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S-ending Surnames

  1. Potts
    • Priess
      • Raines

        • Origin:

          English

        • Meaning:

          "from Rayne or Rennes"

        • Description:

          The final s turns a nature name into a Waspy surname.
      • Rawlings

        • Origin:

          English surname

        • Meaning:

          "son of Raul"

        • Description:

          Rawlings was a surname brought to England with the Norman invasion and has ties to the name Raul, which means "wolf counsel."
      • Reeves

        • Origin:

          English occupational name

        • Meaning:

          "bailiff"

        • Description:

          With the fashion for adding an S to the end of any surname-name, Reeve becomes Reeves, love child of Reese and Jeeves. It's cool, simple, distinctive.
      • Rhodes

        • Origin:

          Greek

        • Meaning:

          "where roses grow"

        • Description:

          This is a name we've seen the potential of for some time now — A Greek island and a prestigious scholarship make for a preppy first name with the uber-stylish S ending. Needless to say we were not surprised that Rhodes cracked the Top 1000 in 2022, and we expect it to keep rising. Rhodes was recently chosen by actress Emma Roberts for her son, born in 2020.
      • Rives
        • Rodgers
          • Sanders

            • Origin:

              Scottish diminutive of Alexander

            • Meaning:

              "defending men"

            • Description:

              Sanders is one of the S-ending surnames gaining traction as a first name for boys in the US. It jumped nearly 2000 points in popularity this year.
          • Sands
            • Sears
              • Shays
                • Simmons
                  • Somers
                    • Sparks
                      • Spears
                        • Stokes
                          • Sturges
                            • Sturgis
                              • Symmes