Sura Family History
Sura Name Meaning
Polish: dialect variant or an Americanized form of Szura . Rusyn (mainly from Slovakia): nickname derived from the Romanian (Wallachian) adjective sur ‘gray’ or perhaps from the Slovak surový ‘raw coarse rude’ (compare 3 below). Czech (Sůra): nickname derived from the adjective sur(ov)ý ‘raw coarse rude’ or Middle High German sūr ‘sour’. Czech (Šůra): nickname derived from the adjective šurý ‘crooked bent’ also meaning ‘cross-eyed’. Czech (Surá): feminine form (denoting ‘the daughter or wife of’) of Surý (see Sury ). Czech (Šurá): feminine form (denoting ‘the daughter or wife of’) of Šurý (see Sury ).7: Indian (Gujarat): Vania and Muslim name of unexplained etymology.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022