Surnames of Length 5

Pardo Spanish
Means "brown" in Spanish, originally a nickname for someone with brown hair.

Paris English, French
Variant of Parish 1.

Parks English
Patronymic form of Park 3.

Parma Italian
From the city of Parma in northern Italy, the name of which is probably of Etruscan origin.

Parra Spanish
Means "vine, trellis" in Spanish.

Parri Italian
From the given name Gaspare.

Parry Welsh
Derived from ap Harry meaning "son of Harry".

Patel Gujarati
Means "landowner" in Gujarati.

Patil Marathi
Means "village chief" in Marathi.

Pavía Spanish
Spanish form of Pavia.

Pavia Italian
From the name of the city of Pavia in Lombardy, Italy. It is of unknown meaning.

Pavić Croatian
Means "son of Pavle".

Payne English
From a medieval given name or nickname derived from Latin paganus meaning "heathen, pagan" (from an earlier sense "rural, rustic"), which was given to children whose baptism had been postponed or adults who were not overly religious.

Pellé French
From French pelé meaning "bald".

Penny English
Nickname meaning "penny, coin" from Old English penning.

Pérez Spanish
Means "son of Pedro".

Perez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Pérez.

Perić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pero".

Perko Slovene, Croatian
Derived from an archaic diminutive of Peter.

Perry 1 English
From Old English pirige meaning "pear tree", a derivative of peru meaning "pear", itself from Latin pirum. A famous bearer was Matthew Perry (1794-1858), the American naval officer who opened Japan to the West.

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

Pesce Italian
Means "fish" in Italian, referring either to a fisherman or to a person who resembled a fish in some way.

Pešek m Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Petr.

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

Pesty Hungarian
Variant of Pesti.

Péter Hungarian
Derived from the given name Péter.

Peter English, German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Peter.

Petit French, Catalan, English
Means "small, little" derived from Old French and Catalan petit. It was perhaps used for a short, small person or to denote the younger of two individuals.

Petri Italian
Derived from the given name Pietro.

Peura Finnish
Means "deer" in Finnish.

Pfaff German
From a nickname meaning "priest, cleric" from Old High German pfaffo, from Latin papa.

Pinho Portuguese
Habitational name meaning "pine" in Portuguese.

Pinto Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Means "mottled" in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian, derived from Late Latin pinctus, Latin pictus "painted".

Piper English
Originally given to a person who played on a pipe (a flute).

Pires Portuguese
Means "son of Pedro".

Pitts English
Indicated a person who lived by a pit or hollow, from Old English pytt. It could also indicate a person from Pitt (Hants) or Pett (East Sussex) in England.

Plank German, English
Means "plank", from Old French, itself from Late Latin planca. This could have referred to a person who lived by a plank bridge over a stream, someone who was thin, or a carpenter.

Platt English
From Old French plat meaning "flat, thin", from Late Latin plattus, from Greek πλατύς (platys) meaning "wide, broad, flat". This may have been a nickname or a topographic name for someone who lived near a flat feature.

Plaza Spanish
Spanish cognate of Piazza.

Poggi Italian
Variant of Poggio.

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

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

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

Porra Catalan
Variant of Porras.

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

Pound English
Occupational name for a person who kept animals, from Old English pund "animal enclosure".

Power 1 English, Irish
From Old French Poier, indicating a person who came from the town of Poix in Picardy, France.

Power 2 English
From Middle English povre meaning "poor", via Old French from Latin pauper. It could have been a nickname for someone who had no money or a miser.

Pozzi Italian
From Italian pozzo meaning "well, pit", derived from Latin puteus.

Pratt English
From Old English prætt meaning "trick, prank". This was a nickname for a trickster.

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

Prinz German, Jewish
Means "prince", used as an ornamental name by Jews or as a nickname for someone who acted in a princely manner.

Protz German
From a nickname meaning "showy, pompous", derived from an old southern German word meaning "toad".

Pryce Welsh
Variant of Price.

Pryor English
Originally belonged to one who was a prior (a religious official), or one who worked for a prior.

Putin m Russian
From Russian путь (put) meaning "road, path". This surname is borne by the Russian president Vladimir Putin (1952-).

Qadir Arabic
Derived from the given name Qadir.

Qasim Arabic
Derived from the given name Qasim.

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.

Quick English
Nickname for a quick or agile person, ultimately from Old English cwic meaning "alive".

Quigg Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuaig meaning "descendant of Cuaig", a given name of unknown meaning.

Quinn Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuinn meaning "descendant of Conn".

Quirk Irish
Variant of Quirke.

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

Radić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic derived from the given name Rade.

Ragno Italian
From a nickname meaning "spider" in Italian.

Raine 1 English
From a nickname derived from Old French reine meaning "queen".

Raine 2 English, French
Derived from a Germanic name that was short for longer names beginning with the element ragin meaning "advice, counsel".

Rains English
Variant of Raines.

Rakes English
Variant of Rake.

Ramos Spanish
Originally indicated a person who lived in a thickly wooded area, from Latin ramus meaning "branch".

Ranta Finnish
Originally indicated a person who lived near the shore, from Finnish ranta meaning "shore, beach".

Rapti f Greek
Feminine form of Raptis.

Rasch German
German form of Rask.

Ratti Italian
From Italian ratto meaning "rat", originally denoting a sly individual.

Rayne English, French
Variant of Raine 1 or Raine 2.

Ready 1 English
From Middle English redi meaning "prepared, prompt".

Ready 2 Scottish
Originally denoted a person from Reedie farm in Angus, Scotland.

Ready 3 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Rodagh.

Reece Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.

Reese 1 Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.

Reese 2 Low German
Low German cognate of Riese.

Reeve English
Occupational name derived from Middle English reeve, Old English (ge)refa meaning "sheriff, prefect, local official".

Regan Irish
Variant of Reagan.

Reich German, Jewish
Nickname for a wealthy or powerful person, from Old High German rihhi "rich, powerful".

Reier German
Variant of Reiher.

Revie English
Variant of Reeve.

Reyer German
Variant of Reiher.

Reyes Spanish
Spanish variant of Rey 1.

Riber Danish
Originally indicated a person from the county or town of Ribe in southwestern Denmark.

Ricci Italian
From Italian riccio meaning "curly", a nickname for someone with curly hair. It is ultimately from Latin ericius meaning "hedgehog".

Rider English
Variant of Ryder.

Ridge English
Denoted a person who lived near a ridge, from Old English hrycg.

Rieck Low German
Low German form of Reich.

Riese German, Jewish
Means "giant" in German, from Old High German risi.

Rigby English
Originally derived from the name of a town in Lancashire, itself from Old Norse hryggr "ridge" and býr "farm, settlement".

Riggi Italian
From the name of the Italian city of Reggio Calabria, from Latin Rhegium, of Greek origin.

Righi Italian
From the given name Arrigo.

Riker German
Possibly a variant of Reich.

Riley 1 English
From the name of the town of Ryley in Lancashire, derived from Old English ryge "rye" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Riley 2 Irish
Variant of Reilly.

Rinne 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Rinn.

Rinne 2 Finnish
Means "hillside" in Finnish.

Rivas Spanish
Spanish form of Riva.

Rizzi Italian
Variant of Ricci.

Rizzo Italian
Variant of Ricci.

Roach English
From Middle English and Old French roche meaning "rock", from Late Latin rocca, a word that may be of Celtic origin. It indicated a person who lived near a prominent rock, or who came from a town by this name (such as Les Roches in Normandy).

Robin French
From the given name Robin.

Rocca Italian
Italian cognate of Roach.

Rocco Italian
Derived from the given name Rocco.

Rocha Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Roach.

Roche French
French cognate of Roach.

Roger French
From the given name Roger.

Rojas Spanish
Variant of Rojo.

Román Spanish
From the given name Román.

Roman Romanian, Polish, Ukrainian
From the given name Roman.

Romão Portuguese
Portuguese form of Romano 1 or Romano 2.

Rompa Dutch
Variant of Van Rompa.

Roosa Dutch
From Dutch roos meaning "rose".

Rossi Italian
Derived from a nickname for a red-haired person, from Italian rosso, Latin russus meaning "red". This is the most common surname in Italy.

Rowan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin.

Roxas Filipino
Filipino form of the Spanish Rojas.

Royce English
Originally derived from the medieval given name Royse, a variant of Rose.

Royer French
From French roue meaning "wheel", ultimately from Latin rota, an occupational name for a wheelwright.

Royle English
Originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill" from Old English ryge "rye" and hyll "hill".

Rózsa Hungarian
From the feminine given name Rózsa.

Ruane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin.

Rubio Spanish
Nickname for a person with red hair, from Latin rubeus "red".

Ruoho Finnish
Means "grass" in Finnish.

Russo Italian
Variant of Rossi.

Ruzsa Hungarian
Dialectical variant of Rózsa.

Rybár m Slovak
Means "fisher" in Slovak, from ryba meaning "fish".

Rybář m Czech
Czech form of Rybár.

Ryder English
Occupational name for a mounted warrior, from Old English ridere meaning "rider".

Ryley English
Variant of Riley 1.

Saari Finnish
From Finnish saari meaning "island".

Sacco Italian
Occupational name for a maker of sacks, from Italian sacco, Latin saccus.

Sachs German
Originally indicated a person from Saxony (German Sachsen). The region was named for the Germanic tribe of the Saxons, ultimately derived from the Germanic word *sahsą meaning "knife".

Sadık Turkish
From the given name Sadık.

Şahin Turkish
Means "hawk" in Turkish (of Persian origin), probably used to refer to someone who was a hawk tamer.

Saito Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 斎藤 (see Saitō).

Saitō Japanese
From Japanese 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Salah Arabic
Derived from the given name Salah 1.

Saleh Arabic
From the given name Salih.

Salem Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Salih Arabic
From the given name Salih.

Salim Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Salvi Italian
From the given name Salvo or Salvio.

Samsa Hungarian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Sámuel.

Sands English
From Old English, indicated the original nearer lived on sandy ground.

Sandu Romanian
From the given name Sandu.

Sanna Italian
From Italian sanna or zanna meaning "tusk, fang", a nickname for a person with a protruding tooth. It is especially common on Sardinia.

Santo Italian
Italian form of Santos.

Šarić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic of (possibly) Serbo-Croatian šaren meaning "colourful, patterned".

Sarka Hungarian (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Szarka.

Sarno Italian
Originally denoted a person from Sarno in Italy, named for the Sarno River (called Sarnus in Latin).

Sarti Italian
Variant of Sarto.

Sarto Italian
Occupational name meaning "tailor" in Italian, from Latin sartor, from sarcire meaning "to mend".

Satou Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐藤 (see Satō).

Sauer German
Means "sour" in German, a nickname for an embittered or cantankerous person.

Sault French
French cognate of Soto.

Sayer Welsh
From Welsh saer meaning "carpenter".

Scavo Italian
Means "serf, slave", from Old Sicilian scavu.

Scola Italian
From Italian scuola meaning "school".

Scott English, Scottish
Originally given to a person from Scotland or a person who spoke Scottish Gaelic.

Segal 1 Jewish
From the Hebrew phrase סגן לויה (seḡan Lewiya) meaning "assistant Levite".

Segal 2 French
Occupational name for a grower or seller of rye, from Old French, from Latin secale "rye".

Selby English
From the name of a village that meant "willow farm" in Old English.

Senft 1 German
Occupational name for a mustard seller, from German Senf "mustard".

Senft 2 German
Nickname for a helpful, kind person, from Old High German semfti meaning "soft, accommodating".

Seppä Finnish
Means "smith" in Finnish.

Seres Hungarian
Variant of Sörös.

Serra Italian, Portuguese, Catalan
Italian, Portuguese and Catalan cognate of Sierra.

Sessa Italian
Originally indicated a person from from Sessa or Sessa Cilento, Italy (from Latin Suessa, of uncertain meaning).

Shain Jewish
Means "beautiful, handsome" in Yiddish, from German schön.

Sharp English
Nickname for a keen person, from Old English scearp "sharp".

Shehu Albanian
From the Arabic title شيخ (shaykh) meaning "elder, chief, sheikh".

Shine 1 English
Means "beautiful, attractive" from Old English sciene.

Shine 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Seighin.

Short English
From a nickname for a short person, from Middle English schort.

Siena Italian
Indicated a person from Siena in Italy, which was named after the Gaulish tribe of the Senones.

Silje Norwegian
Derived from the given name Silje.

Silva Portuguese, Spanish
From Spanish or Portuguese silva meaning "forest". This is the most common surname in Portugal and Brazil.

Šimek m Czech
Derived from the name Šimek, a diminutive of Šimon.

Simen English (Rare)
From the given name Simon 1.

Šimić Croatian
Means "son of Šime".

Šimko m Slovak
From a diminutive of the given name Šimon.

Simms English
Derived from the medieval given name Sim, a short form of Simon 1.

Šimon m Slovak, Czech
Derived from the given name Šimon.

Simón Spanish
From the given name Simón.

Simon English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Singh Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha) meaning "lion". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh male followers the surname Singh and all females Kaur. It is among the most common surnames in India.

Sipos Hungarian
Occupational name for a fife player or piper, from Hungarian síp "whistle, pipe".

Sitko Polish
Means "fine sieve" in Polish, a diminutive of the Polish word sito "sieve".

Skála m Czech
Means "rock" in Czech, indicating that the original bearer lived near a prominent rock.

Skała Polish
Polish cognate of Skála.

Slade English
Derived from Old English slæd meaning "valley".

Slane Irish
Originally indicated a person from Slane, County Meath, Ireland, which is derived from the given name Sláine.

Sloan Irish
From Irish Ó Sluaghadháin meaning "descendant of Sluaghadhán".

Small English
From a nickname for a small person, from Middle English smal.

Smets Dutch
Variant of Smit.

Smith English
Means "metalworker, blacksmith" from Old English smiþ, related to smitan "to smite, to hit". It is the most common surname in most of the English-speaking world. A famous bearer was the Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790).

Smits Dutch
Variant of Smit.

Smola m Czech
Czech form of Smolak.

Snell English
From Old English snel meaning "fast, quick, nimble".

Sobel Jewish
Variant of Sobol.

Soból Polish
Polish cognate of Sobol.

Sobol Ukrainian, Russian, Jewish
Occupational name for a fur trader, from the Slavic word sobolĭ meaning "sable, marten". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Sokal Polish
Polish cognate of Sokol.

Sokół Polish
Polish cognate of Sokol.

Sokol mu Slovak, Czech, Jewish
From Czech and Slovak sokol meaning "falcon", a nickname or an occupational name for a falconer. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Solak Turkish
From the nickname solak meaning "left-handed".

Soler Occitan, Catalan
Denoted a person from any of the numerous places in the area whose names derive from Occitan or Catalan soler meaning "ground, floor".

Solís Spanish
From the name of a village in Asturias, Spain, derived from Spanish sol "sun".

Solos Basque
Possibly a variant of Solo.

Somma Italian
From the names of Italian places like Somma Lombardo or Somma Vesuviana, derived from Latin summa meaning "summit".

Sordi Italian
From Italian sordo meaning "deaf", from Latin surdus.

Sorge German
Means "worry, care, anxiety" in German, from Old High German sorga.

Sörös Hungarian
From Hungarian sör meaning "beer". Originally the name was given to beer brewers.

Soucy French
Originally denoted someone from French towns by this name in Aisne or Yonne, both derived from the Latin name Suciacum.

Sourd French
French cognate of Sordi.

Sousa Portuguese
Originally indicated someone who lived near the River Sousa in Portugal, possibly derived from Latin salsus "salty" or saxa "rocks".

Souza Portuguese
Variant of Sousa.

Sówka Polish
From a diminutive of Polish sowa meaning "owl".

Spada Italian
Occupational name for an armourer or swordsman, from Italian spada "sword", Latin spatha.

Spanò Sicilian
From Sicilian spanu meaning "sparse, thin hair", ultimately from Greek σπάνιος (spanios) meaning "scarce, rare".

Spear English
From Old English spere "spear", an occupational name for a hunter or a maker of spears, or a nickname for a thin person.

Spini Italian
Denoted a person who lived near thorn bushes, from Italian spina "thorn, spine", from Latin.

Spitz German
Means "sharp" in German, indicating the original bearer lived near a pointed hill.

Stack English
From a nickname for a big person, derived from Middle English stack "haystack", of Old Norse origin.

Stacy English
Derived from Stace, a medieval form of Eustace.

Stamp English
Originally denoted a person from Étampes near Paris. It was called Stampae in Latin, but the ultimate origin is uncertain.

Stark English, German
From a nickname meaning "strong, rigid", from Old English stearc or Old High German stark.

Starr English
From Middle English sterre meaning "star". This was usually a nickname, but it could also occasionally be a sign name from the name of an inn called the Star.

Steed English
Occupational name for one who tended horses, derived from Middle English steed, in turn derived from Old English steda meaning "stallion".

Steen Low German
Low German variant of Stein. A famous bearer was the 17th-century Dutch painter Jan Steen.

Stein German, Jewish
From Old High German stein meaning "stone". It might indicate the original bearer lived near a prominent stone or worked as a stonecutter. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Stern 1 English
From Old English styrne meaning "stern, severe". This was used as a nickname for someone who was stern, harsh, or severe in manner or character.

Stern 2 German, Jewish
German cognate of Starr.

Stilo Italian
Derived from the name of the town of Stilo in southern Italy. It is possibly derived from Greek στῦλος (stylos) meaning "column, pillar".

Stoke English
From the name of numerous places in England, derived from Old English stoc meaning "place, dwelling".

Stone English
Name for a person who lived near a prominent stone or worked with stone, derived from Old English stan.

Ström Swedish
Means "stream" in Swedish.

Strøm Norwegian, Danish
Means "stream" in Norwegian and Danish.

Stück German, Jewish
From Old High German stucki meaning "piece, part".

Sturm German
Means "storm" in German, originally a nickname for a volatile person.

Suchá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Suchý.

Suchý m Czech, Slovak
Means "dry" in Czech and Slovak. This was a nickname for a thin person.

Suero Spanish
Derived from the given name Suero.

Suess German
Variant of Süß. A famous bearer was the American children's author Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), who was born Theodor Seuss Geisel.

Sweet English
From a nickname meaning "sweet, pleasant", from Old English swete.

Swift English
Nickname for a quick person, from Old English swift.

Szabó Hungarian
Means "tailor" in Hungarian.

Szewc Polish
Means "shoemaker" in Polish.

Szőke Hungarian
Means "blond, fair haired" in Hungarian.

Szűcs Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "furrier" in Hungarian.

Szulc Polish
Polish form of Schulz.

Szwed Polish
Variant of Szweda.

Tadić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Tadija".

Tamás Hungarian
Derived from the given name Tamás.

Tanzi Italian
From a short form of the given name Costanzo.

Tapia Spanish
Means "mud wall" in Spanish.

Tasse French
From Old French tasse "purse, bag", an occupational name for a maker or seller of purses.

Tatum English
Variant of Tatham.

Taube German
From a nickname meaning "dove" in German.

Terry English
Derived from the medieval name Thierry, a Norman French form of Theodoric.

Terzi 1 Italian
From the given name Terzo, or a name for a third child.

Terzi 2 Turkish
Means "tailor" in Turkish, ultimately of Persian origin.

Tesař m Czech
Means "carpenter" in Czech, ultimately from the Old Slavic word tesla meaning "adze".

Tesla Serbian
Occupational name for a carpenter, derived from Serbian tesla meaning "adze". This name was notably borne by the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943).

Testa Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "head".

Thorn English, Danish
Originally applied to a person who lived in or near a thorn bush.

Tichá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Tichý.

Tichý m Czech, Slovak
Means "quiet" in Czech and Slovak.

Tifft English
Variant of Toft.

Tighe Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Taidhg.

Tilki Turkish
From a nickname meaning "fox" in Turkish.

Tímár Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "tanner" in Hungarian.

Tisza Hungarian
From the river name Tisza, Hungary's second largest river.

Tobin English
From a diminutive of the given name Tobias.

Tomàs Catalan
Derived from the given name Tomàs.

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

Tomov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Toole Irish
Variant of O'Toole.

Török Hungarian
Means "Turkish" in Hungarian.

Toset Catalan
Catalan form of Tosi.

Tosto Italian
From a nickname for a tough, stubborn person, from Italian tosto "hard, tough".

Tracy English, Irish
Variant of Tracey 1 or Tracey 2.

Trask English
Originally indicated a person from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, derived from Old Norse þresk meaning "fen, marsh".

Trent English
Denoted one who lived near the River Trent in England.

Tripp English
From Middle English trippen meaning "to dance", an occupational name for a dancer.

Trudu Sardinian
Means "thrush" in Sardinian (from Latin turdus).

Trump German
Derived from Middle High German trumbe meaning "drum". This surname is borne by the American president Donald Trump (1946-).

Tsang Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zeng.

Tveit Norwegian
Habitational name derived from Old Norse þveit meaning "clearing".

Twist English, Literature
Probably from the name of towns in England and Wales called Twist or Twiss. This surname was used by Charles Dickens for the hero of his novel Oliver Twist (1838), about an orphan surviving the streets of London. Dickens probably had the vocabulary word twist in mind when naming the character.

Tyler English
Occupational name for a tiler of roofs, derived from Old English tigele "tile". A famous bearer of this name was American president John Tyler (1790-1862).

Tyree Scottish
Variant of McIntyre.

Tyson 1 English
Derived from a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Old French tison meaning "firebrand".

Tyson 2 English
Variant of Dyson.