Submitted Surnames of Length 5

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Roots Estonian
Roots is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf stalk" or "stem". May also derive from "rootslane", meaning "Swede".
Roper English
English: occupational name for a maker or seller of rope, from an agent derivative of Old English rāp ‘rope’. See also Roop.
Rorke Irish
The name comes from the Gaelic O Ruairc, which means descendant of Ruairc.
Rosas Spanish, Catalan
Variants of Rosa or Rosales.
Rosco English
Variant of Roscoe.
Rosén Swedish
Combination of Swedish ros "rose" and the common Swedish surname suffix -én.
Rosen German, Jewish
Means "Roses" in German
Roser German
German: topographic name for "someone who lived at a place where wild roses grew" (see Rose 1), with the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.German (Röser): habitational name from places called Rös, Roes, or Rösa in Bavaria, Rhineland, and Saxony, or a variant of Rosser.Swiss German (Röser): from a short form of a Germanic personal name based on hrod "renown".English: "unexplained".
Rosso Italian
Derived from the Italian word rosso meaning "red". It was used as a nickname for people with red hair or that used to wear in red.
Rosya Ukrainian (Modern), Russian (Modern)
Either a shortened version of "Rossiya", which is Russian for "Russia", or the Russian and Ukrainian version of Rose 1.
Rouen French
From the other broad category of surnames that was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. ... Ruen is a place-name from in Rouen, the capital of Normandy... [more]
Rouge French
Nickname for someone with a ruddy complexion.
Rough English
A topographic name referring to a dwelling with uncultivated ground, ultimately deriving from Olde English ruh meaning "rough".
Round English
Variant of Rounds.
Rouse English
nickname for a person with red hair, from Middle English, Old French rous ‘red(-haired)’
Routh English
From the village and civil parish of Routh in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (recorded in the Domesday book as Rutha). The place name may derive from Old Norse hrúedhr meaning "rough shaly ground"... [more]
Röver German
This surname was originally used as a derogative nickname for an unscrupulous individual, from Middle Low German rover meaning "pirate, robber."
Rover English, German (Anglicized)
This surname is derived from Middle English roof (from Old English hrof) combined with the agent suffix (i)er, which denotes someone who does/works with something. Thus, the surname was originally used for a constructor or repairer of roofs.... [more]
Royal English
From the given name Royal.
Royse English
From the medieval female given name Royse the medieval form of Rose. Variant of Rose 2.
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]
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).
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), Yiddish (?)
Nickname for a person with red hair.
Rudyk Ukrainian, Yiddish (?)
Nickname for a person with red hair.
Rueda Spanish
Derived from the Spanish word "rueda" meaning "wheel."
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).
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]
Rukki Estonian
Rukki is an Estonian surname derived from "rukis", meaning "rye"
Rummo Estonian
Rummo is an Estonian surname, derived from "rumm" ("rum").
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
Rünne Estonian
Rünne is an Estonian surname meaning both "attack" and "to make inroads into something".
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
Ruski m Polish
Probably means "Russian".
Russi Italian
Variant of Rossi.
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.
Ruutu Estonian
Ruutu is an Estonian surname meaning "diamond".
Ružek Czech
It means "rose". Derived from name Ružena.
Ružić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from ruža meaning ''rose''.
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.
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.
Rydén Swedish
Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and the common surname suffix -én.
Rymer English
Occupational name for a poet.
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]
Rzasa Polish
Topographic name for someone who lived near a pond where duckweed grew, from Polish rzasa ‘duckweed’.
Saame Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 左雨 (see Sasame).
Saara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶新 (see Chashin).
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.
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".
Sabba Russian (Anglicized)
From the given name Sabba.
Saber Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Sabir.
Sabir Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Sabir.
Sabit Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.
Sabri Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.
Sabry Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.
Saccà Italian
From Arabic سقى (saqa) "to give water", a nickname for a water carrier.
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.
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.
Sadik Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sadiq.
Sadiq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sadiq.
Sadri Persian
From the Persian given name Sadr "chief, leader", from arabic ṣadr, literally "chest (of men)".
Saeed Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Said.
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).
Saëns French
From the given name Saëns
Sáenz Spanish
Patronymic from an unidentified personal name, possibly from Sancho.
Şafak Turkish
Means "dawn" in Turkish.
Safer Jewish
Variant of Safir.
Safir Jewish, Yiddish
Ornamental name from northeastern Yiddish dialect safir and German Saphir ‘sapphire’.
Safka Russian, Ukrainian
From Russian за́втрак savtrak, meaning “breakfast”.
Sağır Turkish
Means "deaf" in Turkish.
Sahar Arabic
From the given name Sahar
Sahib Arabic
It means "Owner." A notable bearer is the actor Alejandro Sahib.
Sahni Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Possibly from Sahni, the name of a village in Punjab.
Sahoo Indian, Odia, Bengali, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Sahu.
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.
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".
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
Nickname for a particularly pious individual, from Middle English, Old French saint, seint "holy" (Latin sanctus "blameless, holy"). The vocabulary word was occasionally used in the Middle Ages as a personal name, especially on the Continent, and this may have given rise to some instances of the surname.
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’.
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]
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".
Sakan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 左官 (sakan) meaning "plasterer".
Sakan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 佐官 (sakan) meaning "field officer".
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.
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).
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".
Sakyi Akan
Meaning unknown.
Salae Thai (Muslim)
From the given name Salae, a Thai form of Salih.
Salam Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Salam.
Salas Spanish, Galician, Aragonese, Portuguese, Catalan, Asturian
Habitational name from any of several places named with the element salas, the plural form of Sala meaning "room, hall".
Salhi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Salih.
Salib Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Egyptian Christian derived from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) meaning "cross, crucifix".
Salic Filipino, Maranao
Derived from the given name Salic.
Salih Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Salih.
Salis Romansh
Derived from Italian salice "willow".
Salis Sardinian
Variant of Sale.
Sallo Estonian
Sallo is an Estonian surname. It is a corruption of "salu", meaning "grove" or "copse".
Salmi Finnish
Means "a strait" in Finnish.
Samad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Samad.
Samba Spanish
Spanish surname of unknown origin maybe from the same origin as the name for the dance. Omar Samba has this surname.
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.
Samma Estonian
Samma is an Estonian surname derived from either "sammal" meaning "moss" or "sammas" meaning " column", "pillar" and "post".
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]
Sanbe Japanese
From Japanese 三 (san) meaning "three" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Sanda Japanese
Variant of Mita.
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.
Sanin Russian
Means "son of Sana".
Sanjo Japanese
Variant transcription of Sanjou.
Şanlı Turkish
Means "famous, glorious, magnificent" in Turkish.
Sanon Haitian Creole
From the given name Sanon of uncertain meaning, likely of African origin.
Sánta Hungarian
From Hungarian meaning "limping".
Santa Japanese
Variant of Mita.
Sante Old Celtic
It is a surname of Northern Italy (Cisalpine Gaul). It means sacred or holy.
Santi Italian (Latinized, Archaic)
Santi is a surname of Christian inspiration and it means Son of Santo (Saint). It also has a second meaning in plural that is Santos (Saints). Santi is a last name that comes from Piedmont (northern Italy)... [more]
Santy Celtic (Latinized, Modern)
It means saint, sacred or holy. In the Gaelic language is sanctaidd.
Saoud Arabic
From the given name Saoud.
Sapir Hebrew
Means "sapphire" in Hebrew.
Sapru Kashmiri (Modern)
Sapru people were a nomadic clan originally from Iran that moved across Asia and settled in Kashmir.
Saqib Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Saqib.
Saraç Turkish
Means "saddler, saddlemaker" in Turkish.
Sarap Estonian
Sarap is an Estonian surname meaning "hazel".
Sarda Italian
From the feminine form of Sardo or from sarda "large sardine" either a nickname or occupational name for selling sardines.
Sardo Italian, Catalan
Ethnic name from sardo "Sardinian".
Sarin Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.
Sarip Maranao, Maguindanao
From a title of nobility meaning "sharif, religious chief", ultimately from Arabic شريف (sharif).
Sarma Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Assamese শৰ্মা, Bengali শর্মা, Hindi/Nepali शर्मा, Telugu శర్మ or Kannada ಶರ್ಮಾ (see Sharma).
Sarna Polish
IT COMES FROM POLAND FROM LONG-AGO ANCESTORS
Sarré English
“apologetic”
Sasai Japanese
From 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit"
Saska Croatian
Name given to someone from Saxony. From Croatian “saska” which translates to Saxony.
Sassa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 左雨 (see Sasame).
Sasse German
Variant of Sachs via the form Sachse.
Sassi Estonian
Sassi is an Estonian surname derived form "sassis" meaning "disheveled", "tangled", and "unkempt".
Sassu Italian
From Sardinian sassu "stone".
Sathi Indian, Odia, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Urdu, Thai
Alternate transcription of Sethi.
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).
Sauji Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid; help" and 氏 (shi) meaning "family, clan". This may also be a variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐氏 (see Saudji)... [more]
Sauls English
From the given name Saul.
Sauve' French
Sauve' from France to Canada. Changed probably due to an "a" and an "o" confusion in cursive. My granfather's was typo-ed on WW II old men's sign up in MA. or RI, USA.
Savas Greek
From the personal name Sav(v)as, New Testament Greek Sabbas, a derivative of Sabbaton "Sabbath", "Saturday".
Savaş Turkish
From the given name Savaş.
Savić Serbian
Means "son of Sava".
Savin m Russian
Derives from Saveliy.
Savio Italian
Italian nickname given to a wise, sage man. Saint Dominic Savio is a well-known bearer of this surname.
Savko Ukrainian
From a pet form of the personal name Sava (see Savas).
Savva Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Savvas.
Sawai Japanese
Sawa means "marsh, swamp" and i means "mineshaft, pit, well."
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