Submitted Surnames Starting with S

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Sallas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Greek
Either a variant of Salas or Sala, or else a nickname from Arabic, Turkish, or Persian salli meaning "broad, wide, large, tall".
Sallis English
A name for someone who lives where sallows grow - sallows being a type of willow, from the Middle English 'salwe'.
Sallo Estonian
Sallo is an Estonian surname. It is a corruption of "salu", meaning "grove" or "copse".
Sallow English (Rare)
Sallow comes from the medieval word for willow tree. It is a location surname.
Sallwasser German
It is derived from the German words (Salz) meaning "salt", & (Salweide) meaning "water".
Salm Dutch
Denoted a person from any of various places called Salm. It could also derive from Dutch zalm meaning "salmon", referring to someone who lived near a sign depicting them, or to someone who fished for salmon.
Salman Arabic, Urdu, Turkish
From the given name Salman.
Salmanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Salman".
Salmanual m Arabic
It is also called Protected or Peaceful. which is another form of the Arabic name 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘯
Salmerón Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous Murcian volcano.
Salmi Finnish
Means "a strait" in Finnish.
Salming Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Salmi, the name of a small village in Northern Sweden (see also Salmi).
Salmona Judeo-Spanish
From a variant of the given name Shelomoh.
Salomón Jewish, Spanish
From the given name Salomón.
Salomone Italian
From the given name Salomone the Italian form of Solomon.
Salonga Filipino, Tagalog
From the name of a chief of Polo (presently the city of Valenzuela in Manila) who was later baptised as Pedro Salonga.
Salt English
Of Anglo-Saxon origin, from the town in Staffordshire.
Salter English
Occupational name for an extractor or seller of salt (a precious commodity in medieval times), from Middle English salt 'salt' + the agent suffix -er.
Salthouse English
Salthouse and other variants come from the place name in Northumberland.
Saltmarsh English
Last name of cricket player Ian Saltmarsh (1901-1970).
Saltzman Jewish, German
Altered spelling of Salzmann.
Salu Estonian
Salu is an Estonian surname meaning "grove".
Saluäär Estonian
Saluäär is an Estonian surname meaning "grove edge".
Saludo Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish meaning "to greet".
Salulaht Estonian
Salulaht is an Estonian surname meaning "grove bay".
Salumäe Estonian
Salumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "grove ridge".
Salumets Estonian
Salumets is an Estonian surname meaning "grove/coppice forest", derived from the compounds "salu" (grove/coppice) and "mets" (forest).
Saluorg Estonian
Saluorg is an Estonian surname meaning "grove valley".
Salupalu Estonian
Salupalu is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow heathy woodland".
Salurand Estonian
Salurand is an Estonian surname meaning "grove beach".
Salusoo Estonian
Salusoo is an Estonian surname meaning "grove swamp".
Salussolia Italian, Piedmontese
Originally denoted a person from Salussola, a comune (municipality) in the province of Biella in Piedmont, Italy.
Saluste Estonian
Saluste is an Estonian surname, relating to "grove".
Saluveer Estonian
Saluveer is an Estonian surname meaning "grove embankment (berm)".
Salvacion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish salvación meaning "salvation," referring to the saving of human beings from death and separation from God by Christ's death and resurrection.
Salvat Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan cognate of Savage. Derived from salvatge.
Salvatierra Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Salvatierra (literally ‘save land’ denoting a place of strategic importance).... [more]
Salvatore Italian
Derived from the Italian masculine given name Salvatore, which in turn was derived from the Italian noun salvatore meaning "saviour, rescuer"... [more]
Salzer German
For someone who worked with salt from Middle High German salz "salt" (from Latin sal).
Salzmann German, Jewish
Occupational name for a producer or seller of salt, from German salz "salt" + mann "man".
Sầm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cen, from Sino-Vietnamese 岑 (sầm).
Sam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Sam Khmer
Means "excellent, beautiful" in Khmer.
Samad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Samad.
Samadi Persian, Arabic
From the given name Samad.
Səmədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Səmədov.
Samadzai Pashto
Means "son of Samad" in Pashto.
Samaha Arabic
Derived from Arabic سَمْح (samḥ) meaning "magnanimous, generous".
Samandarov Uzbek
From the given name Samandar.
Samaniego Basque, Spanish
Habitational name from a town and municipality in Álava, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology.
Samara Greek
Variant of Samaras.
Samarage Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" combined with the Sinhala suffix -ගේ (-ge) meaning "of, home, house".
Samarajeewa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and जीव (jiva) meaning "alive, living, life, existence".
Samarakkodi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරක්කොඩි (see Samarakkody).
Samarakkody Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "conflict, struggle" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (kodiya) meaning "flag, banner" (of Tamil origin).
Samarakone Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරකෝන් (see Samarakoon).
Samarakoon Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" combined with Sinhala කෝන් (kon) meaning "king" (of Tamil origin).
Samaranayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරනායක (see Samaranayake).
Samaranayake Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and नायक (nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Samararathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරරත්න (see Samararatne).
Samararathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරරත්න (see Samararatne).
Samararatna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරරත්න (see Samararatne).
Samararatne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Samarasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "conflict, struggle" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Samarasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරසේකර (see Samarasekara).
Samarasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරසිංහ (see Samarasinghe).
Samarasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Samarasinha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරසිංහ (see Samarasinghe).
Samarathunga Sinhalese
From Sanskrit समर (samará) meaning "coming together, meeting" and तुङ्ग (tuṅga) meaning "lofty, tall, high".
Samarathunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරතුංග (see Samarathunga).
Samaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරතුංග (see Samarathunga).
Samaratunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරතුංග (see Samarathunga).
Samaraweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Samarawickrama Sinhalese
Means "conqueror of battles" from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "conflict, struggle" and विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "valour, power, strength".
Samarawickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරවික්‍රම (see Samarawickrama).
Samargiu Macedonian
Etymology... [more]
Samarsky Russian
Refers to a region named "Samara" in Russia.
Samba Spanish
Spanish surname of unknown origin maybe from the same origin as the name for the dance. Omar Samba has this surname.
Samberg Jewish
Habitational name from any of several places named Samberg in Germany and Austria.
Sambourne English
From the name of a hamlet in Warwickshire, England.
Same Japanese
Variant reading of 五月女 (Saotome).
Sameer Arabic, Dhivehi, Urdu
From the given name Samir 1.
Sameh Arabic
Derived from the given name Samih.
Samejima Japanese
”鮫” (sa me) is meaning ”shark”(in ancient use, ”alligator” ) and ”島”(or ”嶋”) (shima in west Japan , jima in east Japan) is meaning "island" in Japan.... [more]
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’).
Sami Arabic
Derived from the given name Sami 2.
Samih Arabic
From the given name Samih.
Şamilov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şamil".
Şamilova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şamilov.
Samir Arabic
From the given name Samir 1.
Samiri Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Samir 1. It also means "samaritan" in Arabic.
Samirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of 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".
Sammal Estonian
Sammal is an Estonian surname meaning "moss".
Sammartino Italian
From Italian san (apocopic form of santo ("saint") + Martino ("Martin").
Sammel Estonian
Sammel is an Estonian surname meaning "moss".
Sammul Estonian
Sammul is an Estonian surname meaning "pace" and "step".
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]
Samonte Filipino, Tagalog
Most likely a topographic name derived from the Tagalog prefix sa- and Spanish monte meaning "mountain".
Samoura Fula
Mauritanian Fula Surname, From the name {Sow}
Sampedro Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
habitational name from any of several places especially in Galicia so named for a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Peter; variant of San Pedro.
Samper Catalan
Habitational name from any of the places in Catalonia called Sant Pere, generally as the result of the dedication of a local church or shrine to St. Peter (Sant Pere).
Samporna Filipino, Maranao
Means "main point" in Maranao, possibly from Sanskrit संपूर्ण (sampūrṇ) meaning "complete, entire, whole".
Sampulna Filipino, Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Samporna.
Samrajyam Indian
It means "a kingdom".
Samreen Arabic, Indian, Urdu
From the given name Samrin.
Samrith Khmer
Means "refined, polished, clean, pure" in Khmer.
Samson Filipino
From Min Nan 三孫 (sam-sun) or 三孙 (sam-sun) meaning "third grandchild".
Samsonov Russian
Means "son of Samson".
Sámuel Hungarian
From the given name Sámuel.
Samukawa Japanese
A notable bearer is Tatsukiyo Samukawa (1697-1739), the daimyo of the Zeze Domain.
Samukaze Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風 (see Kampū).
Samunami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒波 (see Kampa).
Samune Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 実 (sane) meaning "fruit seed" and 宗 (mune) meaning "principle; aim; purpose; meaning; gist", referring to a land with many fruits or with rich fertility.... [more]
Samura Japanese
Sa means "support, assist" and mura "village, hamlet" or "town".
Samuraigane Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 侍 (samurai) meaning "warrior" and 金 (gane), the joining form of 金 (kane) meaning "money, metal", referring to possibly a wealthy warrior or a warrior described strong as metal.
Samusawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風沢 or 寒風澤 (see Sabusawa).
Samways English
From a medieval nickname for a fool (from Middle English samwis "foolish", literally "half-wise").
Samy Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Sami 2.
Samylin Russian
Means "son of Samyl".
San Chinese
Variant of Shan or Shen.
San Turkish
Means "reputation, fame, glory" in Turkish.
Sanabra Catalan
Catalan cognate of Seabra.
Sanabria Spanish
Spanish cognate of Seabra.
San Agustín Spanish (Mexican)
Means "Saint Augustine 1" in Spanish.
San Agustin Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of San Agustín. This surname is also found in Guam.
San Andrés Spanish
Means "Saint Andrew" in Spanish.
Sananikone Lao
Means "multitude of victories" from Lao ຊະນະ (sana) meaning "win, victory" and ນິກອນ (nikon) meaning "multitude, group".
San Antonio Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Saint Anthony" in Spanish.
Sanbe Japanese
From Japanese 三 (san) meaning "three" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
San Blas Spanish (Canarian)
Means "Saint Blaise" in Spanish.
Sancak Turkish
Means "flag, banner, emblem" in Turkish.
Sanches Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Sanchez.
Sancti Celtic (Latinized, Archaic)
Sancti or Santi is a Italian surname in the north of Italy, Cisalpine Gaul or Galia Citerior also known as Galia Togata. It's a last name belonging to ancient Celtic tribes.
Sanctius Biblical Latin (Latinized, Archaic)
It meaning saint or holy. It comes from the Latin word sanctus.
Sancto Medieval Italian (Latinized, Modern)
It comes from the Latin and it means hallowed or holiness.
Sanctus Medieval Italian
Sanctus is a very old graphic form in Italy and it means santo (saint).
Sand English, Scottish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German, Jewish
From the vocabulary word sand. As a Swedish and Jewish name, often ornamental. Otherwise topographic.
Sand English, Scottish
Derived from a short form of Alexander.
Sand French
Derived from the given name Sando.
Sanda Japanese
Variant of Mita.
Sandahl Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Swedish and Norwegian sand "sand" and dal "valley".
Sandano Italian
San means "saint" in Italian, but I don't know what the... [more]
Sandaruwan Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhala සඳ (sanda) meaning "moon" and රුවන (ruvana) meaning "gem".
Sandblom Swedish
Combination of Swedish sand "sand" and blomma "flower".
Sandburg English (American, Rare)
Americanized from of Swedish Sandberg.
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.
Sandell English
Originated from a name for someone who lived on a sand hill
Sandeman English
Scottish surname of famous merchant family engaged in banking in Scotland and London and in the Port Wine trade in London. The same family were earlier the founders of an obscure Protestant sect the Sandemanians.
Sandén Swedish
Combination of Swedish sand "sand" and the common surname suffix -én.
Sandhu Indian, Punjabi
From Sindhu, the Sanskrit name for the Indus River.
Sandhurst English (Rare)
From Sandhurst, the name of places in the English counties of Kent, Gloucestershire and Berkshire, all of which come from the Old English elements sand "sand" and hyrst "hillock, copse".
San Diego Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational name from any of various places named San Diego, so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint Didacus (San Diego).
Sandioriva Acehnese, Gayonese
A Gayonese patronymic.
Sandison Scottish
Possibly a Scottish variant of Sanderson.
Sandler English
Norman origin. Habitational name from Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët in La Manche, which gets its name from the dedication of its church to St. Hilary, or alternatively from either of the places, in La Manche and Somme, called Saint-Lô... [more]
Sandmeier German, German (Swiss), German (Austrian)
From Middle High German sand combined with Meier 1, referring to a tenant farmer whose farm was on sandy soil.
Sandouno Western African
Sandouno is a Kissi surname of an unknown meaning in Sierra Leone and Guinea.
Sandowski Polish
Habitational name from places called Sedowice, Sedowo, Sedów, in Lublin, Bydgoszcz, Piotrków, and Sieradz voivodeships.
Sandri Romansh
Italianized form of Tschander.
Sandusky Polish
Germanized spelling of Sandowski or Sedowski.
Sandvall Swedish
Combination of Swedish sand "sand" and vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".
Sandvik Norwegian
Combination of Norwegian sand "sand" and vik "bay, inlet".
Sandwell English
From a place called SANDWELL.
Sanemune Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 実宗 or 實宗 (see Samune).
Saneto Japanese
From 實 (sane, jitsu, mino.ru, mi.chiru, mi, mame, makoto) meaning "fruit, seed, ripen, fulfill, truth, sincerity" and 藤 (to, fuji) meaning "wisteria".
Sanfelippo Italian
Italian (mainly Sicily and southern Calabria): habitational name from any of several places so named for a local church or shrine dedicated to St. Philip, in particular San Filippo del Mela in Messina province.
Sanfilippo Italian, Sicilian
habitational name from any of several places called with reference to a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Philip specifically San Filippo del Mela in Messina province San Filippo near Reggio Calabria.
San Francisco Spanish
In honor of Saint Francis.
Sang Estonian
Sang is an Estonian surname meaning "handle" or "bail".
Sang Chinese
From Chinese 桑 (sāng) referring either to the ancient city of Qiong Sang, which existed in what is now Shandong province, or the ancient state of Sang, which existed in what is now Henan province and was annexed by the state of Qin.
San Gabriel Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Saint Gabriel" in Spanish.
Sangalang Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog sanggalang meaning "protection".
Sangcap Tagalog
From Tagalog sangkap meaning "ingredient, element, component".
Sangcopan Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao sangkopan meaning "unbeatable, impregnable".
Sanghera Sanskrit
The Sanghera (संघेडा) clan are descended from Chauhan Rajputs and are found chiefly amongst the Jatt Sikh tribes of Northwestern India.
San Giorgio Italian
“Saint George.”
San Giovanni Italian
Means Saint John in Italian
Sangkrachang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงกระจ่าง (see Saengkrachang).
Sangliana Mizo
Sangliana has an unknown meaning.
Sangma Garo
The clan name of a folklore writer from Northeast India.
Sangmanee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงมณี (see Saengmani).
Sangmani Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงมณี (see Saengmani).
Sangngam Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงงาม (see Saengngam).
Sangthong Thai
From Thai สังข์ (sang) meaning "conch shell" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Sangtong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สังข์ทอง (see Sangthong).
Sangtong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สังข์ทอง (see Sangthong).
Sanguinetti Italian, Judeo-Italian
From Sanguinetto, the name of two places in Genova and Verona provinces.
Sangwin English
From Middle English sanguine (blood) ,one of the four humours.
Sani Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sani 1.
Sanin Russian
Means "son of Sana".
Sanjeewa Sinhalese
From the given name Sanjeewa.
Sanjo Japanese
Variant transcription of Sanjou.
San Jorge Spanish
“St George”