All Submitted Surnames

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Pally English
Variant of Paley.
Palm Swedish
Means "palm tree" in Swedish.
Palma Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, and southern Italian: habitational name from any of various places named or named with Palma, from Latin palma ‘palm’. ... [more]
Palmberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish palm "palm tree" and berg "mountain".
Palmberg Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Derived from any of the various places in Germany named Palmberg.
Palme Swedish
The name was adopted by a notable Swedish family in honor of their ancestor Palme Lyder (born 1570s, died 1630), a merchant who immigrated to Sweden from the Netherlands or Germany in the early 1600s... [more]
Palmero Italian
The Palmero family lived in the territory of Palma, which is in Campania, in the province of Naples. The surname Palma was also a patronymic surname, derived from the personal name Palma, which was common in medieval times... [more]
Palmieri Italian
Derived from Italian palmiere meaning "pilgrim".
Palmiste Estonian
Palmiste is an Estonian surname relating to "palm (tree)".
Palmito Judeo-Spanish (Portuguese-style, Rare)
Old family immigrants to Aruba and Curaçao and São Vicente in Brazil surname derives from palm or symbol of Judaism.
Palmqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish palm meaning "palm tree", and kvist meaning "twig"
Palmsaar Estonian
Palmsaar is an Estonian surname meaning "palm island".
Palmtag German
Means "Palm Sunday" in German.
Palola Finnish
Probably from Palo, the name of many Finnish villages or palo meaning "fire" and the suffix -la signifying a place.
Palomares Spanish
Derived from Spanish "palomar," meaning "dovecote" or "columbarium". An occupational name for someone who was known for raising or caring for carrier pigeons or doves.
Palomeque Spanish, South American
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Palomino Spanish
Diminutive of Spanish paloma "pigeon, dove" (see Palomo).
Pålsson Swedish
Means "son of Pål".
Paltrow Polish (Anglicized), Jewish
Anglicized form of Paltrowicz. A famous bearer is American actress Gwyneth Paltrow (1972-).
Paltrowicz Polish, Jewish
Derived from Palter, a variant of the Yiddish given name Paltiel.
Palu Estonian
Palu is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath" and "heathy woodland".
Paluchowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Paluchów.
Palumaa Estonian
Palumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy wood land".
Palumäe Estonian
Palumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "heath woodland hill/mountain".
Palumets Estonian
Palumets is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland forest".
Paluoja Estonian
Paluoja is an Estonian surname meaning "heath woodland stream".
Paluots Estonian
Paluots is an Estonian surname meaning "heath woodland's end".
Palusaar Estonian
Palusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland island".
Palusalu Estonian
Palusalu is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland grove".
Palushi Albanian
Derived from the given name Palush.
Paluvee Estonian
Paluvee is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland water".
Palyak Belarusian
Belarusian form of Polák.
Palych Ukrainian
From Ukrainian паличка (palychka), meaning "stick".
Pamaloy Filipino, Maranao
Means "spirit" in Maranao.
Pamidoraŭ m Belarusian
From Belarusian памідор (pamidor), meaning "tomato".
Pamintuan Pampangan
Means "to obey, to serve" in Pampangan, derived from pintu meaning "respect, restraint, obedience".
Pamireddy Indian, Telugu
From the name of the village of Pamidi in Andhra Pradesh, India, combined with Telugu రెడ్డి (reddi) meaning "village headman". The village's name means "snake killer" from Telugu పాము (pamu) meaning "snake, serpent".
Pamparacuatro Spanish
Bread-for-four in Spanish
Pamphile French, Haitian Creole
From the given name Pamphile.
Pampinella Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Italian pampino "vine leaf" and the diminutive suffix -ella, or perhaps related to pimpinella "pimpernel (plant)" (genus Lysimachia), which derives from Latin bipennella via Catalan pampinella
Pampo Italian
1 Italian: from a short form of Alampo, from the Greek personal name Eulampios, adjectival derivative of eulampēs ‘most splendid’.... [more]
Pampukha Belarusian
Means "dumpling" in Belarusian.
Pamulaklakin Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "to make it bloom" in Tagalog.
Panack Literature
Meaning "Panic" or "Worry".
Panagiotidis Greek
From given name Panagiotis.
Panagiotou Greek
Means "son of Panagiotis".
Panagopoulos Greek
Derived from the given name Panagos (a short form of Panagiotis) and the patronymic suffix -πουλος (-poulos)... [more]
Panagos Greek
From a short form of the personal name Panagiotis ‘All Holy’ (an epithet of the Virgin Mary).
Panahi Persian
From Persian پناه (panâh) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection".
Pənahov m Azerbaijani
From the given name Pənah.
Pənahova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Pənahov.
Panaiotievich Russian (Rare)
Means "Son of Panagiotis" in Russian
Panaligan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "depend on, put trust in" in Tagalog.
Panambolan Filipino, Maranao
Means "rainbow" in Maranao.
Panarese Italian
habitational name for someone from a place called Panaro (from Latin panarium "bread basket") for example in Siracusa province Sicily or from Panareo in Salento from an adjectival form of the place names.
Panaritis Greek
Occupational name for a baker, from Latin panarium ‘bread basket’.
Panaro Italian
From old Italian panaro meaning "bread basket" or "wooden basket, hamper", an occupational name for a baker, or perhaps a basket maker. Alternatively, could be a habitational name from the Panaro river.
Panayi Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Panayis, a short form of Panayiotis.
Panayotov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Panayot".
Panayotova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Panayotov.
Panbal Punjabi
The surname Panbal is predominantly associated within the Sikh Jatt community. The surname "Panbal" is a distinctive Punjabi Jatt surname rooted in the region of Punjab, specifically associated with Pandori Ganga Singh in Hoshiarpur district... [more]
Pancakes Dutch (Americanized), German (Americanized)
The last name "Pancake" is an Americanized form of German and Dutch names like "Pfannkuch," "Pannekoek," and similar terms. It likely originated as a metonymic nickname for someone who had a fondness for pancakes, made or sold them, or lived at an inn or on a farm with a name related to pancakes (like "In de Pannekoek" meaning "In the Pancake")... [more]
Pancek Yiddish
Variant of Penzig.
Panchenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Panko".
Pancho Spanish
From the given name Pancho.
Panciera Italian
from panciera denoting the piece of the armor covering the stomach (from pancia "belly paunch") perhaps used for an armorer or for someone with a large paunch.
Pancione Italian
Means "fat person, paunch, big belly" in Italian.
Pancorbo Spanish
From the name of a town in Burgos, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Suggestions as to its origin include Spanish puente curvo "curved bridge", or a legend about crows delivering bread to the town when it was besieged by Saracens, leading to it being called Pan-Cuervo "Bread-Crow".
Pancrazio Italian
From the given name Pancrazio.
Panda Indian, Odia, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डा (panda) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, learning".
Panday Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Hindi पांडे/पाण्डे, Gujarati પાંડે or Bengali পাণ্ডে (see Pandey).
Pande Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi पांडे, Odia ପାଣ୍ଡେ, Bengali পাণ্ডে, Gujarati પાંડે or Nepali पाँडे (see Pandey).
Pandey Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डित (pandita) meaning "scholar, teacher".
Pandeya Indian
Alternate transliteration of Pandya
Pandher Indian (Sikh)
A indian punjabi sikh surname of boys and girls this people are loyal and rich background and pure hearted
Pandimiglio Italian
Probably means "millet bread" in Italian, from pane "bread" and miglio "millet".
Pandit Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डित (pandita) meaning "learned, wise" or "scholar, teacher".
Pandjaitan Batak
Older spelling of Panjaitan based on Dutch orthography.
Pandolfi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of the given name Pandolfo, from Langobardic Pandulf... [more]
Pandolfo Italian, Italian (Tuscan)
From the given name Pandolfo. Variant of Pandolfi.
Pandya Indian, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डा (panda) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, learning".
Pane Italian, Corsican
Means "bread" in Italian, a metonymic occupational name for a baker, or a a nickname or given name (medieval Panis, Panellus) figuratively meaning "good as bread, good thing".
Pane English
Variant of Payne.
Panebianco Italian
Means "white bread", from Italian pane "bread" and bianco "white", an occupational name for a baker who worked with high quality breads, or in some cases perhaps a nickname for someone of good character.
Panella Italian
From the name of a kind of fritter or pancake made with chickpea powder. Could be an occupational name for a baker, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a yellowish complexion. Alternatively, can be a diminutive form of Pane.
Panenka Czech
From Czech meaning "doll". Perhaps a nickname for a petite person.
Panepinto Italian
Derived from the word "pane" meaning "bread" in Italian and "pinto" meaning "painted", "flecked", or possibly "bad". The name is generally given to a baker.
Panesh Circassian (Russified)
From Adyghe пэ (pă) meaning "nose" and нэшъу (năŝ°) "blind".
Panetta Italian
Diminutive form of Italian pane "bread", probably an occupational name for a baker.
Panettiere Italian
Means "baker" in Italian.
Panfilo Italian
From the given name Panfilo.
Pang Estonian
Pang is an Estonian surname meaning "pail" and "bucket".
Pang Chinese
From Chinese 庞 (páng) referring to the ancient fief of Pang located in what is now either Henan or Shaanxi province.
Pang Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hakka)
Cantonese and Hakka romanization of Peng.
Pangan Filipino, Pampangan
Derived from Pampangan mangan meaning "eat".
Pangandag Filipino, Maranao
Means "to boast, to be proud of" in Maranao.
Pangandaman Maranao
From Maranao andam meaning "fear".
Panganiban Filipino, Tagalog
Means "careful, cautious", derived from Tagalog panganib meaning "danger".
Panganoron Filipino, Cebuano
Means "cloudy" in Cebuano.
Pangcatan Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao pangkat meaning "promotion, prestige".
Pangelinan Chamorro
Chamorro variant of Pangilinan.
Pangestu Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Peng (彭) or Feng 1 (馮). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Panggaga Filipino, Maranao
Means "strong" in Maranao.
Pangilinan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "place of abstinence" from Tagalog pangilin meaning "abstinence, to abstain" and the suffix -an meaning "place of, time of". It was used to denote abstinence from certain foods for religious purposes.
Paniágua Spanish, Portuguese
Status name for a servant who worked for his board (pan "bread" and agua "water") and lodging.
Panibudlaska Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
From the Cossack nickname, derived from the Ukrainian vocative phrase пані, будь ласка! (pani, bud laska!) meaning "Lady, please!".
Panić Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Croatian
Patronymic from the personal names Pane, Pano, Panteleon or Pankracij.
Panichi Italian
Probably from panico, a type of millet grown in Italy. Alternately, it could be from the Latin name Panicus "of Pan, panic".
Panier Romansh
Derived from the place name Panix (present-day Pigniu) in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Panin Russian
Means "son of Panya".
Panjaitan Batak
Derived from Batak panjait meaning "tailor, sewer".
Pankiewicz Polish
From the nickname Panek, a diminutive of Panas, itself a form of the given name Atanazy.
Pankiv Ukrainian
Possibly a variant of Panchenko or from Ukrainian пані (pani), meaning "lady, respected woman, mrs.".
Pankov Russian, Uzbek
Means "son of Panko".
Pankratov Russian
Means "son of Pankratiy".
Pankratz German (East Prussian)
The name originated in Holland, as a surname chosen in 1811 when Napoleon insisted that all Dutch people have permanent surnames passed down to children. This particular family chose the name of a venerated saint - Saint Pancras, the patron saint of children... [more]
Panksepp Estonian
Panksepp is an Estonian surname meaning "bank smith". May also be derived from "pangsepp", meaning "bucket smith/maker".
Pann Estonian
Pann is an Estonian surname meaning "pan".
Pannala Finnish
Finnish: from the female personal name Anna + the local suffix -la. Found chiefly in Ostrobothnia.
Pannebakker Dutch
From Middle Dutch panne "pan, roof tile" and backer "baker", an occupational name for someone who made roof tiles.
Pannekoek Dutch
Means "pancake" in Dutch, possibly a nickname for someone who made or liked to eat pancake. Alternatively, it could derive from a place name, such as an inn or field named for pancakes.
Panosovich Russian
Means "Son of Panos" in Russian
Panou Greek
Means "son of Panos". A famous bearer is the Greek composer Akis Panou (1933-2000)
Panov Russian
Means "son of Panya".
Panozzo Italian
Venice, one of the oldest and most beautiful regions of Italy, is the esteemed birthplace of numerous prominent families, and of a family that bears the surname Panozzo. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for them to adopt a second name to identify themselves, as populations grew and travel became more frequent... [more]
Pantaleo Italian
From the given name Pantaleo.
Pantalion Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly an altered form of Pantaleón
Pantazis Greek
Derived from the Greek wish: πάντα να ζει! (panta na zei!) or πάντα ζεις! (panta zeis!) meaning "live forever!", from the Greek πάντα (panta) meaning "always" and ζεις (zeis) meaning "live"... [more]
Pantazzi Romanian
Best known as the surname of a certain Sybille.
Panteleev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Пантелеев (see Panteleyev).
Panteleyev m Russian
Means "son of Panteley".
Panteli Greek
From the given name Pantelis.
Pantolin Swedish (Rare)
Swedish military name
Panuwat Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ภาณุวัฒน์ (see Phanuwat).
Panyanouvong Lao
From Lao ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Panyarachun m Mon, Thai
Of uncertain meaning. A famous bearer was a Prime Minister of Thailand, himself an ethnic Mon.
Panyk Ukrainian
From the title пан (pan), to show a respected male (similar to "mister"). Extremely rare surname with 61 bearers in Ukraine (2013 data).
Panyobhas Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ปัญโญภาส (see Panyophat).
Panyopas Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ปัญโญภาส (see Panyophat).
Panyophat Thai (Rare)
From Thai ปัญโญ (panyo), a form of ปัญญา (panya) meaning "wisdom; knowledge; intelligence" and
Panzacola Indigenous American (Rare)
Named after the tribe meaning "hairy people".
Panzer German
Metonymic occupational name for an armorer from Middle High German panzier "mailcoat" (Old French pancier "armor for the stomach, body armor" from Late Latin).
Panzeri Italian
Either a nickname from Italian pancia "belly, paunch", referring to someone with a prominent belly (see Panza), or an occupational name for someone who manufactured girdles and armour, from panciere "corset, girdle; paunce (armour covering the belly)", ultimately from the same root.
Panzica Italian
From Sicilian panzicu "pot-bellied, paunch".
Pão Portuguese
Metonymic occupational name for a baker, from pão meaning "bread"
Pao Chinese
Variant of Bao.
Pao Estonian
Pao is an Estonian surname, derived from "paotama", meaning "slightly open".
Paolini Italian
From the given name Paolino.
Paolino Italian
From the given name Paolino.
Paolo Italian
From the given name Paolo.
Paolucci Italian
Deriving from Paoluccio, itself a diminutive of Paolo.
Paonil Thai
From Thai เปา (pao) meaning "judicial officer, referee, umpire" and นิล (nin) meaning "very deep black".
Papa Tagalog, Italian, Albanian, Romanian, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "pope, priest" in various languages.
Papa French
From French meaning "dad, father". Likely given to someone seen as a father figure.
Papaccio Italian
Possibly from the Latin given name Papacius, or from the Greek surname Papakis... [more]
Papachristodoulopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of the priest and servant of Christ" in Greek.
Papacostas Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Παπακώστας (see Papakostas) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Papademetriou Greek
Alternate transcription of Papadimitriou.
Papademos Greek
Likely derived from Greek papas, meaning "pope".
Papadiamantopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of the diamond priest" in Greek. A notable bearer of this surname is Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos, a Greek revolutionary leader.
Papakostas Greek
Means "son of Kostas the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Kostas.
Papamichael Greek, English (Rare)
Means "son of priest Michael".
Papaqui Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl pakini meaning "happy".
Papas Greek
From Greek meaning "pope, priest".
Papastathopoulos Greek
Meaning "you are the priest" in Greek.
Papatonis Greek
Means "son of priest Antonis".
Papazian Armenian
Patronymic from Turkish papaz ‘(Orthodox) priest’, ‘father’, from Greek papas (see Papas).
Papazoglou Greek
Means "son of the priest", derived from the Greek παπάς (papás) meaning "priest" combined with the Turkish oğlu or oğul meaning "son, descendant".
Papier French, German, Jewish
Means "paper" in French and German, denoting a paper maker or merchant, both derived from Old French papier.
Papin French
Either from Old French papin "pap (for kids)" a noun derivative of paper "to munch or eat" (from Late Latin pappare in origin a nursery word) as a nickname probably referring to a glutton... [more]
Papon French (Huguenot)
Derived from Old French papon "grandfather", ultimately from Latin pappus.
Pappalardo Italian
Means "glutton, hypocrite" in Italian, originally a nickname for a gluttonous person or someone who pretended to observe religious fasts while eating meat in secret.
Pappel Estonian
Pappel is an Estonian surname meaning "poplar/cottonwood".
Pappin English (Canadian)
Southeastern Ontario, Canada. My dad and uncle are the only two I met. I was told their family background was Metis/Cree.
Paquette French
From the personal name Paquet, a pet form of Pascal.
Paquin French
Originated in east France. This last name signified a freehold that permitted use of a cluster of land or pastures. The name became “he who possesses lands” and "he who is wise."
Par Portuguese
Derived from Portuguese meaning "pair, couple, equal".
Paradis French
From a learned variant of Old French pareis "Paradise" (from Greek paradeisos). As a toponym this was applied to verdant places and it is quite common as a place name in Nord and Normandy; the surname therefore can be a topographic or habitational name.
Paradise English, Scottish
Nickname for someone who "lived by a park or pleasure garden".
Paradiso Italian
from paradiso "Paradise" applied as a topographic name for someone living in a verdant place where flowers grew in abundance or near a pleasure garden or from the same word used as a personal name recorded in the form Paradisus in Lazio in 108
Paragas Pangasinan, Ilocano
From Pangasinan or Ilocano ragas meaning "to cut, to trim (clothing)", probably used as an occupational name.
Paraiya Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting laborers in agriculture and/or industry. This is a surname belonging to Dalit, or "Untouchables," in the Hindu caste system.
Parajuli Nepali
From the name of a village in Dailekh District called Parajul.
Paramar Indian, Gujarati
Means "one who strikes the enemy" from Sanskrit पर (para) meaning "other, alien, foreigner, enemy" and मार (mā́ra) meaning "killing, slaying, destroying".
Paramore French (Rare)
origin is unknown but the meaning of the name is lover used in France and England
Parata Maori
From a transliteration of the English word "brother" or "brothers".
Paratore Italian
Derived from Italian paratore meaning "decorator, fuller", which refers to a craftsman who fulls coarse cloth. In other words: this surname is the Italian cognate of the English surname Fuller... [more]
Pardal Portuguese, Galician
Means "sparrow" in Portuguese and Galician.
Pardauil Portuguese
An uncommon surname possibly derived from the word pardal, meaning "sparrow".
Pardo De Tavera Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
In the case of Filipino physician Trinidad Pardo de Tavera (1857-1925), he came from a Portuguese aristocratic family of Pardo from Tavira (a town in Portugal). The family added the name de Tavera, meaning "of Tavira" to affix their place of origin, similar to Spanish noble customs... [more]
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