Family Names

thought/fame of the family

thoughtful, mindful of family

family counsel

sister's spirit/lord

daughter of Sigurd

teacher, master, father

weapon, rock, or prayer

son of Simon

sister's name or inner name

Little sister

Diminutive of Cecilia or Elizabeth; also a term of endearment for a sister.

lady, mistress, grandmother

Son of Shiva

A common Nyanja/Tumbuka surname, often associated with family lineage.

thread, plain, white, ancestor, lineage, to be born

Beautiful last born

Son of Seam

Son of Baw

Often associated with 'general' or 'overall' combined with 'son' or 'man'.

Son of John

various, often 'wise first son' or 'general first son'

respectful second son; or various combinations of kanji

last man, last male, last one

son, sun

Sonny, son

Savior of the father

various, often 'great son' or 'bright son'

Happy lineage

Son of Steven

stone; ancestor's relic

stone heir / stone descendant

son of Stephen

Stig: 'path, pathway' and Åke: 'ancestor, forefather'

To succeed, to inherit, or to be a successor

sugar child

Smallest, younger

Helper, assistant; often combined with 'suke' meaning 'help' and 'kurō' meaning 'hardship/effort'

old man, elder, ancestor

eldest child

son

good daughter

youthful ancestor

youthful ancestor or young father

young man's ancestor

From the Sylla family, a prominent West African lineage

soaring, flying, or clear; second son

elder brother, firstborn

Of the family of Tatius