Pace

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Derived from the Italian given name Pace which meant "peace".

Pachis

Usage: Greek

From Greek pachis that means "fat".

Padmore

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "from Padmore, England".

Padovan

Usage: Italian

Regional form of Padovano.

Padovano

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Originally denoted one who came frm the city of Padua (Padova) in Italy.

Pagani

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Variant of Pagano.

Pagano

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

From the old nickname pagano meaning "pagan" (earlier sense "rustic").

Page

Usage: English, French Extra: Statistics

Occupational name for a young servant, a page.

Paget

Usage: English, French Extra: Statistics

A diminutive of Page.

Pahlke

Usage: German

Means "tall, thin, pole-like" from the Old French piel, although it may also have denoted a person who lived by a pole, or who worked with poles.

Pajari

Usage: Finnish, Russian

Means "boyar" (Russian noble). The name has came from the country's eastline where Russian influences are quite strong.

Pakulski

Usage: Polish

Means "from Pakuly, Poland".

Pál

Usage: Hungarian Extra: Statistics

Derived from the given name Pál.

Palladino

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

From the Italin term palladin, meaning "knight".

Pallesen

Usage: Danish

Means "son of Palle".

Palmeiro

Usage: Portuguese

Means "pilgrim", from the Latin palma. Palma means "palm leaf," a reference to pilgrims bring plam fronds back from the Holy Land to prove they had made the journey.

Palmer

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "pilgrim" in Old French.

Palmisano

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

A locative surname from southern Italy. From the town of Palmi in the Calabria region.

Palomer

Usage: Provençal

Means "pigeon keeper" or "mild" from the Late Latin palumbus.

Palomo

Usage: Spanish

Derived from Spanish palomo "dove".

Palumbo

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

From an old medieval regional nickname palumbo meaning "pigeon". Typical of southern Italy.

Pan (1)

Usage: Provençal Extra: Statistics

Means "baker", from the Old French pain meaning "bread".

Pan (2)

Usage: Chinese

Means "villager" or "farmer".

Pander

Usage: Dutch Extra: Statistics

Variant of Pender.

Panders

Usage: Dutch

Variant of Pender.

Pandev

Usage: Macedonian

Means "son of Pande", Pande being a diminutive form of Petar.

Panossian

Usage: Armenian

Means "son of Panos".

Panzavecchia

Usage: Italian

From a nickname meaning "old stomach".

Papadopoulos

Usage: Greek Extra: Statistics

Means "son of the priest" from the Greek word papas.

Pape

Usage: French Extra: Statistics

French cognate of Pope.

Papke

Usage: German Extra: Statistics

Means "pope" from the Latin papa. Usually denoting a pompous man or one who played the part in a play.

Papp (1)

Usage: Hungarian Extra: Statistics

Means "pope" from the Latin papa. Usually denoting a pompous man or one who played the part in a play.

Papp (2)

Usage: German Extra: Statistics

Means "glutton" from the Late Latin pappare meaning "to eat".

Paquet (1)

Usage: French Extra: Statistics

Means "gatherer or seller of firewood" from the Old French pacquet.

Paquet (2)

Usage: French Extra: Statistics

Derived from the personal name Pascal.

Paredes

Usage: Portuguese, Spanish Extra: Statistics

Means "dweller by the wall" from the Latin paries.

Parent

Usage: English, French

Derived from old French parent "notable".

Parish (1)

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "from Paris, France".

Parish (2)

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Derived from the rare medieval personal name Paris which was an Old French form of Patrick.

Parisi

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Means "from Paris, France".

Parker

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "keeper of the park" from Old French. It's an occupational name for the man who was the gamekeeper at the medieval park.

Parma

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

It comes from the city of Parma, well known in Italy for its artistic beauties.

Parodi

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

From the name of a village near Genoa. It is the 117th most common Italian surname.

Parri

Usage: Italian

From the given name Gaspare.

Parrino

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

From a family word that indicates a "godfather". In Sicily o parrino could be also a "parish priest".

Parsons

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Originally denoted a person who served as a parson.

Partanen

Usage: Finnish

Derived from the Finnish word "beard".

Pascal

Usage: French, Jewish Extra: Statistics

Derived from the personal name Pascal.

Passerini

Usage: Italian

From the name of a bird passero, that is "sparrow".

Pasternack

Usage: Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Jewish Extra: Statistics

The name translates literally as "white turnip" or "parsnip".

Pasternak

Usage: Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Jewish Extra: Statistics

Variant of Pasternack. Famous bearer was Boris Pasternak, author of 'Doctor Zhivago'.

Pastore

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

It comes from the occupation pastore, meaning "shepherd".

Paszek

Usage: Polish Extra: Statistics

Derived from a Polish diminutive of Paul.

Pásztor

Usage: Hungarian Extra: Statistics

Means "herd, shepherd" in Hungarian.

Pataki

Usage: Hungarian Extra: Statistics

Derives from the vocabulary word patak, which means "creek, brook" in Hungarian. It was given to people who lived near creeks.

Patenaude

Usage: French Extra: Statistics

Derived from the Latin phrase pater noster "our Father".

Paternoster

Usage: Italian, English

Derived from the Latin phrase pater noster "our Father". Pater noster are the typical opening words of a prayer.

Paterson

Usage: English, Scottish Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Patrick".

Patil

Usage: Indian Extra: Statistics

In Maharashtra and Northern Karnataka states, Patil means "village chief" or the "biggest landowner".

Patrick

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

From the given name Patrick.

Patrickson

Usage: English

Means "son of Patrick".

Patriksson

Usage: Swedish

Means "son of Patrik".

Patterson

Usage: English, Scottish Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Patrick".

Patton (1)

Usage: English, Scottish Extra: Statistics

Diminutive of the English and Scottish surname Pate, which is derived from Pat or Patt, a shortened form of Patrick (the on suffix is Old French).

Patton (2)

Usage: Irish Extra: Statistics

An Anglicized version of Ó Peatain, possibly derived from shortened forms of Patrick.

Paulis

Usage: Dutch, German Extra: Statistics

From the Roman family name Paulus (see Paul).

Paulissen

Usage: Dutch

Variant of Paulis.

Paulson

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Paul".

Pavesi

Usage: Italian

From the name of the city of Pavia, near Milano in Lombardy, Italy.

Pavia

Usage: Spanish Extra: Statistics

A Spanish surname coming from the Italian city of Pavia south of Milano. Known especially for its old University.

Pavletic

Usage: Croatian Extra: Statistics

Derived from a diminutive form of Pavle.

Pavlov

Usage: Russian, Bulgarian Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Pavel". A famous bearer of this surname is the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov, known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.

Pavlovic

Usage: Croatian, Serbian Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Pavle".

Pavone

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Variant of Pavoni.

Pavoni

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Means "peacock" from Italian pavone. Originally a nickname for a proud or haughty person.

Pawlitzki

Usage: German

From the given name Paul. This family was found in West Prussia, in several locations.

Payne

Usage: Irish, Scottish, English Extra: Statistics

Means "villager, rustic" and later "heathen" from the Middle English Payn, Old French Paien which was often given to children whose baptism had been postponed or adults whose religious zeal was lacking.

Peacock

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

From the Middle English words pecok and pocok which literally meant "a peacock". Originally a nickname for a proud or haughty person.

Peak

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "dweller by the pointed hill" from the Old English peac or "from the Peak District (Derbyshire), England".

Pearson

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Variant of Pierson.

Pechacek

Usage: Czech Extra: Statistics

Variant of Pechaček.

Pechaček

Usage: Czech

Diminutive form of Petr.

Peck (1)

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "dweller by the peak". See Peak.

Peck (2)

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "maker of pecks, or vessels used as peck measures" from the Middle English pekke.

Pecora

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Occupational name for a shepherd, meaning "flock".

Pedersen

Usage: Danish Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Peder".

Pedrotti

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Derived from the given name Pietro.

Peerenboom

Usage: Dutch

From Dutch and means "pear tree", referring to someone who kept a pear orchard.

Peeters

Usage: Dutch, Flemmish Extra: Statistics

Dutch variant of Peters.

Pék

Usage: Hungarian

Means "baker" in Hungarian.

Pekkanen

Usage: Finnish

Comes from pekka meaning "stone".

Peláez

Usage: Spanish Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Pelayo", where Pelayo is a derivative of Pelagius.

Pellegrino

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Means "little pilgrim" from the Latin peregrinus.

Pelletier

Usage: French Extra: Statistics

Derived from old French pelletier "fur trader".

Pelley

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "bald" from the Modern French pelé.

Pemberton

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

From a place name composed of elements meaning "hill", "barley" and "town".

Peńa

Usage: Spanish Extra: Statistics

Means "dweller by a large jutting rock" from the Spanish peńa.

Pender

Usage: Dutch Extra: Statistics

From Old Dutch penre, paenre and paender; these are the old names for the occupation of "brewer".

Penders

Usage: Dutch Extra: Statistics

Variant of Pender.

Pennders

Usage: Dutch

Variant of Pender.

Penner

Usage: Dutch Extra: Statistics

Variant of Pender.

Penners

Usage: Dutch

Variant of Pender.

Penny

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "penny (the coin)" from the Old English pening, penig.

Pentti

Usage: Finnish

Derived from the given name Pentti.

Pereira

Usage: Portuguese Extra: Statistics

Derived from Portuguese meaning "pear tree".

Perez

Usage: Spanish Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Pedro" in Spanish.

Perkins

Usage: English, Welsh Extra: Statistics

Means "son of little Peter".

Perko

Usage: Croatian, Slovene Extra: Statistics

Derived from an archaic pet form of Petar.

Perrault

Usage: French

A variant of Perreault.

Perreault

Usage: French

Derived from Perre, an old French nickname for Pierre.

Perrot

Usage: French Extra: Statistics

Means "little Peter".

Perry

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Derived from Old English pyrige "pear tree". A famous bearer of the surname was Matthew Perry, the American naval officer who opened Japan to the West in the 19th century.

Persson

Usage: Swedish Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Per".

Perugia

Usage: Italian

From the name of the city of Perugia, 200 km from Rome, regional capital of Umbria.

Pesaresi

Usage: Italian

From the name of the city of Pesaro, in the Marche region.

Pesaro

Usage: Italian

From the name of the city of Pesaro, in the Marche region.

Pesce

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Means "fisherman" or "fish-like" from the Italian pesce meaning "fish".

Pešek

Usage: Czech Extra: Statistics

Derived from Pešek, a diminutive form of Petr.

Pesti

Usage: Hungarian

Derived from Pest, one of the towns that were joined to make Budapest. Originally it indicated someone from Pest.

Pesty

Usage: Hungarian

Spelling variant of Pesti.

Péter

Usage: Hungarian

Derived from the given name Péter.

Peter

Usage: English, German, Dutch Extra: Statistics

Derived from the first name Peter.

Peters

Usage: English, German Extra: Statistics

Derived from the given name Peter.

Petersen

Usage: Danish Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Peter".

Peterson

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Peter".

Petersson

Usage: Swedish Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Petter.

Petes

Usage: Hungarian

Derived from Pete, a pet form of Péter.

Pethes

Usage: Hungarian

Spelling variant of Petes.

Petit

Usage: Catalan, English, French Extra: Statistics

Means "small, little" derived from the Old French petit. Perhaps used for a short, small person or to denote the younger of two individuals.

Pető

Usage: Hungarian Extra: Statistics

Derived from Pető, an old pet form of Péter.

Petőcs

Usage: Hungarian

Derived from Pető, an old Hungarian pet form of Péter.

Petőfi

Usage: Hungarian

Means "son of Pető" in Hungarian. Pető is an old pet form of Péter.

Petran

Usage: Romanian

From the Romanian first name Petru.

Petrescu

Usage: Romanian

Means "son of Petre" in Romanian.

Petri

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Derived from the first name Pietro.

Petric

Usage: Croatian Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Petar".

Petrov

Usage: Russian, Bulgarian Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Peter" in Russian and Bulgarian.

Petrovic

Usage: Croatian, Serbian Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Petar".

Pettersson

Usage: Swedish Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Petter".

Pettigrew

Usage: English, French Extra: Statistics

Derived from French petit "small" and cru "growth".

Peura

Usage: Finnish

Means "reindeer" in Finnish.

Peusen

Usage: Dutch

Derived from the given name Pascalis (see Pascal).

Peynirci

Usage: Turkish

From the Turkish name of the merchant who sells cheese.

Pfaff

Usage: German Extra: Statistics

In the Middle Ages the priests in Germany were called Pfaff.

Pfenning

Usage: German Extra: Statistics

Derived from the term pfenni(n)c or pfennig, meaning "penny." It was used in reference to feudal tax obligations.

Pham

Usage: Vietnamese Extra: Statistics

Vietnamese surname, of unknown Chinese origin.

Phan

Usage: Vietnamese Extra: Statistics

Vietnamese surname, of unknown Chinese origin.

Pherigo

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Derived from the first name Federico.

Philips

Usage: Dutch, English Extra: Statistics

Derived from the given name Philip. Famous bearers of this surname are Frederick Philips and his son Gerard, the Dutch founders of the company Philips.

Phillips

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Derived from the given name Philip.

Piatek

Usage: Polish Extra: Statistics

Means "Friday" in Polish, ultimately derived from the Slavic word pjaty "fifth".

Piazza

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Means "plaza" in Italian, indicating that the residence of the original bearer was near the town square.

Picasso

Usage: Catalan Extra: Statistics

Means "magpie" from the Spanish picazo. This probably denoted someone who was talkative or prone to stealing, although it may have described someone's unusual colouring.

Piccirillo

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Variant of Piccoli.

Piccoli

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

A nickname for a person who is short, from Italian piccino "small".

Pickering

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

From the name of a town in Yorkshire, UK, derived from Old English Piceringas, the name of a tribe.

Pickle

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Derived from Middle English pighel "field".

Pierno

Usage: Italian

Locative surname derived from the name of the town Pierno in Southern Italy near Potenza.

Pierre

Usage: French Extra: Statistics

From the given name Pierre.

Pierson

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Piers".

Pietri

Usage: Italian

Derived from the first name Pietro.

Pilkvist

Usage: Swedish

Means "arrow, branch, twig" in Swedish.

Pinheiro

Usage: Portuguese Extra: Statistics

It derives from the Portuguese language, and means "pine-tree".

Pinho

Usage: Portuguese

A habitational name derived from any of the many places named Pinho, itself derived from pinho, meaning "pine" or "pine wood".

Pini

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

A name for a person who lived near a pine tree, from Latin pinus.

Piontek

Usage: Polish Extra: Statistics

A variant spelling of Piatek.

Piovene

Usage: Italian

From the name of the Venetian town of Piovene.

Piraino

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Locative origin, derived from the name of a place Piraino, on Sicily.

Pisani

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Comes from the name of the inhabitants of Pisa, one of the most important cities of Tuscany.

Pittaluga

Usage: Italian

Originally a local nickname of somebody who "steals grapes" from vinyards. In Genoa pittŕ means "to pick" and uga is "grapes" (uva in Italian). Typical of the Genoa region.

Pitts

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "dweller by the pit, hollow" from the Old English pytt or "from Pitt (Hants) or Pett (East Sussex), England".

Plamondon

Usage: French Extra: Statistics

Derived from a diminutive of French plamont "a flat-topped mountain". The name probably referred to someone who lived close to a flat-topped mountain.

Plank

Usage: German, English Extra: Statistics

Means "plank" from the Latin plancus. This could have referred to a person who lived by a plank bridge over a stream, someone who was as thin as a board or a carpenter.

Plaskett

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "dweller by the swampy meadow" from the Old French plasquet.

Platt

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Habitational name from Platt or Platt Bridge in Lancashire, named in Middle English with Old French plat "flat, thin", in the dialect sense "plank bridge".

Pletcher

Usage: German Extra: Statistics

Name for someone who lived by a field where cattle fodder was grown or else grew cattle fodder, from the field name pletsch or bletsch.

Plourde

Usage: French Extra: Statistics

Most likely derived from old French palorde, a type of a shellfish.

Pocock

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

An orthographic variant of the more familiar Peacock.

Podsednik

Usage: Czech

A cognate of Zahradnik mainly used in the region of Moravia.

Poggi

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Means "dweller on a hill(ock)" from the Italian poggio.

Poggio

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Means "dweller on a hill(ock)" from the Italian poggio.

Poirier

Usage: French Extra: Statistics

Means "pear tree" in French. The name was originally a nickname for someone who lived close to a pear tree.

Pokorni

Usage: Hungarian

Hungarian variant of Pokorny.

Pokorny

Usage: Czech, Slovak, Polish Extra: Statistics

Derived from the Slavic word pokorny "tame".

Polak

Usage: Czech Extra: Statistics

Means "a Polish person" in Czech.

Poletti

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Derived from a diminutive of the given name Paolo. This surname is typical of Northern and Central Italy.

Polley

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

From Old French poli "polite".

Pololanik

Usage: Czech

Derived from Czech polo "one half" and lan, a measure of land equal to approximately 18 hectares. The name denoted someone who owned half a lan of land.

Polzin

Usage: Russian Extra: Statistics

An occupational name designating a merchant who engaged in transactions for profit in Russia.

Pond

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Referred to one who dwelt near a pond.

Pontecorvo

Usage: Italian, Jewish

From the name of a village near Rome, where an Israeli community settled centuries ago.

Poole

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

From Old English pol meaning "pool". Referred to a person who lived by a small body of water.

Pope

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

From a nickname which originally designated a person who played the part of the pope in a play or pageant. Otherwise the name could be used as a nickname for a man with a solemn, austere, or ascetic appearance.

Popescu

Usage: Romanian Extra: Statistics

Means "son of the priest" from the Slavic word pop.

Poplawski

Usage: Polish Extra: Statistics

Means "from the water meadow" from the Polish poplaw.

Popov

Usage: Russian, Bulgarian

Means "son of the priest" from the Slavic word pop.

Porcher

Usage: English, French Extra: Statistics

Means "swineherd" from the Old French and Middle English word porchier.

Porra

Usage: Catalan

Variant of Porras.

Porras

Usage: Spanish, Catalan Extra: Statistics

From a nickname meaning "club".

Portelli

Usage: Italian

Diminutive form of Porto.

Porter

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

An occupational surname meaning "doorkeeper" in Old French.

Portner

Usage: German Extra: Statistics

Derived from German pfoertner, which means "gatekeeper".

Porto

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Designated a person who lived near a harbour, from Italian porto, Latin portus.

Portoghese

Usage: Italian

A nickname for a person coming from Portugal.

Pospíšil

Usage: Czech Extra: Statistics

Means "a person in a hurry", from the Czech pospíšit "to be in a hurry".

Potenza

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

From the name of the city of Potenza, the main town of the Basilicata region in Southern Italy.

Potter

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

From the occupation: one who makes earthen vessels.

Pottinger

Usage: Scottish Extra: Statistics

An occupational surname for an apothecary.

Poulin

Usage: French Extra: Statistics

Derived from old French poule "chicken". The name was most likely used to denote a person who raised or sold poultry.

Poulsen

Usage: Danish Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Poul".

Pound

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Occupational name for a person who kept animals, from Old English pund "animal enclosure" (as in dogpound).

Powell

Usage: Welsh Extra: Statistics

A contraction of the Welsh Ap Howell meaning "son of Howell".

Power (1)

Usage: English, Irish Extra: Statistics

Means "from Pois (Picardy), France".

Power (2)

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "poor" from the Middle English and Old French word povre, poure. Could be used as a nickname for a miser as well.

Powers

Usage: English, Irish Extra: Statistics

Variant of Power (1).

Pozzi

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Locative surname meaning "a well" from Latin puteus. Pozzo as a regional word means also a pond or stagnant water.

Pražak

Usage: Czech Extra: Statistics

Means "a person from Prague".

Prebensen

Usage: Danish

Means "son of Preben".

Prescott

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

From an English place name meaning "priest's cottage".

Pressley

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "priest's meadow" in Old English.

Preston

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Originally derived from a place name meaning "priest town" in Old English.

Price

Usage: Welsh Extra: Statistics

Derived from Welsh ap Rhys, which means "son of Rhys".

Prichard

Usage: Welsh Extra: Statistics

Variant of Pritchard.

Priddy

Usage: Welsh Extra: Statistics

From Welsh prydudd meaning "bard".

Prieto

Usage: Spanish Extra: Statistics

From a nickname meaning "dark", referring to a person with dark hair or skin.

Prinsen

Usage: Dutch

Means "son of the prince", the term prince would have denoted someone who acted in a regal manner. It could also refer to the Jewish ornamental name Prinz.

Prinz

Usage: German, Jewish Extra: Statistics

Means "prince", used as an ornamental surname by Jews or as a nickname for someone who acted in a 'princely' manner.

Pritchard

Usage: Welsh Extra: Statistics

From Welsh ap Richard meaning "son of Richard".

Prochazka

Usage: Czech, Slovak Extra: Statistics

Derived from the Czech word prochazet "to wander".

Profeta

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

From the Italian word profeta meaning "prophet". Probably this surname comes from a nickname indicating a person who wanted to predict the future. Profeta is a surname typical of southern Italy.

Prohászka

Usage: Hungarian

Hungarian variant of Prochazka.

Prosdocimi

Usage: Italian

From the given name Prosdocimo, a medieval given name from the old Greek Prosdokimos.

Protz

Usage: German Extra: Statistics

Derived from an old German word meaning "snowy".

Proudfoot

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "one with a proud step", a nickname for a proud person.

Proulx

Usage: French Extra: Statistics

Derived from old French preux "valiant".

Provenza

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

From the name of the region in southern France, Provence (in Italian it is spelled Provenza).

Provenzano

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Variant of Provenza. This is a regional spelling of southern Italy, namely Sicily and Calabria.

Pryce

Usage: Welsh Extra: Statistics

Variant of Price.

Pryor

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Belonged to one who was a prior (a religious official), or one who worked fro a prior.

Puerta

Usage: Spanish Extra: Statistics

Spanish form of Porto.

Puga

Usage: Spanish

Means "a thorn" in Galician.

Pugh

Usage: Welsh Extra: Statistics

Anglicized form of ap Hugh meaning "son of Hugh".

Pugliese

Usage: Italian

From an adjectival derivative of Puglia, also known as Apulia, a region of southeastern Italy containing the "boot heel" and some of the coastline of the Adriatic Sea, hence a regional name for someone from Puglia/Apulia.

Puig

Usage: Catalan, Spanish Extra: Statistics

Means "dweller on a hill(ock)" from the Old Provençal and Catalan puy.

Pulkrábek

Usage: Czech

Derived from the medieval status name purkrabí 'burgrave'.

Pulnik

Usage: Czech

A variant of Pololanik.

Purcell

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "swineherd" or perhaps just "piglet" from the Old French pourcel.

Puskás

Usage: Hungarian Extra: Statistics

Occupational surname meaning "gunsmith", from the word puska that means "gun" in Hungarian.

Pusztai

Usage: Hungarian

From puszta, that means "steppe, prairie" in Hungarian. The name was given to someone living on a prairie.

Putnam

Usage: English Extra: Statistics

Means "from Putnam (Herts, Surrey), England". The place name means "Putta's homestead".