Surnames Starting with S: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 3 of 5)
588 family names beginning with S. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.
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SharkeyIreland
A descendant of Searcach, loving
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SharpEngland
Quick, keen
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SharplesEngland
Someone who came from Sharples (steep place), in Lancashire
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ShattuckEngland
A dweller at the sign of the little shad (fish)
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ShatzGermany
The dear or beloved person
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ShawEngland
Small wood, thicket
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SheaIreland
Descendant of Séaghdha ("hawk-like")
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ShearerScotland
Shearer of sheep or cloth
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SheehanIreland
Descendant of Síodhachán ("peaceful")
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SheehyIreland
Son of Sítheach ("peaceful")
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SheffieldEngland
Open land by the River Sheaf
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SheldonEngland
Hill with a ledge
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ShellEngland
From Shell
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ShelleyEngland
Clearing on a ledge
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SheltonEngland
From Shelton, "farm on a ledge"
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ShepherdEngland
Sheep herder
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SheridanIreland
Descendant of Sirideán ("seeker")
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SherlockEngland
Someone who had white hair
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ShermanEngland
Shearer of cloth
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SherrickScotland
Someone who came from Sherraig (clear bay), in Scotland
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SherrillEngland
Bright spring
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SherwoodEngland
Shire wood
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ShipleyEngland
Sheep clearing
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ShipmanEngland
Sailor
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ShirleyEngland
Shire clearing
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ShockleyEngland
From Shocklach in Cheshire
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ShoesmithEngland
Someone who made horseshoes
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ShookEngland
Schuck / Schug
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ShortEngland
Short, small of stature
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ShortallEngland
A dweller at the small nook or corner
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ShreveEngland
A sheriff or shire reeve
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ShriberGermany
An official, or public, writer, a scribe
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ShriverGermany
An official, or public, writer, a scribe
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ShurtleffEngland
A dweller near the short cliff
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SibleyEngland
From the personal name Sibyl
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SicilianoItaly
Sicilian
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SiddonsEngland
Uncertain origin
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SidorPoland
A descendant of Sidor, from Isidore
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SiebertGermany
From the name Siegbert
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SiegelGermany
Seal maker
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SienkiewiczPoland
The son of Sienko, a form of Szymon
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SierraSpain
"mountain range"
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SieversGermany
"son of Siegward"
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SievertGermany
A descendant of Siegwart
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SikoraPoland
Titmouse (bird)
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SikorskiPoland
Titmouse / from Sikórz
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SilberGermany
A descendant of Silber, a pet form of Sigilbert (victory, bright)
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SilbermanGermany
Someone who made and sold silver articles, a silversmith
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SilvaPortugal
"woodland"
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SilveiraPortugal
Bramble thicket
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SilverEngland
Silversmith or silver hair
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SilvesterEngland
A descendant of Silvester (forest dweller)
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SilvestreSpain
A personal name, locality or old nickname
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SilvestriItaly
Of the woods
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SimardFrance
Famous victory
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SimcockEngland
A descendant of little Sim
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SimmonsEngland
Son of Simon
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SimmsEngland
Son of Sim / Simon
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SimõesPortugal
"son of Simão"
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SimonFrance
"He has heard" (Hebrew)
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SimpsonEngland & Scotland
Son of Sim (Simon)
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SimsEngland
Son of Sim (Simon)
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SinclairScotland
From Saint-Clair
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SingerEngland
Singer, cantor
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SingletonEngland
From Singleton in Lancashire
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SinickiPoland
A place name or a color-related nickname
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SiskIreland
An Irish name of uncertain derivation
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SiwekPoland
"grey haired"
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SiwiecPoland
Grey-haired one
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SkeltonEngland
Farm on a ledge
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SkeneScotland
Someone who came from the lands of Skene (bush)
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SkibaPoland
"furrow slice"
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SkidmoreEngland
A dweller at a wasteland associated with a man named Skyti
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SkinnerEngland
Skinner of hides and furs
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SkoraPoland
Someone who prepared skins, a skinner
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SkowronPoland
Lark
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SkowrońskiPoland
"lark"
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SkrzypczakPoland
Son of the fiddler
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SlackEngland
Hollow
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SladeEngland
Valley
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SlaterEngland
Slate roofer
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SlatteryIreland
A descendant of Slatra, strong or bold
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SlaughterEngland
Dweller by a muddy place
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SleighEngland
Someone who was dexterous or skilled
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SlingsbyEngland
Sleng's farm
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SliwaPoland
Plum tree
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SloanNorthern Ireland
Descendant of Sluaghán (army)
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SłowikPoland
"nightingale"
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SlowinskiPoland
Someone from a place with a name related to Słowin
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SmallEngland
Slender, small
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SmalleyEngland
A narrow woodland clearing
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SmallwoodEngland
Narrow wood
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SmartEngland
Quick, brisk
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SmedleyEngland
A dweller at the smooth or flat meadow
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SmethurstEngland
"smooth wooded hill"
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SmileyScotland
Cheerful, smiling
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SmithEngland
Metalworker (Old English smið)
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SmithsonEngland
The son of a smith
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SmokerEngland
Someone who made or sold smocks, formerly a woman's undergarment
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SmolińskiPoland
Tar / from Smolin
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SmollettEngland
Someone who had a small head
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SmythEngland
The worker in metals
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SmytheEngland
The worker in metals
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SneedEngland
Cut-off piece of land
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SnodgrassScotland
Smooth grass
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SnooksEngland
Someone who came from Sevenoaks (seven oaks), in Kent
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SnowEngland
White-haired or pale
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SnowdenEngland
Snow hill
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SnyderGermany & the Netherlands
Tailor
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SoaresPortugal
"son of Soeiro"
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SobczakPoland
Son of Sobek (Sobiesław)
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SobczykPoland
From the name Sobek
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SobelPoland
A dweller at the sign of the sable
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SobieskiPoland
From Sobieszyn
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SobolewskiPoland
"sable"
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SobralPortugal
"cork oak grove"
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SochaPoland
Wooden plough
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SoeiroPortugal
Son of Suário
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Every surname can be researched, even if it isn't listed here.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.