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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".

Prichard Welsh
Variant of Pritchard.

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

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

Prosdocimi Italian
From the given name Prosdocimo, Italian form of Prosdocimus.

Prunty Irish
From Irish Ó Proinntigh meaning "descendant of Proinnteach", a given name probably derived from Irish bronntach meaning "generous".

Pryce Welsh
Variant of Price.

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

Qadir Arabic
Derived from the given name Qadir.

Qasim Arabic
Derived from the given name Qasim.

Qasımov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qasım".

Qasımova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qasımov.

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

Qodirova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Qodirov.

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.

Quickley 2 Irish
Variant of Quigley.

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

Quigley Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coigligh meaning "descendant of Coigleach", a given name meaning "untidy".

Quinlan Irish
From Irish Ó Caoindealbháin, which means "descendant of Caoindealbhán", a given name meaning "handsome form" (using a diminutive suffix).

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

Quirk Irish
Variant of Quirke.

Quirke Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuirc meaning "descendant of Corc", a given name meaning "heart".

Quliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulu".

Quliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Quliyev.

Qurbanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qurban".

Qurbanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qurbanov.

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

Qurbonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Qurbonov.

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

Radeva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Radev.

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

Radkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Radko".

Radkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Radkov.

Radu Romanian
From the given name Radu.

Rae Scottish
Variant of McRae.

Rafferty Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rabhartaigh meaning "descendant of Rabhartach". The given name Rabhartach means "flood tide".

Ragnvaldsson Swedish
Means "son of Ragnvald".

Rahimi Persian
From the given name Rahim.

Raimondi Italian
Derived from the given name Raimondo.

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

Ramires Portuguese
Means "son of Ramiro" in Portuguese.

Ramírez Spanish
Means "son of Ramiro" in Spanish.

Randal English
Derived from the given name Randel.

Randall English
Derived from the given name Randel.

Randell English
Derived from the given name Randel.

Randolph English
Derived from the given name Randolf.

Raneri Italian
Derived from the Italian given name Raniero.

Rao 2 Italian
Derived from the given name Raul.

Rasmussen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Rasmus".

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

Ready 3 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Rodagh.

Reagan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Riagáin meaning "descendant of Riagán". A famous bearer was the American president Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).

Reardon Irish
Variant of Riordan.

Reece Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.

Rees Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.

Reese 1 Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.

Regan Irish
Variant of Reagan.

Řeha m Czech
Derived from the given name Řehoř.

Řehová f Czech
Feminine form of Řeha.

Reijnders Dutch, Frisian
Variant of Reinders.

Reilly Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh.

Reinders Dutch, Frisian
From the given name Reindert.

Rémy French
From the given name Rémy.

Renard French
From the given name Renard.

Renaud French
From the given name Renaud.

Renault French
Derived from the given name Renaud.

Rennell English
Variant of Reynolds.

Rennold English
Variant of Reynolds.

Rennoll English
Variant of Reynolds.

Reynaud French
From the given name Reynaud.

Reynders Dutch, Frisian
Variant of Reinders.

Reynell English
Variant of Reynolds.

Reynolds English
Derived from the given name Reynold.

Rhydderch Welsh
From the given name Rhydderch.

Rice Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.

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

Richards English
Derived from the given name Richard.

Richardson English
Means "son of Richard".

Rickard English
From the given name Richard.

Righi Italian
From the given name Arrigo.

Rijnders Dutch, Frisian
Variant of Reinders.

Riley 2 Irish
Variant of Reilly.

Rinaldi Italian
Derived from the given name Rinaldo.

Rinne 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Rinn.

Riordan Irish
From Irish Ó Ríoghbhárdáin meaning "descendant of Rígbarddán".

Ristić Serbian
Means "son of Risto".

Ritchie Scottish
From a Scottish diminutive of the given name Richard.

Robbins English
Derived from the given name Robin.

Robert French, English
From the given name Robert.

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".

Robin French
From the given name Robin.

Robinson English
Means "son of Robin".

Robson English
Means "son of Rob".

Rocchi Italian
Derived from the given name Rocco.

Rocco Italian
Derived from the given name Rocco.

Roderick English
Derived from the given name Roderick.

Rodgers English
Derived from the given name Rodger.

Rodrigo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Rodrigo.

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.

Rodriguez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Rodríguez.

Rodriquez Spanish
Variant of Rodríguez.

Roger French
From the given name Roger.

Rogers English
Derived from the given name Roger.

Rogerson English
Means "son of Roger".

Roldán Spanish
Derived from the given name Roldán.

Rolland French
From the given name Roland.

Rollins English
From a diminutive of the given name Roland.

Rolvsson Norwegian
Means "son of Rolf".

Romà Catalan
Catalan form of Romano 1 or Romano 2.

Román Spanish
From the given name Román.

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

Romano 1 Italian
Derived from the given name Romano.

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

Romanova f Russian
Feminine form of Romanov.

Romanyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Roman.

Romão Portuguese
Portuguese form of Romano 1 or Romano 2.

Romeijn Dutch
Derived from the given name Romein.

Romeijnsen Dutch
Means "son of Romein" in Dutch.

Romijn Dutch
Derived from the given name Romein.

Romijnsen Dutch
Means "son of Romein" in Dutch.

Rose 2 English
Derived from the feminine given name Rose.

Rostami Persian
Derived from the given name Rostam.

Rowan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin.

Rowe 2 English
From the medieval name Row, which is either a variant of Roul or short form of Roland.

Rowland English
Derived from the given name Roland.

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

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.

Ruf German
From the given name Rolf.

Ruff German, English
From the given name Rolf.

Ruggeri Italian
Derived from the given name Ruggero.

Ruggiero Italian
From the given name Ruggiero.

Ruggles English
From a medieval diminutive of the given name Roger.

Ruiz Spanish
Means "son of Ruy" in Spanish.

Ruskin 2 English
From a diminutive of the feminine given name Rose.

Rutgers Dutch
Derived from the given name Rutger.

Rutten Dutch
Derived from the given name Rutger.

Ruzsa Hungarian
Dialectical variant of Rózsa.

Ruzzier Italian
From a dialectal variant of Ruggiero. It is typical of northeastern Italy, the area around Trieste.

Ryan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Riain, or else a simplified form of Mulryan.

Saab Arabic
Means "hard, difficult" in Arabic.

Saad Arabic, Malay
From the given name Sa'd.

Sadeghi Persian
From the given name Sadegh.

Sadık Turkish
From the given name Sadık.

Sadıqov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sadıq".

Sadıqova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Sadıqov.

Sáez Spanish
Variant of Sánchez.

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

Saidova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Saidov.

Salah Arabic
Derived from the given name Salah 1.

Salamon Hungarian, Polish
Derived from the given name Salamon or Salomon.

Saleh Arabic
From the given name Salih.

Salem Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Salih Arabic
From the given name Salih.

Salihović Bosnian
Means "son of Salih".

Salim Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Salmon English, French
Derived from the given name Solomon.

Salomon French, German, Jewish
Derived from the given name Salomon or Salomo.

Salvador Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Salvador.

Salvi Italian
From the given name Salvo or Salvio.

Sampson English
Derived from a medieval form of the given name Samson.

Sams English
Derived from the given name Samuel.

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

Samson English, French
Derived from the given name Samson.

Samuel English, Welsh, French, Jewish
Derived from the given name Samuel.

Samuels English
Derived from the given name Samuel.

Samuelson English
Means "son of Samuel".

Samuelsson Swedish
Means "son of Samuel".

Sánchez Spanish
Means "son of Sancho".

Sanchez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Sánchez.

Sancho Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Sancho.

Sander German, Danish
Derived from the given name Alexander.

Sanders English
Patronymic of the given name Sander, a medieval form of Alexander.

Sanderson English
Means "son of Alexander".

Sándor Hungarian
Derived from the given name Sándor.

Sandu Romanian
From the given name Sandu.

Sansone Italian
Derived from the given name Sansone.

Sanz Spanish
From the given name Sancho.

Sargsyan Armenian
Means "son of Sargis" in Armenian.

Sarkisian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).

Sarkissian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).

Sarkisyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).

Saunders English, Scottish
Variant of Sanders.

Savchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Sava.

Savchuk Ukrainian
From the given name Sava.

Savić Serbian
Means "son of Sava".

Schwenke 2 German
From a given name, a Low German diminutive of Swanhild.

Scotti Italian
From the medieval given name Francescotto, a diminutive of Francesco.

Seaver English
From the unattested Old English given name Sæfaru, derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea, ocean" and faru "journey".

Sebastiani Italian
From the given name Sebastiano.

Seeger German
From the given name Sieghard.

Seegers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Seelen Dutch
Variant of Ceelen.

Segers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Seghers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Seidel German
From a diminutive of the given name Siegfried.

Semenyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Semen.

Serafim Portuguese
Derived from the given name Serafim.

Serafin Polish, Italian
Derived from the given name Serafin or Serafino.

Serafini Italian
Derived from the given name Serafino.

Sergeev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Сергеев (see Sergeyev).

Sergeeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Сергеева (see Sergeyeva).

Sergeyev m Russian
Means "son of Sergey".

Sergeyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Sergeyev.

Severijns Dutch
Derived from the Latin given name Severinus.

Séverin French
Derived from the given name Séverin.

Severins Dutch
Derived from the Latin given name Severinus.

Sevriens Dutch
Derived from the Latin given name Severinus.

Seward 1 English
Derived from the given name Sigeweard.

Seward 3 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Suaird.

Shannon Irish
From Irish Ó Seanáin meaning "descendant of Seanán".

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

Sharipova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sharipov.

Shaughnessy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Seachnasaigh.

Shaw 2 Scottish
From a given name or byname that was derived from Gaelic sitheach meaning "wolf" (Old Irish sídach).

Shea Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Séaghdha.

Sheach Scottish
Variant of Shaw 2.

Sheedy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Síoda.

Sheehy Irish
Variant of McSheehy.

Sheenan Irish
Variant of Shannon.

Sheridan Irish
From the Irish name Ó Sirideáin meaning "descendant of Sirideán". The given name Sirideán possibly means "searcher".

Shine 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Seighin.

Siebert German
Derived from the given name Siegbert.

Siegel 2 German
Derived from the diminutive of Old German given names beginning with the element sigu meaning "victory".

Sieger German
From the given name Sieghard.

Siegert German
Derived from the given name Sieghard.

Siekert German (Rare)
Derived from the given name Sieghard.

Siemon German
Variant of Simon.

Sienkiewicz Polish
Patronymic from the given name Sienko, an old diminutive of Szymon. This was the surname of the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916).

Sigurdsson Icelandic, Swedish
Means "son of Sigurður".

Sigurðsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sigurður".

Silje Norwegian
Derived from the given name Silje.

Silvestri Italian
Derived from the given name Silvester.

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

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

Simeonov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Simeon".

Simeonova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Simeonov.

Šimić Croatian
Means "son of Šime".

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

Šimková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Šimek or Šimko.

Simmon German
From the given name Simon 1.

Simmons English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

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

Simões Portuguese
Means "son of Simão" in Portuguese.

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.

Simoneit German
From the given name Simon 1.

Šimonienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Šimonis. This form is used by married women.

Šimonis m Lithuanian
Means "son of Simonas".

Simonis Dutch, German
Means "son of Simon 1".

Šimonová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Šimon.

Simons English, German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

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

Simonson English
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonsson Swedish
Swedish form of Simonson.

Šimonytė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Šimonis. This form is used by unmarried women.

Simpkin English
From a diminutive of the given name 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.

Sims English
Variant of Simms.

Šimunović Croatian
Means "son of Šimun".

Sinagra 2 Italian
Derived from the given name Senagora, an Italian form of Xenagoras.

Siskin Jewish
Variant of Ziskind.

Siskind Jewish
Variant of Ziskind.

Sitz 1 German
Derived from a given name beginning with the Old High German element sigu meaning "victory".

Slavkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavko".

Slavkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Slavkov.

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

Sloane Irish
Variant of Sloan.

Smagulov m Kazakh
Means "son of Smagul".

Smagulova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Smagulov.