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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Danish or Dutch or English or German or Norwegian or Swedish; and the source is Other.
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Saville English
A habitational name from an uncertain place in Northern France. This is most likely Sainville, named from Old French saisne, 'Saxon' and ville, indicating a settlement.
Saxby English (British)
Saxby is the surname of the character Stella Saxby from the book Awful Auntie, by David Walliams. Saxby means "Grand" .
Saxer German (Swiss), Romansh
Habitational name for someone from a place called Sax or Saxe.
Scaggs English
Variant of Skaggs both of English origin and unknown meaning. Famous bearer is singer Boz Scaggs (1944-) of the Steve Miller Band and the band Toto.
Scamp English
Variant of Camp with a prosthetic -s.
Scarr English
Derived from the word ‘skjarr’ meaning a rocky outcrop / hill
Schauble German
Diminutive of Scaub
Schauwecker German
habitational name for someone from Schaubeck near Marbach (Württemberg).
Schein German, Jewish
from Middle High German schīn German schein "shining brightness" hence a nickname for someone with either a radiant personality or possibly for someone living in a sunny location or a Jewish artificial name.
Schell German
Means "noisy" or "loud" from the German word "schel"
Scherl German
Derived from the Middle Low German word “scherl” or “scherle,” which means “small shield.” It may have been from a person known for carrying a small shield, a person who lived near a small shield-shaped sign or symbol, or a person who lived in a place named after the small shield.
Scheunemann German
It literally means someone who either lives near (or in, if poor &/or homeless) a barn or works within its general vicinity.
Schildhauer German
First appeared during the Middle Ages in Central Europe/Germany. The name means "Shield-Maker" and suggests correlation to Blacksmiths or or other forms of metalwork in the time period.
Schliwka German
A notable person bearing the surname was athlete Gunther Schliwka.
Schlote German
literal meaning: smokestack
Schnee German, Popular Culture
A German surname meaning "snow". One fictional bearer of this surname is Weiss Schnee, a main character from the popular web series RWBY.
Schneller German
Means “faster” in German
Schoene German
German (Schöne): variant of Schoen 1.
Schönrock German
Either a metonymic occupational name for a baker from Middle High German schœn "fine" (see Schoen ) and rogge "rye"... [more]
Schramm German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic nickname for a person with a scar, from Middle High German schram(me), German Schramme, Yiddish shram ‘scar’.
Schueler German
The surname Schueler was first found in southern Germany, where the name was closely identified in early mediaeval times with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout European history.
Schug American, German
From the German word Schuh "shoe". ... [more]
Schwaab German
The surname of German VfB Stuttgart footballer Daniel Schwaab, born in Waldkirch, Germany.
Schwandt German
Topographic name for someone who lived in a forest clearing, from Middle High German swant (from swenden "to thin out", "make disappear", causative from swinden "to disappear" modern German schwinden.
Schwanz German
Form of Schwan. Also means tail in German.
Schwarzschild German
Derives from Old High German swarz meaning "black" and Middle Dutch schilt meaning "shield". A famous bearer of this surname is physicist and astronomer Karl Schwarzschild. (1873-1916)
Schweder German, Upper German
German: ethnic name for a Swede.... [more]
Schwehr German
German: relationship name, a variant of Schwäher, a variant of Schwager.
Schweinhardt German
an occupational or nickname having to do with pigs
Schweinsteiger German
Means "Swine Climber". ... [more]
Schwer Upper German, German, Jewish
South German relationship name from Middle High German sweher ‘father-in-law’. ... [more]
Schwier German
Contracted form of Schwieder.
Schwiers German
Patronymic form of Schwier.
Sea English
Variant of See.
Season English
Likely a corruption of the surname Searson, meaning "son of Saer".
Seaward English
Means “dweller by the sea”.
Secrest German
Variant of German Siegrist.
Sedin Swedish
Two famous bearers are the Swedish ice hockey players, and twins, Henrik and Daniel Sedin (b. 1980).
Seehuus Norwegian
Norwegian for "house by the sea."
Seekins English (British)
Probably a variant of English Seekings, a Cambridgeshire name of unexplained etymology.
Seeley English
Variant of Sealy.
Sees German
Variant of Seese.
Seger Swedish, English, Dutch
Means "victory" in Swedish. It is also a variant of the English surname Seager or derived from the Germanic given name Sigiheri "victory army".
Seidman Jewish, German
Derived from Seid.
Seldon English
Variant of Selden.
Seville Spanish, English
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain. Synonyms: Sevilla Example of: city, metropolis, urban center. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts... [more]
Seyler German
Germanic surname
Shadow English
Origin unidentified. The name Shadue, Schadewe is recorded in England in the 12th and 13th centuries, from Middle English shadwe ‘shadow’, Old English sceadu (see Shade)... [more]
Shady English, Irish
Origin unidentified. Possibly Irish or English.
Shandy English (Rare)
Shandy appears as a rare surname, mostly found in English-speaking countries going back to the 1600s. This name may originate from the English dialect adjective meaning "boisterous" or "empty headed; half crazy", of which the earliest record dates to 1691, though any further explanation for its origins are unknown... [more]
Shawe English
Variant of Shaw 1.
Sheen English
Meaning unknown, though possibly a variant of Sean. A famous bearer of the surname is actor Charlie Sheen.
Shenberger English (?)
The name Shenberger comes from a common mix up with the archaic Austrian-German surname Schoenberg; meaning "Beautiful Mountain."
Shipp English
nickname for a mariner or perhaps a boatbuilder from Middle English schip "ship". Compare Shipman . in addition the name may occasionally also have been topographic or habitational referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a ship.
Shoen German (Anglicized), Jewish
Americanized spelling of German or Ashkenazic Jewish Schön or Schoen.
Shultz German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of German Schultz , or a variant spelling of the Jewish name.
Shy English (American)
Americanization of Schei.
Sider English (American)
Americanization of Seider.
Sieck German
The name is originally spelled "Siecke". Eric Siecke came from Norway and settled in Holstein, Germany in the year 1307. The final "e" was dropped by most of the family, though one branch still retains it... [more]
Silfwergård Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish silver "silver" and gård "farm, estate, yard".
Silvergrass English
From English "Silver" and "Grass". Probably given from the plant called "Silvergrass", a Miscanthus type growing in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Islands, or a field shining with the sun.
Simbeck German
Originates from the German prefix sim meaning "of the head" and the German word becka meaning "bull". When combined in this order, the meaning was "bull-headed", meaning stubborn and obstinant.
Sinema English (American)
Uncertain etymology and origin.
Sing German, Chinese (Cantonese), Indian
German: probably a variant of Seng. ... [more]
Sinise English
The meaning of this surname is unknown. A notable bearer is American actor, Gary Sinise.
Sinistra English
Sinistra - last name used by a Harry Potter character. She is a Hogwarts professor in Astronomy, Aurora Sinistra.
Sinnamon English
Scottish surname which is a corruption of the place name Kinnimonth, meaning "head of the hill".
Sirén Finnish, Swedish
meaning "siren" or "lilac"
Sisnett English (Rare)
Found in Barbados.
Sjöblom Swedish
Combination of Swediah sjö "lake, sea" and blom "bloom".
Sjølseng Norwegian
Means silver meadow
Skaggs English
English name of unknown meaning occurring mainly in Hertfordshire. A noted bearer is American country music artist Ricky Skaggs (1954-).
Skaife English
Skaife is a form of Scaife, which is derived from the Old Norse Skeifr meaning "awry, difficult". The first recorded instance of Scaife is in the epic Beowulf... [more]
Sköld Swedish
Means "shield" in Swedish.
Slawson English
Slawson is an English surname meaning "unexplained".
Sledge English
Sledge. Refers to a sledge as a sled.
Sleigh English
A sled drawn by horses or reindeer, especially one used for passengers.
Sluder German (Americanized)
Americanized form of “Schlüter”
Smee English
Variant of Smead, derived from either Middle English smethe "smooth" or Old English smiððe "smithy".
Smithberger English (American)
Americanized form of German Schmidtberger or its variant, Schmiedberger.
Smy English
Variation of a name given to a blacksmith
Snark English
History largely unknown. The word's original meaning, in the mid-nineteenth century, was to snort / snore, or to find fault. ... [more]
Snearly English (American, Anglicized, Rare), German (Rare)
Ancestors immigrated from Baden-Württemberg, Germany prior to 1741.
Snicket English
A narrow alleyway
Sondermajer German (Rare)
Rare German surname from Bukovina.
Sonnenblume German
Means "sunflower" in German.
Sosbe English
Variant of Sosby
Sosby English
Possibly a variant of Soulsby
Soul English
Literally from the English word "soul"
Soule English, French, Medieval English
English: of uncertain origin; perhaps derived from the vocabulary word soul as a term of affection.... [more]