Submitted Surnames from Locations

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Start English
Habitational name from any of the various minor places named from Old English steort "tail".
St Aubin French
Either a habitational name from any of several places in France called Saint-Aubin (from the dedication of their churches to Saint Albinus), or else a nickname with Saint as an (ironic) prefix to the personal name or surname Aubin.
Stavig Norwegian
Combination of Old Norse stafr "pole" and vik "bay". This was the name of a farmstead in Norway.
St Clair French, English
From the place name St Clair
Stead English
Dweller at the homestead.
Steenbok Afrikaans, Dutch
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Steinbock.
Steenkamp German
Variant spelling of Steinkamp.
Stefański Polish
Name for someone from any of various places named Stefanów or Stefanowo, derived from the given name Stefan.
Stegal English
Variant of Styles.
Stegeman Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch stēge "lane, alleyway; steep path, slope" and man "person, man".
Steger German
From a derivative of Middle High German stec "steep path or track, narrow bridge". The name was likely given to someone living close to a path or small bridge.
Stegerhoek Dutch
Derived from Old Dutch stega "lane, alleyway; steep path, slope" and huok "corner, angle, hook".
Steinauer Medieval German
Dweller at or near a stone or rock, often a boundary mark; one who came from Stein, in Germany and Switzerland; descendant of Staino or Stein ("stone").... [more]
Steinbach German, Jewish
German habitational name from any of the many places named Steinbach, named with Middle High German stein ‘stone’ + bach ‘stream’, ‘creek’. ... [more]
Steinbeck German
Denotes a person hailing from one of the many places in Germany called Steinbeck or Steinbach, from Middle High German stein "stone" and bach "stream, creek". In some cases it is a South German occupational name for a mason... [more]
Steinbock German
From German 'stein' meaning "stone" and 'der bock' meaning "goat".
Steinfeld German
Means "stone field" in German.
Steinhagen German
Derived from Old High German stein "stone" and hag "enclosure, hedge, pasture".
Steinhilber German
Habitational name for someone from Steinhilben, from Old High German stein "stone" and hülwe or hülbe "hollow, depression; pond, puddle".
Steinkamp German
North German topographic name for someone living by a field with a prominent rocky outcrop or boulder in it, and derived from Middle Low German sten meaning "rock, stone" and kamp meaning "enclosed field".
Steins German
Variant of Stein.
Steinwedel German
From the German word "stein" and "wedel" which mean "stone frond", which was a name given to someone who lived near a stone wall covered in plants.
Stekelenburg Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch stekel meaning "prickle, stickle, spine, spike" and burg meaning "fortress". A famous bearer is the retired Dutch soccer goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-).
Stenseth Norwegian
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]
Stensgaard Danish
Means "stone farm" in Danish.
Stenson English
From the name of a hamlet (now called Twyford and Stenson) in Derbyshire, England. The name is a combination of the Old Norse name Steinn and Old English tun "settlement, enclosure".
Stepankov Russian
Means "son of Stepan".
Sterley English
This is an English locational surname. Recorded as Starley, Stearley, Sterley, Sturley, and others, it originates from a place called 'ster-leah', meaning "steer" or "cattle farm". However no such place in any of the known surname spellings is to be found in England, although there is place called Starleyburn in Fifeshire in Scotland... [more]
Sternhagen German
topographic name from Middle High German ster "ram" (and -n- either the plural ending or a folk etymological insert by association with Middle High German stern "star") and hagen "enclosed field or pasture".
St Fleur Haitian Creole
From the French place name St Fleur.
St-gelais French (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.
St George English
From Saint George.
St Georges French
“Saint George.”
Stickles English
Derived from the word stigol
Stifflemire English (American)
Derived from Old English words "stiff" and "mere," which together could have referred to a stiff or rigid body of water, perhaps a lake or pond.
Stift German (Austrian), Dutch
Means "religious foundation, monastery".
Stifter German, German (Austrian)
Means "founder" in Middle High German, from stiften "to bring about, endow, donate", a name for a tenant farmer on previously unoccupied land, or a habitational name from the related word Stift meaning "endowed monastery, secular convent, church foundation".
Stikvoort Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch voort "ford" and an uncertain first element; perhaps from a relation of Middle High German stickel "hill, slope".
Stile English
Variant of Styles.
Stiles English
From Old English stigel, stigol ‘steep uphill path’ (a derivative of stigan ‘to climb’).
Stinchcomb English
Habitational name from Stinchcombe in Gloucestershire, recorded in the 12th century as Stintescombe, from the dialect term stint meaning "sandpiper" + cumb meaning "narrow valley".
Stinnes German
Indicated that the bearer lived near a prominent stone. See also Stein
Stirrett Scottish
Variant of Starrett, probably via Sterrett (since that would better explain the sound transformation).
St Leger Irish, English
Anglo-Irish surname, from one of the places in France called Saint-Léger, which were named in honour of St. Leodegar.
St Louis French, English
In honor of Saint Louis.
Stlouis French
Habitational name from any of several places named with a religious dedication to a St. Louis.
St Mary English, French
This name is probably used in reference to Mary, Mother of Jesus or one of the many places called St Mary.
St Nicholas English
Indicated the original bearer was from a place named after Saint Nicholas.
Stoakley English
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]
Stoaks English
A name of unknown meaning that was brought to Britain as a result of the Norman Conquest.
Stockdale English
Habitational name from a place in Cumbria and North Yorkshire, England. Derived from Old English stocc "tree trunk" and dæl "valley".
Stockholm Danish (Rare), English (American)
Danish variant of Stokholm. English usage could be a habitational name for someone from Stockholm, Sweden (see Stockholm), but this etymology does not apply to Scandinavian usage of the name.
Stocking English
Topographic name from Middle English stocking 'ground cleared of stumps'.
Stockley English
Derived from Old english stocc (tree bark) and leah (clearing), indicating that the original bearer of this name lived in a wooded clearing.
Stockton English
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".
Stockwell English
An English boy's name meaning "From the tree stump spring"
Stogdill English
Possibly a variant of Stockdale.
Stogner German (Austrian, Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Stögner, itself a variant form of Steger or Stegen.
Stohoke Irish
Gaelic name that originated in Ireland.
Stokely English
Variation of Stockley.
Stokes Irish, Scottish
Variant of Stoke and Stohoke... [more]
Stokholm Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian skyta "to shoot" (indicating a protruding piece of land like a cape or headland) and holme "islet".
Stolinski Belarusian
This indicates familial origin within the town of Stólin.
Stolk Dutch
Contracted form of Stolwijk, a town in South Holland, Netherlands, probably derived from Middle Dutch stolle "lump, chunk" and wijc "farmstead, village".
Stoller German, Jewish, English
Habitational surname for someone from a place called Stolle, near Zurich (now called Stollen).... [more]
Stoltenberg German, Norwegian
Habitational name from places so called in Pomerania and Rhineland. A famous bearer is Jens Stoltenberg (b. 1959), Prime Minister of Norway 2000-2001 and 2005-2013.
Stonefield English
Meaning "stone field".
Stonehill English
Meaning "stone hill".
Stonehouse English
From Middle English ston stan 1 "stone" (Old English stan 1) and house "house" (Old English hus)... [more]
Stoneking Cornish, Medieval Cornish
The surname Stoneking was first found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. The name originates in Cornwall, deriving from the Old English word 'stan', meaning stone, and indicates that the original bearer lived near a prominent stone.
Stoneman English
Combination of Stone and English man. Sometimes used an English form of German Steinmann.
Stonor English
Locational name from a village in Oxfordshire, England. The name comes from Old English stán "stony" and the place was named for a stone circle on the land.
Storbakken Norwegian
From Norwegian meaning "big hill".
Storgaard Danish
Combination of Danish stor "large, great" and gård "farm, estate".
Storgård Finland Swedish
From Swedish stor "large, big, great" and gård "farm, estate".
Stormo Norwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, notably in northern Norway, so named from stor meaning "big" + mo meaning "moor", "heath".
Stowell English
A locational name from various places in England called Stowell
Stoyle English
Variant of Styles.
Strada Italian
Italian form of Street.
Straga Medieval Croatian
Straga means behind in Croatian. This surname means behind the hill or behind the knoll.
Strahm German (Swiss)
Derived from Middle Hugh German strām "strip of land".
Strandheim German, Jewish
From a location name meaning "beach home" in German, from Middle High German strand meaning "beach" and heim meaning "home". As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Strangeways English
Means "person from Strangeways", Greater Manchester ("strong current").
Strasburg German
It is derived from the Old Germanic phrase "an der Strasse," which literally means "on the street." Thus, the original bearer of this name was most likely someone whose residence was located on a street.
Strasse German
It derives either from the ancient Roman (Latin) word "straet" meaning a main road, and hence somebody who lived by such a place, or from a German pre-medieval word "stratz" meaning vain.
Strassmann German, Jewish
Topographic name for someone living on a main street, from Middle High German strasse, German Strasse "street, road" and man "man".
Strathairn Scottish
From Strathearn, the name of a large valley of the River Earn in Scotland, derived from Gaelic srath meaning "river valley, grassland" combined with the river's name. A famous bearer is American actor David Strathairn (1949-).
Stratton English
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]
Stream English
English topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream, Middle English streme. Americanized form of Swedish Ström or Danish Strøm (see Strom).
Streeter English
English (Sussex) topographic name for someone living by a highway, in particular a Roman road (see Street).
Streiter German
Topographic name from Middle High German struot 'swamp', 'bush', 'thicket' + -er, suffix denoting an inhabitant.
Strelow German, Polabian
Originally an Polabian name from the city Stralsund (pola. Stralov).
Strete English
Strete is derived from Old English "Straet" which, in turn is derived from the latin "strata". This surname has spelling variants including, Streeter, Street, Straight, and Streeten. The first occurrences of this surname include Modbert de Strete of Devon (1100), AEluric de Streitun and his heir Roger (at the time of Henry de Ferrers) and Eadric Streona, Ealdorman of Mercia.
Strijbis Dutch
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from strijd meaning "conflict, strife" or "disputed, contested", an element in some place names.
Strindberg Swedish
Likely a combination of Strinne, the name of a village in Multrå parish, Ångermanland, Sweden, and berg "mountain". A well known bearer of this name was Swedish playwright and novelist August Strindberg (1849-1912).
Strojnowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Strojnów.
Strom Norwegian (Anglicized), Danish (Anglicized), Swedish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Danish and Norwegian Strøm and Swedish Ström, all meaning "stream, current".
Strom German
Variant of Strahm.
Struijk Dutch
Topographic name derived from Middle Dutch struuc meaning "bush, shrub".
Struik Dutch
Variant of Struijk.
Struycken Dutch
Variant of Struijk, notably borne by the Dutch actor Carel Struycken (1948-).
Struyk Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized variant of Struijk.
Stryjewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Stryjów in Zamość voivodeship, named with stryj meaning "paternal uncle", "father’s brother".
Strzaliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Strzaliny.
Strzałkowski Polish
Denoted a person from various places in Poland named Strzałki, Strzałkowo, Strzałków, all derived from Polish strzalka meaning "arrow".
Stuckey English
Stuckey was first found in Devonshire where they held family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence diminished after the battle of Hastings in 1066. For the next three centuries the Norman ambience prevailed... [more]
Studley English
From any number of places called Studley in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, and North Yorkshire. The name comes from Old English stod "stud farm" + leah "pasture".
Stuifzand Dutch
Means "drift-sand, quicksand" in Dutch, from the name of a town in the Netherlands.
St-vil Haitian Creole, French (Caribbean), French
From the place named St Vil.
St Vincent English
Most likely referring to Vincent Ferrer, a friar and preacher or one of the many places called St. Vincent.
Style English
Variant of Styles.
Suazo Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Basque Zuazo.
Suba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Suda Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sudan Arabic, Italian, Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Sudan or who had traded with Sudan. The name of the country is ultimately derived from Arabic سُود (sud) meaning "black", referring to the darker skin of the inhabitants.
Sudlow English (British)
Apparently a habitational name from an unidentified place, perhaps Sudlow Farm in Cheshire.
Suekawa Japanese
Sue means "posterity, close, end, powder, tip" and kawa means "river, stream".
Suematsu Japanese
From 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, posterity, end, powder, tip" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine".
Sueoka Japanese
From the Japanese 末 (sue) "end" and 岡 (oka) "hill."
Suga Japanese
From the Japanese 須 (su) "necessarily" and 賀 (ga or ka) "congratulation."
Sugahara Japanese
Suga means "sedge" and hara means "plain, field".
Sugai Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Sugano Japanese
From the Japanese 菅 (suga or kan) "sedge" and 野 (no) "field," "area." This name can also be read as Kanno.
Suganuma Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Sugatani Japanese
Suga means "sedge" and tani means "valley".
Sugawara Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Sugaya Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Sugie Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Sugieda Japanese
杉 (Sugi) means "cedar" and 枝 (eda) means "branch, bought, twig".... [more]
Sugihara Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Sugiki Japanese
Sugi means "pine, fir tree" and ki means "tree, wood".
Sugimiya Japanese
"Pine tree shrine."
Sugimori Japanese
杉 (Sugi) means "cedar tree" and 森 (mori) means "forest".
Suginaka Japanese
Sugi means "cedar" and naka means "middle".
Sugino Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Sugio Japanese
"Pine tree tail."
Sugioka Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Sugisaka Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Sugisaki Japanese
Sugi means "cedar" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".
Sugisaki Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Sugitani Japanese
Sugi means "cedar" and tani means "valley".... [more]
Sugiuchi Japanese
Sugi means "cedar" and uchi means "inside".
Sugizaki Japanese
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"
Suha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Sui Chinese
From Chinese 隋 (suí) referring to the Sui dynasty, which briefly held power from 581 to 618 and was succeeded by the Tang dynasty.
Suichi Japanese
Su means "oil" and ichi means "market".
Suissa Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the town of Suesa in Cantabria, Spain.
Suk Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 석 (see Seok).
Sulis Sardinian, Italian
Derived from Latin sol meaning "sun".
Sułkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Sułkowo Borowe.
Sullenberger German (Swiss)
Derived from an unknown place called Sullenberg or from Schallenberg in Baden, Switzerland. A famous bearer is Sully Sullenberger (1951-), an American retired Air Force fighter pilot and airline captain who is best known for saving all 155 people aboard in the 2009 ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan, after both engines were disabled by a bird strike.
Sullubawa Hausa
The Hausa transliteration of a noted Fulani Clan coming from the Bilād as-Sūdān region of West Africa.
Sully French, Haitian Creole
from any of the various places called Sully for example in Calvados Loiret Saone-et-Loire and Oise. The first of these is recorded in 1180 as Silleium from the Gallo-Roman personal name Silius or Cilius and the Latin locative element acum... [more]
Sulu Tagalog
From the sea in the Philippines. Notable bearer is the fictional character Hikaru Sulu from Star Trek. The name is not commonly given to real people.
Sum Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Sumeragi Japanese
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]
Sumida Japanese
Sumi means "pure, clean" and da means "rice patty, field".
Sumida Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sumida Japanese
From Japanese 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sumigai Japanese
Possibly from (ko) meaning "small" and 住 (sumi) meaning "residence, dwelling, abode" or 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook.
Sumikura Japanese
Sumi means "pure" and kura means "storehouse, warehouse".
Sumita Japanese
From Japanese 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sumiyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Summ English
Variant of the surname Summers.
Summerhays English
Probably means "person living by a summer enclosure (where animals were grazed on upland pastures in the summer)" (from Middle English sumer "summer" + hay "enclosure").
Summerlee English (Rare)
This surname is originated from Old English sumer meaning "summer" and leah meaning "clearing, meadow."
Summerlin English, German, Scottish
An English surname.... [more]
Summerset English
Regional surname for someone from Somerset, an area in England. The name is derived from Old English sumer(tun)saete meaning "dwellers at the summer settlement".
Sumura Japanese
From 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Sunabara Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 砂原 (see Sunahara).
Sunada Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sunagawa Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sunahara Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field". A notable bearer is Yoshinori Sunahara, a record producer.
Sunami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Sunamoto Japanese
Suna means "sand" and moto means "origin, source, root".
Sunderland English
Habitational name from any of the locations with the name 'Sunderland', most notably the port city County Durham. This, along with other examples in Lancashire, Cumbria and Northumberland derives from either Old English sundor 'seperate' and land 'land' or Old Norse suðr 'southern' and land 'land' (see Sutherland)... [more]
Suō Japanese (Rare)
Derived from place name Suō.... [more]
Suokas Finnish
Comes from the finnish word "suo" which means swamp, and directly translated "suokas" means "swampy". This surname originally came from Karelian Isthmus, Sakkola, that in nowadays belongs to Russia... [more]
Suomalainen Finnish
Means "Finn, person from Finland" in Finnish. A combination of Suomi "Finland" and the suffix -lainen that combined with a place name, forms the noun for the inhabitant of a place.
Suomi Finnish
Ethnic name from Finnish Suomi meaning "Finland". At one time this term denoted only southwestern Finland, but nowadays it is the national name for the whole of Finland. As a surname it is mostly an adopted name during the names conversion movement at the beginning of the 20th century.
Suominen Finnish
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.
Surowiecki m Polish
Derived from surowy, meaning "rough."
Surrey English
Regional name for someone from the county of Surrey.
Surridge English
Originally meant "person from Surridge", Devon ("south ridge").
Surroca Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous farmhouse in Tavertet.
Susiluoto Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Finnish susi "wolf" and luoto "islet".
Sussex English
Derived from an English county name meaning "region of the Saxons from the south" in Old English.
Sutcliff English
From Old English sūth, meaning "south, southern" and cliff.
Sutcliffe English
The name means ''south of the cliff/hill''.
Sutherlin English
Variant of Sutherland
Šutović Macedonian
Comes from place named Šutovo in Macedonia.
Suttie Scottish
Habitational surname for a person from a place called Suthie in Perthshire or possibly from Suddy (or Suddie) in Knockbain.
Suurorg Estonian
Suurorg is an Estonian name meaning "big valley".
Suursalu Estonian
Suursalu is an Estonian surname meaning "big copse" or "big grove".
Suvarnabhumi Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สุวรรณภูมิ (see Suwannaphum).
Suvorov Russian
From Suvorov, the name of a town in the Tula Oblast of Russia.
Suwa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Suwabe Japanese
A notable bearer is Junichi Suwabe, a singer and voice actor.
Suwannaphum Thai (Rare)
From Thai สุวรรณภูมิ (Suwannaphum), from Sanskrit सुवर्णभूमि (Suvárṇabhūmi) meaning "Suvarnabhumi", referring to various places throughout Southeast Asia as "golden land; land of gold".
Suyama Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Suzuhira Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and hira means "peace, level, even".
Suzukawa Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and kawa means "river, stream".
Suzumiya Japanese (Rare)
Suzu means "chime, bell" and miya means "shrine".
Suzumoto Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and moto means "base, source, root, origin".
Suzumura Japanese
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]
Suzumura Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Suzushiro Japanese
From 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".
Suzutani Japanese (Rare)
Suzu means "bell, chime" and tani means "valley".
Suzuura Japanese
Suzu means "chime, bell" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Svedin Swedish
Combination of Swedish svedja "to burn off, to swidden" (referring to slash-and-burn agriculture (in Swedish: svedjebruk)) and the common surname suffix -in.
Swaile English
Recorded in the spellings of Swaile, Swale and Swales, this is an English surname. It is locational, and according to the famous Victorian etymologist Canon Charles Bardsley, originates from either a hamlet called Swallow Hill, near Barnsley in Yorkshire, with Swale being the local dialectal pronunciation and spelling... [more]
Swanepoel Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
From the place name Zwaenepoel "swan pool".
Swaneveld Dutch
From the place name Zwanenveld, meaning "swan’s field" in Dutch.
Swanney Scottish
Habitational name from Swannay, Orkney
Swanwick English
Habitational name from Swanwick in Derbyshire, possibly also Swanwick in Hampshire. Both are named from Old English swan, "herdsman," and wic, "outlying dairy farm."
Swartwood English (American, Anglicized)
Variant of Swarthout, a Dutch locational name for a dweller in or near a black wood.
Swayze German (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Schweitzer. A famous bearer was American actor and singer Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).
Swedenborg Swedish
Derived from the surname Svedberg (sometimes spelled Swedberg). A notable bearer was Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), a Swedish theologian and scientist.
Sweijs Dutch (Rare)
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from German Schweiz "Switzerland".
Świerczyński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Świerczyn or Świerczyna, both derived either from Polish świerk meaning "spruce" or świerszcz meaning "cricket".
Swinburne English
habitational name primarily from Great and Little Swinburne (Northumberland) but perhaps also occasionally from one or other places similarly named from Old English swin "pig" and burna "stream" meaning "pig stream".
Swinkels Dutch
Contracted form of Dutch des winkels meaning "from the corner". Compare Winkler.
Swinton English, Scottish
From various place names composed of Old English swin "pig, wild boar" and tun "settlement, enclosure".
Sy Filipino, Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Li 1 or Shi chiefly used in the Philippines.
Sydow Low German
Habitational name from any of several places so named in Germany.
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