Last Names That Start With S
These last names that start with S come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 16,578 surnames beginning with S; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
Smith is the most common surname in the US, and S is the largest letter by far, with 16,578 surnames. If you want a name nobody will question, this is the place.
Smith, Scott and Snyder are short and firm. Stewart, Sullivan and Simmons are softer and longer. Sanders and Sanchez start alike but end very differently.
For family research, Smith alone is almost impossible to follow without extra details like a town or a middle name. Stewart and Snyder each have a second common spelling as well.
- Surnames starting with S
- 16,578
- Most common
- Smith 2,376,206 people
- National rank of the top one
- #1
100 most common last names that start with S
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith | #1 | 2,376,206 |
| 2 | Sanchez | #33 | 441,242 |
| 3 | Scott | #36 | 420,091 |
| 4 | Stewart | #54 | 312,899 |
| 5 | Sanders | #88 | 220,902 |
| 6 | Sullivan | #92 | 215,640 |
| 7 | Simmons | #103 | 201,650 |
| 8 | Stevens | #122 | 181,417 |
| 9 | Snyder | #144 | 159,363 |
| 10 | Simpson | #145 | 158,241 |
| 11 | Shaw | #150 | 155,172 |
| 12 | Stone | #162 | 149,802 |
| 13 | Schmidt | #171 | 145,565 |
| 14 | Stephens | #181 | 138,742 |
| 15 | Spencer | #189 | 134,443 |
| 16 | Silva | #214 | 126,164 |
| 17 | Salazar | #240 | 113,468 |
| 18 | Sims | #254 | 107,244 |
| 19 | Soto | #257 | 106,631 |
| 20 | Schultz | #261 | 104,962 |
| 21 | Schneider | #272 | 100,553 |
| 22 | Santos | #279 | 98,993 |
| 23 | Sandoval | #287 | 96,303 |
| 24 | Stanley | #292 | 93,817 |
| 25 | Santiago | #302 | 90,967 |
| 26 | Shelton | #313 | 88,326 |
| 27 | Sutton | #319 | 87,373 |
| 28 | Schwartz | #330 | 84,699 |
| 29 | Steele | #331 | 84,353 |
| 30 | Sharp | #371 | 76,868 |
| 31 | Swanson | #375 | 76,539 |
| 32 | Simon | #383 | 74,839 |
| 33 | Stevenson | #395 | 72,892 |
| 34 | Singh | #396 | 72,642 |
| 35 | Sherman | #422 | 69,840 |
| 36 | Saunders | #439 | 67,210 |
| 37 | Schroeder | #450 | 66,412 |
| 38 | Strickland | #456 | 65,814 |
| 39 | Sparks | #481 | 62,234 |
| 40 | Salinas | #490 | 61,582 |
| 41 | Solis | #497 | 60,045 |
| 42 | Shaffer | #505 | 59,227 |
| 43 | Stokes | #510 | 58,687 |
| 44 | Shepherd | #515 | 57,935 |
| 45 | Short | #536 | 55,903 |
| 46 | Summers | #541 | 55,391 |
| 47 | Serrano | #545 | 55,057 |
| 48 | Skinner | #575 | 52,490 |
| 49 | Singleton | #584 | 51,797 |
| 50 | Sweeney | #591 | 51,500 |
| 51 | Shields | #623 | 49,556 |
| 52 | Savage | #640 | 48,367 |
| 53 | Salas | #643 | 48,282 |
| 54 | Sawyer | #646 | 47,979 |
| 55 | Suarez | #658 | 47,235 |
| 56 | Stephenson | #668 | 46,662 |
| 57 | Small | #681 | 45,850 |
| 58 | Snow | #687 | 45,689 |
| 59 | Stafford | #689 | 45,349 |
| 60 | Shannon | #693 | 44,902 |
| 61 | Santana | #710 | 43,875 |
| 62 | Strong | #718 | 43,430 |
| 63 | Stein | #720 | 43,331 |
| 64 | Solomon | #726 | 42,839 |
| 65 | Stout | #730 | 42,669 |
| 66 | Sloan | #743 | 42,281 |
| 67 | Sexton | #747 | 42,080 |
| 68 | Stark | #751 | 41,863 |
| 69 | Sellers | #755 | 41,561 |
| 70 | Schaefer | #773 | 40,663 |
| 71 | Spears | #785 | 40,203 |
| 72 | Shepard | #815 | 38,705 |
| 73 | Shah | #831 | 37,833 |
| 74 | Sampson | #844 | 37,234 |
| 75 | Sosa | #859 | 36,813 |
| 76 | Stuart | #883 | 35,701 |
| 77 | Sanford | #888 | 35,565 |
| 78 | Sheppard | #889 | 35,554 |
| 79 | Schmitt | #898 | 35,326 |
| 80 | Stanton | #909 | 34,812 |
| 81 | Spence | #928 | 34,435 |
| 82 | Shea | #990 | 32,069 |
| 83 | Salgado | #1,012 | 31,627 |
| 84 | Slater | #1,013 | 31,569 |
| 85 | Snider | #1,018 | 31,418 |
| 86 | Sears | #1,019 | 31,387 |
| 87 | Springer | #1,031 | 31,044 |
| 88 | Shoemaker | #1,040 | 30,756 |
| 89 | Sweet | #1,111 | 28,872 |
| 90 | Sutherland | #1,128 | 28,417 |
| 91 | Starr | #1,135 | 28,210 |
| 92 | Sharpe | #1,155 | 27,862 |
| 93 | Shirley | #1,176 | 27,300 |
| 94 | Saenz | #1,182 | 27,211 |
| 95 | Sargent | #1,190 | 27,024 |
| 96 | Sorensen | #1,201 | 26,705 |
| 97 | Sykes | #1,214 | 26,425 |
| 98 | Simms | #1,221 | 26,296 |
| 99 | Sierra | #1,227 | 26,181 |
| 100 | Sheehan | #1,233 | 26,107 |
Short last names that start with S
- Shaw
- Sims
- Soto
- Snow
- Shah
- Sosa
- Shea
- Self
- Swan
- Sapp
- Song
- Shin
- Sams
- Sun
- Seay
- Sisk
- Sell
- Sage
- Sam
- Shay
Long last names with S
- Strickland
- Stephenson
- Sutherland
- Schumacher
- Satterfield
- Singletary
- Scarborough
- Shackelford
- Schweitzer
- Santamaria
- Stubblefield
- Southerland
- Scarbrough
- Schoonover
- Swearingen
- Stallworth
Uncommon last names that start with S
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Strand
- Smalls
- Sommers
- Sebastian
- Shuler
- South
- Snowden
- Seibert
- Sell
- Skidmore
- Seeley
- Sage
- Somers
- Soria
- Seifert
- Stepp
- Sager
- Severson
- Stoltzfus
- Solorzano
- Shore
- Sikes
- Samson
- Snead
- Skipper
- Seward
- Schweitzer
- Stine
- Sowers
- Stowe
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with S?
Smith, shared by 2,376,206 people in the US Census count, ranked #1 among all surnames.
How many last names start with S?
The Census list has 16,578 surnames starting with S that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with S?
Less common real surnames include Strand, Smalls, Sommers, Sebastian, Shuler, South.
What are short last names that start with S?
Shaw, Sims, Soto, Snow, Shah, Sosa, Shea, Self.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.