Submitted Surnames Starting with S

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Shami Arabic
Means "Syrian" or "Damascene", derived from Arabic الشام (ash-Sham) referring to both Syria and the Syrian city of Damascus.
Shamoun Arabic, Assyrian, Jewish
Derived from the given name شامون (Shamʿūn), itself an Arabic form of Simon 1, used mainly among Christians and Jews... [more]
Shams Arabic, Persian, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Shams.
Shamsi Persian
From the given name Shams.
Shan Chinese
From the place name Shan. Cheng Wang, the second king (1115–1079 bc) of the Zhou dynasty, granted to a son the area of Shan, and the son’s descendants adopted the place name as their surname. It comes from the Chinese word meaning "mountain"... [more]
Shan Gujarati, Hindi
A Gujarati and Hindi surname with an unknown meaning.
Shan Chinese
From Chinese 单 (shàn) referring to the ancient state of Shan, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Shanahan Irish
Anglicised form of Ó Seanachain.
Shanavazov Dargin, Dagestani
Means "son of Shakhnavaz"; the name itself is of Persian origin meaning "shah (king) of grace".
Shandera Czech (Anglicized, Modern)
Shandera is anglicized for Šandera, a patronymic for Alexander (son of Alexander), the euiqvalent of Sandoor in Hungarian or Sanders in 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]
Shang Chinese
This is a Chinese dynasty.
Shani Hebrew
Means "red, scarlet" in Hebrew. From the given name Shani 1.
Shankar Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
From the given name Shankar.
Shanks English (Modern)
Possibly a diminutive of LONGSHANKS, which would be given to a tall or gangly person.
Shanley Irish
Shortened form of MacShanley.
Shao Chinese
From Chinese 邵 (shào) referring to the ancient fief of Zhao, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province. The name of the fief, 召, had the same pronunciation as the character 邵.
Sharabi Judeo-Arabic
Denotes someone originally from the district of Sharab in western Yemen.
Sharafkandi Kurdish
Denoted a person from Sharafkand, a village in the Central District of Bukan County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Shareef Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Sharif.
Sharif Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Sharif.
Sharifov Tajik, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sharif", as well as variant of Azerbaijani Şərifov.
Sharon Hebrew
From an Old Testament place name, in Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (Sharon), which means "plain", referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel.
Sharpin English
Variant of Sharp.
Sharpton English
Habitational name from Sharperton in Northumberland, possibly so named from Old English scearp "steep" and beorg "hill", "mound" and tun "settlement".
Sharqawi Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "easterner, one from the east", derived from Arabic شرق (sharq) meaning "east, Orient".
Shasteen English (American, Modern)
A derivative Chastain.... [more]
Shastri Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From a title meaning "scholar", itself derived from Sanskrit शास्त्रिन् (shastrin) denoting a person who was well-versed in the shastras (ancient Indian texts).
Shastry Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Kannada and Telugu variant of Shastri.
Shatner German (Anglicized), Jewish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Schattner. A notable bearer was Canadian actor William Shatner (1931-), who is known for his roles as Captain James T. Kirk in 'Star Trek', T.J. Hooker in 'T.J. Hooker', Denny Crane in 'Boston Legal', and the Priceline Negotiator in Priceline.com commercials.
Shattuck English
A locational name from a family in Chaddock, a hamlet in the parish in Lancashire, England. Also a variant of Chadwick.
Shaukat Urdu
From the given name Shawkat.
Shaukat Urdu
From the given name Shaukat.
Shaulis Lithuanian
Occupational name from Lithuanian šaulys ‘rifleman’.
Shavit Jewish
From the given name Shavit.
Shavkatov Uzbek
Means "son of Shavkat".
Shawe English
Variant of Shaw 1.
Shawkat Arabic
From the given name Shawkat.
Shawki Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Shawky Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Shawqi Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Shay Irish
Variant of Shea.
Shayesteh Persian
Means "eminent, worthy, admirable" in Persian.
Shcheglov Russian
From Russian щегол (shchegol) meaning "goldfinch".
Shcheglova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Щеглов (see Shcheglov).
Shchepkin Russian
From Russian щепка (shchepka) meaning "sliver, splinter, chip".
Shchepkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Щепкин (see Shchepkin).
Shchusev Russian
Surname derived from Alexey Shchusev
Shchyotkin Russian
From the Russian word щетка meaning "brush".
Shchyotkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Щёткин (see Shchyotkin).
She Chinese
From Chinese 佘 (shé), which is of unknown significance.
Sheard English
English surname which was originally from a place name meaning "gap between hills" in Old English.
Shebani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the name of an Arab tribe which is derived from Arabic شيب (šīb) meaning "white hair, grayness" or "cold, snow". This surname is chiefly used in Libya.
Shee Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of O'Shea.
Sheehan Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
From irish "O Siodhachain" meaning "descendant of Siodhach" - peaceful or gentle, courteous.
Sheehey Irish
Variant of Sheehy.
Sheen English
Meaning unknown, though possibly a variant of Sean. A famous bearer of the surname is actor Charlie Sheen.
Sheene Irish (Anglicized)
Derived from the Gaelic siodhach which means "peaceful." Most commonly used in Ireland and originated in the county's southwest region.
Sheepshanks Scottish
From a medieval Scottish and northern English nickname for someone with a strange or awkward way of walking (literally "sheeplegs").
Sheeran English, Irish
Shortened form of O'Sheeran.
Sheffield English, English (British)
A surname which named after an city in England.... [more]
Shehab Arabic
From the given name Shihab.
Shehadeh Arabic
Derived from Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda) meaning "testimony, witness, belief (in Islam)".
Shehan Sinhalese, Dhivehi, Tamil
From the given name Shehan.
Shehata Arabic
Derived from Arabic شحات (shahhat) meaning "beggar".
Shehzad Urdu
Derived from the given name Shahzad.
Sheik Arabic, Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيخ or Bengali শেখ (see Sheikh).
Sheikh Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the Arabic title شَيْخ (šayḵ) meaning "chief, chieftain, head". It is used to denote a political or spiritual leader of a Muslim community.
Sheikhi Persian
Persian form of Sheikh.
Shek Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shi.
Sheldon English, English (American)
From an Old English place name meaning "valley with steep sides".
Sheldrake English
From a medieval nickname for a dandyish (showy) or vain man, from Middle English scheldrake, the male of a type of duck with brightly-coloured plumage (itself from the East Anglian dialect term scheld "variegated" combined with drake "male duck").
Sheleg Russian
Russian form of Šelieh.
Shell American
Posibly from the given name Shell.
Shelley English, Irish
From the given name Shelley It means "wooded clearing" in Irish.
Shelley English, Irish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from any of the three places called Shelley (Essex Suffolk Yorkshire) or from Shelley Plain in Crawley (Sussex)... [more]
Shemer Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Schimmer.... [more]
Shemesh Jewish
Means "sun" in Hebrew.
Shemtov Hebrew (Modern)
Means "good name", derived from Hebrew שם (shem) means "name" and טוב (tov) means "good".
Shen Chinese
From Chinese 沈 (shěn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the Henan province.
Shen Chinese
From Chinese 慎 (shèn) meaning "cautious, acting sincerely, with care".
Shenberger English (?)
The name Shenberger comes from a common mix up with the archaic Austrian-German surname Schoenberg; meaning "Beautiful Mountain."
Sheng Chinese
From Chinese 盛 (shèng) meaning "flourishing, prosperous", also referring to the ancient state of Sheng which existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shandong province.
Shenton English
"Beautiful town" in Old English. Parishes in Leicestershire, and Cheshire.
Sheperd English
Variant of Shepherd or transferred use of the surname Sheperd.
Sheptitskiy Ukrainian
This indicates familial origin with the village of Sheptychi in Ukraine, which, as of February 2017, is located within Sambir Raion in the Lviv Oblast.
Sher Urdu
Derived from the given name Sher.
Sheraliev Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sherali", from a combination of the names Sher and Ali 1.
Sheremeta Ukrainian, Russian
Feminine equivalent of Sheremet.
Sheremetev Russian
Derived from the Turkic word Şeremet meaning "poor man". (See Şeremet)
Sheremeteva Russian
Feminine equivalent of Sheremetev.
Shereshevsky Russian, Jewish
Name for someone originally from the city of Sharashova in Belarus, probably derived Russian шерешь (sheresh) meaning "frozen mud, ice (on a river)".
Sherif Arabic
From the given name Sharif.
Sheriff English, Scottish
Occupational name for a sheriff, derived from Middle English schiref, shreeve, shryve literally meaning "sheriff", or from Old English scir meaning "shire, administrative district" and (ge)refa meaning "reeve"... [more]
Sherkhanzai Afghan
Meaning "son of Sherkhan" in Pashto. Sherkhan itself means "lion king" in Persian. This surname is found among Afghans belonging to the Barech, one of the Durrani Pashto tribes.
Sherlock English, Irish
Nickname for someone with "fair hair" or "a lock of fair hair."
Sherpa Nepali, Indian, Tibetan, Bengali
From the name of the Sherpa people, a Tibetic ethnic group inhabiting Nepal, China, Bhutan, and the Himalayas. The name itself is derived from Sherpa ཤར (shar) meaning "east" and wa "people" (thus, "people of the east" or "eastern people"), a reference to their origin in northeastern Nepal... [more]
Sherpa Sherpa
From Sherpa ཤརཔ (Sharpa) meaning "Sherpa", a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group.
Sherrard English
Probably from a medieval nickname based on Middle English shere "bright, fair", with the derogatory suffix -ard.
Sherrell English
This surname is of English locational origin, from the place in Devonshire called Shirwell. The placename is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sirewelle, and by 1242 as Shirewill... [more]
Sherring English
Patronymic variant of the given name Sherwin.
Sherwin English
English: nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English schere(n) ‘to shear’ + wind ‘wind’.
Sherwood English
From a place name meaning "bright forest", derived from Old English scir meaning "bright" and wudu meaning "tree, wood".
Sherzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Shirzai.
Shettima Kanuri, Nigerian
Meaning unknown.
Shevalier English (American), English (Canadian)
Anglicized form of the French surname Chevalier.
Shevardnadze Georgian
Means "son of the falcon", from Georgian შავარდენი (shavardeni) meaning "falcon, hawk". A famous bearer was Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze (1928-2014).
Shevelev Russian
Derived by means of suffix "-ev" from Old Slavic verb sheveliti (se) meaning to make noise, to whirr, to rustle, to whistle, to wander. Initially it designated someone bold, daring, hardy, spirited.
Shi Chinese
From Chinese 石 (shí) meaning "stone", also referring to the ancient city of Chach that is now Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Shi Chinese
From Chinese 施 (shī) referring to the ancient state of Shi, which existed during the Xia dynasty in present-day Hubei province.
Shi Chinese
From Chinese 石 (shí) meaning "stone".
Shi Chinese
In Chinese Shi means History.
Shi Chinese
From 时(shí) means time.
Shiba Japanese
From Japanese 斯波 (Shiba) meaning "Shiba", a former district in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [more]
Shibakawa Japanese
From Japanese 芝 (shiba) meaning "turf, lawn, sod" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Shibanami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紫波 (see Shiba).
Shibani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Shebani.
Shibasaki Japanese
Shiba (柴) means firewood, Saki (崎) means small peninsula.
Shibata Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "brushwood, firewood" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shibayama Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Shibazaki Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood, brushwood" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Shibuimaru Japanese
From Japanese 渋 (''shibu'') "unripe persimmon juice", 井 (''i'') "well" and 丸 (''maru'') "circle".
Shibuki Japanese
Shibu means "astringent, rough" and ki means "tree, wood".
Shibusawa Japanese
From Japanese 渋 or 澁 (shibu) meaning "astringent (taste), harsh" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Shibutani Japanese
From Japanese 澁 or 渋 (shibu) meaning "rough" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Shichiho Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).
Shichihō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 七宝 (see Shippō) and can be also spelled 七寳.
Shichihoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).
Shichihou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).
Shida Japanese
From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shidehara Japanese
Combination of the kanji 幣 (shide, of uncertain meaning) and 原 (hara, "meadow").
Shie German
Variant of Schie.
Shieh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Xie or Shi chiefly used in Taiwan.
Shield English
Metonymic occupational name for an armorer, from Middle English scheld "shield" (Old English scild, sceld).
Shields Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Siadhail
Shiemke Kashubian (Americanized, ?), Polish (Americanized, ?), Sorbian (Americanized, ?)
Americanized form of Schimke, which is a Germanized form of an uncertain Slavic name, possibly Polish, Kashubian or Sorbian. The original name was a nickname meaning "little Simon 1", either a diminutive of the given name or meaning "son of Simon".
Shigaraki Japanese
From Japanese 死 (shi) meaning "death", 柄 (gara) meaning "handle, grip", and 木 (ki) meaning "tree"
Shige Japanese
Shige means "luxurious".
Shigematsu Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Shigemura Japanese
Shige means "luxurious" and mura means "hamlet, village" or "town".
Shigeoka Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Shigesato Japanese
Shige means "luxurious" and sato means "village".
Shigeta Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shigusawa Japanese
Keiichi Shigusawa, professionally known as Keiichi Sigsawa, is an award winning novelist.
Shih Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 施 (see Shi).
Shih Taiwanese
Alternate transcription of Shi chiefly used in Taiwan.
Shiha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Shihab Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Shihab.
Shijou Japanese
From Japanese 市 (shi) meaning "market, town", 四 (shi) meaning "four" or 砥 (shi) meaning "whetstone"; combined with 場 (jou) meaning "place", 條 (jou) meaning "article, twig, ray", 条 (jou) with the same meaning as the previous one, or 上 (jou) meaning "above".
Shikanai Japanese
A notable bearer is Kayleigh Shikanai.
Shikanai Japanese
From Japanese 鹿 (shika) meaning "deer" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".
Shikari Indian, Hindi
From Hindi meaning "hunter, huntsman".
Shikazu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 志和 (see Shiwa).
Shikdar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali সিকদার (see Sikder).
Shikder Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali শিকদার (see Sikder).
Shikongo African
Potentially means "people's leader". Prevalent in Nambia.
Shilling English, German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
nickname from the Middle English coin name schilling "shilling" (Old English scilling) probably referring to a fee or rent owed or paid... [more]
Shim Korean
Alternate transcription of Sim.
Shima Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Shimadzu Japanese
Variant transcription of Shimazu.
Shimai Japanese
Shima means "island" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Shimajiri Japanese
From 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 尻 (jiri) meaning "rear".
Shimamori Japanese
Shima (島) means "island", mori (森) means "forest"
Shimamoto Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Shimano Japanese
Shima means "island" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Shimaoka Japanese
島 (Shima) means "jsland", 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill".
Shimazaki Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Shimazu Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 津 (zu) meaning "harbor".
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