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Nosková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Nosek.

Notaro Italian
Occupational name for a clerk, derived from Latin notarius.

Nováček m Czech
Diminutive of Novak.

Nováčková f Czech
Feminine form of Nováček.

Novák m & u Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of Novak.

Novak Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Slavic novŭ "new", originally a name for someone who was new to a village.

Nováková f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Novák.

Novik Belarusian
From Belarusian новы (novy) meaning "new".

Novikov m Russian
Derived from Russian новый (novy) meaning "new".

Novikova f Russian
Feminine form of Novikov.

Novotná f Czech
Feminine form of Novotný.

Novotný m Czech
Czech variant of Novak.

Nowak Polish
Polish cognate of Novak. This is the most common surname in Poland.

Nowakowska f Polish
Feminine form of Nowakowski.

Nowakowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from various towns called Nowakowo or similar, derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".

Nowicka f Polish
Feminine form of Nowicki.

Nowicki m Polish
Habitational name for a person from any of the towns in Poland called Nowice. The name is derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".

Noyer French
French form of Nogueira.

Nussbaum German, Jewish
Means "nut tree", derived from the German Nuss "nut" and Baum "tree".

Nussenbaum Jewish
Variant of Nussbaum.

Nyberg Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and berg meaning "mountain".

Nygård Norwegian
From Norwegian ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and gård (Old Norse garðr) meaning "farm, estate".

Nykvist Swedish
Variant of Nyqvist.

Nylund Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".

Nyman Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".

Nyquist Swedish
Variant of Nyqvist.

Nyqvist Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".

Nyström Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Oakley English
From a place name meaning "oak clearing" in Old English. It was borne by American sharpshooter Annie Oakley (1860-1926).

O'Beirne Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.

Öberg Swedish
From Swedish ö (Old Norse ey) meaning "island" and berg meaning "mountain".

O'Berne Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.

Oberti Italian
Derived from the given name Uberto.

Oberto Italian
Derived from the given name Uberto.

Ó Braoin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Breen.

Ó Braonáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Brennan.

Ó Briain Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Brien.

O'Brian Irish
Variant of O'Brien.

O'Brien Irish
From the Irish Ó Briain meaning "descendant of Brian".

Ó Broin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Byrne.

O'Byrne Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Broin meaning "descendant of Bran 1".

O'Callaghan Irish
Variant of Callahan.

Ó Caoimh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Keefe.

Ó Caoimháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Cavan.

Ó Caoindealbháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quinlan.

Ó Catháin Irish
Means "descendant of Cathán".

Ó Cathaláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Callan.

Ó Cathasaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Casey.

Ó Ceallacháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Callahan.

Ó Ceallaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kelly 1.

Ó Ciardha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Carey.

Ó Cinnéidigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kennedy.

Ó Cléirigh Irish
Means "descendant of the clerk" in Irish.

O'Clery Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Cléirigh.

Ó Coileáin Irish
Means "descendant of Coileán" in Irish.

Ó Conaill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Connell.

Ó Conchobhair Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Connor.

O'Connell Irish
Variant of Connell.

O'Connor Irish
From Irish Ó Conchobhair meaning "descendant of Conchobar".

Ó Cuinn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quinn.

Ó Cuinneagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Cunningham 2.

Ó Dálaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Daly.

Ó Damháin Irish
Means "descendant of Damhán".

Ó Deasmhumhnaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Desmond.

Ó Domhnaill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Donnell.

Ó Donnchadha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Donoghue.

Ó Donndubháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Donovan.

O'Donnell Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Domhnaill meaning "descendant of Domhnall".

O'Doyle Irish
Variant of Doyle.

Ó Dubháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Duane.

Ó Dubhghaill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Doyle.

Ó Dubhshláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Dolan.

Ó Dubhshláine Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Delaney 2.

Ó Dubhthaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Duffy 1.

Ó Duibh Irish
Means "descendant of Dubh", Dubh being a byname meaning "dark".

Ó Faoláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Whelan.

Ó Fearghail Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Farrell.

Ó Fionnagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Finnegan.

Ó Fionnáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Fannon.

Ó Flannagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Flanagan.

Ó Floinn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Flynn.

Ó Frighil Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Friel.

Ó Gallchobhair Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Gallagher.

Ogden English
From a place name derived from Old English ac "oak" and denu "valley".

Ognianov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Огнянов (see Ognyanov).

Ognianova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Огнянова (see Ognyanova).

Ognyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Ognyan".

Ognyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Ognyanov.

Ó hAodha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hayes 2.

Ó hAonghuis Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hennessy.

Ó hEachthighearna Irish
Means "descendant of Echthigern" in Irish.

O'Hearn Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hEachthighearna.

Ohme German
From Middle High German oem meaning "maternal uncle".

O'Kane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.

O'Keefe Irish
Variant of Keefe.

Oláh Hungarian
Means "Romanian, Wallachian" in Hungarian, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).

Olasz Hungarian
Means "Italian" in Hungarian, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).

Olesen Danish
Means "son of Ole".

Oliveira Portuguese
Means "olive tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin oliva. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with olive trees.

Oliver English, Catalan, German, French
Derived from the given name Oliver.

Oliversen Norwegian
Means "son of Oliver".

Oliverson English
Means "son of Oliver".

Oliversson Swedish
Means "son of Oliver".

Olivier French
Derived from the given name Olivier.

Olmo Spanish
Means "elm tree" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin ulmus. The name originally indicated a person who lived near such a tree.

Olmos Spanish
Variant of Olmo.

Olofsdotter Swedish
Means "daughter of Olof".

Olofsson Swedish
Means "son of Olof".

Olsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Ole".

Olson Swedish (Anglicized), Norwegian (Anglicized), Danish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Olsson or Olsen.

Olsson Swedish
Means "son of Olaf".

Ölvirsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ölvir".

Öman Swedish
From Swedish ö (Old Norse ey) meaning "island" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".

Ó Maoil Eoin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Malone.

Ó Maoil Riain Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Rian", derived from Irish maol meaning "follower".

Ó Maoilsheachlainn Irish
Means "descendant of Maolsheachlann" in Irish.

Ó Maol Aodha Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Saint Aodh". It is derived from Irish maol meaning "follower, servant".

Ó Maol Bhréanáin Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Saint Brendan" in Irish.

Ó Mathghamhna Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Mahoney.

Ó Muircheartach Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Moriarty.

Ó Muireadhaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Murray 2.

Ó Murchadha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Murphy.

O'Neal Irish
From Irish Ó Néill meaning "descendant of Neil".

O'Neill Irish
Variant of O'Neal.

Ó Néill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Neal.

Ongaro Italian
Variant of Ungaro.

O'Niall Irish
Variant of O'Neal.

Oomen Dutch
Patronymic derived from Middle Dutch oom meaning "(maternal) uncle".

Orbán Hungarian
Derived from the given name Orbán.

Orellana Spanish
Originally indicated a person from one of the two towns named Orellana in Badajoz, Spain. Their names are probably derived from Latin Aureliana meaning "of Aurelius".

Orenstein Jewish
Means "horn stone" in German.

Ó Riagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Reagan.

Ó Riain Irish
Means "descendant of Rian".

Ó Ríoghbhárdáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Riordan.

Oriol Catalan
From Catalan or meaning "gold", originally a nickname for a person with blond hair.

Orlando Italian
Derived from the given name Orlando.

Orman Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruaidh.

Ormond Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruaidh.

Ormonde Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruaidh.

Orsini Italian
From a nickname meaning "little bear" in Italian, from Latin ursus "bear".

Ó Ruadháin Irish
Means "descendant of Ruadhán" in Irish.

Ó Ruaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Ruadh" in Irish.

Osborne English
Derived from the given name Osborn.

Osbourne English
Derived from the given name Osborn.

Ó Séaghdha Irish
Means "descendant of Séaghdha".

Ó Seanáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Shannon.

O'Shea Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Séaghdha.

Östberg Swedish
From Swedish öst (Old Norse austr) meaning "east" and berg meaning "mountain".

Østberg Norwegian
Norwegian form of Östberg.

Øster Danish
From Danish øst meaning "east", originally denoting a dweller on the eastern side of a place.

Østergaard Danish
Variant of Østergård.

Østergård Danish
From Danish øst meaning "east" and gård meaning "enclosure, farm".

Ó Suaird Irish
Means "descendant of Suart" in Irish. Suart is derived from the Old Norse name Sigurd.

Ó Taidhg Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Teague 1.

Ó Tíghearnaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Tierney.

Otis English
Means "son of Ode".

O'Toole Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuathail meaning "descendant of Túathal".

Ó Treasaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Tracey 2.

Ott English, German
From the given name Otto.

Otten Dutch
Means "son of Otto".

Otto German
From the given name Otto.

Ottosen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Otto".

Ottosson Swedish
Means "son of Otto".

Ó Tuathail Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Toole.

Outterridge English
Derived from the Old English given name Uhtric.

Ovesen Norwegian
Means "son of Ove".

Owen Welsh, English
From the Welsh given name Owain.

Owens Welsh
From the Welsh given name Owain.

Pabst German
From German Papst, a cognate of Pope.

Pacheco Spanish, Portuguese
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Francisco.

Paddon English
Variant of Patton.

Paden English
Variant of Patton.

Padovan Italian
Regional variant of Padovano.

Padovano Italian
Originally denoted one who came from the city of Padua in Italy, from Italian Padova, itself from Latin Patavium, of unknown meaning.

Pagani Italian
Italian cognate of Payne.

Pagano Italian
Italian cognate of Payne.

Pahlke German
Low German cognate of Peel.

Pain English
Variant of Payne.

Pál Hungarian
Derived from the given name Pál.

Pallesen Danish
Means "son of Palle".

Palmeiro Portuguese
Portuguese form of Palmer.

Palmer English
Means "pilgrim", ultimately from Latin palma "palm tree", since pilgrims to the Holy Land often brought back palm fronds as proof of their journey.

Palomer Provençal
Means "pigeon keeper" from Latin palumbes "pigeon".

Palomo Spanish
Means "pigeon, dove", from Latin palumbes.

Palumbo Italian
From Italian palombo meaning "pigeon" (also "dogfish"). This form is typical of southern Italy.

Pander Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Panders Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Pandev m Macedonian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pande", Pande being a diminutive of Petar.

Pandeva f Macedonian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pandev.

Panossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Փանոսյան (see Panosyan).

Panosyan Armenian
Means "son of Panos".

Panza Italian, Literature
From a variant of the Italian word pancia meaning "stomach, paunch", originally a nickname for a chubby person. The Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes used it in his novel Don Quixote (1605), where it is the surname of Don Quixote's squire Sancho Panza. Not a common Spanish surname, Cervantes may have based it directly on the Spanish word panza (a cognate of the Italian word).

Papadaki f Greek
Feminine form of Papadakis.

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).

Papadopoulou f Greek
Feminine form of Papadopoulos.

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.

Pape French
French cognate of Pope.

Papke Low German
Low German diminutive form of papa (see Pope).

Papp 1 Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "priest, cleric" in Hungarian.

Pappa f Greek
Feminine form of Pappas.

Pappas m Greek
Means "priest" in Greek.

Paquet 2 French
From a diminutive of the given name Pascal.

Paredes Portuguese, Spanish
Denoted a person who lived near a wall, from Portuguese parede and Spanish pared meaning "wall", both derived from Latin paries.

Parent English, French
Derived from Old French parent meaning either "notable" (from Latin pārēre meaning "to be apparent") or "parent" (from Latin parere meaning "to produce, to give birth").

Parish 2 English
Derived from the medieval given name Paris, an Old French diminutive form of Patrick.

Park 3 English
From the medieval name Perkin, a diminutive of Peter.

Parkins English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Parkinson English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Parks English
Patronymic form of Park 3.

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

Pascal French
Derived from the given name Pascal.

Pascual Spanish
From the given name Pascual.

Pasternack Polish (Anglicized), Yiddish
Americanized form of Pasternak.

Pasternak Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish
Means "parsnip" in various Slavic languages, ultimately from Latin pastinaca. A famous bearer was Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), author of Doctor Zhivago.

Pastor Spanish
Means "shepherd" in Spanish.

Pastore Italian
Means "shepherd" in Italian.

Paszek Polish
Derived from a diminutive of Paweł.

Pásztor Hungarian
Means "shepherd" in Hungarian.

Pataki Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian patak meaning "creek, brook" (a word of Slavic origin). It was given to people who lived near a creek.

Patenaude French (Quebec)
French form of Paternoster.

Paternoster English, Italian
Occupational name for a maker of rosaries, also called paternosters. They are derived from the Latin phrase pater noster "our Father", the opening words of the Lord's Prayer.

Paterson English, Scottish
Means "son of Patrick".

Patrick English
From the given name Patrick.

Patrickson English
Means "son of Patrick".

Patriksson Swedish
Means "son of Patrik".

Patterson English, Scottish
Means "son of Patrick".

Patton English, Scottish
Diminutive of the medieval name Pate, a short form of Patrick.

Paul English, French, German, Dutch
From the given name Paul.

Paulauskaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Paulauskas. This form is used by unmarried women.

Paulauskas m Lithuanian
From the given name Paulius.

Paulauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Paulauskas. This form is used by married women.

Paulis Dutch
From the given name Paul.

Paulissen Dutch
Means "son of Paul".

Paulsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Paul".

Paulson English
Means "son of Paul".

Pauwels Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Paul".

Pavesi Italian
Variant of Pavia.

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".

Pavičić Croatian
Means "son of Pavao".

Pavlenko Ukrainian
From the given name Pavlo.

Pavletić Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Pavle.

Pavlík m Slovak, Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Pavol or Pavel.

Pavlíková f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Pavlík.

Pavlov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pavel". A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.

Pavlova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pavlov.

Pavlović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Pavlovski.

Pavlovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Pavlovsky.

Pavlovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlovsky m Russian
Means "son of Pavel".

Pavone Italian
Means "peacock" in Italian. It was originally a nickname for a proud or haughty person.

Pavoni Italian
Variant of Pavone.

Pawlak Polish
Means "son of Paweł".

Pawlitzki German
German surname derived from a Slavic form of the given name Paul.

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.

Payton English
From the name of the town of Peyton in Sussex. It means "Pæga's town".

Paz Spanish
Means "peace" in Spanish, originally a nickname for a calm person.

Peak English
Originally indicated a dweller by a pointed hill, from Old English peac "peak". It could also denote a person from the Peak District in Derbyshire, England.

Pearce English
From the given name Piers.

Pearson English
Variant of Pierson.

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

Pecháčková f Czech
Feminine form of Pecháček.

Peck 1 English
Variant of Peak.

Pedersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Peder".

Pedrotti Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Pietro.

Peel English
Nickname for a thin person, derived from Old French pel, Latin palus meaning "stake, post" (related to English pole).

Peeters Dutch, Flemish
Dutch and Flemish variant of Peters.

Pekkanen Finnish
Derived from the given name Pekka.

Peláez Spanish
Means "son of Pelayo".

Pellegrini Italian
Variant of Pellegrino.

Pellegrino Italian
Means "pilgrim, traveller" in Italian, ultimately from Latin peregrinus.

Pender 2 Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Penders Dutch
From Middle Dutch paender meaning "brewer", derived from panne meaning "pan, pot", ultimately from Latin patina.

Penn 2 English
Occupational name for a person who kept penned animals, from Old English penn.

Penner English
Variant of Penn 2.

Penners Dutch
Variant of Penders.

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

Pentti Finnish
Derived from the given name Pentti.

Pereira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician pereira meaning "pear tree", ultimately from Latin pirum meaning "pear".

Pereiro Galician
Variant of Pereira.

Pereyra Portuguese, Galician
Variant of Pereira.

Pérez Spanish
Means "son of Pedro".

Perez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Pérez.

Perić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pero".

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

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

Perković Croatian
Patronymic derived from an archaic diminutive of Petar.

Perrault French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.

Perreault French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.

Perrin French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.

Perrot French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.

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".

Persson Swedish
Means "son of Per".