Names

French form of Savage.

Occupational name for a cobbler, from Latin sutor “sewer, cobbler”.

Variant of Sanders.

French cognate of Soto.

Means “sour” in German, a nickname for an embittered or cantankerous person.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐藤 (see Satō).

Means “clean, tidy” in German.

From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning “help, aid” and 藤 (tō) meaning “wisteria”. The final character might indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan. This is the most common surname in Japan.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐藤 (see Satō).

Spanish cognate of Sarto.