Surnames Starting with S: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 1 of 2)
125 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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SadowskiPoland
From Sadowo (orchard place)
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SáezSpain
Son of Sancho
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SalaItaly
Hall, manor
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SampsonEngland
Of the sun
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SánchezSpain
Son of Sancho
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SanderGermany
From Alexander
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SandersEngland
Son of Sander (Alexander)
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SanfordEngland
Sandy ford
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SannaItaly
Fang, prominent tooth
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SantanaSpain
Saint Anne
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SantiagoSpain
Saint James
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SantiniItaly
Little saint
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SantoroItaly
Of the saints (All Saints' Day)
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SantosSpain
Saints
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SanzSpain
Son of Sancho
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SartoriItaly
Tailor
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SauerGermany
Sour, grim
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SavageIreland
Wild, of the woods
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SawickiPoland
From Sawice (Sawa's place)
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SawyerEngland
Sawer of timber
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ScanlonIreland
Descendant of Scannlán
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SchäferGermany
Shepherd
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SchenkGermany
Cupbearer, innkeeper
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SchillingGermany
From the schilling coin
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SchindlerGermany
Shingle maker
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SchmidGermany
Smith
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SchmidtGermany
Smith
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SchmittGermany
Smith, metalworker
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SchmitzGermany
The smith's (son)
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SchneiderGermany
Tailor
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ScholzGermany
Village headman, mayor
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SchottGermany
Scot, or a travelling pedlar
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SchrammGermany
Scar, a nickname
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SchreiberGermany
Scribe, clerk
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SchröderGermany
Tailor (Low German); also a carter
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SchubertGermany
Shoemaker
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SchulteGermany
Village headman
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SchulzGermany
Village reeve or magistrate
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SchulzeGermany
Village headman
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SchumacherGermany
Shoemaker
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SchumannGermany
Shoemaker
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SchusterGermany
Shoemaker
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SchützGermany
Archer, or watchman
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SchwarzGermany
Black (dark-haired)
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SchweizerGermany
Swiss, or a dairyman
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ScottScotland
A Scot
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SeidelGermany
Pet form of Siegfried ("victory, peace")
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SeifertGermany
Victory and peace (Siegfried)
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SellersEngland
Saddler, or dealer
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SerafiniItaly
Son of Serafino
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SerraItaly
Mountain ridge
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SerranoSpain
Highlander, from the sierra
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SextonIreland
Sacristan, or descendant of Seasnán
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ShackletonEngland
From Shackleton, near Heptonstall
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ShannonIreland
Descendant of Seanachán (old, wise)
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SharpEngland
Quick, keen
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ShawEngland
Small wood, thicket
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SheaIreland
Descendant of Séaghdha ("hawk-like")
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SheehanIreland
Descendant of Síodhachán ("peaceful")
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SheehyIreland
Son of Sítheach ("peaceful")
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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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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.