These
names are used by Slavic peoples.
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SIEMIĄTKOWSKI PolishIt indicates familial origin within in either one of a cluster of Masovian villages.
ŠIMIČIĆ CroatianŠimičić comes from the name Šimun, which is the Croatian form of Simeon, which means flatter and/or listener....
[more] SIS CzechDerived from German
süss "sweet".
SKAWINSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Skawina in Kraków province.
SKIBNIEWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 Podlachian villages: Skibniew-Kurcze or Skibniew-Podawce.
SKLUEFF Russian (Latinized, Rare, ?)Means bird of prey. From Russia. Was changed by the government from Cellieic letters to Latin letters. Unknown if it was change in Russia or Harbin, Chun where they escaped Bolshevism.
SKOWROŃSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Skowronów, Skowronna, or Skowronki, all named with Polish skowronek meaning "skylark".
SKRZYSZEWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Skrzyszew.
ŠKUDLÁREK CzechNickname for a stingy person, from a derivative Czech škudil meaning "stingy","tight-fisted".
SKWIERCZYŃSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within a cluster of 3 Podlachian villages: Skwierczyn-Dwór, Skwierczyn Lacki, & Skwierczyn-Wieś.
SLOJKOWSKI PolishLiterally Means: ""Slow Cow Ski"" Family name created by the creation of a winter-sport in Poland/Germany, where for village entertainment, the local dairy farm would take their slowest (for reasons of safety) cows & place them on oversized set of snow ski's...
[more] SŁOMIŃSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 Masovian villages named Słomin.
SŁOMKOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from places called Słomków, Słomkowa, or Słomkowo, all named with słomka meaning "little straw".
SLOVENSKY CzechEthnic name for someone from Slovakia or who had connections with Slovakia.
SLOWINSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Slowin in Gorzów voivodeship. From the adjective slowinski, denoting a member of the Slowincy, a Slavic people living in Pomerania.
ŠMIGIÆ SerbianIt is old Serbian surname.It's origins are probably from Kosovo.
ŚMIGIELSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish town of Śmigiel.
SMIRNOV RussianDerived from Russian смирный
(smirniy) meaning "quiet, still, peaceful, gentle". This is one of the most common surnames in Russia.
SOBANSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Sobanice, in Ciechanów voivodeship.
SOKIĆ CroatianDerived from Turksh
sokak, meaning "street". The word is still used in Croatian meaning "little street, alley". Most people with this surname live in Cernik, Croatia.
SOKOLOVIĆ BosnianFrom
sokol meaning "falcon", a nickname or an occupational name for a falconer.
SOLECKI PolishHabitational surname for someone from any of a number of places called Solec, named with
sól ‘salt’.
SOMOV RussianDerived from Russian сом
(som) meaning "catfish".
SOMOVA RussianFeminine form of
Somov. This is borne by Russian ballerina Alina Somova (1985-).
SOTAK SlovakHabitational name from Soták, an eastern Slovak region near Humenné.
SPACEK PolishThis is the surname of American actress Sissy Spacek (born December 25, 1949).
SPICER English, Jewish, PolishEnglish: occupational name for a seller of spices, Middle English
spic(i)er (a reduced form of Old French
espicier, Late Latin
speciarius, an agent derivative of
species ‘spice’, ‘groceries’, ‘merchandise’)....
[more] SROKA PolishFrom the Polish word
sroka, meaning "magpie".
STALIN RussianDerived from the Russian word
сталь meaning "steel". It is the alias surname of Ioseb Jughashvili, more commonly known as Joseph Stalin, former dictator of the Soviet Union.
STANISLAW Polish, GermanPolish from the personal name
Stanislaw, composed of the Slavic elements
stani ‘become’ +
slav ‘glory’, ‘fame’, ‘praise’. This surname is well established in German-speaking lands.
STANISŁAWSKI PolishComing from any of the towns
Stanisławów,
Stanisławice, etc.. in Poland.
STAVONIN RussianOriginally Stavnin (shutter-maker), Stavonin resulted from an incorrect spelling that stuck (for over a hundred years)...
[more] STEFAŃSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Stefanów or Stefanowo, named with the personal name
Stefan.
STEFKOVIC SlovakPossibly means 'son of Stefko', judging by the fact that Slavic suffixes such as '-ovich' and '-ovic' mean '(name)'s son'.
STILINSKI Polish (?)The last name of one of the characters from the Teen Wolf 1980s movie and the MTV show, Stiles Stilinski.
STOLARSKI PolishDerivative of
Stolarz "carpenter" "joiner", with the addition of the common suffix of surnames -
ski.
STRAKA Czech, SlovakCzech and Slovak: Nickname from straka ‘magpie’, probably for a thievish or insolent person....
[more] STROGANOV RussianMeaning uncertain. This was the name of a wealthy Russian family of merchants (later aristocrats), probably of Tatar origin.
STROJNOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Strojnów.
STRYJEWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Stryjów in Zamość voivodeship, named with stryj meaning "paternal uncle", "father’s brother".
STRZALIŃSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Strzaliny.
STUNGIEWICZ PolishThe Stungiewicz family name is recorded in history as heraldically adopted into the Polish heraldic clan Pobog. The Pobog clan was a participant in the Union of Horodlo in the year 1413 between Polish and Lithuanian interests....
[more] SUŁKOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Sułkowo Borowe.
SUVOROV RussianFrom
Suvorov, the name of a town in the Tula Oblast of Russia.
SWIERCZYNSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from places called Swierczyn (in Plock and Wloclawek voivodeships) or Swierczyna (of which there are many). The places are named with either swierk ‘spruce’ or swiercz ‘cricket’.
ŚWITAŁA PolishDerived from Polish
świt "dawn" "sun" "daylight" or
świtać "to dawn". It is a nickname for an early-riser.
SYTKOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within Sytkowo, a neighborhood in Poznań (the Greater Polish capital).
SZAMOTULSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish town of Szamotuły.
SZELIGA PolishHabitational name from places called
Szeliga or
Szeligi. It is not clear whether there is any connection with the Polish vocabulary word szeliga ‘coat-of-arms’.
SZMANDA PolishPolish pronunciation is "sh-MAHN-dah" and Hungarian pronunciation is "s-MAHN-dah".
SZOŁDRSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Szołdry.
SZOT PolishNickname for a fish seller with a bad reputation, from
szot "bad herring".
SZPAKOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village Szpakowo.
SZURKOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages named Szurkowo.
SZYMANOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Szymanów, Szymanowo, or Szymanowice.
SZYMAŃSKI PolishThe surname Szymanski is a locative name from either of two places called Szymany in Poland, in Konin and Ƚomza voivodeships.
TACZANOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages in Gmina Pleszew: Taczanów Pierwszy or Taczanów Drugi.
TARNOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish city of Tarnów.
TARTAKOVSKY Jewish, RussianRussian Jewish surname denoting someone originally from the village of Tartakov (Тартаків) in Ukraine. The village's name itself is derived from Ukrainian тартак
(tartak) referring to a sawmill or cutting device.
TESLA SerbianFrom a special kind of ax a woodworker would use - adze, called
tesla....
[more] TODOROVAC BosnianPossibly relating to the surname Todorović, commonly used by Serbs.
TÖGYÖRD SlovakSlovak I have a baptismal record of my great Grandfather I can send.
TOLSTOY RussianMeans "fat" from Russian толстый
(tolstyy) meaning "thick, stout, fat". This was the name of a Russian family of nobility; a notable member was Count
Lev "Leo" Tolstoy (1828-1910), a Russian writer.
TOŁWIŃSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Tołwin.
TOMASZEWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from any of the many places in Poland called Tomaszew or Tomaszewo, formed with the personal name
Tomasz.
TOMASŻY PolishComes from the personal name
Tomasz and any other name that relates to that name.
TRISKA CzechMeaning "splinter" in Czech. Nathan Triska is a teenage celebrity born in 1999.
TROTSKY RussianThis surname means the Lithuanian city of "Trakai", a notable bearer of this surname was Leon Trotsky.
TRZONOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Trzonów.
TSARITSYN RussianDerived from the former city of Tsaritsyn, once known as Stalingrad and currently Volgograd.
TSARYOVA RussianSomeone who is a descendent of a person who worked for the Tsar or Emperor.
TSYBULENKO UkrainianUkrainian surname created from the Ukrainian word
цибуля (tsybulya) meaning "onion" and the patronymic ending
-enko.