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Surnames Starting with S: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 2 of 5)

588 family names beginning with S. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.

  • Schell
    Germany

    Noisy; also associated with bells

  • Schenk
    Germany

    Cupbearer, innkeeper

  • Scherer
    Germany

    Shearer, barber

  • Schiaparelli
    Italy

    From Schiapparo

  • Schiavone
    Italy

    Slav, from Dalmatia

  • Schiff
    Germany

    Ship

  • Schiller
    Germany

    "squinter"

  • Schilling
    Germany

    From the schilling coin

  • Schindler
    Germany

    Shingle maker

  • Schlegel
    Germany

    "mallet"

  • Schleicher
    Germany

    Quiet walker / from Schleich

  • Schlesinger
    Germany

    Someone from Silesia, or from Schleusingen

  • Schlosser
    Germany

    Locksmith

  • Schlüter
    Germany

    Keeper of the keys

  • Schmid
    Germany

    Smith

  • Schmidt
    Germany

    Smith

  • Schmitt
    Germany

    Smith, metalworker

  • Schmitz
    Germany

    The smith's (son)

  • Schneider
    Germany

    Tailor

  • Schnell
    Germany

    "quick"

  • Schober
    Germany

    Someone living by a haystack or a farmer storing hay

  • Schoenberg
    Germany

    Beautiful hill

  • Schofield
    England

    Hut field

  • Scholl
    Germany

    "clod of earth"

  • Scholz
    Germany

    Village headman, mayor

  • Schott
    Germany

    Scot, or a travelling pedlar

  • Schrader
    Germany

    "tailor"

  • Schramm
    Germany

    Scar, a nickname

  • Schreiber
    Germany

    Scribe, clerk

  • Schreiner
    Germany

    "joiner, cabinetmaker"

  • Schröder
    Germany

    Tailor (Low German); also a carter

  • Schroeder
    Germany

    Tailor / cutter

  • Schubert
    Germany

    Shoemaker

  • Schuessler
    Germany

    A maker of wooden dishes

  • Schuler
    Germany

    Pupil

  • Schulte
    Germany

    Village headman

  • Schultz
    Germany

    Village headman

  • Schulz
    Germany

    Village reeve or magistrate

  • Schulze
    Germany

    Village headman

  • Schumacher
    Germany

    Shoemaker

  • Schumann
    Germany

    Shoemaker

  • Schuster
    Germany

    Shoemaker

  • Schütz
    Germany

    Archer, or watchman

  • Schwab
    Germany

    "a Swabian"

  • Schwaiger
    Austria

    Dairy farmer

  • Schwan
    Germany

    A dweller at the sign of the swan

  • Schwartz
    Germany

    Black / dark

  • Schwarz
    Germany

    Black (dark-haired)

  • Schweiger
    Germany

    A dairy farmer in the Alps, or a quiet person

  • Schweitzer
    Germany

    Swiss man

  • Schweizer
    Germany

    Swiss, or a dairyman

  • Sciacca
    Italy

    From Sciacca

  • Scimeca
    Italy

    Someone from Scimeca, or a Sicilian nickname

  • Scott
    Scotland

    A Scot

  • Scotti
    Italy

    The Scots

  • Scribner
    England

    A scribe who copied books and documents

  • Scrope
    England

    Crab (nickname)

  • Scruggs
    England

    Lean / stunted

  • Scudder
    England

    Someone who fought with bow and arrow, an archer

  • Scuderi
    Italy

    Squire

  • Scully
    Ireland

    A descendant of a scholar or student

  • Seabra
    Portugal

    From Sanabria

  • Seals
    England

    Seal / from Seal

  • Seaman
    England

    Sailor

  • Seaton
    England

    A farmstead by the sea

  • Seaver
    England

    Someone with a grave and austere demeanor

  • Seavers
    England

    Someone with a grave and austere demeanor

  • Seaward
    England

    A descendant of Sigeweard (victory, protection)

  • Seay
    England

    From Sai

  • Sebastian
    England

    From Sebaste / venerable

  • Sebastiani
    Italy

    Son of Sebastiano

  • Sedgwick
    England

    Sigg's farm

  • See
    England

    Residence near water

  • Seeley
    England

    Happy or fortunate

  • Seeman
    Germany

    Someone who worked on a ship, a sailor

  • Seemann
    Germany

    Someone who worked on a ship, a sailor

  • Segovia
    Spain

    From Segovia

  • Segura
    Spain

    "safe" or "from Segura"

  • Seibert
    Germany

    Victory bright

  • Seidel
    Germany

    Pet form of Siegfried ("victory, peace")

  • Seidman
    Germany

    A descendant of Sitto, a pet form of Sigebert (victory, bright)

  • Seifert
    Germany

    Victory and peace (Siegfried)

  • Seiler
    Germany

    "rope maker"

  • Seitz
    Germany

    Short form of Seifried

  • Seixas
    Portugal

    "pebbles"

  • Selby
    England

    Willow farm

  • Selden
    England

    A dweller in a valley where willow trees grew

  • Self
    England

    Sea wolf

  • Sell
    England

    An animal shelter or hut

  • Sellers
    England

    Saddler, or dealer

  • Sellinger
    England

    Someone who came from St. Leger, in France

  • Semple
    England

    Someone who came from St. Paul (small)

  • Sendek
    Poland

    A shortened old personal name involving judgment

  • Senese
    Italy

    Someone from Siena or Senise

  • Senna
    Italy

    Italian places, a personal name or a plant association

  • Sepúlveda
    Spain

    From Sepúlveda

  • Sequeira
    Portugal

    "dry land"

  • Serafini
    Italy

    Son of Serafino

  • Sereni
    Italy

    Serene

  • Sereno
    Spain

    A calm nickname or a night-watch occupation

  • Serio
    Italy

    A nickname for a serious or solemn person

  • Serlin
    England

    A descendant of little Serle (armor)

  • Serna
    Spain

    Sown field

  • Serpa
    Portugal

    From Serpa

  • Serra
    Italy

    Mountain ridge

  • Serrano
    Spain

    Highlander, from the sierra

  • Sessions
    England

    Someone from Soissons in France

  • Sever
    England

    Someone with a grave and austere demeanor

  • Sewell
    England

    Victory power

  • Sexton
    Ireland

    Sacristan, or descendant of Seasnán

  • Seymour
    England

    From Saint-Maur

  • Shackelford
    England

    Ford with a tether post

  • Shackleton
    England

    From Shackleton, near Heptonstall

  • Shanahan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Seanchán (old, wise)

  • Shane
    Ireland

    The son of Eoin or Seon (gracious gift of Jehovah)

  • Shank
    England

    Long legs

  • Shannon
    Ireland

    Descendant of Seanachán (old, wise)

  • Shapiro
    Germany

    From Speyer

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Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.