| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|
| Purcell | after composer Henry Purcell | Male | |
| Ranger | dweller in the field A warden employed to protect a forest area. | Male | |
| Riddler | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Ripper | | Unisex | |
| Rock | Italian from German, rest | Male | English |
| Rocker | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Rodman | Famous hero. | Male | |
| Rover | A wanderer | Unisex | |
| Runner | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Rustler | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Ryder | cavalryman, messenger | Male | British |
| Sailor | One who serves in the navy or works on a ship. | Male | Occupational |
| Salter | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Sargent | officer, to serve | Male | Spelling |
| Sawyer | woodsman | Male | English |
| Scout | One dispatched from main body to gather information | Male | Word |
| Scully | Herald
| Male | Irish |
| Sexton | Meaning Unknown | Unisex | English |
| Shepherd | one who heards sheep | Male | Occupational |
| Singer | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Skinner | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Skipper | Master of a ship. | Male | English |
| Slater | maker of slates | Male | English |
| Smith | blacksmith | Male | English |
| Smoker | | Unisex | Hebrew |