Browse Submitted Surnames

Souta Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. Also used as a given name.

Soutome 早乙女, 五月女 Japanese
Variant transcription of 早乙女 or 五月女 (Sōtome).

Suai Japanese

Suba 斯波, すば Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Suda Japanese

Suda 須田, すだ Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sudo 須藤, すどう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 須藤 (see Sudō).

Sudō 須藤, すどう Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".

Sudoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Sudo.

Sudou Japanese
Variant transcription of Sudo.

Sue Japanese

Suegara Japanese

Suegawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Suekawa.

Suekawa Japanese
Sue means "posterity, close, end, powder, tip" and kawa means "river, stream".

Suematsu 末松 Japanese
From 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, posterity, end, powder, tip" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine".

Suenaga Japanese

Suenaga 末永, すえなが Japanese
From Japanese 末 (sue) meaning "tip, end, top" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Sueno 末延, 末野, スエノ Japanese
This surname is used as either 末延 or 末野 with 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, end, posterity, powder, tip", 延 (en, no.basu, no.biru, no.be, no.beru) meaning "prolong, stretching" and 野 (sho, ya, no, no-) meaning "civilian life, field, plains, rustic."... [more]

Suenobu Japanese

Sueoka 末岡 Japanese
From the Japanese 末 (sue) "end" and 岡 (oka) "hill."

Suetsugu Japanese

Suetsuna Japanese

Suetsune Japanese
A notable bearer is the actress Sachiko Chijimatsu (1937-), who was born Sachiko Suetsune.

Sueyoshi Japanese

Sueyoshi 末吉, すえよし Japanese
From Japanese 末 (sue) meaning "tip, end, top" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".

Suga 須賀 Japanese
From the Japanese 須 (su) "necessarily" and 賀 (ga or ka) "congratulation."

Sugabara Japanese
Variant of Sugahara.

Sugahara Japanese
Suga means "sedge" and hara means "plain, field".

Sugai Japanese

Sugai 菅井, すがい Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Sugano 菅野 Japanese
From the Japanese 菅 (suga or kan) "sedge" and 野 (no) "field," "area." This name can also be read as Kanno.

Suganuma 菅沼, すがぬま Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Sugatani Japanese
Suga means "sedge" and tani means "valley".

Sugawara 菅原 Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 原 (wara) meaning "field".

Sugaya Japanese
Variant of Sugatani.

Sugaya 菅谷, すがや Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Sugida Japanese
Variant of Sugita.

Sugie 杉江, すぎえ Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".

Sugieda 杉枝 Japanese
杉 (Sugi) means "cedar" and 枝 (eda) means "branch, bought, twig".... [more]

Sugigai Japanese
Variant of Sugitani.

Sugigaya Japanese
Variant of Sugitani.

Sugihara 杉原 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 杉森 Japanese
杉 (Sugi) means "cedar tree" and 森 (mori) means "forest".

Suginaka Japanese
Sugi means "cedar" and naka means "middle".

Sugino 杉野 Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Sugio Japanese
"Pine tree tail."

Sugioka 杉岡 Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Sugisaka 杉坂, すぎさか Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".

Sugisaki Japanese
Sugi means "cedar" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".

Sugisaki 杉崎, すぎさき 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".

Sugiya Japanese
Variant of Sugitani.

Sugizaki 杉崎, すぎさき 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"

Sugo Japanese

Suguro Japanese

Suha 斯波, すは Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Suichi Japanese
Su means "oil" and ichi means "market".

Suisenji Japanese

Sumeragi 皇, すめらぎ 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 住田, すみだ Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sumida 隅田, すみだ 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.

Sumigaya Japanese

Sumikura Japanese
Sumi means "pure" and kura means "storehouse, warehouse".

Sumino Japanese

Sumisu スミス Japanese
This is the Japanese pronunciation of Smith

Sumita Japanese

Sumita 澄田, すみた Japanese
From Japanese 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sumitani Japanese

Sumitomo 住友 Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "living" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".

Sumiya Japanese

Sumiyoshi 住吉, すみよし Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".

Sumura 須村 Japanese
From 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Sunabara 砂原, すなばら Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 砂原 (see Sunahara).

Sunabe Japanese

Sunada Japanese

Sunada 砂田, すなだ Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sunadori 漁 Japanese (Rare)
漁 (Sunadori) means "fishing".

Sunaga Japanese

Sunagawa Japanese

Sunagawa 砂川, すながわ Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Sunahara 砂原, すなはら Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field". A notable bearer is Yoshinori Sunahara, a record producer.

Sunami 斯波, すなみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Sunamoto Japanese
Suna means "sand" and moto means "origin, source, root".

Sunata Japanese

Suō 周防, すおう Japanese (Rare)
Derived from place name Suō.... [more]

Suoh Japanese

Suruga Japanese

Suruki Japanese

Suta Japanese

Suwa Japanese

Suwa 諏訪, すわ Japanese
From Japanese 諏 (su) meaning "consult, confer" and 訪 (wa) meaning "visit, call on".

Suwa 斯波, すわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Suwabe Japanese
A notable bearer is Junichi Suwabe, a singer and voice actor.

Suwada Japanese

Suwano Japanese

Suwata Japanese

Suyama 須山, すやま Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Suzu 鈴 Japanese
Means "bell" in Japanese.

Suzuda Japanese

Suzugai Japanese
Variant of Suzutani.

Suzugawa Japanese
Variant of Suzukawa.

Suzugaya Japanese
Variant of Suzutani.

Suzuhira Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and hira means "peace, level, even".

Suzukawa Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and kawa means "river, stream".

Suzukaze 涼風 Japanese
From Japanese 涼 (suzu) meaning "cool, refreshing" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind".

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 錫村, 鈴村 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 鈴村, すずむら Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Suzushiro 鈴城 Japanese
From 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".

Suzuta Japanese

Suzutani Japanese (Rare)
Suzu means "bell, chime" and tani means "valley".

Suzuura Japanese
Suzu means "chime, bell" and ura means "bay, seacoast".

Suzuya Japanese (Rare)
This is the more commonly heard variation of Suzutani.

Syoukai Japanese

Syouki Japanese