Browse Surnames

Perkins English
Means "son of Perkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Perry 2 Welsh
From Welsh ap Herry meaning "son of Herry".

Persson Swedish
Means "son of Per".

Peters English, German, Dutch
Means "son of Peter".

Petersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Peter".

Peterson English
Means "son of Peter".

Petersson Swedish
Means "son of Peter".

Petőfi Hungarian
Means "son of Pető", an old diminutive of Péter.

Petrauskas m Lithuanian
Means "son of Petras".

Petrescu Romanian
Means "son of Petre" in Romanian.

Petrić Croatian
Means "son of Petar".

Petrosyan Armenian
Means "son of Petros" in Armenian.

Petrov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Peter" in Russian and Bulgarian.

Petrović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Petar".

Petrovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".

Pettersen Norwegian
Means "son of Petter".

Pettersson Swedish
Means "son of Petter".

Phelps English
Means "son of Philip".

Philips English, Dutch
Means "son of Philip". Famous bearers of this surname were Frederick Philips (1830-1900) and his son Gerard (1858-1942), the Dutch founders of the company Philips.

Phillips English
Means "son of Philip".

Pierson English
Means "son of Piers".

Pietrzak Polish
Means "son of Piotr".

Pires Portuguese
Means "son of Pedro".

Polák m Czech, Slovak
Means "Pole, person from Poland" in Czech and Slovak.

Pope English
From a nickname that 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 pious appearance. It is derived from Latin papa, ultimately from Greek πάππας (pappas) meaning "father".

Popov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Russian and Bulgarian поп (pop).

Popović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Serbo-Croatian pop meaning "priest".

Popovski m Macedonian
Means "son of the priest" in Macedonian.

Poulsen Danish
Means "son of Poul".

Powell Welsh, English
Derived from Welsh ap Hywel meaning "son of Hywel".

Prebensen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Preben".

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

Prinsen Dutch
Means "son of the prince", the term prince would have denoted someone who acted in a regal manner.

Pritchard Welsh
From Welsh ap Richard meaning "son of Richard".

Probert Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Robert, which means "son of Robert".

Pugh Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Hugh meaning "son of Hugh".

Qasımov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qasım".

Qodirov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qodir".

Queen English
From a given name that was derived from Old English cwen meaning "queen, woman". In some occurrences it may have been a nickname.

Quliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulu".

Qurbanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qurban".

Qurbonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qurbon".

Radev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Rade", a diminutive of Radoslav or Radomir.

Radkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Radko".

Ragnvaldsson Swedish
Means "son of Ragnvald".

Ramires Portuguese
Means "son of Ramiro" in Portuguese.

Ramírez Spanish
Means "son of Ramiro" in Spanish.

Rasmussen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Rasmus".

Rey 2 English
Means "female roe deer" from Old English ræge, probably denoting someone of a nervous temperament.

Richardson English
Means "son of Richard".

Roberts English
Means "son of Robert".

Robertsen Danish
Means "son of Robert".

Robertson English
Means "son of Robert".

Róbertsson Icelandic
Means "son of Robert".

Robertsson Swedish
Means "son of Robert".

Robinson English
Means "son of Robin".

Robson English
Means "son of Rob".

Rodrigues Portuguese
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Portuguese.

Rodríguez Spanish
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Rogerson English
Means "son of Roger".

Rolvsson Norwegian
Means "son of Rolf".

Romanov m Russian
Means "son of Roman". This was the surname of the last dynasty of Russian tsars.

Romeijnders Dutch
From Dutch Romein meaning "Roman, person from Rome".

Romeijnsen Dutch
Means "son of Romein" in Dutch.

Romijnsen Dutch
Means "son of Romein" in Dutch.

Ruiz Spanish
Means "son of Ruy" in Spanish.

Sadıqov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sadıq".

Saidov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Said".

Salihović Bosnian
Means "son of Salih".

Samuelson English
Means "son of Samuel".

Samuelsson Swedish
Means "son of Samuel".

Sánchez Spanish
Means "son of Sancho".

Sanderson English
Means "son of Alexander".

Sargsyan Armenian
Means "son of Sargis" in Armenian.

Seegers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Segers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Seghers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Senior English
Originally a name for the elder of two brothers.

Seward 2 English
Means "swineherd" from Old English su "sow, female pig" and hierde "herdsman, guardian".

Sharipov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sharif".

Sharman English
Variant of Sherman 1.

Sherman 1 English
Means "shear man", referring to someone who used shears in his line of work, such as a sheep-shearer.

Sigurdsson Icelandic, Swedish
Means "son of Sigurður".

Sigurðsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sigurður".

Simeonov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Simeon".

Šimić Croatian
Means "son of Šime".

Simões Portuguese
Means "son of Simão" in Portuguese.

Šimonis m Lithuanian
Means "son of Simonas".

Simonis Dutch
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonson English
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simpson English
Means "son of Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon 1. This is the name of a fictional American family on the animated television series The Simpsons, starting 1989.

Šimunović Croatian
Means "son of Šimun".

Slavkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavko".

Smagulov m Kazakh
Means "son of Smagul".

Soares Portuguese
Means "son of Suero".

Sodiqov m Uzbek
Means "son of Sodiq".

Sokolof Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokoloff Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokolov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokolovsky m Russian
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokolsky Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".

Sørensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Søren".

Spyrou Greek
Means "son of Spyros".

Stanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stane", Stane being a diminutive of Stanislav.

Stankić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stanko".

Stanković Serbian
Means "son of Stanko".

Starosta Polish
Means "mayor, leader, elder" in Polish.

Steensen Danish
Means "son of Steen".

Stefanidis m Greek
Means "son of Stefanos" in Greek.

Stefanov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefanović Serbian
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefansen Danish
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefánsson Icelandic
Means "son of Stefán".

Stefansson Swedish
Means "son of Stefan".

Steffensen Danish
Means "son of Steffen".

Steinmann German
Means "stone man" in German, used as a habitational name for a person who lived near a prominent stone or an occupational name for a stone worker.

Steinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Steinn".

Stephenson English
Means "son of Stephen".

Stigsson Swedish
Means "son of Stig".

Stjepanić Croatian
Means "son of Stjepan".

Stojanov m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stoyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stoyan".

Stroman German
Means "straw man" in German, an occupational name for a seller of straw.

Suárez Spanish
Means "son of Suero".

Sulaymanov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sulayman".

Suleimenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Suleimen".

Sultanov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sultan".

Sultonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sulton".

Svendsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Svend".

Svensen Norwegian
Means "son of Sven".

Svensson Swedish
Means "son of Sven".

Swanson English
Patronymic form of Middle English swein meaning "servant" (of Old Norse origin). This word was also used as a byname, and this surname could be a patronymic form of that.

Sydykov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sydyk".

Szweda Polish
Derived from Polish Szwed meaning "Swede, person from Sweden".

Tadić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Tadija".

Taggart Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac an tSagairt meaning "son of the priest". This name comes from a time when the rules of priestly celibacy were not strictly enforced.

Tahirović Bosnian
Means "son of Tahir".

Tennison English
Means "son of Denis".

Tennyson English
Means "son of Denis".

Teunissen Dutch
Means "son of Teunis".

Theodorou Greek
Means "son of Theodoros".

Theunissen Dutch
Means "son of Theunis".

Thomassen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Thomas".

Thompson English
Means "son of Thomas".

Þórirsson Icelandic
Means "son of Þórir".

Thorsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Thor".

Todorov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Todor".

Tómasson Icelandic
Means "son of Tómas".

Tomasson Swedish
Means "son of Tomas".

Tomić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Tomov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Torosyan Armenian
Means "son of Toros" in Armenian.

Trajkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Trajko".

Trifonov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Trifon".

Troelsen Danish
Means "son of Troels".

Trueman English
Variant of Truman.

Truman English
Means "trusty man" in Middle English. A famous bearer of the surname was American president Harry S. Truman (1884-1972).

Tsvetanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetan".

Tsvetkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetko".

Ulfsson Swedish
Means "son of Ulf".

Valdez Spanish
Means "son of Baldo".

Valentini Italian
Means "son of Valentino".

Valentinov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Valentin".

Valeriev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Valeri".

Vanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vancho".

Vanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vane", a diminutive of Ivan.

Vankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vanko", a diminutive of Ivan.

Vardanyan Armenian
Means "son of Vardan".

Vasilescu Romanian
Means "son of Vasile".

Vasilev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vasil".

Vasiliauskas m Lithuanian
Means "son of Vasilijus".

Vasiliou Greek
Means "son of Vasilios".

Vasilyev m Russian
Means "son of Vasil".

Vásquez Spanish
Means "son of Vasco".

Vasylyshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Vasyl".

Velichkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Velichko".

Vergoossen Dutch
Means "son of Goswin".

Vernersen Danish
Means "son of Verner".

Victorsson Swedish
Means "son of Victor".

Vidović Croatian
Means "son of Vid".

Viktorov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Viktor".

Vilhjálmsson Icelandic
Means "son of Vilhjálmur".

Vincent 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhuibhinse meaning "son of Duibhinse", a given name meaning "black island".

Vinković Croatian
Means "son of Vinko".

Virgo English
Possibly from Latin virgo "virgin, maiden". It may have been a nickname for an actor who played the Virgin Mary in mystery plays, or for a shy man or a lecher.

Vladimirescu Romanian
Means "son of Vladimir".

Walentowicz Polish
Means "son of Walenty".

Waller 1 English
Derived from Old French gallier meaning "person with a pleasant temper".

Walterson English
Means "son of Walter".

Ward 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bhaird, which means "son of the bard".

Wasilewski m Polish
Means "son of Wasyl".

Waterman 1 English
Means "servant of Walter".

Waterman 2 English, Dutch
Occupational name for a boatman or a water carrier. It could also describe a person who lived by water.

Wauters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Wawrzaszek Polish
Means "son of Wawrzyniec".

Wilkerson English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Wilkins English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Wilkinson English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Willemsen Dutch
Means "son of Willem".

Williams English
Means "son of William".

Williamson English
Means "son of William".

Wilson English
Means "son of Will". A famous bearer was the American president Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).

Wolters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Wouters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Xanthopoulos m Greek
Means "son of Xanthos".

Xylander German
From Greek ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood, timber" and ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "man". This surname was a Greek translation of German surnames of the same meaning.

Yakovlev m Russian
Means "son of Yakov".

Yanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yane", a diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yanko".

Yo'ldoshev m Uzbek
Means "son of Yo'ldosh".

Yordanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yordan".

Yosipov m Tatar
Means "son of Yosif".

Yusupov m Uzbek, Tajik, Tatar (Russified)
Means "son of Yusuf". This is the name of a Russian noble family, of Tatar origin (Йосыпов in Tatar).

Zahariev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Zahari".

Zdravkov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Zdravko".

Zeegers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Zegers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Zeni Italian
Means "son of Zeno".

Zhivkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Zhivko".

Ziętek Polish
Possibly from a diminutive of Polish zięć meaning "son-in-law".

Živković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Živko".

Zlatkov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Zlatko".

Zoltánfi Hungarian
Means "son of Zoltán".

Zorić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Zora".