StarbuckEnglish After Starbeck village in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. A famous bearer of this name was the fictional character, Starbuck, the first mate of the Pequod in Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick.
StarikovRussian From a nickname for a person who was long-lived or wise, derived from Russian старик (starik) meaning "old man".
StarlingEnglish From a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble a starling, especially in constantly chattering.
StaufferGerman This surname refers either to various towns named Stauffen or else it might be derived from Middle High German stouf "high rock/cliff/crag".
StavoninRussian Originally Stavnin (shutter-maker), Stavonin resulted from an incorrect spelling that stuck (for over a hundred years)... [more]
StejskalCzech Stejskal means "he did complains" in Czech.
SteketeeDutch Derived from the biblical Greek word στήκετε (stekete) meaning "I stand (firm)", probably of Protestant or Huguenot origin.
StellatoItalian Stellato, which is the modern Italian word for "starry", as in "starry sky", translates to "by the stars" from the Latin word Stella. As so many Italians were navigators on ships and navigated "by the stars," and since so many surnames were derived from occupations... [more]
StelznerGerman Variant of Stelzer, probably an occupational name for a stilt-maker. Also, a habitational name for anyone from any of the places named Stelzen.
StempferGerman Derived from occupation means 'Stump remover'
StenlundSwedish Combination of Swedish sten "stone, rock" and lund "grove".
StenmarkSwedish Combination of Swedish sten "stone, rock" and mark "ground, land, field".
StensethNorwegian habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, notably in eastern Norway, named Steinset, from either the noun stein ‘stone’ or the same word as a personal name + set ‘farmstead’.... [more]
St-gelaisFrench (Quebec) From the French place name Saint-Gelais which was allegedly named for a 5th-century bishop of Poitiers. The name Gelais is a variant of Gélase.
StickmanEnglish (Canadian) The Origin for the surname Stickman comes from the YouTube series Iron Hand character "Tim Stickman" and his wife (season 3) his kids (season 4) and parents (all seasons) made in 2016 and premiering in 2017.
StoakleyEnglish This is an English locational name of Anglo-Saxon origin. The meaning is either the wood from which stocks, that is to say tree stumps or logs were obtained and derived from the Old English pre 7th Century word stocc, meaning a stump and leah, "a wood or glade"... [more]
StockardIrish Variant of Stoker, an occupational name for a trumpeter derived from Gaelic stocaire, an agent derivative of stoc "trumpet, horn". The name is borne by a sept of the McFarlanes.
StockingEnglish Topographic name from Middle English stocking 'ground cleared of stumps'.
StockleyEnglish Derived from Old english stocc (tree bark) and leah (clearing), indicating that the original bearer of this name lived in a wooded clearing.
StocktonEnglish Habitational surname for a person from any of the places (e.g. Cheshire, County Durham, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and North and West Yorkshire) so called from Old English stocc "tree trunk" or stoc "dependent settlement" + tun "enclosure", "settlement".
StokholmDanish, Norwegian (Rare) Combination of Norwegian skyta "to shoot" (indicating a protruding piece of land like a cape or headland) and holme "islet".
StrachanScottish, Caribbean Scottish habitational name from a place in the parish of Banchory, Kincardineshire, which is first recorded in 1153 in the form Strateyhan, and is perhaps named from Gaelic srath ‘valley’ + eachain, genitive case of eachan ‘foal’.
StrattonEnglish English: habitational name from any of various places, in Bedfordshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Suffolk, Surrey, and Wiltshire, so named from Old English str?t ‘paved highway’, ‘Roman road’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’... [more]
StrickerGerman, Low German, Dutch Occupational name for a rope maker or knitter (of hose, for example), from an agent derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German stricken ‘to tie’.
StrijbisDutch Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from strijd meaning "conflict, strife" or "disputed, contested", an element in some place names.
StronachScottish From Gaelic srónach meaning "nosy" or "sharp-nosed".
StryckerDutch From Dutch de Strycker, an occupational name for someone responsible for measuring out cloth or grain. See also Stryker.
StrynckxFlemish Variant form of Dutch Streng "strong, rope, cord", a metonymic occupational name for a rope maker. Alternatively, it could be a nickname derived from streng "strict, severe, cruel".
SuchwaniSanskrit Suchwani means "decendent of Suchu", where the given name Suchu means "truthful".
SucklingEnglish From a medieval nickname for someone of childlike appearance or childish character (from Middle English suckling "infant still feeding on its mother's milk"). Sir John Suckling (1609-1642) was an English poet and dramatist.
SuematsuJapanese From 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, posterity, end, powder, tip" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine".
SugizakiJapanese Sugizaki (杉崎) can be translated out to (杉 = cedar; cryptomeria & 崎 = promontory; cape; spit) can be fully read as "Promontory of the cedar" it simply as "Cedar Promontory"
SuguitanTagalog From Tagalog sugit meaning "intelligent, bright, clever".
SukamägiEstonian Sukamägi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "asukas" meaning "resident/dweller" and "mägi" meaning "mountain": "mountain dweller".
SumeragiJapanese From Japanese 皇 (sumeragi), script-changed from 皇木 (sumeragi), from 皇 (sumera), a sound-changed clipping of 皇華山 (Kōkasan) meaning "Kōka Mountain", a mountain in the area of Kitahanazawa in the city of Higashiōmi in the prefecture of Shiga in Japan, and 木 (gi), the joining form of 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood"... [more]
SungenisItalian An Italian family name originally spelled San Genisi, referencing to Saint Genesius of Rome. It is not related to Greek συγγενής (sungenḗs) meaning "blood relative"... [more]
SuominenFinnish From Suomi meaning ”Finland” in Finnish. The -nen ending can be translated as "little" or "of something" (Suominen="of Finland") but is in Finland mostly seen just as a typical ending for surnames, without any actual meaning.
SurridgeEnglish From the medieval personal name Seric, a descendant of both Old English Sǣrīc, literally "sea power", and Sigerīc, literally "victory power".
SurridgeEnglish Originally meant "person from Surridge", Devon ("south ridge").
SurridgeEnglish Meant "person from the south" (from Old French surreis "southerner").
SuzumotoJapanese Suzu means "bell, chime" and moto means "base, source, root, origin".
SuzumuraJapanese From Japanese 錫 (suzu) meaning "copper, tin" or 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" combined with 村 (mura) meaning "village, town". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
SvedbergSwedish Combination of Swedish svedja "to burn off, to swidden" (referring to slash-and-burn agriculture (in Swedish: svedjebruk)) and berg "mountain". This name can be both locational (surname derived from a place named with Sved-... [more]
SwanwickEnglish Habitational name from Swanwick in Derbyshire, possibly also Swanwick in Hampshire. Both are named from Old English swan, "herdsman," and wic, "outlying dairy farm."
SweetingEnglish Derived from Old English swete and Middle English sweting meaning "darling, sweetheart", hence a nickname for a popular and attractive person, or for somebody who habitually addressed people with the term (see Sweet).
SyracuseItalian (Anglicized) Americanized spelling of Siracusa. This is also the name of a city in the U.S. state of New York, though the etymology is unrelated.
SzokolyiHungarian Derived from Szokolya, a village in Pest county, Hungary. It is located in the largest basin of the Börzsöny Hills. The Morgó Brook runs across the village.
TadokoroJapanese Tadokoro literally means "farmland, country". It is spelled with 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 所 (dokoro) meaning "place, institute, plant, station".
TagametsEstonian Tagamets is an Estonian surname meaning "behind/back of forest".
TagaväliEstonian Tagaväli is an Estonian surname meaning "behind/back of field".
TakagiriJapanese 高 (Taka) means "high, tall, expensive" and giri is a variant of 桐 (Kiri) meaning "foxglove, paulownia tree".... [more]
TakahamaJapanese Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and hama means "beach".
TakaharaJapanese From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
TakaharaItalian Takahara means "Treasure" in Italian. It was created as a family name only two generations ago.
TakahataJapanese 高 (Taka) means "expensive, tall, high" and 畑 (hata) means "field, farmland".... [more]
TakahideJapanese (Rare) Taka means "eagle" such as in surname "Takasu" but more commonly means "tall,high" instead. Hide means "fine,excellence". This must be one of the very few Japanese surnames that has "Hide" in it. It is mostly just a first name element... [more]
TakakuraJapanese From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
TakakuwaJapanese From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "tall," "expensive" and 桑 (kuwa) "mulberry tree."
TakamakiJapanese From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 巻 (maki) meaning "scroll, book, roll up, tie" or 高巻 (takamaki) meaning "to detour around a waterfall"