiddish
Ornamental name from northeastern Yiddish dialect safir and German Saphir ‘sapphire’.

Safiullina f Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine form of Safiullin.

Safronenko Ukrainian

Sagan English (American)

Sagar Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu
From the given name Sagar.

Sagat Marathi

Sagaydakov m Russian
From Russian сагайдак (sagaydak), meaning "arrow quiver".

Säger German

Saget Jewish

Sağır Turkish
Means "deaf" in Turkish.

Sagou Japanese

Sagøy Norwegian

Sagun Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Sahagún.

Sagwa Eastern African

Saham Indian

Sahar Arabic
From the given name Sahar

Šahbegović Bosnian
Possibly from Bosnian šah, ultimately from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), combined with Turkish element beg and the patronymic element -ić.

Sahib Arabic
It means "Owner." A notable bearer is the actor Alejandro Sahib.

Sahie African

Şahmalıyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şahmalı".

Sahni Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Possibly from Sahni, the name of a village in Punjab.

Sahoo Indian, Odia, Bengali, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Sahu.

Sahra Arabic, Persian, Somali, Turkish (Rare)
Derived from Arabic meaning "desert".

Saida Japanese

Saïdi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sa'id.

Saidi Arabic
From the given name Sa'id.

Saïed Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Sa'id, influenced by French orthography and chiefly used in Tunisia.

Saied Arabic
Derived from the given name Sa'id.

Saifi Arabic (Maghrebi)

Saige English (American)
English variant of Sage.

Saigo Japanese

Saiia Italian

Saijo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 西城 (see Saijō).

Saijō Japanese
From Japanese 西 (sai) meaning "west" and 城 (jō) meaning "castle".

Saika Japanese
From 雑 (sai) meaning "miscellaneous" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy".

Saiki Japanese

Saikrishna Indian

Sailo Mizo
Sailo means ‘Silo’ in Mizo.

Saimu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 宰 (sai) meaning "superintend" and 務 (mu) meaning "task; duty", referring to someone who would supervise or administer others.

Saini Indian
Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Arora) and Sikh name derived from the name of an Arora clan.

Saint English, French
From a nickname for a very pious or religious person, ultimately derived from Latin sanctus "holy, saintly". In some cases, it may be from the Medieval given name Saint, of the same origin.

Saint-Amour French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Amor" in French.

Saint-Fleur French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Fleur" in French.

Saint-Jevin French

Saint-Juste French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Justus" in French.

Saint-Louis French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Louis" in French.

Saint-saëns French
From any place named Saint-Saens by honor to the saint Sidonius.

Saint-Simon French
A French surname meaning "Saint Simon". Two famous bearers were Duc de Saint-Simon Louis de Rouvroy(1675-1755), a French memoirist, and his younger relative, Henri de Saint-Simon(1760-1825), the founder of French Socialism and modern theoretical Socialism in general.

Sainz Spanish
A variation of the surname Sáenz, derived from the extremely popular medieval given name Sancho... [more]

Saipe English
English: perhaps a habitational name from a minor place in Wiltshire named Stype.

Saise English, Welsh
From the welsh ‘sais’ meaning ‘englishman’.

Saita Japanese

Saiyo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 濟陽 (see Saiyō).

Saiyō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 濟陽 (see Watayō).

Sajid Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sajid.

Sajin French
1 French: metonymic occupational name for a satin merchant or specialist satin weaver, from Middle French satin ‘satin’, a word of Arabic and (ultimately) Chinese origin, a derivative of the Chinese place name Tsinkiang, whence satin silk was brought to the Middle East and Europe in the Middle Ages.... [more]

Sakae Japanese

Sakai Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Sakai Japanese
From Japanese 酒 (saka) meaning "alcohol" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Sakakibara Japanese
From Japanese 榊 (sakaki) meaning "sakaki" (a type of tree) and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field".

Sakakihara Japanese
Sakaki refers to the "sakaki tree" and hara means "field plain".

Sakakiwara Japanese
Variant of Sakakihara.

Sakan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 左官 (sakan) meaning "plasterer".

Sakan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 佐官 (sakan) meaning "field officer".

Sakar Bengali
The surname Sakar is a variant of the more common surname, Sarkar, commonly found in India, particularly in West Bengal and Bangladesh which originates from the Persian word "sarkār," which translates to "chief, superintendent, or lord".

Sakayanagi Japanese (Rare)
阪 (Saka) means "slope, hill" and 柳 (yanagi) means "willow". ... [more]

Sakei Japanese
Sake means "liquor" and I means "well, mineshaft".

Saker English
Occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, derived from an agent derivative of Old English sacc meaning "sack, bag".

Saket Arabic (Maghrebi)
An Algerian title meaning "silent" or "quiet", and it is among the titles granted to the Algerians by the French occupation in 1882.

Sakhatayev m Yakut
From Yakut саха (sakha), meaning "Yakut".

Sakib Bengali
From the given name Shakib.

Sakii Japanese
Saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".

Sakka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 属 (see Sakan).

Sakoh Japanese

Sakon Japanese
A notable bearer is the actor Peter Sakon Lee.

Sakou Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 向 (kō) meaning "facing".

Sakulcharoensuk Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).

Sakun Belarusian (?)

Sakuncharoensuk Thai (Rare)
From Thai สกุล (sakun) meaning "birth; ancestry; family", เจริญ (charoen) meaning to "grow; to increase; to develop", and สุข (suk) meaning "joy; happiness".

Sakurajima Japanese
From Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) both meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 島 (jima) meaning "island". This surname comes from 桜島 (Sakurajima), an active stratovolcano located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan... [more]

Sakurakaba Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "prunus serrulata" and 椛 (kaba) meaning "betula".

Sakurakōji Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom", 小 (kō) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "road, path, journey" or 寺 (ji) meaning "Buddhist temple". A famous bearer is Kanoko Sakurakōji (surname written 桜小路), a Japanese manga artist.

Sakuramiya Japanese
From Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Sakuramoto Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and moto means "origin, root, source".

Sakurasaka Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and saka means "cape, peninsula".

Sakurasaki Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and saki means "peninsula".

Sakurazaka Japanese (Rare)
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and zaka is a form of saka that means means "peninsula, cape". ... [more]

Sakurazaki Japanese
Variant of Sakurasaki. Sakura means "cherry blossom" and zaki is a form of saki means "peninsula".

Sakyi Akan
Meaning unknown.

Salae Thai (Muslim)
From the given name Salae, a Thai form of Salih.

Salagubang Filipino, Tagalog
Means "beetle" in Tagalog.

Salahuddin Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Salah al-Din.

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

Salamandyk Ukrainian (Rare, Expatriate)
Rare Ukrainian surname of uncertain origin, perhaps Moldovan.

Salangsang Filipino, Pampangan
Means "(to) stack" in Kapampangan.

Salapuddin Filipino, Tausug
From the given name Salapuddin.

Salas Hungarian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Szálas.

Salei Azerbaijani

Salhi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Salih.

Salia Arabic

Salib Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Egyptian Christian derived from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) meaning "cross, crucifix".

Salic Filipino, Maranao
Derived from the given name Salic.

Salim Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Lin (林). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.

Salis Romansh
Derived from Italian salice "willow".

Salis Sardinian
Variant of Sale.

Salisberry English
Variant of Salisbury.

Salla Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Romanian
Variant of Sala.

Salle English

Sallo Estonian
Sallo is an Estonian surname. It is a corruption of "salu", meaning "grove" or "copse".

Sallwasser German
It is derived from the German words (Salz) meaning "salt", & (Salweide) meaning "water".

Salma Indian

Salmi Finnish
Means "a strait" in Finnish.

Salsa Arabic

Salti Greek, Armenian

Salukvadze Georgian

Salussolia Italian, Piedmontese
Originally denoted a person from Salussola, a comune (municipality) in the province of Biella in Piedmont, Italy.

Saluz Romansh

Salvaridis Greek

Salya Indonesian

Samad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Samad.

Samak Ukrainian

Samandarov Uzbek
From the given name Samandar.

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).

Samba Spanish
Spanish surname of unknown origin maybe from the same origin as the name for the dance. Omar Samba has this surname.

Sambo Batak

Sameh Arabic
Derived from the given name Samih.

Samer Arabic
From the given name Samer.

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’).

Samih Arabic
From the given name Samih.

Samir Arabic
From the given name Samir 1.

Samis German
From a pet form of the personal name Samuel.

Samit Thai

Samma Estonian
Samma is an Estonian surname derived from either "sammal" meaning "moss" or "sammas" meaning " column", "pillar" and "post".

Sammartino Italian
From Italian san (apocopic form of santo ("saint") + Martino ("Martin").

Samoa Samoan

Samon Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]