Submitted Surnames of Length 6

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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.

Shalen Albanian

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.

Shamas Pakistani

Shamel Arabic (Egyptian)

Shamey Kazakh

Shamez Hebrew

Shamin Russian

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]

Shanin m Russian

Shanks English (Modern)
Possibly a diminutive of LONGSHANKS, which would be given to a tall or gangly person.

Shanny English (Rare)

Shanre African

Shanty Indonesian

Sharer English

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 English (American)

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".

Shasha Jewish

Shatov Russian

Shauku Indian

Shauri Eastern African

Shavak Ukrainian

Shaver English

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.

Shayon English

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.

Shegow Somali

Shehab Arabic
From the given name Shihab.

Shehan Sinhalese, Dhivehi, Tamil
From the given name Shehan.

Shehhi Albanian

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.

Shekha Arabic

Sheleg Russian
Russian form of Šelieh.

Shelon English

Shemer Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Schimmer.... [more]

Shemla Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Chemla.

Shenda African

Sherel English (Rare)

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).

Sherry English (American)

Shetty Kannada, Indian, Telugu

Shield English
Metonymic occupational name for an armorer, from Middle English scheld "shield" (Old English scild, sceld).

Shiels Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Shiel.

Shigei Japanese

Shihab Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Shihab.

Shiina Japanese

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

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".

Shioda Japanese

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".

Shiota Japanese

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.

Shirah Iranian

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.

Shiran Hebrew

Shirao Japanese

Shires English (British)

Shiroi Japanese
Shrio means "white" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Shirpa Indian

Shirtz Jewish

Shiryo Japanese

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".

Shittu Nigerian

Shkoda Ukrainian
Means "damage" in Ukrainian.

Shkoza Albanian

Shleha 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).

Shoeby Pakistani

Shoels English (American)
Variant of Scholes.

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.

Shokul Ukrainian (?)

Sholar English (American)

Sholom Russian
Derived from Old Russian шолом (sholom) meaning "helmet".

Sholty English

Shomko Ukrainian

Shorts English

Shortt English (Canadian)

Shoumi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).

Shoutz English (American)

Shouyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shoyu.

Shovba Ukrainian, Russian

Shovel English (New Zealand)

Shoygu Tuvan
Sergey Shoygu is a Russian politician.

Shpara Ukrainian

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.

Shreya Indian

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.

Shuler German (Americanized), English (American)
Americanized form of Schuler.

Shul'ga Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Shul'ha.

Shulha Ukrainian

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.

Shuman Jewish

Shumey Ukrainian
Variant of Shumeyko.

Shundi Albanian

Shupik Ukrainian

Shurin m Russian
Means "son of Shura".

Shurko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Shura.

Shusko Slovak

Shutov m Russian

Shwets Ukrainian
Variant of Shwetz

Shyian Ukrainian

Shylau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Shilov.

Shymko m Ukrainian
Possibly from the Polish name Szymon.

Shyrma Belarusian

Shyyan Ukrainian

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 Irish, American

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]

Siboro Batak

Sicard French
From the given name Sigihard, derived from the elements sigu "victory" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy".

Sichon Filipino
Variant of Sitchon.

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".

Siddle English
Variant of Siddall.

Sidell English

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.

Sidone Spanish (Latin American)

Sidran Bosnian

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.

Sigler Middle High German (Americanized)
Occupational name, derived from the Middle High German sigel, meaning "seal." It refers to a maker of seals and signet rings or an official keeper of a seal.... [more]

Signey Filipino

Sigrah Micronesian

Sihala Batak

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".

Siimes Finnish

Siingh Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Variant of Singh.

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.

Silcox English
Variant of Silcock.

Silesu Sardinian
Meaning unknown.

Siliqi Albanian

Sillem Dutch
Possibly a variant form of Sillen.

Sillen Dutch
Derived from a diminutive form of a given name, either Marcelis/Marcilia or Cecilia.

Silooy Moluccan

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").

Simaku Albanian

Simard French (Quebec)
From the Germanic name Siegmar via the French form Simar.

Šimenc Croatian
Derived from the forename Šime.

Similä Finnish
From the given name Simi 3 and the suffix -lä signifying a place.

Simion Romanian
From the given name Simion.

Simkin English
Means "little Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon 1 (cf. Simpkin).

Simkin Jewish
Means "son of Simke", Simke being a diminutive of the Yiddish feminine name Sime (from Hebrew Simcha, literally "joy").

Simmen German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Simmer English (British)

Simone English

Simone Italian

Simoni Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Simone 2

Şimşek Turkish
Means "lightning, flash" in Turkish.

Simson English
Variant of Simpson.

Sinaga Batak
Possibly from the Batak prefix si used for place names and naga meaning "dragon, naga (a type of mythological snake)".

Sinani Albanian
Derived from the given name Sinan.

Şinasi Turkish, Persian
roughly meaning 'Knowing ' or' seeker of knowledge'

Sinçay Belgian, French

Sinchi m Spanish

Sindac Tagalog
From Tagalog sindak meaning "terror, shock, fright".

Sinder English
Variant of Zindler.

Sindik Croatian
Derived from sindik, a type of lawyer or representative that existed in Dalmatia in the Middle Ages.

Sinema English (American)
Uncertain etymology and origin.

Singer German
variant of Sänger, in the sense of ‘poet’

Singha Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".

Singhe Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Singh.

Singkh Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Nepali, Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Singh.

Singla Indian

Singla Indian, Punjabi
Punjabi variant of Singhal.

Single English
Topographic name derived from Old English sengel meaning "burnt clearing" or "brushwood".

Single English
From Middle English sengle meaning "alone, solitary, unmarried" or "simple, honest, sincere".

Single German
Derived from a pet form of a Germanic given name beginning with sing-.

Sinise English
The meaning of this surname is unknown. A notable bearer is American actor, Gary Sinise.

Sinner Italian

Sinnet English
Variant of Sinnett

Sintas French
Found in the communes of Habas and Osages

Sintès Catalan (Gallicized)
French form of Sintes.

Sintes Catalan
Occupational name for a person who sold ribbons, from Catalan cinta meaning "ribbon, strip". This surname is mainly found in the Balearic Islands.

Siomka Ukrainian

Siopis Greek
From Greek σιωπή (siopi) "silence". Usually a nickname for someone who is always silent, basically the quiet kid.

Sioson Filipino
From Hokkien 小孫 (sió-sun) meaning "youngest grandson".

Sipala Italian
From Sicilian sipala "hedge".

Sipoyo South African

Sirait Batak
From the Batak prefix si used for place names and rait meaning "roof frame, hook".

Sirhan Arabic
From the given name Sirhan.

Sirian English (Rare)

Sirigu Sardinian

Siriki African

Sirkel Estonian
Sirkel is an Estonian surname meaning "dividers" and "compass" and "circle tool".

Širkić Serbian

Sirota Russian
From Russian сирота (sirota) "orphan", perhaps given to a foundling, or a nickname for someone who was poorly-dressed.

Siskov m Russian

Şişman Turkish
Means "fat, stout" in Turkish.

Sismey English

Sisson English
metronymic from the medieval female personal name Siss, Ciss, short for Sisley, Cecilie, or possibly from a pet form of Sisley (with the old French diminutive suffix -on). variant of Sessions.

Sister English

Sitnik m Russian

Sitton English

Sitwat Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang, Chashan, Biao, Cun
Means "colour of heart".

Sjödin Swedish
Combination of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and the common surname suffix -in.

Sjöman Swedish
Means "seaman, sailor" in Swedish, although this name is more likely to be an ornamental name composed of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and man "man". A notable bearer is film director Vilgot Sjöman (1924-2006).

Skaggs English
English name of unknown meaning occurring mainly in Hertfordshire. A noted bearer is American country music artist Ricky Skaggs (1954-).

Skaife English
Skaife is a form of Scaife, which is derived from the Old Norse Skeifr meaning "awry, difficult". The first recorded instance of Scaife is in the epic Beowulf... [more]

Skaria Indian (Christian)
From the given name Skaria.

Skears English (?)

Skelly Irish
Anglicization of the Gaelic O Scolaidhe, which means student.

Skëndo Albanian
Ancestors of Skënderbeu

Skerry Irish
Variant of Scarry or Scurry.

Skiöld Swedish
Variant of Sköld.

Skydan Azerbaijani, Ukrainian

Skylar Dutch (Anglicized)
Variant of Schuyler.