English Surnames
Explore 548 English surnames with meanings and origins.
Rowland
Famous throughout the land
Rowley
Rough clearing
Rudd
Red-complexioned person
Russell
Little red one
Ryder
Mounted warrior or messenger
Salisbury
Stronghold at Sorvio
Saltonstall
Salt workers' settlement
Sanders
Son of Alexander
Sanderson
Son of Alexander
Savage
A wild or fierce person
Sawyer
One who saws wood
Saxby
Settlement of the Saxons
Scattergood
One who distributes goods generously
Scott
Person from Scotland
Seymour
From Saint-Maur in Normandy
Shackleton
Settlement on the tongue of land
Sharp
A keen, alert person
Shaw
Dweller by a small wood or thicket
Sheldon
Steep-sided valley, or shelf hill
Shelley
Clearing on a ledge
Shepherd
One who herds sheep
Sherwood
Bright forest
Short
A person of small stature
Siddebottom
Wide valley bottom
Simmons
Son of Simon (he who hears)
Simpson
Son of Simon
Sinclair
From Saint-Clair in Normandy
Slade
Dweller in a valley or dell
Slater
One who makes or lays slates
Small
A slender or thin person
Smith
Worker in metal
Somerville
Settlement of Sigemundus
Spencer
Steward or dispenser of provisions
Stafford
Ford by a landing place
Standish
Stony pasture
Stanley
Stony clearing or meadow
Stanton
Settlement on stony ground
Steed
Breeder or keeper of stallions
Stephens
Son of Stephen (crowned one)
Stone
Dweller by a stone or rocky area
Stratton
Settlement on a Roman road
Strong
A powerful or sturdy person
Stubbs
Dweller by tree stumps
Summers
Summoner or born in summer
Surrey
From the county of Surrey
Sutcliffe
South cliff