Submitted Surnames from Other Sources

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Rusalkin m Russian
Derived from русалка (rusalka), a creature in Slavic folklore.
Rusby Scottish, English
Alternative spelling of Busby, a parish in Renfrewshire. A name well represented in the Penistone, and Cawthorne districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Ruschel German
Variant of Rusch
Rusher German (Americanized)
Americanized version of the German surname Rüscher or Roshcer. Either a topographic name for someone who lived among rushes or an occupational name for someone who created things out of rushes.
Russ English
Variant of Rouse.
Rustemović Bosnian
Means "son of Rustem".
Rutman Jewish, German
1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rothman. ... [more]
Rutmann German
German: see Rutman.
Rutt English, German
English: variant of Root.... [more]
Ruus Estonian
Ruus is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kruus" meaning "mug", "shingle" and "ballast". Possibly derived from "rüüs" meaning "frilled".
Ruut Estonian
Ruut is an Estonian surname meaning "square".
Ruutsoo Estonian
Ruutsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "square swamp".
Ruyintan Iranian
Ruyintan means "Invulnerable". It is a Persian-origin surname, which is written as رویین تن in Persian. It consists of ruyin, meaning "strong", and tan meaning "body, person" ultimately defining immortality... [more]
Ružić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from ruža meaning ''rose''.
Ruzicki Polish
Ruzicki was first found in Polesie, inhabited by Ruthenians, called Polesians, of Ukrainian descent. One of the principal names of the area was the royal Clan of Poraj, of which the family name Ruzycki is a branch.
Ryslink Czech (Rare)
Czech spelling or interpretation of an Irish (I think) name. First introduced in 1620 at the beginning of the 30 Years War at White Mountain near Prague, CZ when an Irish (I think) soldier fathered a Czech son... [more]
Ryūjin Japanese
It means "Dragon God" or "Dragon King". Using the kanjis 龍 (ryuu, ryou, tatsu) meaning "dragon", and 神 (kami, jin or shin) meaning "god". It can be read as Tatsugami as well.
Ryuk Korean
North Korean form of Yuk.
Ryumine Japanese
竜/龍 (Ryu) means "Dragon, Imperial" and 嶺,峰,峯 (Mine) means "Peak, Summit, Mountaintop".
Ryūzono Japanese (Rare)
Means "dragon garden" in Japanese.
Ryuzono Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ryūzono.
Sa Korean
There are three Chinese characters associated with this surname. Two of these are extremely rare and are not treated here. The remaining Sa surname is also quite unusual. There are two distinct clans, one of Kyŏngsang South Province’s Kŏch’ang County and the other originating with a refugee from Ming China who came to Korea near the end of the Koryŏ period (ad 918–1392).
Saadat Persian
Means "happiness" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic سعادة (sa'adah).
Saadiq Pakistani
Rare variant of Sadiq.
Saadoune Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "help", "luck" and "support".
Saagpakk Estonian
Saagpakk is an Estonian surname meaning "saw log".
Saal Estonian
Saal is an Estonian surname meaning "hall".
Saame Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 左雨 (see Sasame).
Saara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶新 (see Chashin).
Saarestik Estonian
Saarestik is an Estonian surname meaning "archipelago".
Sabado Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish sábado meaning “Sabbath, Saturday”.
Sàbat Catalan
From a nickname or personal name bestowed on someone born on a Saturday, which was considered a good omen (Late Latin sabbatum, Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew shabat "Sabbath").
Sabinov Bulgarian
Means “son of Sabin”
Sablan Spanish
Of Savoy.
Saburov Russian
Russian-language surname
Sacasas Spanish
Have researched the surname Sacasas, and have narrowed the usage down to four countries the name has been used in. Spain, Cuba, the United States and Philippines. The uncommonality of the last name and the fact that three of those countries were at one point or another colonized by Spain has led me to theorize Spanish origin.
Sacayan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano sakayan meaning "boat, vessel".
Sacdalan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog sakdalan meaning "perfection, excellence, extremeness".
Sackdavong Lao
From Lao ສັກດາ (sackda) meaning "power, authority" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Saclolo Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog saklolo meaning "help, aid".
Sadangi Indian
Sadhangi :- Who knows the six Angas(parts)... [more]
Sadeq Arabic
Gulf Arabic
Sadile English
1 English (mostly Lancashire): probably a variant of Sale .... [more]
Sadiraj Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Saehak Thai
From the Chinese surname Hao.
Saejung Thai
From the Chinese surname Zhang.
Saekhu Thai
From the Chinese surname Qiu.
Saeki Japanese
This surname is used as 佐伯, 三枝木 or 佐柄木 with 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 伯 (haku, eki) meaning "chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 柄 (hei, gara, e, tsuka) meaning "design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Saelin Thai
From the Chinese surname Lin.
Saengarun Thai
Means "dawn, aurora" in Thai.
Saengchan Thai
Means "moonlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon".
Saengkham Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".
Saengkrachang Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and กระจ่าง (krachang) meaning "clear, bright, brilliant".
Saengngam Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and งาม (ngam) meaning "beautiful".
Saenkham Thai
From Thai แสน (saen) meaning "very, extremely" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech".
Saensook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสนสุข (see Saensuk).
Saensuk Thai
From Thai แสน (saen) meaning "very, extremely" and สุข (suk) meaning "happy, pleased".
Saetta Italian
Means "lightning" in Italian.
Şafak Turkish
Means "dawn" in Turkish.
Safer Jewish
Variant of Safir.
Safi Pashto, Afghan, Pakistani
Meaning unknown. This is the name of branch of the Ghurghakhti Pashtun tribe in regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Safka Russian, Ukrainian
From Russian за́втрак savtrak, meaning “breakfast”.
Šafran Croatian
Means "crocus, saffron".
Sagaipov Chechen
Chechen name of unknown meaning, possibly of Arabic or Persian origin.
Sagara Japanese
From Japanese 相 (saga) meaning "nature, custom, fate, destiny" and 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, ease".
Sagdiyev Uzbek
Famous barrier: Borat Sagdiyev
Sagrika Gujarati
Sagarika patel
Sahabi Iranian
Possibly from Arabic صَحَابِيّ‎ (ṣaḥābiyy) meaning "companion", from the verb صَحِبَ‎ (ṣaḥiba) "to accompany, to be one's companion".
Sahib Arabic
It means "Owner." A notable bearer is the actor Alejandro Sahib.
Sahota Indian (Sikh)
A sikh surname meaning ‘hare’, derived from the name of a Jat clan.
Sahuleka Indonesian, Moluccan
Moluccan surname of unknown meaning.
Sai Japanese (Rare)
Japanese for Cai.
Sai Hui
From the Arabic name Sa'id.
Saifan Hebrew
Last name and surname... [more]
Saihara Japanese
Prime field, Conspicuous wilderness... [more]
Sailo Mizo
Sailo means ‘Silo’ in Mizo.
Saini Indian
Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Arora) and Sikh name derived from the name of an Arora clan.
Saint-Amour French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Amor" in French.
Sainte-Marie French, Occitan
French and Occitan cognate of Santamaría.
Saint-Fleur French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Fleur" in French.
Saint-Juste French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Justus" in French.
Saint-Louis French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Louis" in French.
Saint-Simon French
A French surname meaning "Saint Simon". Two famous bearers were Duc de Saint-Simon Louis de Rouvroy(1675-1755), a French memoirist, and his younger relative, Henri de Saint-Simon(1760-1825), the founder of French Socialism and modern theoretical Socialism in general.
Saionji Japanese
Japanese surname derived from the kanji for "west", "park, garden" and "Buddhist temple".
Saipe English
English: perhaps a habitational name from a minor place in Wiltshire named Stype.
Saithong Thai
From Thai สาย (sai) meaning "line, wire, string" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Sajin French
1 French: metonymic occupational name for a satin merchant or specialist satin weaver, from Middle French satin ‘satin’, a word of Arabic and (ultimately) Chinese origin, a derivative of the Chinese place name Tsinkiang, whence satin silk was brought to the Middle East and Europe in the Middle Ages.... [more]
Sakagawa Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sakagut Zapotec (Anglicized, Rare)
This name is rare and usually given to the "god child."
Sakalauskas Lithuanian
Ultimately derived from Sokol. Varient forms are Sakalauskienė (married woman or widow) and Sakalauskaitė (unmarried woman).
Sakazaki Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Sakellarios Greek
Feminine form is Sakellariou
Sakhno Ukrainian
Sakhno could be a derivative of the Russian surname Sakhalinsky (Сахалинский), the Polish surname Saczkowski, the Serbian surname Šakota (Схакота), or the German surnames Sachs and/or Sackhoff... [more]
Sako Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 古 (ko) meaning "old".
Sakoda m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 迫 (sako) meaning "a small valley on the mountain side" and 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".... [more]
Sakon Japanese
A notable bearer is the actor Peter Sakon Lee.
Sakulcharoensuk Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).
Sakuljaroensuk Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).
Sakuncharoensuk Thai (Rare)
From Thai สกุล (sakun) meaning "birth; ancestry; family", เจริญ (charoen) meaning to "grow; to increase; to develop", and สุข (suk) meaning "joy; happiness".
Sakunjaroensuk Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).
Sakurai Japanese
From Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 井 (i) meaning "well." A notable bearer of this surname is Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井 孝宏), a Japanese voice-actor who is best known for voicing Izuru Kira from Bleach, Kiyomaro Takamine from Zatch Bell, and Ja'far from the Magi series.
Sakurakaba Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "prunus serrulata" and 椛 (kaba) meaning "betula".
Sakurami Japanese
Sakura means "Cherry Blossom (tree)" and Mi means "View, See, Mindset."
Sakuramiya Japanese
From Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Sakyi Akan
Meaning unknown.
Salagubang Filipino, Tagalog
Means "beetle" in Tagalog.
Salalila Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra) meaning "body". This was the name of a rajah of the historical region of Maynila (modern-day Manila).
Salamandyk Ukrainian (Rare, Expatriate)
Rare Ukrainian surname of uncertain origin, perhaps Moldovan.
Salamov Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Chechen
Derived from Arabic سَلَام (salām) meaning "peace, greeting".
Salander Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a variant of Selander or a combination of an unexplained first element and the common surname suffix -ander.
Salangsang Filipino, Pampangan
Means "(to) stack" in Kapampangan.
Salavati Persian
From Persian صلوات (salavat) meaning "praise, blessing, greeting".
Salib Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Egyptian Christian derived from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) meaning "cross, crucifix".
Saliba Arabic, Maltese
Means "crucifix, cross" in Arabic, a reference to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Christianity... [more]
Salis Romansh
Derived from Italian salice "willow".
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.
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.
Salvatierra Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Salvatierra (literally ‘save land’ denoting a place of strategic importance).... [more]
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).
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).
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).
Samma Estonian
Samma is an Estonian surname derived from either "sammal" meaning "moss" or "sammas" meaning " column", "pillar" and "post".
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]
Samporna Filipino, Maranao
Means "main point" in Maranao, possibly from Sanskrit संपूर्ण (sampūrṇ) meaning "complete, entire, whole".
Sampulna Filipino, Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Samporna.
Samukaze Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風 (see Kampū).
Samunami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒波 (see Kampa).
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.
San Chinese
Variant of Shan or Shen.
San Turkish
Means "reputation, fame, glory" in Turkish.
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.
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