Submitted Surnames of Length 5

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the length is 5.
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Sulis Sardinian, Italian
Derived from Latin sol meaning "sun".
Sulit Filipino, Tagalog
From a nickname derived from Tagalog sulit which can mean "test, gain" or "return of something borrowed, remittance".
Sülla Estonian
Sülla is an Estonian surname meaning "fathom".
Sully English
Sully, Varient of the last name Sullivan. Notable people include Alfred Sully, American Civil war officer famous for his paintings.
Sully French, Haitian Creole
from any of the various places called Sully for example in Calvados Loiret Saone-et-Loire and Oise. The first of these is recorded in 1180 as Silleium from the Gallo-Roman personal name Silius or Cilius and the Latin locative element acum... [more]
Sully English
English: of Norman origin a habitational name from any of the three places called Sully in Calvados (Normandy), Aisne (Picardy), & Loiret (Centre)... [more]
Suñga Filipino, Pampangan
Old spelling of Sunga. Despite other names like Pañganiban or Pañgilinan falling out of use in favor of their untilded forms, Suñga is still used, with Sunga being much more common.
Sunga Filipino, Pampangan
Possibly means "the first breath of a newborn".
Sunga Bemba, Central African
Sunga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning "a person that takes care of others".... [more]
Suomi Finnish
Ethnic name from Finnish Suomi meaning "Finland". At one time this term denoted only southwestern Finland, but nowadays it is the national name for the whole of Finland. As a surname it is mostly an adopted name during the names conversion movement at the beginning of the 20th century.
Surdi Italian
Meaning "deaf" in Latin.
Surya Indian, Telugu
From the given name Surya.
Susan English, Dutch, Jewish (Sephardic)
As an English (London) and Dutch surname, it comes from the feminine personal name Susanna, from Hebrew שושן (shushan) meaning "lily, lily of the valley".... [more]
Suwan Thai
Means "gold" in Thai.
Svahn Swedish
From Swedish Svan "swan".
Švarc um Croatian, Czech
Croatian and Czech form of Schwarz.
Svärd Swedish
Means "sword" in Swedish.
Swain Scottish, Irish, English
Northern English occupational name for a servant or attendant, from Middle English swein "young man attendant upon a knight", which was derived from Old Norse sveinn "boy, servant, attendant"... [more]
Swank German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Schwank or Schwenk. It is borne by the American actress Hilary Swank (1974-).
Swann English
Variant of Swan.
Swart Afrikaans
Means "black" in Afrikaans
Sweed English
Variant spelling of Sweet.
Swett English
Derived from the old English words "swete" and "swot".
Swing English
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Schwing or from Middle High German zwinc meaning "legal district", hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a district administrator.
Swiss English (American)
Americanized form of German Schweitz.
Sydow Low German
Habitational name from any of several places so named in Germany.
Syezd Russian (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
The last name is a Russian last name derived from съезд (s"yezd) meaning "conference, congress, convention", but it is mostly used in Kazakhstan.
Sykes English
English Surname (mainly Yorkshire): topographic name for someone who lived by a stream in a marsh or in a hollow, from Middle English syke ‘marshy stream’, ‘damp gully’, or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word, in Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
Syler German
Altered spelling of German Seiler.
Sylla Manding, Western African
Susu surname of unknown meaning.
Synge English (British)
First found in Shropshire where they had been anciently seated as Lords of the Manor of Bridgenorth, from the time of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 A.D.
Synov Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Sinov.
Syrén Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of an unknown first element and the common surname suffix -én, or taken directly from Swedish syren "lilac".
Szady Polish (Archaic)
Nickname from Old Polish szady ‘gray’. Compare Sady.
Szász Hungarian
From Szász meaning "Saxon" in Hungarian. Ethnic or regional name for a German speaker from Transylvania or Szepes, etymologically a derivative of German Sachs.
Szeto Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Situ.
Tabak Jewish
Metonymic occupational name for a seller of tobacco, from German Tabak, Yiddish and Ukrainian tabik (all ultimately from Spanish tabaco, a word of Caribbean origin). Tobacco was introduced to Europe in the 16th century.
Tabak Turkish
Occupational name for a tanner
Tabak Dutch
Occupational name for a butcher or hog breeder, from Middle Dutch tucbake composed of tucken "to pull, push, strike" and bake "hog, pig; meat from the back of a pig".
Taber English, Polish
English: variant spelling of Tabor. ... [more]
Tabor English, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Jewish
English: metonymic occupational name for a drummer, from Middle English, Old French tabo(u)r ‘drum’.... [more]
Tacey English, English (American)
(East Midlands): From A Pet Form Of The Middle English Personal Name Eustace. Compare Stacey, Stace... [more]
Tacza Polish
Deppreciation of TARCZA which means shield in Polish.
Tadeo Spanish
From the given name Tadeo
Tafaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Tafa", from a short form of the given name Mustafa.
Taffe English
Of Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic surname "Ó Táth," meaning "descendant of Táth." It's believed to have originated as a personal name, possibly meaning "poet" or "philosopher."
Tagle Spanish (Philippines)
Hispanicized form of Arabic Tagri meaning "frontier."
Tahar Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Tahar.
Taher Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahir.
Tahir Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Tahir.
Taibi Sicilian
Taibi is a Sicilian nickname for a robust person; from Arabic ṭayyib "in good health".
Taïeb Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Taïeb.
Taira Japanese
Meaning "peace". Together with the Fujiwara and Minamoto, this is one of the most prominent clans in Japanese history... [more]
Takai Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "expensive" and 井 (i) "well."
Takao Japanese
From 高 (taka) meaning "high, tall, expensive" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
Takei Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" or 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Takeo Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and o means "tail".
Takyi Akan
Meaning unknown.
Talal Arabic
From the given name Talal.
Talat Arabic
Derived from the given name Tal'at.
Talbi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Talib.
Taleb Arabic
From the given name Talib.
Talha Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Talha.
Talib Arabic
From the given name Talib.
Talon English, French
Derived from Old French talon "heel", denoting a person with a deformity or a swift person. It could also be a diminutive form of given names Talbot and Talleyrand.
Talts Estonian
Talts is an Estonian surname, possibly deriving from "taltsas", meaning "tame".
Talvi Estonian
Talvi is an Estonian surname meaning "winter" (from "talv", also a surname).
Tamai Japanese
From the Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, bundle" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".
Tamer Arabic
Derived from the given name Tamir.
Tamim Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tamim.
Tamir Jewish
From the given name Tamir.
Tamon Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 多門, 多聞 or 田門 with 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much", 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field/paddy", 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate" and 聞 (bun, mon, ki.ku, ki.koeru) meaning "ask, hear, listen."... [more]
Tamta Kumaoni, Garhwali
Kumaoni and Garhwali form of Tamrakar.
Tañag Tagalog
Variant of Tanyag influenced by Spanish orthography.
Tänav Estonian
Tänav is an Estonian surname meaning "street".
Tanda Japanese
From Japanese 反 (tan) referring to a unit of areal measure (equivalent to about 991.7 metres squared) and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tandy English
From a pet-form of the male personal name Andrew.
Tanev Bulgarian
Derived from the forename Tane.
Tanie Japanese
Tani means "valley" and e means "inlet, river".
Tanji Japanese (Rare)
Rare in Japan, the name is written with characters meaning ‘red’ and ‘govern’. The actual meaning is unclear.
Tanko Romanian (Americanized)
In Romania Tankó is most common in Harghita, Covasna, and Bacău counties. Tankó is also common in Hungary and Slovakia.
Tanni Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Derived from a form of the given name Daniel.
Tanno Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (tan) meaning "red, vermilion" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tanno Romansh
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from the given name Donatus.
Tapio Finnish
From the given name Tapio.
Tapon French
From the old French word tapon, meaning "cork". Hence this surname was first given to corks makers.
Taras Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
From the given name Taras.
Tarek Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Tareq Bengali, Arabic
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Tarik Arabic
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Tariq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Tariq.
Taris Italian
Meaning unknown, probably from Sardinian.
Tarmo Estonian
Tarmo is an Estonian name; from the masculine given name "Tarmo".
Taron German
Standardized variant of Tarruhn.
Taron German (Rare)
The standardized variant of Tarruhn which has origins in the Neumark region of Brandenburg, Prussia dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. The Taron family was one of many German families who left the Neumark region and moved eastward into present-day Poland and Ukraine... [more]
Tarro Estonian
Tarro is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "tare", meaning "hut".
Tartu Estonian
Tartu is an Estonian surname derived from the city of the same name in Tartu County.
Țăruș Romanian
From Romanian ţăruş meaning ''stake, picket''.
Taşçı Turkish
Means "stonemason, stonecutter" in Turkish.
Tasev m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Tase".
Tasić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Tasa".
Tassi Italian
Could be a patronymic form of the given name Tasso, indicate the bearer is from one of several municipalities called Tasso, or be a nickname from Italian tasso meaning "badger (animal)" or "yew".
Tateo Italian (Italianized)
Italianized version of Tateossian
Tates English
This is a variant of rather Tate or Tate, both having the same origin.
Tatka f Polish
Meaning Unknown.
Tatke German
Unknown source.
Tatlı Turkish
Means "sweet, pleasant, agreeable" in Turkish.
Taura Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Tauro Italian
Taken from the words "bull" or "ox".
Tawil Arabic
Means "tall" in Arabic.
Tayar Kurdish (Arabized, Rare)
Flying, pilot. This name originated from Arabic.
Tayeb Arabic
From the given name Tayeb.
Teach English
This surname is derived from the Middle English phrase "at asche," meaning at,or near the ash tree.
Teare Manx
Manx form of McIntyre, from Manx "mac y teyr" and Irish "mac an tSaoir" meaning "son of the craftsman"
Tebay English
From the name of a village in Cumbria, England, derived from the German name element theod meaning "people".
Tebbs English
Variant of Tibbs.
Tebow French (Americanized)
Americanized form of French Thibault.
Teder Estonian
Means "black grouse" in Estonian (species Tetrao tetrix, aka Lyrurus tetrix).
Tedre Estonian
Tedre is an Estonian surname meaning "grouse" and "freckle".
Tefft English
Variant of English Taft. This surname was already well established in Connecticut and Rhode Island by 1715.
Tegan English
Variant of Teagan.
Teich German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German tīch "pond".
Tejas Spanish
Variant of Tejada.
Teker Turkish
Means "disk, wheel" in Turkish.
Tekin Turkish
From an Old Turkish title meaning "prince".
Telee Indian
Variant transcription of Devanagari तेली (see Teli).
Temel Turkish
From the given name Temel.
Temiz Turkish
Means "clean, neat, pure" in Turkish.
Tenno Estonian
Tenno is an Estonian surname derived from "Tenno", a masculine given name.
Terai Japanese
Tera means "temple" and i means "well".
Terao Japanese
Tera means "temple" and o means "tail".
Terao Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".
Terek Hungarian
An occupational name for an herbalist or healer, derived from Hungarian terék, terjék "drug used against poisons".
Terse English
This name means literally curt, short or stiff. Similar to Stiff (surname) (see Stiff under user submitted names) Not very commonly used. If you're looking for a name for a fictional character who is either an antagonist or just likes to stir things up, you could probably use this.
Tetik Turkish
Means "vigilant, watchful, alert" in Turkish.
Tetsu Japanese
Tetsu could mean "iron", or it could be spelled with te meaning "hand" and tsu meaning "harbor, seaport".
Tetta Italian
Means "boob, tit" in Italian.
Tevis English
Uncertain etymology. Possibly related to the German patronymic Tewes.
Tewes German
Derived from a short form of the given name Matthäus.
Thạch Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shi, from Sino-Vietnamese 石 (thạch).
Thach Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Thạch.
Thain Scots, English
Occupational surname meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king.
Thais Greek (Modern)
from the given name Thais, meaning "beloved, bandage"
Thane Scots, English
Occupational surname meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king. Variant of Thain.
Thang Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Tang, from Sino-Vietnamese 湯 (thang).
Thành Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cheng, from Sino-Vietnamese 成 (thành).
Thapa Nepali, Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Odia
From an ancient military rank used in the Khasa Kingdom, which ruled parts of South Asia from the 11th to 14th centuries.
Tharp American
it is a last name
Tharu Nepali
Possibly refers to the Tharu, an indigenous ethnic group of Nepal.
Theis German
From the given name Theis.
Theus Romansh
Derived from the given name Matthäus.
Thiel German
Derived from Old High German thiot "people".
Thiều Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shao, from Sino-Vietnamese 韶 (thiều).
Thiệu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shao, from Sino-Vietnamese 紹 (thiệu).
Thoma German, German (Swiss)
German and Swiss German: variant of Thomas. Greek: genitive patronymic from Thomas. Genitive patronymics are particularly associated with Cyprus.
Thöny Romansh
Derived from the given name Antonius.
Thörn Swedish
Either a cognate of English Thorn or German Torn, or a soldier name derived from Swedish törn "thorn".
Thorn Low German, German, German (Silesian), Polish, Luxembourgish
In North German, Danish, and Luxembourgish, it is a habitational name for someone who lived near a tower, from Middle Low German torn "tower".... [more]
Thorp English
Variant of Thorpe.
Tiago Portuguese
From the given name Tiago.
Tiger Swedish
Perhaps taken from Swedish tiga "to keep quiet, to say nothing". Tiger is one of the names adopted by Swedish soldiers in the 17th century.
Tiigi Estonian
Tiigi is an Estonian surname meaning "pond".
Tikka Finnish
means "woodpecker" in Finnish
Tikko Estonian
Tikko is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "tikker" meaning "gooseberry" or from "tikk" meaning "match" and "peg".
Tilea Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Tilga Estonian
Possibly derived from the name of either of two villages in Estonia.
Tinks English
Variant of Tink.
Tisch Jewish, German
Metonymic occupational name for a joiner, from German "Tisch", Yiddish "tish" meaning table.
Titov Russian
Means "son of Tit".
Titus German, English, Welsh
From the given name Titus. Cognate to Tito.
Tizio Italian
From the given name Tizio
Tkach Jewish
Ashkenazi Jewish and Ukrainian surname meaning tailor.
Tkach Ukrainian, Jewish (?)
From Ukrainian ткач (tkach), meaning "weaver".