Surnames
UK surnames beginning with S
Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.
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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Simper | 333 | 530 |
| 902 | Selwyn | 263 | 529 |
| 903 | Stirrat | 412 | 529 |
| 904 | Stradling | 380 | 529 |
| 905 | Shepheard | 515 | 528 |
| 906 | Spacey | 199 | 528 |
| 907 | Swinscoe | 226 | 528 |
| 908 | Sansome | 450 | 527 |
| 909 | Simson | 778 | 527 |
| 910 | Shattock | 500 | 524 |
| 911 | Stefan | 2 | 524 |
| 912 | Sheasby | 338 | 523 |
| 913 | Shorey | 308 | 520 |
| 914 | Studholme | 326 | 520 |
| 915 | Schulz | 103 | 517 |
| 916 | Smallbone | 416 | 517 |
| 917 | Sehgal | 0 | 516 |
| 918 | Stainthorpe | 362 | 515 |
| 919 | Savidge | 398 | 514 |
| 920 | Scruton | 532 | 511 |
| 921 | Skivington | 146 | 510 |
| 922 | Strevens | 124 | 510 |
| 923 | Sawdon | 316 | 509 |
| 924 | Shazad | 0 | 509 |
| 925 | Speers | 92 | 509 |
| 926 | Sher | 12 | 508 |
| 927 | Sian | 3 | 508 |
| 928 | Stubbington | 303 | 508 |
| 929 | Swanton | 230 | 508 |
| 930 | Stockbridge | 487 | 507 |
| 931 | Suddaby | 400 | 506 |
| 932 | Showell | 298 | 505 |
| 933 | Sidebotham | 605 | 505 |
| 934 | Spelman | 310 | 504 |
| 935 | Softley | 276 | 503 |
| 936 | Suresh | 0 | 503 |
| 937 | Stockham | 397 | 501 |
| 938 | Sturges | 722 | 500 |
| 939 | Swash | 186 | 499 |
| 940 | Sudlow | 251 | 498 |
| 941 | Shearn | 349 | 497 |
| 942 | Stebbing | 636 | 495 |
| 943 | Safi | 0 | 494 |
| 944 | Steeples | 253 | 494 |
| 945 | Strand | 310 | 494 |
| 946 | Sawkins | 363 | 493 |
| 947 | Sillence | 298 | 493 |
| 948 | Southon | 362 | 489 |
| 949 | Sutch | 299 | 489 |
| 950 | Scarisbrick | 271 | 486 |
| 951 | Sneath | 515 | 486 |
| 952 | Shimmin | 189 | 485 |
| 953 | Sammut | 0 | 484 |
| 954 | Sarfraz | 0 | 484 |
| 955 | Suarez | 2 | 484 |
| 956 | Shortman | 196 | 483 |
| 957 | Sandeman | 407 | 480 |
| 958 | Shale | 250 | 480 |
| 959 | Stewardson | 309 | 480 |
| 960 | Saddiq | 0 | 479 |
| 961 | Shapiro | 8 | 478 |
| 962 | Shiner | 332 | 478 |
| 963 | Stallwood | 297 | 477 |
| 964 | Stobie | 440 | 476 |
| 965 | Saywell | 445 | 474 |
| 966 | Sander | 352 | 473 |
| 967 | Sequeira | 13 | 473 |
| 968 | Srinivasan | 0 | 473 |
| 969 | Stockford | 245 | 473 |
| 970 | Suleiman | 0 | 473 |
| 971 | Shirt | 675 | 472 |
| 972 | Stait | 225 | 471 |
| 973 | Stalley | 228 | 468 |
| 974 | Sulley | 264 | 467 |
| 975 | Sarginson | 263 | 466 |
| 976 | Stavrou | 0 | 466 |
| 977 | Steiner | 40 | 466 |
| 978 | Szulc | 0 | 466 |
| 979 | Shi | 3 | 465 |
| 980 | Simkiss | 164 | 464 |
| 981 | Souza | 24 | 464 |
| 982 | Summerton | 434 | 464 |
| 983 | Selvarajah | 0 | 463 |
| 984 | Smithurst | 256 | 463 |
| 985 | Selvey | 184 | 462 |
| 986 | Shopland | 360 | 462 |
| 987 | Streatfield | 312 | 461 |
| 988 | Stares | 364 | 460 |
| 989 | Sheedy | 141 | 459 |
| 990 | Soor | 1 | 459 |
| 991 | Sockett | 155 | 457 |
| 992 | Stovell | 284 | 457 |
| 993 | Sadowski | 0 | 456 |
| 994 | Salway | 478 | 456 |
| 995 | Swords | 87 | 456 |
| 996 | Somerfield | 323 | 455 |
| 997 | Swinson | 287 | 455 |
| 998 | Sarsfield | 134 | 453 |
| 999 | Shiers | 219 | 453 |
| 1000 | Saddler | 902 | 452 |