Surnames that begin with the letter 'S'

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Strahler
The surname Strahler is of German origin and is derived from the word "Strahl," meaning "ray" or "beam." It is an occupational surname that likely originated from someone who worked with or lived near...
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Strahley
The surname Strahley is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "strâle," meaning "arrow." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone who w...
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Strahm
The surname Strahm is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "stram" or "stramme," meaning "strong" or "firm." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a nickn...
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Strahorn
The surname Strahorn is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic word "strath," meaning a wide river valley, and the word "horn," meaning a projecting point of land. Therefore, the surname St...
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Strahota
The surname Strahota is of Czech origin and is derived from the Czech word "strach" meaning "fear" or "dread." It is a surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone who was fearful or easil...
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Straight
The surname Straight is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "streight," meaning "straight" or "direct." It was likely used as a nickname for someone who was honest, upright, ...
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Straily
The surname Straily is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic word "strath" meaning "broad valley" and the Old Norse word "dalr" meaning "dale" or "valley." Therefore, the meaning of the su...
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Strain
The surname Strain is of Scottish and Irish origin. It is derived from the Gaelic word "struthan," meaning "a little stream." The name likely originated as a topographic name for someone who lived nea...
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Strainer
The surname Strainer is of English origin and is derived from the occupation of a strainer or sieve maker. The name is derived from the Middle English word "straynen" which means to strain or filter. ...
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Straining
The surname Straining is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "stræning," which means "a narrow passage or strait." It is likely that the name was originally given to someone who...
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Surnames that begin with the letter 'S'

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