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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Skeet | 565 | 847 |
| 602 | Such | 649 | 846 |
| 603 | Swinton | 616 | 846 |
| 604 | Saha | 0 | 845 |
| 605 | Scannell | 181 | 844 |
| 606 | Smee | 631 | 844 |
| 607 | Sant | 601 | 842 |
| 608 | Swanston | 670 | 839 |
| 609 | Stronach | 506 | 838 |
| 610 | Sawyers | 404 | 836 |
| 611 | Stenton | 547 | 833 |
| 612 | Szymanski | 0 | 833 |
| 613 | Spilsbury | 580 | 830 |
| 614 | Shepherdson | 378 | 827 |
| 615 | Southward | 610 | 827 |
| 616 | Sandilands | 686 | 825 |
| 617 | Salem | 11 | 824 |
| 618 | Stoneham | 688 | 824 |
| 619 | Shankland | 534 | 818 |
| 620 | Slavin | 197 | 818 |
| 621 | Shaughnessy | 352 | 817 |
| 622 | Stinson | 324 | 817 |
| 623 | Swinburne | 390 | 816 |
| 624 | Simister | 785 | 815 |
| 625 | Scarr | 566 | 814 |
| 626 | Swainston | 292 | 814 |
| 627 | Spiteri | 1 | 813 |
| 628 | Scarfe | 576 | 812 |
| 629 | Service | 725 | 811 |
| 630 | Slevin | 88 | 811 |
| 631 | Sun | 9 | 810 |
| 632 | Sunter | 450 | 804 |
| 633 | Sikora | 0 | 799 |
| 634 | Shakeshaft | 529 | 797 |
| 635 | Speck | 530 | 796 |
| 636 | Stainsby | 492 | 796 |
| 637 | Shuker | 559 | 794 |
| 638 | Skelding | 486 | 793 |
| 639 | Settle | 1,036 | 791 |
| 640 | Shellard | 475 | 791 |
| 641 | Scothern | 281 | 790 |
| 642 | Speake | 455 | 789 |
| 643 | Seagrave | 404 | 788 |
| 644 | Stirk | 563 | 788 |
| 645 | Sayce | 336 | 787 |
| 646 | Spillane | 165 | 786 |
| 647 | Sturt | 682 | 785 |
| 648 | Slinn | 481 | 783 |
| 649 | Soden | 492 | 782 |
| 650 | Stent | 677 | 782 |
| 651 | Spearman | 466 | 775 |
| 652 | Suttie | 865 | 775 |
| 653 | Spice | 689 | 774 |
| 654 | Sillett | 283 | 770 |
| 655 | Sajjad | 0 | 768 |
| 656 | Syrett | 373 | 768 |
| 657 | Skipp | 451 | 767 |
| 658 | Standring | 875 | 763 |
| 659 | Spokes | 388 | 762 |
| 660 | Sellwood | 485 | 760 |
| 661 | Shell | 633 | 757 |
| 662 | Seaward | 518 | 754 |
| 663 | Seth | 228 | 754 |
| 664 | Start | 694 | 752 |
| 665 | Sellar | 712 | 751 |
| 666 | Shead | 546 | 751 |
| 667 | Sayles | 448 | 750 |
| 668 | Subramaniam | 0 | 749 |
| 669 | Solly | 541 | 748 |
| 670 | Sowter | 650 | 747 |
| 671 | Stennett | 452 | 747 |
| 672 | Sarkar | 0 | 746 |
| 673 | Standish | 583 | 746 |
| 674 | Salman | 109 | 742 |
| 675 | Spurling | 440 | 742 |
| 676 | Smout | 476 | 741 |
| 677 | Shufflebotham | 615 | 739 |
| 678 | Sahin | 0 | 738 |
| 679 | Southwood | 864 | 737 |
| 680 | Shortt | 104 | 736 |
| 681 | Smurthwaite | 447 | 736 |
| 682 | Sample | 469 | 735 |
| 683 | Screen | 421 | 735 |
| 684 | Safdar | 0 | 734 |
| 685 | Stanworth | 477 | 733 |
| 686 | Sumpter | 473 | 733 |
| 687 | Savin | 375 | 731 |
| 688 | Sheerin | 35 | 727 |
| 689 | Sheldrick | 598 | 727 |
| 690 | Segal | 2 | 722 |
| 691 | Seath | 453 | 720 |
| 692 | Smit | 31 | 720 |
| 693 | Springthorpe | 418 | 720 |
| 694 | Siviter | 288 | 716 |
| 695 | Spearing | 571 | 715 |
| 696 | Seery | 111 | 711 |
| 697 | Smailes | 431 | 711 |
| 698 | Steers | 548 | 710 |
| 699 | Skitt | 395 | 709 |
| 700 | Sardar | 0 | 707 |