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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Shapley | 240 | 207 |
| 1802 | Summerell | 104 | 207 |
| 1803 | Swaffer | 176 | 207 |
| 1804 | Saban | 96 | 206 |
| 1805 | Scatchard | 198 | 206 |
| 1806 | Shearon | 36 | 206 |
| 1807 | Shippen | 155 | 206 |
| 1808 | Slane | 83 | 206 |
| 1809 | Spaul | 196 | 206 |
| 1810 | Scanes | 169 | 205 |
| 1811 | Schmitt | 99 | 205 |
| 1812 | Sheraton | 150 | 205 |
| 1813 | Sondhi | 0 | 205 |
| 1814 | Steere | 238 | 205 |
| 1815 | Stefaniak | 0 | 205 |
| 1816 | Stranks | 117 | 205 |
| 1817 | Santi | 2 | 204 |
| 1818 | Satterley | 108 | 204 |
| 1819 | Scouller | 160 | 204 |
| 1820 | Shier | 155 | 204 |
| 1821 | Snashall | 196 | 204 |
| 1822 | Solloway | 246 | 204 |
| 1823 | Stodart | 299 | 204 |
| 1824 | Surgey | 100 | 204 |
| 1825 | Samji | 0 | 203 |
| 1826 | Sievwright | 100 | 203 |
| 1827 | Surendran | 0 | 203 |
| 1828 | Swannick | 46 | 203 |
| 1829 | Sacranie | 0 | 202 |
| 1830 | Schaefer | 37 | 202 |
| 1831 | Schindler | 40 | 202 |
| 1832 | Scollen | 5 | 202 |
| 1833 | Shawcroft | 163 | 201 |
| 1834 | Shippam | 143 | 201 |
| 1835 | Sizeland | 163 | 201 |
| 1836 | Sowersby | 155 | 201 |
| 1837 | Samuelson | 89 | 200 |
| 1838 | Sandalls | 95 | 200 |
| 1839 | Saxelby | 134 | 200 |
| 1840 | Shulver | 152 | 200 |
| 1841 | Slingo | 100 | 200 |
| 1842 | Soave | 0 | 200 |
| 1843 | Starke | 254 | 200 |
| 1844 | Sandom | 104 | 199 |
| 1845 | Sheaf | 155 | 199 |
| 1846 | Sherpa | 0 | 199 |
| 1847 | Sinnathamby | 0 | 199 |
| 1848 | Stears | 185 | 199 |
| 1849 | Seeds | 125 | 198 |
| 1850 | Seston | 72 | 198 |
| 1851 | Shingadia | 0 | 198 |
| 1852 | Siva | 0 | 198 |
| 1853 | Statton | 117 | 198 |
| 1854 | Stgeorge | 126 | 198 |
| 1855 | Stiller | 40 | 198 |
| 1856 | Stitson | 99 | 198 |
| 1857 | Sahu | 0 | 197 |
| 1858 | Sankar | 0 | 197 |
| 1859 | Scotting | 73 | 197 |
| 1860 | Sivapalan | 0 | 197 |
| 1861 | Speke | 117 | 197 |
| 1862 | Stoyle | 155 | 197 |
| 1863 | Sarin | 0 | 196 |
| 1864 | Slatford | 86 | 196 |
| 1865 | Smoker | 180 | 196 |
| 1866 | Soady | 151 | 196 |
| 1867 | Spilman | 229 | 196 |
| 1868 | Stockings | 166 | 196 |
| 1869 | Sumal | 0 | 196 |
| 1870 | Sundaram | 0 | 196 |
| 1871 | Sachs | 35 | 195 |
| 1872 | Schmitz | 89 | 195 |
| 1873 | Shrewsbury | 223 | 195 |
| 1874 | Silvera | 1 | 195 |
| 1875 | Stickings | 87 | 195 |
| 1876 | Sass | 17 | 194 |
| 1877 | Spearpoint | 135 | 194 |
| 1878 | Stew | 117 | 194 |
| 1879 | Seear | 81 | 193 |
| 1880 | Shin | 55 | 193 |
| 1881 | Ship | 463 | 193 |
| 1882 | Simeone | 5 | 193 |
| 1883 | Sowe | 8 | 193 |
| 1884 | Stabb | 117 | 193 |
| 1885 | Standage | 181 | 193 |
| 1886 | Sumners | 277 | 193 |
| 1887 | Sutheran | 15 | 193 |
| 1888 | Salama | 0 | 192 |
| 1889 | Saleemi | 0 | 192 |
| 1890 | Schlesinger | 64 | 192 |
| 1891 | Shatwell | 409 | 192 |
| 1892 | Shefford | 132 | 192 |
| 1893 | Stableford | 173 | 192 |
| 1894 | Stojanovic | 0 | 192 |
| 1895 | Sas | 11 | 191 |
| 1896 | Sehdev | 0 | 191 |
| 1897 | Sokol | 0 | 191 |
| 1898 | Spinner | 223 | 191 |
| 1899 | Swaddle | 134 | 191 |
| 1900 | Shirlaw | 192 | 190 |