Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword priest.
usage
meaning
Abascal Spanish
Means "priest's street" from Basque abas "priest" and kale "street".
Abasolo Basque
Means "priest's meadow" from Basque abas "priest" and solo "meadow".
Abatangelo Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Angelo.
Abatantuono Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Antonio.
Abate Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest", derived via Latin and Greek from an Aramaic word meaning "father". This was used either as a nickname or an occupational name for a worker in a priest's house.
Abategiovanni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Giovanni.
Abatescianni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Gianni.
Abbà Italian
Variant of Abate.
Abbadelli Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -elli.
Abbate Italian
Variant of Abate.
Abbaticchio Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -icchio, from Latin -iculus.
Abbott English
English cognate of Abate.
Abt German
German cognate of Abate.
Clarke English
Variant of Clark.
Clarkson English
Patronymic form of Clark.
Cleary Irish
From Irish cléireach meaning "clerk" (see Clark).
Clery Irish
Variant of Cleary.
Cohen Jewish
Means "priest" from Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohen). It originally denoted one of the priestly tribe of Levi.
Katz Jewish
Derived from Hebrew כֹּהֵן צֶדֶק (kohen tzedek) meaning "priest of justice", indicating a descendant of Aaron.
Klerk Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.
Klerks Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.
Klerkx Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.
Klerx Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.
Leclair French
Either a variant of Leclerc or from French clair meaning "bright".
Papadakis m Greek
From a diminutive of Greek πάπας (papas) meaning "priest".
Papadimitriou Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Dimitrios.
Papadopoulos m Greek
Means "son of the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos).
Papageorgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Georgios.
Papaioannou Greek
Means "son of Ioannis the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Ioannis.
Papanikolaou Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Nikolaos.
Papp 1 Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "priest, cleric" in Hungarian.
Pappas m Greek
Means "priest" in Greek.
Pfaff German
From a nickname meaning "priest, cleric" from Old High German pfaffo, from Latin papa.
Pop Romanian
Variant of Popa.
Popa Romanian
From Romanian popă "priest", from Old Church Slavic popŭ. This is the most common surname in Romania.
Popescu Romanian
Patronymic derived from Romanian popă "priest". This is the second most common surname in Romania.
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.
Prescott English
From the name of various English places meaning "priest's cottage" in Old English.
Preston English
Originally derived from various place names meaning "priest town" in Old English.
Prifti Albanian
From Albanian prift meaning "priest".
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.