Surnames Starting with S

Stárek m Czech
From a nickname derived from Czech starý meaning "old".

Starek Polish
From a nickname derived from Polish stary meaning "old".

Stark English, German
From a nickname meaning "strong, rigid", from Old English stearc or Old High German stark.

Stárková f Czech
Feminine form of Stárek.

Starosta Polish
Means "mayor, leader, elder" in Polish.

Starr English
From Middle English sterre meaning "star". This was usually a nickname, but it could also occasionally be a sign name from the name of an inn called the Star.

Starrett Scottish
Originally indicated a person from Stairaird, an estate in Scotland.

Stasiuk Ukrainian, Polish
From a diminutive of the given name Stanislav.

Šťastná f Czech
Feminine form of Šťastný.

Šťastný m Czech
Means "happy" in Czech.

Statham English
From the name of a village in the English county of Cheshire, derived from Old English stæð meaning "wharf, landing place" and ham "home, settlement".

Stauss German
Means "buttocks" from Middle High German stuz.

Stavrou Greek
From the given name Stavros.

Stawska f Polish
Feminine form of Stawski.

Stawski m Polish
Derived from Polish staw meaning "pond".

Steed English
Occupational name for one who tended horses, derived from Middle English steed, in turn derived from Old English steda meaning "stallion".

Steele English
Occupational name for a steelworker, from Old English stele meaning "steel".

Steen Low German
Low German variant of Stein. A famous bearer was the 17th-century Dutch painter Jan Steen.

Steensen Danish
Means "son of Steen".

Stefanidi f Greek
Feminine form of Stefanidis.

Stefanidis m Greek
Means "son of Stefanos" in Greek.

Stefanidou f Greek
Feminine form of Stefanidis.

Stefanov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefanova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Stefanov.

Stefanović Serbian
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefansen Danish
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefánsson Icelandic
Means "son of Stefán".

Stefansson Swedish
Means "son of Stefan".

Steffen Low German, English
Derived from the given name Stephen.

Steffensen Danish
Means "son of Steffen".

Stein German, Jewish
From Old High German stein meaning "stone". It might indicate the original bearer lived near a prominent stone or worked as a stonecutter. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Steiner German
Variant of Stein.

Steinmann German
Means "stone man" in German, used as a habitational name for a person who lived near a prominent stone or an occupational name for a stone worker.

Steinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Steinn".

Stenberg Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Derived from Scandinavian sten (Old Norse steinn) meaning "stone" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Swedish name it is ornamental.

Stendahl Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish sten (Old Norse steinn) meaning "stone" and dal (Old Norse dalr) meaning "valley".

Stenger German
Occupational name for a post maker, from Old High German stanga "pole".

Štěpánek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Štěpán.

Štěpánková f Czech
Feminine form of Štěpánek.

Stepanov m Russian
Means "son of Stepan".

Stepanova f Russian
Feminine form of Stepanov.

Stephanidi f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδη (see Stefanidi).

Stephanidis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδης (see Stefanidis).

Stephanidou f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδου (see Stefanidou).

Stephens English
Derived from the given name Stephen.

Stephenson English
Means "son of Stephen".

Stępień Polish
Possibly an occupational name for a herbalist, from Polish stępa "mortar".

Sterling Scottish
Derived from city of Stirling, which is itself of unknown meaning.

Stern 1 English
From Old English styrne meaning "stern, severe". This was used as a nickname for someone who was stern, harsh, or severe in manner or character.

Stern 2 German, Jewish
German cognate of Starr.

Sternberg Jewish
Ornamental name derived from old German stern "star" and berg "mountain".

Stetson English
Possibly from the name of the village of Stidston in Devon, meaning "Stithweard's town".

Steube German
Variant of Steuben.

Steuben German
Name for a dweller by a stump of a large tree, from Middle Low German stubbe "stub".

Stevens English
Variant of Stephens.

Stevenson English
Variant of Stephenson.

Stewart Scottish
Occupational name for an administrative official of an estate or steward, from Old English stig "house" and weard "guard". The Stewart family (sometimes spelled Stuart) held the Scottish crown for several centuries. One of the most famous members of the Stewart family was Mary, Queen of Scots.

Stidolph English
From the Old English given name Stithulf.

Stieber German
Derived from Middle High German stiuben meaning "to run away". It may have been given as a nickname to a cowardly person or a thief.

Stigsson Swedish
Means "son of Stig".

Stilo Italian
Derived from the name of the town of Stilo in southern Italy. It is possibly derived from Greek στῦλος (stylos) meaning "column, pillar".

Stirling Scottish
Variant of Sterling.

Stjepanić Croatian
Means "son of Stjepan".

St John English
From a place named for Saint John.

St Martin French
From a place named for Saint Martin.

Stoddard English
Occupational name for a horse keeper, from Old English stod "stallion, stud" and hierde "herder".

Stoica Romanian
From Romanian stoic meaning "stoic, impassive".

Stojanov m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanov.

Stojanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanovski.

Stojanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stoke English
From the name of numerous places in England, derived from Old English stoc meaning "place, dwelling".

Stokes English
Variant of Stoke.

Stolarz Polish
Occupational name from Polish stolarz meaning "joiner, maker of furniture".

Stone English
Name for a person who lived near a prominent stone or worked with stone, derived from Old English stan.

Stoppelbein German
Means "stump leg" from Middle Low German stoppel "stump" and bein "leg".

Storstrand Norwegian
Originally denoted someone from Storstrand farm in Norway, derived from stor meaning "big" and strand meaning "beach".

Stoyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stoyan".

Stoyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyanov.

St Pierre French
From a French place named for Saint Peter.

Strand Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
From Old Norse strǫnd meaning "beach, sea shore". It was originally given to someone who lived on or near the sea.

Strange English
Derived from Middle English strange meaning "foreign", ultimately from Latin extraneus.

Straub German
From Old High German strub meaning "rough, unkempt".

Street English
Habitational name for a person who lived in a place called Street, for example in Somerset. It is derived from Old English stræt meaning "Roman road", from Latin strata.

Strickland English
From the name of a town in Cumbria, derived from Old English stirc "calf, young bullock" and land "cultivated land".

Stringer English
Occupational name for a maker of string or bow strings, from Old English streng "string".

Strnad m & u Czech, Slovene
Means "bunting (bird)" in Czech and Slovene.

Strnadová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Strnad.

Strobel German
Diminutive form of Straub.

Strohkirch German
Means "straw church" in German.

Ström Swedish
Means "stream" in Swedish.

Strøm Norwegian, Danish
Means "stream" in Norwegian and Danish.

Stroman German
Means "straw man" in German, an occupational name for a seller of straw.

Strömberg Swedish
From Swedish ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream" and berg meaning "mountain".

Strong English
Nickname derived from Middle English strong or strang meaning "strong".

Stroud English
From Old English strod meaning "marshy ground overgrown with brushwood".

Strudwick English
From an English place name derived from Old English strod meaning "marshy ground overgrown with brushwood" and wic meaning "village, town".

Struna Slovene
From Slovene struna meaning "string, cord", possibly denoting a maker of rope.

Stuart Scottish
Variant of Stewart.

Stuber German
Occupational name for the owner of an inn, derived from Old High German stuba "room".

Stück German, Jewish
From Old High German stucki meaning "piece, part".

Stueck German, Jewish
Variant of Stück.

Stumpf German
Nickname for a short person or a topographic name someone who lived near a prominent stump, from Middle High German stumpf.

Sturm German
Means "storm" in German, originally a nickname for a volatile person.

Styles English
Locational name for one who lived near a steep hill, from Old English stigol "stile, set of steps".

Su Chinese
From Chinese 苏 (sū) meaning "perilla", also referring to an ancient minor state called Su.

Suárez Spanish
Means "son of Suero".

Suchá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Suchý.

Suchý m Czech, Slovak
Means "dry" in Czech and Slovak. This was a nickname for a thin person.

Sudworth English
From an English place name composed of Old English suþ "south" and worþ "enclosure".

Suen Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Sun.

Suero Spanish
Derived from the given name Suero.

Suess German
Variant of Süß. A famous bearer was the American children's author Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), who was born Theodor Seuss Geisel.

Suggitt English
Variant of Southgate.

Sugimoto Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Sugimura Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Sugita Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sugiura Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Sugiyama Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Sulaymanov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sulayman".

Sulaymanova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Sulaymanov.

Šulc m Czech
Czech form of Schulz.

Šulcová f Czech
Feminine form of Šulc.

Suleimenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Suleimen".

Suleimenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Suleimenov.

Sullivan Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Súileabháin meaning "descendant of Súileabhán". The name Súileabhán means "dark eye".

Sultan Arabic
From a nickname meaning "sultan, ruler" in Arabic.

Sultana Bengali, Urdu, Maltese
Bengali, Urdu and Maltese form of Sultan.

Sultanov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sultan".

Sultanova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Sultanov.

Sultonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sulton".

Sultonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sultonov.

Sulzbach German
Toponymic name from German places named Sulzbach meaning "salty stream", derived from Old High German sulza "salty water" and bah "stream".

Summerfield English
Originally indicated the bearer was from a town of this name, derived from Old English sumor "summer" and feld "field".

Summers 1 English
Variant of Sumner.

Summers 2 English
Variant of Sommer 1.

Sumner English
Occupational name for a summoner, an official who was responsible for ensuring the appearance of witnesses in court, from Middle English sumner, ultimately from Latin submonere "to advise".

Sun Chinese
From Chinese 孙 (sūn) meaning "grandchild, descendant". A famous bearer of the surname was Sun Tzu, the 6th-century BC author of The Art of War.

Sundberg Swedish
From Swedish sund meaning "strait" and berg meaning "mountain".

Sundén Swedish
From Swedish sund meaning "sound, strait".

Sundström Swedish
From Swedish sund meaning "strait" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Sung Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 宋 (see Song).

Süss German
Variant of Süß.

Süß German
From Old High German suozi meaning "sweet".

Susskind Jewish
Variant of Ziskind.

Sutherland Scottish
Regional name for a person who came from the former county by this name in Scotland. It is derived from Old Norse suðr "south" and land "land", because it was south of the Norse colony of Orkney.

Sutton English
From various English place names meaning "south town".

Suzuki Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood". This is the second most common surname in Japan. A notable bearer was the artist Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770).

Svéd Hungarian
Means "Swedish" in Hungarian.

Svendsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Svend".

Svensen Norwegian
Means "son of Sven".

Svenson Swedish
Variant of Svensson.

Svensson Swedish
Means "son of Sven".

Svoboda m Czech
Means "freedom" in Czech. This was a medieval name for a freeman, someone who was not a serf.

Svobodová f Czech
Feminine form of Svoboda.

Swallow English
From the name of the bird, from Old English swealwe, a nickname for someone who resembled or acted like a swallow.

Swango German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Schwangau.

Swanson English
Patronymic form of Middle English swein meaning "servant" (of Old Norse origin). This word was also used as a byname, and this surname could be a patronymic form of that.

Sweeney Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Suibhne.

Sweet English
From a nickname meaning "sweet, pleasant", from Old English swete.

Swift English
Nickname for a quick person, from Old English swift.

Swindlehurst English
From the place name Swinglehurst in the Forest of Bowland in central Lancashire, derived from Old English swin "swine, pig", hyll "hill" and hyrst "wood, grove".

Switzer German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Schweitzer.

Sydney English
Variant of Sidney.

Sydykov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sydyk".

Sydykova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Sydykov.

Sýkora m Czech, Slovak
Means "tit (bird)" in Czech and Slovak.

Sýkorová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Sýkora.

Symonds English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Symons English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Szabó Hungarian
Means "tailor" in Hungarian.

Szabolcsi Hungarian
From the name of the Szabolcs region in Hungary, derived from the given name Szabolcs.

Szalai Hungarian
Possibly denoted a person from the region of Zala in western Hungary, itself named for the Zala River.

Szántó Hungarian
Occupational name for a ploughman or tiller, derived from Hungarian szánt meaning "to plow".

Szarka Hungarian
From Hungarian szarka meaning "magpie", often used as a euphemistic term for a thief.

Szarvas Hungarian
Means "deer" in Hungarian.

Szczepańska f Polish
Feminine form of Szczepański.

Szczepański m Polish
Derived from the given name Szczepan.

Székely Hungarian
Denoted a person of Székely ancestry. The Székelys are a population of Hungarians who live in central Romania.

Szekeres Hungarian
Occupational name for a cartman, derived from Hungarian szekér meaning "cart, wagon".

Szép Hungarian
Means "beautiful, lovely" in Hungarian.

Szewc Polish
Means "shoemaker" in Polish.

Szewczyk Polish
Diminutive form of Szewc.

Szilágyi Hungarian
Denoted one from the region of Szilágy in Hungary, derived from Hungarian szil meaning "elm" and ágy meaning "bed".

Szőke Hungarian
Means "blond, fair haired" in Hungarian.

Szombathy Hungarian
From Hungarian szombat meaning "Saturday".

Szűcs Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "furrier" in Hungarian.

Szulc Polish
Polish form of Schulz.

Szwarc Polish
Polish phonetic spelling of German Schwarz.

Szwed Polish
Variant of Szweda.

Szweda Polish
Derived from Polish Szwed meaning "Swede, person from Sweden".

Szwedko Polish
Variant of Szweda.

Szymańska f Polish
Feminine form of Szymański.

Szymański m Polish
From the given name Szymon.