Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Afrikaans; and the first letter is P; and the origin is Afrikaans.
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Pretorius Afrikaans
From Latin praetor meaning "leader". This name was adopted in the 17th century by Wesselius Praetorius as a Latin translation of his previous surname Schulte. It is now common in South Africa.