This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword shrewd.
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ScafataItalian Possibly denoting someone from the Italian town Scafati, from Latin scapha "skiff, light boat". Alternately, may be from Italian scafare "to husk peas", either literally referring to someone's occupation, or from the figurative meaning of "to make more confident; alert, shrewd".
YappEnglish From a nickname for a clever or cunning person, derived from Middle English yap "deceitful, shrewd", from Old English geap "crooked, bent, curved".