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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Stack | 618 | 1,320 |
| 402 | Stimson | 793 | 1,317 |
| 403 | Swaby | 547 | 1,316 |
| 404 | Skilton | 808 | 1,314 |
| 405 | Stickland | 1,225 | 1,310 |
| 406 | Spedding | 928 | 1,301 |
| 407 | Shipton | 1,235 | 1,299 |
| 408 | Sturman | 665 | 1,296 |
| 409 | Sagoo | 0 | 1,292 |
| 410 | Scholey | 1,031 | 1,292 |
| 411 | Scobie | 654 | 1,292 |
| 412 | Speller | 816 | 1,292 |
| 413 | Shorrock | 1,480 | 1,290 |
| 414 | Salam | 4 | 1,288 |
| 415 | Sheriff | 831 | 1,284 |
| 416 | Spruce | 609 | 1,278 |
| 417 | Sear | 1,122 | 1,274 |
| 418 | Surridge | 889 | 1,266 |
| 419 | Spark | 1,316 | 1,264 |
| 420 | Schmidt | 668 | 1,257 |
| 421 | Sidebottom | 1,718 | 1,254 |
| 422 | Springett | 914 | 1,253 |
| 423 | Stapley | 832 | 1,244 |
| 424 | Sissons | 923 | 1,237 |
| 425 | Sinfield | 725 | 1,232 |
| 426 | Saini | 0 | 1,223 |
| 427 | Soulsby | 877 | 1,221 |
| 428 | Spears | 714 | 1,220 |
| 429 | Sturdy | 951 | 1,219 |
| 430 | Stanbridge | 858 | 1,218 |
| 431 | Sheldrake | 987 | 1,216 |
| 432 | Snowball | 975 | 1,216 |
| 433 | Stothard | 665 | 1,215 |
| 434 | Staff | 763 | 1,211 |
| 435 | Shutt | 1,081 | 1,207 |
| 436 | Soares | 57 | 1,207 |
| 437 | Sajid | 0 | 1,203 |
| 438 | Shek | 0 | 1,200 |
| 439 | Suckling | 882 | 1,200 |
| 440 | Slaney | 930 | 1,199 |
| 441 | Schneider | 326 | 1,197 |
| 442 | Sams | 659 | 1,196 |
| 443 | Sood | 3 | 1,188 |
| 444 | Steen | 585 | 1,183 |
| 445 | Straker | 544 | 1,183 |
| 446 | Swaine | 1,315 | 1,181 |
| 447 | Sully | 997 | 1,178 |
| 448 | Suter | 890 | 1,176 |
| 449 | Shafi | 0 | 1,175 |
| 450 | Spittle | 854 | 1,169 |
| 451 | Siddle | 647 | 1,166 |
| 452 | Sime | 1,214 | 1,164 |
| 453 | Stainton | 979 | 1,160 |
| 454 | Selway | 800 | 1,159 |
| 455 | Selwood | 803 | 1,159 |
| 456 | Starkie | 966 | 1,159 |
| 457 | Shearman | 1,228 | 1,158 |
| 458 | Sandison | 753 | 1,156 |
| 459 | Satchell | 674 | 1,155 |
| 460 | Smeaton | 846 | 1,154 |
| 461 | Sambrook | 616 | 1,152 |
| 462 | Sherrington | 626 | 1,152 |
| 463 | Stowe | 878 | 1,152 |
| 464 | Scammell | 812 | 1,144 |
| 465 | Stammers | 807 | 1,144 |
| 466 | Shortland | 752 | 1,143 |
| 467 | Stiff | 1,036 | 1,133 |
| 468 | Scally | 219 | 1,121 |
| 469 | Shadbolt | 510 | 1,120 |
| 470 | Shukla | 0 | 1,112 |
| 471 | Sidwell | 824 | 1,110 |
| 472 | Sandiford | 801 | 1,107 |
| 473 | Sen | 6 | 1,106 |
| 474 | Spry | 879 | 1,104 |
| 475 | Sellick | 795 | 1,103 |
| 476 | Secker | 704 | 1,102 |
| 477 | Shute | 1,197 | 1,098 |
| 478 | Shergold | 743 | 1,096 |
| 479 | Sleight | 621 | 1,091 |
| 480 | Springer | 197 | 1,087 |
| 481 | Stringfellow | 780 | 1,086 |
| 482 | Simkins | 935 | 1,085 |
| 483 | Story | 1,852 | 1,084 |
| 484 | Sebastian | 15 | 1,076 |
| 485 | Shingler | 646 | 1,076 |
| 486 | Starbuck | 482 | 1,076 |
| 487 | Scutt | 762 | 1,074 |
| 488 | Slinger | 909 | 1,073 |
| 489 | Shabbir | 0 | 1,071 |
| 490 | Stjohn | 366 | 1,070 |
| 491 | Sell | 912 | 1,069 |
| 492 | Sephton | 779 | 1,067 |
| 493 | Sabin | 710 | 1,062 |
| 494 | Spain | 754 | 1,060 |
| 495 | Shearing | 728 | 1,058 |
| 496 | Sesay | 0 | 1,055 |
| 497 | Scragg | 972 | 1,048 |
| 498 | Sills | 942 | 1,048 |
| 499 | Salkeld | 675 | 1,047 |
| 500 | Slaven | 436 | 1,046 |