Submitted Surnames from Occupations

Reddy Indian, Telugu
Derived from Telugu రెడ్డి (reddi) meaning "village headman".

Redenbacher English (American)
The name "Redenbacher" appears to be a combination of two parts: "Reden" and "Bacher". Here's what I found about the meanings of these parts:... [more]

Redger English

Redner German
German: possibly a variant of Redmer, or an occupational name for a spokesman, Middle High German rednære.

Reedi Estonian
Reedi is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "reeder", meaning "ship owner".

Régis French
Occupational name for a local dignitary, from a derivative of Old French régir "to rule or manage".

Rehder German
Occupational name, which was derived from the kind of work done by the original bearer. It is a name for a wheelmaker or wheelwright.

Reial Estonian
Reial is an Estonian surname derived from "treial" meaning "lathe turner".

Reisser Upper German
An occupational name for a woodcutter, Middle High German risser.

Reller German (Swiss)
Occupational name for a miller, derived from the Swiss German dialect term relle meaning "grist mill".

Relyea German, French (Anglicized)
Altered spelling of southern German and French Rellier, or probably a regional variant of Swiss German Reller, especially in the western provinces of Austria... [more]

Remenar Croatian
Means ''saddler''.

Renner English

Reshetnikov Russian
Occupational name for a maker of sieves or gratings, derived from Russian решетник (reshetnik) meaning "sheathing, grate, sieve".

Reusser Swiss, German, Upper German
In Switzerland, an occupational name for a fisherman or maker of fish traps, from an agent derivative of Middle High German riuse ‘fish trap’, ‘weir basket’. A nickname from an agent noun based on Middle High German riusen ‘to moan or complain’... [more]

Reuther German
Variant of Reuter

Rexroth German (?)

Reznikov Russian, Jewish
Occupational name for a Jewish ritual slaughterer, from Yiddish reznik meaning "butcher".

Rhode American
Comes from the state 'Rhode Island' in America

Ribar Croatian
Derived from ribar, meaning "fisherman".

Ribić Croatian
Occupational surname for a fisherman.

Rideout English
Means "outrider (a municipal or monastic official in the Middle Ages whose job was to ride around the country collecting dues and supervising manors)".

Ridesatthedoor Indigenous American

Rideshorse Indigenous American
Variant of Ridesthewhitehippedhorse.

Ridesthehorse Indigenous American
Variant of Ridesthewhitehippedhorse.

Ridesthewhitehippedhorse Indigenous American

Ries Welsh

Riesen German
It is a name for a wood carver.

Right English
Variant spelling of Wright.

Riiet Estonian
Riiet is an Estonian surname derived from "riietur" meaning "clothier".

Rind German
Probably a metonymic occupational name for a cattle dealer or butcher, from Middle High German rint meaning "cow".

Rindfleisch German
Means "beef" in German (lit. cow flesh). Compare Kalbfleisch.

Rindt German
Variant of Rind.

Ripper English
Means "maker, seller or carrier of baskets" (from a derivative of Middle English rip "basket").

Ritterman German
From Middle High German riter meaning "rider, knight" and man literally meaning "man".

Rivet French, English
French: from a diminutive of Old French rive ‘(river) bank’, ‘shore’ (see Rives).... [more]

Rivett English, French
English (East Anglia): metonymic occupational name for a metalworker, from Middle English, Old French rivet ‘small nail or bolt’ (from Old French river ‘to fix or secure’, of unknown origin).... [more]

Robineau French
derived from the Old French word "robine", which was the word that was used for the communication channel of a salted fountain or barrel pond... [more]

Robotnik Slovak
The masculine form of "labourer" or "worker". Most famously used for Dr. Ivo Robotnik, the antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Rochallyi Hungarian
Probably from Italian Roccalli.

Rocher French
From French roche, meaning "rock'. It indicates a person who worked at a quarry.

Rocker English

Rodman English
The surname Rodman is an ancient English surname, derived from a trade name, "men who were by the tenure or customs of their lands to ride with or for the lord of the manor about his business". The most famous bearer of this name is the basketball player Dennis Rodman.

Roemer German
Refers to a pilgrim or merchant visiting Rome.

Rohe Low German
The surname ROHE is from a short form of a Germanic formed with Middle High German Rouen 'to roar' or old High German ruin 'Care' , 'intent' (See roch).

Rokuro Japanese (Rare)
Means "potter's wheel" or "pulley" in Japanese.

Roll Upper German, German, English
German: from Middle High German rolle, rulle ‘roll’, ‘list’, possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for a scribe.... [more]

Rolls English
Possibly derived from the Latin word rotus, meaning "wheel". It would indicate one who built wheels as a living. A famous bearer was American inventor and entrepreneur Charles Rolls (1877-1910), founder of the Rolls-Royce Ltd along with Henry Royce (1863-1933).

Rong Chinese
From Chinese 容 (róng) referring to a Zhou dynasty title used by officials who were in charge of managing rituals, music, and ceremonies. Alternately it may be derived from the name of the ancient state of Rong (location and time period unknown).

Roos Estonian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, German (Swiss), Low German
Means "rose" in Estonian and Dutch. Swedish and Danish variant of Ros, also meaning "rose". This could be a locational name for someone living near roses, an occupational name for someone who grew roses, or a nickname for someone with reddish skin.

Root English, Dutch
English: nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English rote ‘glad’ (Old English rot). ... [more]

Roper English
English: occupational name for a maker or seller of rope, from an agent derivative of Old English rāp ‘rope’. See also Roop.

Rosengarten English or German (Americanized, Rare)

Rössel German
Means "knight" in German.

Rost German
A metonymic occupational name for a limeburner or blacksmith, from Middle High German, Middle Low German rōst meaning ‘grate, grill’ or Middle High German rōst(e) meaning ‘fire, embers, pyre, grate’ (typically one for burning lime).

Rotter German
Variant spelling of Rother, an occupational name for the foreman or leader of a group or association of men, or a work gang, from an agent derivative of Middle High German rotte ‘team’, ‘gang’... [more]

Rottscheit German
Modernization of Rotscheidt, also a city in Germany (Rottscheidt) bearing another modern alternate spelling. When broken down it ultimately means "red" and "piece of wood", implying that the families of today descends from woodwrokers.

Rouhani Persian
Means "cleric, clergyman" or "clean, pure, good" in Persian.

Rover English, German (Anglicized)
This surname is derived from Middle English roof (from Old English hrof) combined with the agent suffix (i)er, which denotes someone who does/works with something. Thus, the surname was originally used for a constructor or repairer of roofs.... [more]

Rubin French, German, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak
metonymic occupational name for a jeweler, from Middle High German rubn Old French rubi Slovenian and Croatian rubin Czech and Slovak rubín "ruby"... [more]

Ruderer German
Occupational name meaning "Rower" in German.

Rueda Spanish
Derived from the Spanish word "rueda" meaning "wheel."

Rüga Estonian
Rüga is an Estonian surname derived from "rügama" meaning to "toil" and "rügaja" meaning "toiler".

Ruhstaller German (Swiss)

Rummenigge German
Meaning uncertain. It could possibly be an occupational name for a viticulturist who grew grapes to make wine, a seller or producer of Romanian wine, or a nickname for a person who preferred to drink Romanian wine... [more]

Runcie English, Scottish
Derived from Latin runcinus, and related to the Old French "roncin", for a horse of little value. Middle English, Rouncy, as in Chaucer's Cantebury Tales.... [more]

Ruotina Italian
Means "wheel" in Italian. This meant that a bearer of this surname was a wheel maker.

Rutter English
Either (i) "player of the rote (a medieval stringed instrument played by plucking)"; or (ii) from a medieval nickname for a dishonest or untrustworthy person (from Old French routier "robber, mugger")... [more]

Rutz Low German
Derived from Middle Low German rūtze or ruce "cobbler".

Rüütel Estonian
From the Estonian word rüütel, meaning "knight".

Rüütli Estonian
Rüütli is an Estonian surname, meaning "chivalric".

Ryals English
English occupational surname.

Rybak Polish, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Jewish
Means "fisherman" in some Slavic languages. Derived from the word ryba "fish". A famous bearer is Byelarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak (b. 1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009.

Rybakov Russian
Means "son of the fisher" from Russian рыбак (rybak) meaning "fisherman".

Rybalka Ukrainian
Ukrainian surname meaning "fisherman". Derived from ryba "fish".

Rybalkin Russian
Occupational name for a fisherman.

Rybalko Russian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a fisherman.

Rybarczyk Polish (Modern)
A derivative of polish word 'Rybak' (fisherman)

Rybolovlev Russian
Russian occupational surname of "Fisher"

Rybski Polish
Occupational name for a fisherman.

Rybskyi Ukrainian
Occupational name for a fisherman.

Rymer English
Occupational name for a poet.

Ryser English
Variant of Reiser based on the English word riser.

Saag Estonian
Saag is an Estonian surname meaning "saw".

Saat Estonian
Saat is an Estonian surname derived from "saatja", meaning "sender", "addresser", "guard" and "porter".

Sabag Hebrew
Israeli modern form of Sabbagh.

Sabagh Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صباغ (see Sabbagh).

Sabalieŭ Belarusian, Jewish
Variant of Sobaĺ.

Sabatier French
Meaning "cobbler, shoemaker".

Sabbagh Arabic
Means "dyer" in Arabic.

Sabo Serbian, Croatian, Romanian
Variant form of Szabó.

Sabolić Croatian
Croatian form of Szabó.

Saccà Italian
From Arabic سقى (saqa) "to give water", a nickname for a water carrier.

Sackhoff German
Occupational name for a farmer who cultivated land to grow plants, particularly crops, derived from Middle High German sack meaning "sack, end of a valley, area of cultivation" and hof meaning "farmstead, manor, farm"... [more]

Sackman German

Saco Italian
There are several possible derivations for the Saco surname: the Saco name evolved from an old Tuscan personal name, Saccus; it came from the word "sacco" meaning "a sack," and was an occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags; it was a habitational name taken on from the place named Sacco in Salerno province.

Saeki Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 伯 (eki) meaning "official, count, earl".

Saenger German, Jewish
Occupational name for a chorister or a nickname for someone who liked singing, from Middle High German senger, German Sänger meaning "singer".

Saetia Thai
Form of Zhang (via the Teochew romanization) used by Thais of Chinese descent, formed with Thai แซ่ (sae) denoting Chinese family names.

Saetiao Thai
Form of Zhang used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).

Sah Indian, Hindi
Means "merchant, banker" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit साधु (sadhu).

Saha Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit साधु (sadhu) meaning "merchant, money-lender, banker".

Sahara Japanese
From Japanese 左 (sa), a clipping of 左衛門尉 (saemon-no-jō) meaning "judge of senior gate guards" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow; plain; field".

Sahatçiu Albanian
From Turkish saatçi meaning "watchmaker".

Sahoo Indian, Odia, Bengali, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Sahu.

Sahu Indian, Odia, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit साधु (sadhu) meaning "merchant, money-lender, banker".

Sailer English
Variant spelling of Saylor.

Sailor English
Variant of Saylor.

Saka Turkish
Either an occupational name for a seller or deliverer of water or a nickname meaning "goldfinch".

Sakan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 左官 (sakan) meaning "plasterer".

Sakan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 佐官 (sakan) meaning "field officer".

Sakatoku Japanese
From Japanese 酒 (saka), the combining form of 酒 (sake) meaning "alcoholic beverage, rice wine" and 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue", referring to a wine server.

Saker English
Occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, derived from an agent derivative of Old English sacc meaning "sack, bag".

Saketoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 酒徳 (see Sakatoku).

Sakka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 属 (see Sakan).

Sakurai Japanese
From the Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) "cherry blossom" or 桃 (sakura or momo) "peach" and 井 (i) "well."

Sale English, French
English: from Middle English sale ‘hall’, a topographic name for someone living at a hall or manor house, or a metonymic occupational name for someone employed at a hall or manor house. ... [more]

Sale Sardinian
Derived from Sardinian sale "salt", this name denoted a producer or seller of salt.

Salis Sardinian
Variant of Sale.

Salla Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Romanian
Variant of Sala.

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".

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.

Saltman English
Variant of Salt or Salzmann.

Saltzman Jewish, German
Altered spelling of Salzmann.

Salvaridis Greek

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".

Samara Greek
Variant of Samaras.

Samargiu Macedonian
Etymology... [more]

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’).

Sameth Jewish, German, Yiddish
Variation of Samet.

Sandmeier German, German (Swiss), German (Austrian)
From Middle High German sand combined with Meier, referring to a tenant farmer whose farm was on sandy soil.

Santa Hungarian

Santin Istriot

Saraç Turkish
Means "saddler, saddlemaker" in Turkish.

Sarafian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Sarafyan.

Sarafyan Armenian
Means "son of the banker" from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf) meaning "banker, moneychanger, cashier".

Sarago Italian
From Italian sarago "fish".

Sarangapani Hindi
From the sanskrit words Sarangan "bow of Vishnu" and pani "hand".

Sarda Italian
From the feminine form of Sardo or from sarda "large sardine" either a nickname or occupational name for selling sardines.

Sardella Italian
From sardella "sardine" used as either an occupational name for a fisher or seller of sardines or a nickname for a thin person.

Sardina Italian, Spanish, Galician
From sardina Galician sardiña "sardine" used for someone as a catcher or seller of the fish or a nickname for a thin person.

Sardinha Portuguese
Portuguese last name meaning "sardine seller".

Sargeant English
Variant of Sergeant.

Sargento Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Sergeant. It's also mostly used in the Philippines.

Sarnow Polabian (Germanized), German
From the village of Sarnow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Surname of the mayor of Stralsund Karsten Sarnow.

Sartain French
Means, "Tailor".

Sartori Italian
Variant of Sarto, through Latin Sartorius.

Sartorius Various

Sarver English, Jewish
English and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) occupational name from Old French serveur (an agent derivative of server ‘to serve’), Yiddish sarver ‘servant’.

Sathi Indian, Odia, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Urdu, Thai
Alternate transcription of Sethi.

Sato Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).

Satō Japanese (Rare)
Means "sugar" in Japanese, possibly referring to a sugar house owner.

Satoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).

Satou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).

Sattler German
An occupational name meaning "saddle maker".

Sauerwein German
Occupational nickname for someone who sold sour wine, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a sour disposition, from Middle High German sur "sour" + win "wine", i.e. vinegar.

Šaulis Lithuanian
Occupational name from Lithuanian šaulys meaning "rifleman".

Saulnier French
In Middle French (the form of French spoken from 1340 to 1610), it literally means "salt merchant".

Saunier French

Sayegh Arabic
Means "goldsmith" in Arabic.

Sayers English
Form of Sayer.

Sayetyao Thai
Alternate transcription of Saetiao.

Scanavacca Italian
Possibly an occupational name for a butcher, from scannare "to slaughter, to cut the throat of" and vacca "cow".

Scanavino Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to scanalare "to cut a groove, to plough" and vino "wine".

Scannadinari Italian (Rare)
Taken from the Italian scanna meaning "slaying" and dinari meaning "money" in the plural form. Therefore, killer of money.

Scannapieco Italian
Occupational name for a butcher, from scannare "to slaughter, to cut the throat of" and piecuro "sheep, lamb".

Scannella Italian
Possibly from Italian scannellare "to channel, to cut a groove", itself from Latin scamnum "ridge (of earth formed by plowing)".

Scarduzio Italian
From the Italian verb scardare, meaning to husk a hazelnut or chestnut. Possibly a metaphor for a sculptor who 'husked' a sculpture from stone.

Scarlata Italian
Feminine variant of Scarlato.

Scarlato Italian
Occupational name for a dyer, or as a nickname for someone who habitually wore scarlet or who had bright red hair, From Sicilian scarlatu "scarlet".

Schaaf German
Metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle High German schāf ‘sheep’. In some cases it may have been a nickname for someone thought to resemble a sheep, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a sheep... [more]

Schaal German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Jewish
Either a nickname for a braggart or a market crier, (derived from Middle High German schal meaning "noise, bragging"), an occupational name for someone who made dishes for scales and vessels for drinking, (from Middle Low German and Dutch schale "dish"), a habitational name from Schaala in Thuringia or the Schaalsee lake near Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, or a topographic name for someone living on marshy land, (from Dutch schald "shallow")... [more]

Schacht German, Dutch
North German and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for someone who prepared shafts for tools or weapons, a turner, from Middle Low German schacht, Middle Dutch scacht ‘shaft’.

Schädler German (Swiss), Romansh
Truncated form of Bindschädler.

Schaeffler German
Variant of Schäffler.

Schaff German
Name given to sheepherders, accounding to personal family history.

Schäffler German
Occupational name for a cooper, from an agent derivative of Middle High German scheffel "bushel".

Schaffner German, Jewish, German (Swiss)
German: occupational name for a steward or bailiff, variant of Schaffer.

Schatz German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) metonymic occupational name for a treasurer, from German Schatz ‘treasure’, Middle High German scha(t)z. It may also have been a nickname for a rich man (or ironically for a miser), or else for a well-liked person or a ladies’ favorite, from the use of the vocabulary word as a term of endearment... [more]

Schaubert German
Variant of Schubert.

Schauer German
The Schauer surname comes from the Middle High German word "schouwen" meaning "to inspect;" as such, the name is thought to have originally been occupational, for some kind of inspector, perhaps an official of a market.

Schedler German (Swiss)
Variant of Schädler.

Scheers German

Scheetz German
Anglicized version of the German surname, Schütz, "archer," "yeoman," "protect."

Schermann German, Jewish
German cognate of Sherman 1 derived from the elements skeran "to cut, to shear" and Middle High German man German mann "man".

Scheuchzer German (Swiss)
Variant of Schuster.

Schiavo Italian
From the Italian word schiavo "slave".

Schifer German, Jewish
Variant of Schiff

Schiff German, Jewish
From Middle High German Schif "ship", indicating the bearer was either a sailor, or lived in a house distinguished by a ship sign.

Schiffer German, Jewish
Variant of Schiff

Schiffmann German
Occupational derived from the elements schiff "ship" and mann "man" meaning "shipman, German cognate of Shipman.

Schild German, Dutch
Occupational name for a maker or painter of shields, from Middle High German, Middle Dutch schilt "shield".

Schildknecht German
From the occupation of a page or squire for a knight derived from schilht "shield" and kneht "servant".

Schildt German, Jewish
Variant of Schild.

Schiltz German
German: variant of Schilz and, in North America.... [more]

Schippers Dutch

Schirmacher German
occupational name for someone who makes harnesses and bridles for horses from Middle High German geschirre "harness" and macher "maker".

Schleif German
Variant of Schleifer

Schleifer German
Derived from the word schleifen "to grind, polish".

Schleiff German
Variant of Schleifer

Schleiger German
Occupational name for a maker or seller of scarves and veils from Middle Low German sleiger sleier "(head)scarf".

Schloesser German
Variant of Schlösser

Schloss German
Shortened form of Schlosser.

Schlott German, Low German
Occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle Low German slot 'lock'.

Schmaltz German (Rare), German (Austrian, Rare)
Schmaltz is a German and Austrian surname. It was used as an occupational surname for chandlers.

Schmed Romansh
Cognate of Schmidt.

Schmelzer German
occupational name for a smelter from an agent derivative of Middle High German smelzen German schmelzen "to smelt metal" or "make glass".

Schmidlapp German
Derived from Middle High German smit "smith, metalworker" and lap(pe) meaning "cloth, patch, rag".

Schmidlkofer German, German (Austrian)
Occupational name for a farmer who was also a blacksmith, derived from a diminutive of Middle High German smit meaning "smith" and the suffix -kofer (a variant of -hofer).

Schmidtke German
Diminutive form of Schmidt.

Schmidtová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of the German surname Schmidt through the feminine suffix -ová.

Schmied German
Variant of Schmidt.

Schmiedt German
Variant spelling of Schmidt.

Schmit German
Variant of Schmidt

Schmuck German, German (Austrian)
From Middle High German smuc meaning "jewel", "finery", hence a metonymic occupational name for a jeweler, or a nickname for someone who wore a prominent jewel or ornament.North German: nickname from Middle Low German smuck meaning "neat", "dainty".

Schneid German, Jewish
Variant form of Schneider. Means "cut"

Schnider German (Swiss)
Variant of Schneider.

Schnieder German
North German and American variant of Schneider

Schoen German, Jewish, Dutch
German (Schön) nickname for a handsome or pleasant man, from Middle High German schoene ‘fine’, ‘beautiful’; ‘refined’, ‘friendly’, ‘nice’. ... [more]

Schoenmaker Dutch
Dutch word for "shoemaker."

Scholte Dutch
Variant of Scholten.

Scholten Dutch
From Middle Dutch scholte "sheriff, bailiff, village headman" or a patronymic of the given name Scholte.

Schooler Dutch (?)
From School.

Schopenhauer German
Derived from German schöpfen meaning "to scoop, ladle" and hauen meaning "to chop", referring to a maker of wooden and metal scoops and buckets. This name was borne by the German pessimist philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), the author of the 1818 book The World as Will and Representation among other works.

Schops German
Means "scoop maker"

Schot Dutch
Name originates from the German name "Schott," meaning peddler. Shortened in late 17th century.

Schott German

Schottler German
Occupational name for a wood turner, Middle Low German scoteler (an agent derivative of scotel ‘wooden bowl’).

Schreiner German
Occupational surname for a joiner (maker of wooden furniture), ultimately from Middle High German schrīnære.

Schrepfer German (Swiss), German
Derived from from Middle High German schrepfer "barber-surgeon's assistant", ultimately from the verb schrepfen "to bleed someone".

Schreuder Dutch
Dutch cognate of Schröder 1 and Schröder 2.

Schreuders Dutch
Variant of Schreuder.

Schrøder Danish
Danish from of Schröder.

Schroer Low German
Variant of Schröder 1.

Schruijer Dutch
Presumably an occupational name for a town crier, from "schreien" or "schreeuwen", meaning "to shout", or "to yell".

Schuch German
Likely derived from SCHUMACHER (Shoe Maker)

Schuchart German
Variant of Schuchardt

Schue German, Jewish
Variant of Schuh.

Schueller German

Schug American, German
From the German word Schuh "shoe". ... [more]

Schuh German, Jewish
Occupational name for a maker or repairer of shoes, derived from Middle High German schuoch meaning "shoe". In some cases, it may have denoted a person to a house distinguished by the sign of a shoe.

Schüler German
Variant of Schuler.

Schuler Jewish
Occupational name for a Talmudic scholar or the sexton of a synagogue, from an agent derivative of Yiddish shul "synagogue".

Schuller Jewish, German
Variant of Schuler.

Schulman Yiddish
Refers to a person, typically a Rabbi, who works at a Shul (Synagogue in Yiddish.)... [more]

Schuman German
From the old german scuoh "shoe" and man "man", an occupational name for a shoe maker

Schumann German
Variant of Schuman

Schuoler Romansh
Cognate of Schuler.

Schutte Dutch, Low German, South African
Dutch and North German (Schütte) occupational name for an archer, from Middle Low German schutten ‘to shoot’. Compare German Schuetz.

Schutz German
Occupational surname for an archer or a watchman (from Middle High German schützen "to guard or protect"). Also a habitational name from Schutz, a place near Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Schweinsteiger German
Occupational name for a pig farmer, an overseer of pigs or a nickname for someone who rode a pig, derived from Middle High German swīn meaning "hog, swine" and stīger meaning "foreman, mine inspector"... [more]

Schwerdtfeger German
occupational name for an armorer or specifically for a servant whose job was to polish swords Middle High German Middle Low German swertfeger (from swert "sword" and an agent derivative of fegen "to polish or clean").

Schwertfuehrer German (Austrian)
Sword leader; military general or other leadership position

Schwimer German, Jewish
Occupational name meaning "swimmer" in German. As a Jewish name, it may be ornamental.

Schwing German
Occupational name for someone whose job was to swingle flax, i.e. to beat the flax with a swingle in order to remove the woody parts of the plant prior to spinning, from Middle German swingen meaning "to swing" or swing meaning "swingle".

Sciortino Italian
Occupational name from a diminutive of sciorta, sciurta "city guard, watchman, policeman" (Arabic ̣shuṛtī).

Scognamiglio Italian
Literally "millet thresher", probably from the Neapolitan verb scugnà ("to thresh") and miglio ("millet"), denoting cereal threshers.

Scuderi Sicilian
Patronymic form of Scudero, a status name equivalent to English Squire, from scudero "shield-bearer", Latin scutarius, an agent derivative of scutum "shield"... [more]

Scuteri Italian
Variant of Scuderi.

Scutt English

Scutti Italian
From Sicilian scutu, "shield".

Seagle English (American)
Americanized form of Jewish Segal or German Siegel.

Seal English
Variant of Seals, perhaps an occupational name for a person who makes saddles.

Seaman English
Means "born by a sailor".

Sears English
Version of Sayer. Used in the United States. Famous bearer of the name is Richard Warren Sears, one of the founders of Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Secker English
Variant of Saker.

Sedlack Czech (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Czech Sedlák (see also Sedlak).

Seel German
Occupational name for a person who makes or sells ropes.

Sefcik Czech
Variant of Sevčik.

Segale English, Italian
Respelling of SEGAL. A famous bearer is Mario A. Segale, the inspiration for Nintendo's video game character Mario

Šegrt Serbian
Derived from šegrt (шегрт), meaning "apprentice".

Seid Jewish
Metonymic occupational name from German Seide and Yiddish zayd "silk"

Seide German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German side, German Seide ‘silk’ (from Late Latin seta, originally denoting animal hair), hence a metonymic occupational name for a manufacturer or seller of silk.

Seider German
Originating in the region of Saxony. Name of a silk merchant, from the German word for silk: seide

Seif German, Jewish
Metonymic occupational name for a soap maker, from Middle High German seife, German Seife 'soap'.

Seiler German
German and Jewish occupational surname for a rope maker.

Seim Upper German
German: metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper, from Middle High German seim ‘honey’.

Şekerci Turkish
Means "confectioner, candy seller" in Turkish.

Sell Estonian
Sell is an Estonian surname meaning "apprentice".

Sellars Scottish
From the Scottish name for a merchant.

Sellmeyer German
occupational name for the steward of a hall or manor house from Middle High German sal "hall residence" and meier "steward" (see Meyer ).

Selmer German
Teutonic name meaning "hall master" for a steward or keeper of a large home or settlement.

Selyem Hungarian
Means "silk".

Semenza Italian
From semenza ‘seeds’ possibly used for a seed merchant.

Senatore Italian
status name from senatore "senator" (from Latin senator) or a nickname for a stately or perhaps pompous man.

Sénécal French
status name for a seneschal an official in a large household who was responsible for overseeing day-to-day domestic arrangements from Old French seneschal (of ancient Germanic origin composed of the elements sini "old" and scalc "servant")... [more]

Senn German
Derived from the Middle High German word senne meaning "dairy farmer".

Senna Portuguese
Possibly coming from the surname "Sanna", it may mean "one with a big protruding tooth".... [more]

Senokosov Russian
Derived from Russian сенокос (senokos) meaning "haymaking, hayfield".

Sensenbrenner German
Combination of German Sense, meaning "scythe", and Brenner meaning "burner".... [more]

Seppälä Finnish
A Finnish surname and toponym derived from the occupation of blacksmith ("seppä")

Serdar Turkish, Croatian
Turkish form of Persian sardar, meaning "chief", "leader", "field marshal".

Sergent French, English
Variant of Sergeant.

Sergente Italian
Italian cognate of Sergeant.

Servantes Spanish
Variant of Cervantes.

Serzhantov Russian
Means "son of a sergeant".

Seth Indian, Hindi, Odia, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi
Means "merchant, banker" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, chief, most excellent".

Sethi Indian, Odia, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Occupational name for a merchant from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, chief, most excellent".

Sethna Indian (Parsi)
Gujarati Parsi name meaning "pertaining to the banker", derived from Hindi सेठ (seṭh) meaning "merchant, banker" (see Seth).