Submitted Surnames of Length 6

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Sekine Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, foundation".
Sekino Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Sekiya Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Selbey English
Variant of Selby.
Selden English
Habitational name derived from Seldon in Hatherleigh, Devon, and possibly also Selden Farm in Patching, Sussex. The former likely derives from Old English sele "great hall, dwelling, house" (see saliz) and dun "hill, mountain".
Seldon English
Variant of Selden.
Šelieh Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian шэлег (šelieh), a word used for various medieval small coins, primarily for silver and copper solidi, ultimately from the German word Schilling meaning "shilling".
Selimi Albanian
Derived from the given name Selim.
Selmer German
Teutonic name meaning "hall master" for a steward or keeper of a large home or settlement.
Selter Estonian
Selter is an Estonian surname derived from either "selts" meaning "society", "union", "association", or "selters" (of German origin) meaning "seltzer".
Selvig Norwegian (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Selvik. Erik Selvig is a fictional character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He appears in several MCU movies between 2011 and 2022 where he is portrayed by Stellan Skarsgård... [more]
Selvik Norwegian
From any of the farms in Norway named with Old Norse selja "willow" or selr "seal" combined with vík "bay, inlet".
Selwyn English
from the Middle English personal name Selewin (Old English Selewine perhaps from sele "manor" or sǣl "happiness prosperity" and wine "friend")... [more]
Selyem Hungarian
Means "silk".
Semura Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village".... [more]
Senami Japanese
Se means "ripple, current" and nami means "wave".
Sender Yiddish
From the given name Sender, a Yiddish diminutive of Alexander or Aleksandr.
Şengül Turkish
From Turkish şen meaning "happy, cheerful" and gül meaning "rose".
Senuma Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Seoane Galician
This indicates familial origin within any of multiple localities that bear this syncopated form of the name San Xoán.
Serbia Spanish
Unknown.. researching history of the spanish name that was first identify being used in Utado Puerto, Rico in 1790s by Fransico Serbia and Paula Serbia Filare
Serbin m Russian
Possibly from Russian сербский (serbskiy), meaning "Serbian".
Serdar Turkish, Croatian
Turkish form of Persian sardar, meaning "chief", "leader", "field marshal".
Sereda Ukrainian
From sereda, meaning "Wednesday".
Sereno Italian
1 Italian: from the personal name Sereno (from Latin serenus, serena ‘clear’, ‘calm’).... [more]
Serhan Arabic
From the given name Sirhan.
Serker Bengali
Variant of Sarkar.
Serote Spanish (Filipinized)
Means fecal matter in Spanish
Serpik Russian
A diminutive of sickle. "little sickle"
Serrao Italian
Probably from a dialectical term meaning "closed, shut".
Serres French
Altered form of "Serre"
Sesaki Japanese
Se means "ripple, current" and saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".
Sether Norwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Seter or Sæter.
Sethna Indian (Parsi)
Gujarati Parsi name meaning "pertaining to the banker", derived from Hindi सेठ (seṭh) meaning "merchant, banker" (see Seth).
Settai Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 摂待 (Settai) meaning "Settai", a former village in the former district of Hei in the former Japanese province of Rikuchū in parts of present-day Iwate and Akita in Japan or a division in the same place, in the area of Tarō in the city of Miyako in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [more]
Settle English
From the town of Settle in Yorkshire, England.
Setzer German, Jewish
Derived from either Middle High German "setzen", used to refer to market inspectors and tax officials, or Yiddish "setser", a typesetter.
Sevcik Czech
Unaccented form of Ševčík.
Severn English
From the name of the River Severn, which is of unknown meaning. The Severn is Great Britain's longest river, flowing from Wales through much of western England to the Bristol Channel. It is one of Britain’s most ancient river names, recorded as early as the 2nd century AD in the form Sabrina; its original meaning may have been "slow-moving" or "boundary".
Severn English
From a medieval personal name derived from Severinus (Latin).
Severo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Severo
Sevier English
Occupational name for a sieve-maker, Middle English siviere (from an agent derivative of Old English sife "sieve").
Sevinç Turkish
Means "joy, happiness" in Turkish.
Sewall English
Derived from the Middle English given names Sewal(d) or Sawal(d), variants of Old English Sæweald from sæ "sea" and weald "power, authority, rule".
Seward English
Derived from the given name Sæweard.
Sewell English
Derived from the Middle English given names Sewal(d) and Siwal(d), variants of Old English Sigeweald, composed of sige "victory" and weald "power, authority, rule".
Sewell English
Habitational name derived from any of several places called Sewell, Showell, Sywell, Sowell, or Seawell, all derived from Old English seofon "seven" and wille "well, spring".
Sewick English
Derived from Sedgwick.
Sewina German, Polish
The first available record of the Sewina family name is around 1620 in the province of Silesia, a mixed cultural region between Germany and Poland. Once part of the Prussian Empire and Germany. After World War Two, the area is now part of Poland... [more]
Seyler German
Germanic surname
Seymer English
Variant of Seymour, or from the village of Semer in Suffolk.
Sezgin Turkish
Means "sagacious, insightful" in Turkish.
Sforza Italian
Derived from the Italian verb sforzare meaning "to force, strain"; also compare the related word forza "force, strength". This was the surname of a dynasty of Milanese dukes, which held power in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Shaban Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Shaban.
Shaddy Irish
Origin unidentified. Perhaps a variant of Irish Sheedy.
Shadel German (Anglicized, ?)
Derived from the German 'Schadle', meaning cranium or skull.
Shadow English
Origin unidentified. The name Shadue, Schadewe is recorded in England in the 12th and 13th centuries, from Middle English shadwe ‘shadow’, Old English sceadu (see Shade)... [more]
Shafik Arabic
Derived from the given name Shafiq.
Shafiq Arabic
From the given name Shafiq
Shahed Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Shahid.
Shahid Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Shahid.
Shahin Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Shahin.
Shahot m Indian (Sikh)
The Shahot caste, one of the 13 Jatt clans associated with Sikhism, traces its origins to the 1900s. Historically, they were an agrarian community, deeply connected to the land and farming.
Shaikh Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Sheikh.
Shaked Hebrew
Means Almond in Hebrew
Shaker Arabic
From the given name Shakir.
Shakib Persian
The Last name "Shakib" Originates from Iran.
Shakil Arabic
From the given name Shakil.
Shakir Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Shakir.
Shakur Bengali, Indian (Muslim), Urdu
From the given name Shakur.
Shakya Nepali, Indian, Hindi
From the name of an ancient clan that inhabited parts of present-day Nepal and northern India. The name may have been derived from Sanskrit शाक (shaka) or शक (shaka) referring to the Sakas, a group of nomadic Iranian peoples, or from शक्य (shakya) meaning "possible, capable".
Shalak Ukrainian (Rare), Polish (Rare, Expatriate)
Probably from an old Ukrainian word or borrowed from old Polish ślak, variant of szlak, meaning "path, trail, route, way". Also an alternate spelling of Polish Szalak, used as a Cyrillic transliteration or foreign adaptation.
Shalev Jewish
From the given name Shalev.
Shalit Hebrew
From Hebrew שליט (shalit) meaning "ruler" or "ruling, governing, dominant".
Shalom Hebrew
Means "peace" in Hebrew.
Shamir Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew שָׁמִיר (shamiyr) meaning "thorn, briar, thistle" or "flint, diamond, emery, adamant". It was borne by the Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir (1915-2012), whose birth name was either Yitzhak Yezernitsky or Icchak Jaziernicki.
Shamsi Persian
From the given name Shams.
Shandy English (Rare)
Shandy appears as a rare surname, mostly found in English-speaking countries going back to the 1600s. This name may originate from the English dialect adjective meaning "boisterous" or "empty headed; half crazy", of which the earliest record dates to 1691, though any further explanation for its origins are unknown... [more]
Shanks English (Modern)
Possibly a diminutive of LONGSHANKS, which would be given to a tall or gangly person.
Sharif Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Sharif.
Shariy Ukrainian, Russian
Last name of Anatoly Shariy, the leader of Party of Shariy, a Ukrainian political party that was shut down due to alleged ties to Russia.
Sharon Hebrew
From an Old Testament place name, in Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (Sharon), which means "plain", referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel.
Sharov m Russian
From Russian шар (shar), meaning "sphere, ball".
Shavit Jewish
From the given name Shavit.
Shawki Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Shawky Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Shawqi Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Shazar Hebrew
Referred to someone living near acacia trees that tend to be twisted, derived from Hebrew שָׁזַר (shazar) literally meaning "to twist, to be twisted, to intertwine". A famous bearer was the Israeli president, author and poet Zalman Shazar (1889-1974), who was born Shneur Zalman Rubashov.
Sheard English
English surname which was originally from a place name meaning "gap between hills" in Old English.
Sheene Irish (Anglicized)
Derived from the Gaelic siodhach which means "peaceful." Most commonly used in Ireland and originated in the county's southwest region.
Shehab Arabic
From the given name Shihab.
Shehan Sinhalese, Dhivehi, Tamil
From the given name Shehan.
Sheikh Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the Arabic title شَيْخ (šayḵ) meaning "chief, chieftain, head". It is used to denote a political or spiritual leader of a Muslim community.
Sheleg Russian
Russian form of Šelieh.
Shemer Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Schimmer.... [more]
Sherif Arabic
From the given name Sharif.
Sherpa Nepali
From the name of the Sherpa people of Nepal, India and Bhutan, itself derived from Tibetan ཤར (shar) meaning "east" and the nominalising particle པ (pa).
Shield English
Metonymic occupational name for an armorer, from Middle English scheld "shield" (Old English scild, sceld).
Shihab Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Shihab.
Shijou Japanese
From Japanese 市 (shi) meaning "market, town", 四 (shi) meaning "four" or 砥 (shi) meaning "whetstone"; combined with 場 (jou) meaning "place", 條 (jou) meaning "article, twig, ray", 条 (jou) with the same meaning as the previous one, or 上 (jou) meaning "above".
Shikai Japanese
Possibly from 鹿 (shika) meaning "deer, antelope" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".
Shilov m Russian
Derived from Russian шило (shilo) meaning awl, from the Old Slavic root šidlo.
Shimai Japanese
Shima means "island" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Shimbe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).
Shimbu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).
Shimei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Shimekake.
Shimpo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shimpō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 神 (shin) meaning "deity; god" and 宝 (pō), from 宝 (hō) meaning "treasure".
Shinbe Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Shimbe).
Shinbu Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Shimbu).
Shinde Indian, Marathi
Meaning unknown; this was also the name of a Indian dynasty from Maharashtra.
Shindō Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "new", 進 (shin) meaning "advance, progress", 信 (shin) meaning "trust, faith", or 真 (shin) meaning "truth, reality" combined with 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria" or 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine".
Shinpo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shinpō Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shinso Japanese
From Japanese 心 (shin) meaning "heart, mind" and 操 (so, sou, sō) meaning "manipulate, operate"
Shioda Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shiomi Japanese
From Japanese 汐 (shio) meaning "salt, tide, opportunity" and 見 (mi) meaning "sight".
Shiono Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Shipov m Russian
From Russian шип (ship), meaning "thorn, spike". Probably denoted to a person living near thornbushes.
Shippo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).
Shippō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 七宝 (Shippō) meaning "Shippō", a former village in the district of Toyota in the former Japanese province of Aki in parts of present-day Hiroshima, Japan.
Shirai Japanese
Means "Purple Thunder". From Japanese 紫 (shi) meaning "purple" and 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder". Notable bearers are joshi wrestlers Mio Shirai and Io Shirai.
Shiroi Japanese
Shrio means "white" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Shiryu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Shiryū).
Shiryū Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).
Shitao Japanese
From 下 (shita) meaning "lower, downstream, under" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
Shkoda Ukrainian
Means "damage" in Ukrainian.
Shmidt Russian
Russian form of Schmidt.
Shoaib Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Shoaib.
Shōami Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 正阿弥 (shōami), a sect of kettle brim making, hat brim making, or weapon-end guard making.
Shoami Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).
Shōaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).
Shoaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōaya).
Shoham Hebrew
Means "onyx" in Hebrew.
Shohmi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Shokry Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Shukri.
Sholom Russian
Derived from Old Russian шолом (sholom) meaning "helmet".
Shoumi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Shouyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shoyu.
Shoygu Tuvan
Sergey Shoygu is a Russian politician.
Shpigl Yiddish
Yiddish form of Spiegel.
Shreck German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Schreck.
Shreve English
Altered English variant of Sheriff. In some cases, this surname may have arisen from a nickname.
Shroff Indian, Hindi, Gujarati, Arabic, Urdu, Indian (Parsi)
Originally an occupational name for a cashier, money changer or banker, derived from Gujarati સરાફ (saraf) meaning "bullion merchant", itself ultimately derived from Arabic صراف (sarraf) meaning "teller".
Shrout German
This surname is related to the German surname Schroder which means cut as in a wood cutter etc.
Shteyn Yiddish
Yiddish form of Stein.
Shuaib Arabic
From the given name Shuaib.
Shubin Russian
Derived from Russian шуба (shuba) meaning "fur coat".
Shudai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主代 (see Nushiro).
Shukla Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit शुक्ल (shukla) meaning "white, bright, pure".
Shukri Arabic
From the given name Shukri.
Shults Jewish (Anglicized, Rare)
The name Shults comes from one of those ancient dukedoms, territories and states that would eventually form a part of present day Germany. At its birth in the Middle Ages, it was used to indicate someone who worked as a town-mayor derived from the medieval name "Schultheis" which has the same meaning.... [more]
Shultz German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of German Schultz , or a variant spelling of the Jewish name.
Shwets Ukrainian
Variant of Shwetz
Shylau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Shilov.
Shymko m Ukrainian
Possibly from the Polish name Szymon.
Siamak Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Syamak.
Siapno Pangasinan
Meaning uncertain.
Siasat Tagalog
From Tagalog siyasat meaning "investigation, inquiry, inspection".
Siason Filipino
From Hokkien 謝孫 (siā-sun), derived from 謝 (siā) meaning "refuse, decline" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".
Sibley English (British)
From the Anglo-Saxons influence in England. Said to be derived from the ancient Sibbelee, a woman’s Christian name, and has been traced through Sibilla, Sybbly, and finally Sibley. Sibilla was the name of a Greek princess who uttered the ancient oracles, and is represented on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel... [more]
Sicard French
From the given name Sigihard, derived from the elements sigu "victory" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy".
Siddig Northern African, Arabic
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" (chiefly Sudanese).
Siddiq Arabic, Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi, Bengali
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣiddīq) meaning "truthful, veracious".
Sidiqi Pashto, Persian, Afghan
Means "the veracious" from Arabic صَدَقَ (ṣadaqa) meaning "to be truthful, to be sincere". It is also a variant of Persian Sadeghi.
Sieber German
The roots of the German surname Sieber can be traced to the Old Germanic word "Siebmacher," meaning "sieve maker." The surname is occupational in origin, and was most likely originally borne by someone who held this position
Sienko Polish
From the personal name Simon/Symon or Syzon
Sigera Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Siqueira.
Siider Estonian
Siider is an Estonian surname meaning "cider".
Siigur Estonian
Siigur is an Estonian surname derived from "sigur" meaning "chicory".
Siimar Estonian
Siimar is an Estonian surname, possibly from a variant of the masculine given name "Siim".
Siirus Estonian
Siirus is an Estonian surname meaning "candor" and "sincerity"; a cognate of the English language Cyrus and the French language Cyrille.
Sikari Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali, Marathi
Means "hunter, huntsman".
Sikdar Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali সিকদার (see Sikder).
Sikder Bengali
From a historical title used to denote a person who owned one quarter of land, derived from Bengali সিকি (siki) meaning "quarter, fourth".
Sikham Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".
Sikkel Estonian
Sikkel is an Estonian surname derived from "sikk" meaning "billy goat".
Silang Tagalog
Means "mountain pass, trail" in Tagalog.
Silber German, Jewish
From Middle High German silber, German Silber "silver"; a metonymic occupational name for a silversmith, or often, in the case of the Jewish surname, an ornamental name.
Silesu Sardinian
Meaning unknown.
Sillem Dutch
Possibly a variant form of Sillen.
Sillen Dutch
Derived from a diminutive form of a given name, either Marcelis/Marcilia or Cecilia.
Silvia Portuguese (Americanized)
SILVIA is an Americanized version of the Portuguese surname Silva, which is derived from the Latin silvae and Portuguese silva words meaning “forest,” “woodland,” or “jungle.” This variation of the surname SILVA was often adopted by Portuguese immigrants upon arrival to the United States.
Silvio Italian
From the personal name Silvio (Latin Silvius, a derivative of silva "wood").
Simard French (Quebec)
From the Germanic name Siegmar via the French form Simar.
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