Submitted Surnames from Locations

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Sha Chinese
From Chinese 沙 (shā) referring to the ancient state of Sha, which was part of the state of Song during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Hebei province. Alternately it may come from Sha Sui, the name of a fief that was part of Song in what is now Henan province, or from Su Sha, the name of an ancient clan that inhabited parts of present-day Shandong province.
Shackleford English, Medieval English
Locational surname deriving from the place called Shackleford in Surrey, near the town of Farnham. The origin of "shackle" is uncertain. It could be derived from Old English sceacan "to shake"... [more]
Shackleton English
The place name probably means "valley by a point of land," from the Old English scacol + denu. Another source claims the word scacol, describes a "tongue of land."
Shade English, German, Dutch, Scottish
Topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary, from Old English scead ‘boundary’.nickname for a very thin man, from Middle English schade ‘shadow’, ‘wraith’.... [more]
Shadwell English
English surname meaning "By the shed spring"
Shahini Persian, Albanian
From the given name Shahin or from one of the multiple places in Iran named Shahini.
Shallcross English
Means "person from Shallcross", Derbyshire ("place by the Shacklecross", an ancient stone cross in the High Peak, its name perhaps denoting a cross to which people could be shackled as a penance).
Sham Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Shami Arabic
Means "Syrian" or "Damascene", derived from Arabic الشام (ash-Sham) referring to both Syria and the Syrian city of Damascus.
Shan Chinese
From the place name Shan. Cheng Wang, the second king (1115–1079 bc) of the Zhou dynasty, granted to a son the area of Shan, and the son’s descendants adopted the place name as their surname. It comes from the Chinese word meaning "mountain"... [more]
Shan Chinese
From Chinese 单 (shàn) referring to the ancient state of Shan, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Shao Chinese
From Chinese 邵 (shào) referring to the ancient fief of Zhao, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province. The name of the fief, 召, had the same pronunciation as the character 邵.
Sharabi Judeo-Arabic
Denotes someone originally from the district of Sharab in western Yemen.
Sharafkandi Kurdish
Denoted a person from Sharafkand, a village in the Central District of Bukan County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Sharpton English
Habitational name from Sharperton in Northumberland, possibly so named from Old English scearp "steep" and beorg "hill", "mound" and tun "settlement".
Sharqawi Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "easterner, one from the east", derived from Arabic شرق (sharq) meaning "east, Orient".
Shatner German (Anglicized), Jewish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Schattner. A notable bearer was Canadian actor William Shatner (1931-), who is known for his roles as Captain James T. Kirk in 'Star Trek', T.J. Hooker in 'T.J. Hooker', Denny Crane in 'Boston Legal', and the Priceline Negotiator in Priceline.com commercials.
Shattuck English
A locational name from a family in Chaddock, a hamlet in the parish in Lancashire, England. Also a variant of Chadwick.
Sheard English
English surname which was originally from a place name meaning "gap between hills" in Old English.
Sheffield English, English (British)
A surname which named after an city in England.... [more]
Sheldon English, English (American)
From an Old English place name meaning "valley with steep sides".
Shelley English, Irish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from any of the three places called Shelley (Essex Suffolk Yorkshire) or from Shelley Plain in Crawley (Sussex)... [more]
Shen Chinese
From Chinese 沈 (shěn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the Henan province.
Sheng Chinese
From Chinese 盛 (shèng) meaning "flourishing, prosperous", also referring to the ancient state of Sheng which existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shandong province.
Shenton English
"Beautiful town" in Old English. Parishes in Leicestershire, and Cheshire.
Sheptitskiy Ukrainian
This indicates familial origin with the village of Sheptychi in Ukraine, which, as of February 2017, is located within Sambir Raion in the Lviv Oblast.
Shereshevsky Russian, Jewish
Name for someone originally from the city of Sharashova in Belarus, probably derived Russian шерешь (sheresh) meaning "frozen mud, ice (on a river)".
Sherrell English
This surname is of English locational origin, from the place in Devonshire called Shirwell. The placename is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sirewelle, and by 1242 as Shirewill... [more]
Sherwood English
From a place name meaning "bright forest", derived from Old English scir meaning "bright" and wudu meaning "tree, wood".
Shi Chinese
From Chinese 石 (shí) meaning "stone", also referring to the ancient city of Chach that is now Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Shi Chinese
From Chinese 施 (shī) referring to the ancient state of Shi, which existed during the Xia dynasty in present-day Hubei province.
Shiba Japanese
From Japanese 斯波 (Shiba) meaning "Shiba", a former district in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [more]
Shibakawa Japanese
From Japanese 芝 (shiba) meaning "turf, lawn, sod" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Shibanami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紫波 (see Shiba).
Shibata Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "brushwood, firewood" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shibayama Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Shibazaki Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood, brushwood" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Shibuki Japanese
Shibu means "astringent, rough" and ki means "tree, wood".
Shibusawa Japanese
From Japanese 渋 or 澁 (shibu) meaning "astringent (taste), harsh" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Shibutani Japanese
From Japanese 澁 or 渋 (shibu) meaning "rough" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Shichiho Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).
Shichihō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 七宝 (see Shippō) and can be also spelled 七寳.
Shichihoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).
Shichihou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).
Shida Japanese
From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shidehara Japanese
Combination of the kanji 幣 (shide, of uncertain meaning) and 原 (hara, "meadow").
Shieh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Xie or Shi chiefly used in Taiwan.
Shigaraki Japanese
From Japanese 死 (shi) meaning "death", 柄 (gara) meaning "handle, grip", and 木 (ki) meaning "tree"
Shigematsu Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Shigemura Japanese
Shige means "luxurious" and mura means "hamlet, village" or "town".
Shigeoka Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Shigesato Japanese
Shige means "luxurious" and sato means "village".
Shigeta Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shih Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 施 (see Shi).
Shiha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
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".
Shikazu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 志和 (see Shiwa).
Shim Korean
Alternate transcription of Sim.
Shima Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Shimadzu Japanese
Variant transcription of Shimazu.
Shimai Japanese
Shima means "island" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Shimajiri Japanese
From 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 尻 (jiri) meaning "rear".
Shimamori Japanese
Shima (島) means "island", mori (森) means "forest"
Shimamoto Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Shimano Japanese
Shima means "island" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Shimaoka Japanese
島 (Shima) means "jsland", 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill".
Shimazaki Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Shimazu Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 津 (zu) meaning "harbor".
Shimoda Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shimoenoo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 下酔尾 (Shimoenoo) meaning "Shimoenoo", a former division in the area of Terushima in the city of Ichikikushikino in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan, or a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Shimokata Japanese
Shimo can mean "under, below" and kata can mean "shape" or "single".
Shimokawa Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Shimomura Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Shimono Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "under, below" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Shimooka Japanese
Shimo means "under, below" and oka means "ridge, hill". ... [more]
Shimosawa Japanese
Shimo means "below, under" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Shimoyama Japanese
Shimo means "under, below" and yama means "mountain". ... [more]
Shimoyashiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "lower, downstream" and 屋敷 (yashiki) meaning "mansion", referring to a mansion in the lowlands.
Shimura Japanese
From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Shin Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 針 (see Hari).
Shinakawa Japanese
Shina means "family, department, section" and kawa means "river, stream".
Shinami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Shindera Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新寺 (see Niidera).
Shinkai Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "new" and 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean".
Shinkura Japanese
From 新 (shin, ara, nii) meaning "fresh, new" and 蔵 (kura) or 倉 (kura) meaning "possess, storehouse, granary".
Shinmar Ancient Hebrew (Hellenized, Archaic, ?)
'Shin'; literally translated as 'god', 'crown'. 'Mar'; Hebrew translation for 'master'. Used by Ancient Hebrew descendants/Jews still existing in Middle East & India. Also a city that exists in West Punjab with majority Hebrew/Jews & synagogues.... [more]
Shinmura Japanese
From 新 (shin, ara, nii) meaning "new, fresh" and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".
Shinomi Japanese
From 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 見 (mi) meaning "view, outlook".
Shinosaki Japanese
Shino means "bamboo" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Shinotsuka Japanese
Shino means "dwarf bamboo" and tsuka means "mound, hillock".
Shinozuka Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Shinseki Japanese
Shin can mean "new" or "trust, faith" and seki means "frontier pass".
Shintaku Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 宅 (taku) meaning "house, home".
Shintani Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Shinwari Pashto
Perhaps from Shinwar, the name of a Pashtun-inhabited district in Afghanistan. The Shinwari are a Pashtun tribe found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Shioda Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shioe Japanese
From 潮 (shio) meaning "salt" and 江 (e) meaning "inlet, river".
Shiomi Japanese
From Japanese 汐 (shio) meaning "salt, tide, opportunity" and 見 (mi) meaning "sight".
Shiotani Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Shiozaki Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 崎 (saki) meaning "peninsula, cape".
Shiozawa Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Shipley English (Rare)
English: habitational name from any of the various places, for example in Derbyshire, County Durham, Northumberland, Shropshire, Sussex, and West Yorkshire, so called from Old English sceap, scip ‘sheep’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
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.
Shippoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).
Shippou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).
Shipton English
From Old English scip "sheep", and tun "enclosure; settlement".
Shirahama Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".
Shiraiwa Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".
Shiramizu Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Shirano Japanese
Shira means "white" and no means "field, plain".
Shirasaka Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Shirasaki Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Shirasuga Japanese
Shira means "white" and suga means "sedge".
Shiratō Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".
Shircliff English
Habitational name from Shirecliff in Sheffield (Yorkshire) from Old English scir "bright" and clif "cliff bank".
Shirino Japanese (Rare)
Shiri can mean "rear, behind" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Shiroi Japanese
Shrio means "white" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Shirono Japanese
Shiro means "white" and no means "field, wilderness".
Shishido Japanese
Japanese: habitational name taken from a district in Hitachi (now Ibaraki prefecture), written with a variant character for ‘flesh’ and ‘door’. It is found mostly in northeastern Japan.
Shishido Japanese
From Japanese 宍 (shishi) meaning "meat, flesh" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".
Shishikura Japanese
Shishi means "lion" and kura means "possess, have, storehouse, warehouse".
Shitao Japanese
From 下 (shita) meaning "lower, downstream, under" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
Shitayashiki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 下屋敷 (see Shimoyashiki).
Shiwa Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 or 紫波 (see Shiba) or variant of Shiba but written 志和.
Shoat English (American)
Variant of Choate
Shockley English
(i) perhaps "person from Shocklach", Cheshire ("boggy stream infested with evil spirits"); (ii) perhaps an anglicization of Swiss German Schoechli, literally "person who lives by the little barn"
Shohmi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Shoji Japanese
From the Japanese 庄 (sho) "level" and 司 (shi or ji) "director," "official."
Shōmi Japanese
From Japanese 正味 (Shōmi) meaning "Shōmi", a division in the area of Yoshiumi in the city of Imabari in the prefecture of Ehime in Japan.
Shomi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Shore English
From the Old English word scora meaning "the land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast."
Shoumi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Shpilbarg Yiddish
Yiddish form of Spielberg.
Shrewsbury English
From Shrewsbury, a market town and the county town of Shropshire, England, derived from Old English scrobb meaning "scrub, brushwood" and burg meaning "fortified place".
Shrimpton English
Probably referring to the unknown "Estate of Shrimp"
Shropshire English
Regional name from the county of Shropshire, on the western border of England with Wales.
Shteyn Yiddish
Yiddish form of Stein.
Shteynfeld Yiddish
It means "stone field".
Shteynhoyz Yiddish
It literally means "stonehouse".
Shu Chinese
From Chinese 舒 (shū) referring to the ancient state of Shu, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Anhui province.
Shue Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 1, Xu 2 or Xue.
Shufflebottom English
Meaning: "From a sheep valley"
Shum Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shen.
Shum Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Siagian Batak
From the Batak prefix si- and suffix -an indicating location combined with agi meaning "younger sibling".
Siam Thai
From Siam, a historical name for Thailand.
Siauw Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xiao based on Dutch orthography. It is primarily used in Indonesia.
Sibelius Finland Swedish
Latinization of Swedish Sibbe, the name of an estate in Eastern Uusimaa, Finland. A notable bearer was Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957).
Sicilia Spanish, Italian
Denotes someone from Sicily.
Siciliano Italian, Sicilian
One who came from Sicily.
Siddi Italian
From the name of a municipality in Sardinia, possibly deriving from Vulgar Latin casilli "huts, farmhouses".
Sidwell English
From an English surname of uncertain origin, possibly originally a habitational name from an unidentified place with a second element from Old English well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’, but on the other hand early forms are found without prepositions... [more]
Siemiątkowski Polish
It indicates familial origin within in either one of a cluster of Masovian villages.
Sigsworth English
Originally denoting someone from Sigsworth Moor in North Yorkshire, England.
Sigüenza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Sikelianos Greek
Means the Sicilian in Greek.
Silang Filipino, Tagalog
Means "mountain pass, path" in Tagalog.
Silberstein German, Jewish
From Middle High German silber "silver" and stein "stone"; a habitational name from a place so named in Bavaria, or a topographic name.... [more]
Sild Estonian
Sild is an Estonian name meaning "bridge".
Silla Estonian
Silla is an Estonian surname meaning "bridges".
Sillamaa Estonian
Sillamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "bridge land".
Sillitoe English
A different form of Shillito (which is 'a name of unknown derivation and meaning, probably originating in Yorkshire'), borne by British novelist, short-story writer and poet Alan Sillitoe (1928-2010).
Silverstone English
Obviously means "silver stone." In addition to people, this is the name of a racetrack in the village of the same name in England.
Silverthorne English (Rare)
Silverthorne, Silverthorn comes from the Old English seolfor "silver" and þorn "thorn bush" and means the family that lived by the "silver or white thorn tree".
Silveyra Spanish
Topographic name from silveira 'woodland', a collective derivative of silva (see Silva ); or a habitational name from any of the places called Silveira in Lugo and Pontevedra provinces, Galicia, Iberia.
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.
Sim Chinese (Hokkien), Korean
Hokkien romanization of Shen as well as the Korean form.
Simamora Batak
From the Batak prefix si for place names and mamora meaning "rich, prosperous, wealthy".
Simancas Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 places: the municipality in the Comarca of Campiña del Pisuerga or the administrative neighborhood of the Madrid district of San Blas-Canillejas.
Simatupang Batak
From Batak si indicating location and tupang meaning "intersection, crossway, confluence".
Simbolon Batak
From the Batak prefix si for place names and bolon meaning "big, large, grand".
Similä Finnish
From the given name Simi 3 and the suffix -lä signifying a place.
Sin Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xin.
Sin Korean
Variant romanization of Shin.
Sin Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shan.
Sinaga Batak
Possibly from the Batak prefix si used for place names and naga meaning "dragon, naga (a type of mythological snake)".
Sinclaire English
Alternate spelling of the surname "Sinclair", derived from a Norman French town called "Saint Clair"
Singleton English
Habitational name from places in Lancashire and Sussex.
Siow Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien, Hakka and Teochew romanization of Xiao.
Sipala Italian
From Sicilian sipala "hedge".
Siracusa Italian, Sicilian
From the name of the city of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy (siracusa in Italian and sarausa in Sicilian).
Sirait Batak
From the Batak prefix si used for place names and rait meaning "roof frame, hook".
Sirtori Italian
Perhaps a habitational name from a comune (municipality) in Northern Italy.
Sitompul Batak
From the Batak prefix si used for place names and tompul meaning "peace".
Sivi Estonian
Sivi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the village of the same name in Lääne-Viru County.
Sizeland English
A locational surname deriving from the place called Sisland near Loddon in Norfolk.
Sjøberg Norwegian
Norwegian form of Sjöberg.
Skarsgård Swedish (Rare)
Allegedly a habitational name derived from Skärlöv, a village located on the island of Öland, Kalmar County, Sweden. The name of the village is said to mean "Skare's farm" (Skares gård in Swedish)... [more]
Skarstad Norwegian
From a farm named Skarstad
Skau Norwegian, Danish
Ultimately derived from Old Norse skógr "forest".
Skawinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Skawina in Kraków province.
Skeffington English
From a location name meaning "homestead of Sceaft's people". This is the name of a parish in Leicestershire, England.
Skeie Norwegian
From Old Norse skeið "race, horse race".
Skelton English, German, Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from places in Cumbria and Yorkshire, England, originally named with the same elements as Shelton, but with a later change of ‘s’ to ‘sk’ under Scandinavian influence.
Skibniewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Podlachian villages: Skibniew-Kurcze or Skibniew-Podawce.
Skillern English
Habitational name from Skeleron in Rimington, Lancashire (formerly in West Yorkshire), earlier known as Skelhorn.
Skipworth English
From the name of Skipwith in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The place name was recorded as Schipewic in the Domesday Book of 1086; as Scipewiz in the 1166 Pipe Rolls of the county; and as Skipwith in the 1291 Pipe Rolls, and derives from the Old English sceap, scip "sheep", and wic "outlying settlement"; hence, "settlement outside the village where sheep were kept".
Skočdopole Czech
Derived from Czech imperative sentence skoč do pole! meaning "jump in a field!".
Skog Norwegian, Swedish
Means "forest" in Norwegian and Swedish.
Skoubye Danish (Americanized, Rare)
from the Danish Skovby (also pronounced SKO-bee), meaning "city by a forest" or "forest town"
Skowroński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Skowronów, Skowronna, Skowron or Skowronki, all derived from Polish skowronek meaning "lark".
Škrijelj Bosnian
Derived from Shkreli, an Albanian tribe and region.
Skrzyszewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Skrzyszew.
Skwierczyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within a cluster of 3 Podlachian villages: Skwierczyn-Dwór, Skwierczyn Lacki, & Skwierczyn-Wieś.
Skye English (Anglicized, Rare)
Originates from the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
Skyring English
originated around London home counties,... [more]
Slack English, Dutch, Scottish, English (American)
English and Dutch: nickname for an idle person, from Middle Dutch slac, Middle English slack, ‘lazy’, ‘careless’. ... [more]
Šljivančanin Montenegrin
Habitational name for someone from Šljivansko, Montenegro.
Słomiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Masovian villages named Słomin.
Słomkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Słomków, Słomkowa, or Słomkowo, all named with słomka meaning "little straw".
Slonim Jewish
Habitational name from Slonim, a city in Belarus.
Slowinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Slowin in Gorzów voivodeship. From the adjective slowinski, denoting a member of the Slowincy, a Slavic people living in Pomerania.
Slucki Belarusian
Means "of Sluck", a town in the Minsk region.
Slunjski Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Slunj, Croatia.
Slutsky Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Slutsk, a city in Belarus.
Smalley English, Cornish (?)
Locational surname from places in Derbyshire and Lancashire, so called from Old English smæl ‘narrow’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. This may also be a Cornish name with an entirely separate meaning.
Smeaton English
From Old English Smiðatun meaning "settlement of the smiths".
Śmigielski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish town of Śmigiel.
Smiley Scots, English
From elements small and lea meaning "a small clearing" or as a nickname may refer to a person of happy disposition known for smiling.
Smithwick English
habitational name from Smethwick in Staffordshire Smethwick Green near Brereton Heath (Cheshire) or a lost place called Smithwick in Southover (Sussex). The place name means "the farm of the smiths" from Old English smiþ "smith" and wic "dwelling specialized farm"... [more]
Smolenskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Smolensky.
Smolensky Russian
Refers to a region in Western Russia named "Smolensk".
Snape English (British), Scottish
An old, now rare surname, with various origins in Suffolk and Yorkshire in England and Lanarkshire in Scotland, derived from Middle English snaipen, “to injure; to nip (of sleet or snow); to criticize, rebuke, revile”, from Old Norse sneypa, “to disgrace, to dishonor, to outrage”... [more]
Snipe English
Derived from a given name; from Old English snip or Old Norse snípr. It is habitational surname from a place so called in the historic county of Northumberland, North East England.