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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Sharratt | 927 | 1,821 |
| 302 | Scarlett | 1,014 | 1,815 |
| 303 | Smallman | 979 | 1,815 |
| 304 | Stedman | 1,857 | 1,812 |
| 305 | Smale | 1,958 | 1,803 |
| 306 | Smithers | 1,621 | 1,803 |
| 307 | Sheffield | 1,569 | 1,800 |
| 308 | Soni | 0 | 1,795 |
| 309 | Stonehouse | 1,308 | 1,793 |
| 310 | Swarbrick | 1,173 | 1,767 |
| 311 | Snaith | 1,271 | 1,762 |
| 312 | Saxby | 1,417 | 1,752 |
| 313 | Savill | 1,420 | 1,723 |
| 314 | Smethurst | 2,288 | 1,722 |
| 315 | Spratt | 1,652 | 1,722 |
| 316 | Stables | 1,148 | 1,718 |
| 317 | Sturgeon | 1,220 | 1,716 |
| 318 | Shipp | 934 | 1,707 |
| 319 | Saint | 909 | 1,706 |
| 320 | Sohal | 0 | 1,704 |
| 321 | Scrivens | 894 | 1,690 |
| 322 | Streeter | 1,248 | 1,688 |
| 323 | Silcock | 1,254 | 1,687 |
| 324 | Salih | 0 | 1,681 |
| 325 | Saul | 1,530 | 1,667 |
| 326 | Spear | 1,407 | 1,664 |
| 327 | Shanahan | 125 | 1,657 |
| 328 | Scrivener | 1,309 | 1,652 |
| 329 | Stokoe | 1,012 | 1,651 |
| 330 | Seabrook | 1,468 | 1,627 |
| 331 | Stein | 709 | 1,621 |
| 332 | Skipper | 1,125 | 1,619 |
| 333 | Spriggs | 1,485 | 1,619 |
| 334 | Slaughter | 1,476 | 1,617 |
| 335 | Surtees | 900 | 1,594 |
| 336 | Sterling | 626 | 1,591 |
| 337 | Stiles | 1,651 | 1,590 |
| 338 | Sweetman | 1,050 | 1,577 |
| 339 | Sturrock | 1,083 | 1,570 |
| 340 | Southworth | 1,535 | 1,568 |
| 341 | Saxon | 1,002 | 1,564 |
| 342 | Stoneman | 1,210 | 1,562 |
| 343 | Strudwick | 944 | 1,559 |
| 344 | Szabo | 4 | 1,557 |
| 345 | Sagar | 1,218 | 1,555 |
| 346 | Sorrell | 893 | 1,549 |
| 347 | Stenhouse | 1,240 | 1,549 |
| 348 | Shipman | 1,107 | 1,539 |
| 349 | Savory | 1,107 | 1,537 |
| 350 | Staley | 982 | 1,533 |
| 351 | Shield | 1,360 | 1,532 |
| 352 | Sommerville | 1,210 | 1,531 |
| 353 | Sattar | 0 | 1,527 |
| 354 | Seeley | 915 | 1,524 |
| 355 | Shiels | 710 | 1,521 |
| 356 | Stride | 1,051 | 1,520 |
| 357 | Spurr | 1,254 | 1,512 |
| 358 | Sinnott | 317 | 1,510 |
| 359 | Stalker | 1,486 | 1,509 |
| 360 | Shabir | 0 | 1,507 |
| 361 | Slee | 1,169 | 1,507 |
| 362 | Shrimpton | 1,280 | 1,503 |
| 363 | Sethi | 0 | 1,495 |
| 364 | Sousa | 6 | 1,484 |
| 365 | Southam | 1,248 | 1,483 |
| 366 | Storr | 1,036 | 1,470 |
| 367 | Steventon | 730 | 1,467 |
| 368 | Shorter | 1,391 | 1,465 |
| 369 | Samra | 0 | 1,461 |
| 370 | Simcock | 876 | 1,457 |
| 371 | Spragg | 848 | 1,455 |
| 372 | Syme | 1,129 | 1,451 |
| 373 | Simpkin | 1,126 | 1,445 |
| 374 | Severn | 911 | 1,437 |
| 375 | Strutt | 933 | 1,434 |
| 376 | Shotton | 1,036 | 1,424 |
| 377 | Stern | 287 | 1,419 |
| 378 | Stobbs | 868 | 1,419 |
| 379 | Skelly | 508 | 1,417 |
| 380 | Sandy | 1,039 | 1,416 |
| 381 | Struthers | 1,352 | 1,412 |
| 382 | Stoner | 1,031 | 1,411 |
| 383 | Stubbings | 1,036 | 1,409 |
| 384 | Sibanda | 0 | 1,403 |
| 385 | Sergeant | 1,425 | 1,399 |
| 386 | Sharrock | 938 | 1,385 |
| 387 | Samways | 869 | 1,380 |
| 388 | Stow | 1,323 | 1,379 |
| 389 | Sefton | 988 | 1,377 |
| 390 | Slocombe | 958 | 1,366 |
| 391 | Stanway | 834 | 1,363 |
| 392 | Simcox | 775 | 1,362 |
| 393 | Scarborough | 839 | 1,352 |
| 394 | Stenning | 841 | 1,350 |
| 395 | Strain | 582 | 1,345 |
| 396 | Sanger | 793 | 1,344 |
| 397 | Soutar | 1,067 | 1,343 |
| 398 | Sisson | 787 | 1,331 |
| 399 | Slatter | 1,191 | 1,331 |
| 400 | Sabir | 0 | 1,321 |