Swiss
names are used in the country of Switzerland in central Europe.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Strandheim German, JewishFrom a location name meaning "beach home" in German, from Middle High German
strand meaning "beach" and
heim meaning "home". As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Strasburg GermanIt is derived from the Old Germanic phrase "an der Strasse," which literally means "on the street." Thus, the original bearer of this name was most likely someone whose residence was located on a street.
Strasse GermanIt derives either from the ancient Roman (Latin) word "straet" meaning a main road, and hence somebody who lived by such a place, or from a German pre-medieval word "stratz" meaning vain.
Strassmann German, JewishTopographic name for someone living on a main street, from Middle High German
strasse, German
Strasse "street, road" and
man "man".
Strauss German, JewishFrom the German word
strauß, meaning "ostrich." In its use as a Jewish surname, it comes from the symbol of the building or family that the bearer occupied or worked for in the Frankfurter Judengasse... [
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Strayer GermanAmericanized form of German Ströher: habitational name for "someone from any of the places called Ströh in Westphalia and Lower Saxony".
Streicher GermanOccupational name for someone who measured grain or inspected cloth
Streisand German, JewishPossibly an ornamental name, literally meaning "scattersand" in German. This surname is borne by the American singer and actress Barbra Streisand (1942-).
Streiter GermanTopographic name from Middle High German struot 'swamp', 'bush', 'thicket' + -er, suffix denoting an inhabitant.
Stricker German, Low German, DutchOccupational name for a rope maker or knitter (of hose, for example), from an agent derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German stricken ‘to tie’.
Strigl GermanName given in 1056 a.d. Meaning- Keeper of the Royal Horses.
Stroh English, GermanMeans "straw" when translated from German, indicating a thin man, a person with straw-colored hair, or a dealer of straw.
Strubel GermanGerman (also Strübel): from a diminutive of Middle High German strūp (see Strub).... [
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Stults GermanThe Stults surname is derived from the German word "stoltz," which means "proud," and as such, it was most likely originally a nickname, which became a hereditary surname.
Stumm GermanDescriptive nickname for a mute person, from Middle High German, Middle Low German
stum ‘mute’.
Stump GermanFrom Middle Low German
stump ‘tree stump’ (borrowed into Middle English), hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a prominent tree stump, or else a nickname for a short, stocky person.... [
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Sturtz GermanSturtz comes from an alpine village in Germany. It literately means "to stumble".
Stutts GermanVariation of
Stutz. From the webpage: https://venere.it/en/the-meaning-and-history-of-the-last-name-stutz/ ... [
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Suadicani Danish (Rare), German (Rare)A portmanteau of the Latin words
suadeo and
canis meaning "persuade" and "dog" respectively.
Suadeo can also be used to mean "weapon", which explains the family's crest, which displays an armored gauntlet wielding a sword and a dog climbing a set of stairs... [
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Subercaseaux French, Spanish (Latin American)The Subercaseaux family is a Chilean family of French descent. They became well known during the 19th century due to their wealth amassed in Norte Chico. They have played a very significant role in Chilean mining, winemaking, politics and arts.
Sudan Arabic, Italian, SpanishEthnic name or regional name for someone from Sudan or who had traded with Sudan. The name of the country is ultimately derived from Arabic سُود (
sud) meaning "black", referring to the darker skin of the inhabitants.
Sugar German (Rare)Sugar is the surname of talented storyteller, writer, and composer Rebecca Rae Sugar (creator of animated series Steven Universe).
Suhr GermanNickname for a bitter or cantankerous person, from Middle Low German sūr meaning "sour".
Sullenberger German (Swiss)Derived from an unknown place called
Sullenberg or from
Schallenberg in Baden, Switzerland. A famous bearer is Sully Sullenberger (1951-), an American retired Air Force fighter pilot and airline captain who is best known for saving all 155 people aboard in the 2009 ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan, after both engines were disabled by a bird strike.
Sully French, Haitian Creolefrom any of the various places called
Sully for example in Calvados Loiret Saone-et-Loire and Oise. The first of these is recorded in 1180 as Silleium from the Gallo-Roman personal name
Silius or
Cilius and the Latin locative element
acum... [
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Sulzer Germanoccupational name for someone who made prepared meats from Middle High German
sulzer "butcher charcutier". from a derivative of Middle High German
sulze "brine" hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a spring of salty water or a habitational name for someone from any of the places called Sulz in Germany Austria Alsace and Switzerland.
Summer English, GermanFrom Middle English
sum(m)er, Middle High German
sumer "summer", hence a nickname for someone of a warm or sunny disposition, or for someone associated with the season of summer in some other way.
Sungenis ItalianAn Italian family name originally spelled
San Genisi, referencing to Saint
Genesius of Rome. It is not related to Greek
συγγενής (
sungenḗs) meaning "blood relative"... [
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Sutter German, EnglishEnglish and South German occupational name for a shoemaker or cobbler (rarely a tailor), from Middle English
suter,
souter, Middle High German
suter,
sutære (from Latin
sutor, an agent derivative of
suere ‘to sew’).
Swigert German (Americanized)Americanized form of German Schweigert or Zweigert, an occupational name for a gardener or tender of plants, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zwigen, meaning "to graft" or "to plant".
Swinehart English, GermanMeans "swine herder", from Middle High German
swīn "hog, swine" and
hertære "herder".
Swisher GermanAmericanized form of German Schweitzer meaning Swiss.
Tabbert German, FrisianFrom Middle Low German
tabbert, Middle Dutch
tabbaert ‘tabard’, a sleeveless overgarment worn by men in the Middle Ages, (ultimately from French
tabard, from Late Latin
tabardum)... [
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Taccola ItalianNickname of a diminutive from Italian meaning "jackdaw".
Tagliaferro ItalianFrom the Italian
tagliare "to cut" and
ferro "iron" occupational name for an ironworker or a nickname for a strong or ferocious fighter, one who was adept at cutting through the cuirass of the enemy with his sword (see
Telfer).
Taglialatela ItalianTaglialatela means "the person who cuts the cloth" and is typical in the Naples and Caserta areas of Italy.
Tagliamonte ItalianTagliamonte means "mountain cutter". From the Italian
tagliate (to cut) and
monte (mountain).
Taiber GermanGerman (also Täuber) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Taube ‘pigeon, dove’. The -er inflection denotes the male bird, but in most cases this is an occupational name for a pigeon breeder, from an agent noun derivative ending in -er(t).
Takahara ItalianTakahara means "Treasure" in Italian. It was created as a family name only two generations ago.
Talbert English, FrenchFrom a continental Germanic personal name composed of the elements
tal "valley" and
berth "bright".
Tallon English, Irish, Norman, FrenchEnglish and Irish (of Norman origin), and French from a Germanic personal name derived from
tal ‘destroy’, either as a short form of a compound name with this first element (compare
Talbot) or as an independent byname... [
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Talloran German (Modern, ?)It is unknown whether Talloran is a real surname or not. However, the surname means "brave" and is given to James Talloran, a fictional character working for the SCP Foundation. The SCP Foundation is a secret organization that studies the paranormal... [
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Talon English, FrenchDerived from Old French
talon "heel", denoting a person with a deformity or a swift person. It could also be a diminutive form of given names
Talbot and
Talleyrand.
Tannen German, JewishGerman and Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from any of several places in Lower Saxony or Baden named with German
Tannen ‘pine’, or from a short form of any of the many compound names formed with this element... [
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Tannenbaum Jewish, GermanGerman and Jewish (Ashkenazic) topographic name or Jewish ornamental name from German
Tannenbaum ‘fir tree’, ‘pine tree’.
Tanno RomanshOf debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from the given name
Donatus.
Tapon FrenchFrom the old French word
tapon, meaning "cork". Hence this surname was first given to corks makers.
Tapp English, GermanDerived from an Old English given name
Tæppa, of uncertain origin and meaning. In German, it is a nickname for a clumsy person or a simpleton, derived from Middle Low German
tappe meaning "oaf".
Taranto ItalianHabitational name from the southern Italian city and provincial capital of this name (from Latin Tarentum from Greek Taras). Variant of
Tarantino and
Di Taranto.
Taron German (Rare)The standardized variant of
Tarruhn which has origins in the Neumark region of Brandenburg, Prussia dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. The Taron family was one of many German families who left the Neumark region and moved eastward into present-day Poland and Ukraine... [
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Tarruhn GermanOrigins are found in Neumark, Brandenburg, Prussia.
Tassi ItalianCould be a patronymic form of the given name Tasso, indicate the bearer is from one of several municipalities called Tasso, or be a nickname from Italian
tasso meaning "badger (animal)" or "yew".
Tassoni ItalianProbably derived from Italian
tasso meaning "badger (animal)", though it can also mean "yew (tree)".
Tautou French, OccitanDerived from French
tatou meaning "armadillo". It may have originally been given to a person who resembled an armadillo in some way. A famous bearer is the French actress and model Audrey Tautou (1976-).
Tederich German, Swiss, ScandinavianThe origin and meaning of the surname Tederich is uncertain. It may be derived from the German word "Teder," which means tender or soft, or a variation of the surname Tiederich, which is a habitational name derived from Tiederen, a place name in Holstein.... [
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Tegaldo ItalianThis surname is the Piedmontese origin. The Tegaldo last name comes from the Latin Teca (= shell beans). Its meaning is
grower of vegetables (bean). Also it is known as
vegetable farming... [
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Telfer Scottish, English, ItalianFrom a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, from Old French
taille or
tailler "to cut" +
fer "iron" Latin:
ferrum "iron" (see
Tagliaferro).
Tempesta ItalianOriginally a nickname for a person with a blustery temperament, from Italian
tempesta meaning "storm, tempest" (compare
Tempest).... [
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Temple English, FrenchOccupational name or habitational name for someone who was employed at or lived near one of the houses ("temples") maintained by the Knights Templar, a crusading order so named because they claimed to occupy in Jerusalem the site of the old temple (Middle English, Old French temple, Latin templum)... [
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Templin GermanGerman habitational name from a place so named in Brandenburg, of Slavic origin.
Terracciano ItalianItalian "Fenced In Land" from Italian "Terra" meaning "Land" and "Ciano" meaning "Fenced"
Terracina ItalianFrom the name of a city in Lazio, Italy, called
Tarracina in Latin.
Terrien FrenchTopographic name from an adjectival derivative of
terre "land", denoting someone who lived and worked on the land, i.e. a peasant. It is Americanized frequently as Landers, and occasionally as Farmer.
Tesauro Italianmetonymic occupational name for a treasurer or person in charge of financial administration from Old Italian
tesauro "treasure treasury" (from Latin
thesaurus "hoard"). It may also be from the personal name Tesauro with the same origin.
Tesoro Spanish, Italianfrom
tesoro "treasure" (from Latin
thesaurus "hoard") applied as a metonymic occupational name for a treasurer. In some cases this may be a habitational name from El Tesoro in southern Spain... [
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Tessier FrenchOccupational Name For A Weaver, From Old French Tissier (From Late Latin Texarius, A Derivative Of Texere ‘To Weave’). It Is Also Found In England As A Surname Of Huguenot Origin. Compare
Tacey.
Thal Jewish, GermanOrnamental and topographic name derived from German
Tal "valley".
Thiel GermanDerived from Old High German
thiot "people".
Thirring Upper German (Rare)The name Thirring has many different forms/variant spellings. These include Thiering, Thiring, Thuring,Thuringer, Turinger, Duringer, Diringer, Diring and During. One of the reasons for all the variant spellings is that the church scribes in Hungary originally all recorded the name differently... [
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Thoma German, German (Swiss)German and Swiss German: variant of Thomas. Greek: genitive patronymic from Thomas. Genitive patronymics are particularly associated with Cyprus.
Thorbecke GermanPossibly from an unknown place name meaning either "at the brook" or "
Thor's stream" in German. A noteworthy bearer was the Dutch liberal statesman and prime minister Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798-1872), whose family was of German origin; he is best known for almost single-handedly drafting the revision of the Constitution of the Netherlands, which turned the country from an absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy, during the Revolutions of 1848.
Tiefenbrunn GermanPossibly a combination of the german word “Tiefe” meaning depths, and germanic
brun, meaning armor, protection
Tietjen GermanPrimarily found in northern Germany. "Tiet" is a variant of "Dieter" and "Dietrich", and the "-jen" suffix is a diminutive ending.
Timcke German (Rare)Timcke originated in Germany and has existed since the origin of the Germanic language.
Timm German, Dutch, EnglishEnglish: probably from an otherwise unrecorded Old English personal name, cognate with the attested Continental Germanic form
Timmo. This is of uncertain origin, perhaps a short form of
Dietmar... [
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