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Piana ItalianTopographic name from piana ‘plain’, ‘level ground’, from Latin planus, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word.
Piano ItalianTopographic name for someone who lived on a plain or plateau, Italian piano (Latin planum, from the adjective planus ‘flat’, ‘level’).
Pica Italian, CatalanNickname for a gossipy or garrulous person, from the central-southern Italian word pica ‘magpie’. Compare Picazo.Catalan: habitational name from any of the numerous places called Pica.Catalan: from either pica ‘pointed object’ (weapon, etc.) or a derivative of picar ‘to prick’.
Piccione ItalianMeans "pigeon" in Italian, denoting someone who resembles the bird or an occupational name for a pigeon keeper.
Pickenpaugh GermanThe surname Pickenpaugh is an Americanized version of the German name Beckenbach, meaning "from the river basin"... [
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Pickersgill EnglishThis famous Yorkshire name is of early medieval English origin, and is a locational surname deriving from the place in West Yorkshire called Pickersgill, or "Robber's Ravine". The placename is derived from the Middle English "pyker", thief, robber, and "gill", gully, ravine, deep glen.
Pickett EnglishOf Norman origin, from the personal name
Pic, here with the diminutive suffixes
et or
ot, and recorded as Picot, Pigot and Piket. The name is ultimately of Germanic derivation, from
pic meaning "sharp" or "pointed", which was a common element in names meaning for instance, residence near a "pointed hill", use of a particular sharp or pointed tool or weapon, or a nickname for a tall, thin person.
Pickford EnglishThis surnames origins lie with the Anglo-Saxons. It is a product of their having lived in the parish of Pitchford in Shropshire. ... [
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Pickle DutchPickle is an Anglicized surname that came from the Dutch word “pekel” or the North German world “pokel”.
Pickle GermanPickle is an Anglicized form of the North German word “pokel” and or the Dutch word “pekel”.
Pickler EnglishDerived from the occupation of "pickler," which referred to someone who worked in the pickling industry, preserving foods such as vegetables or meats in brine or vinegar.
Pickup EnglishThe name is derived from when the family resided in Pickup or Pickup Bank in Lancashire. This place-name was originally derived from the Old English word
Pic-copp which referred to those individuals who "lived on a hill with a sharp peak."
Pico Spanishmeaning beak of a bird, or peak of a mountain in spanish... [
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Picó CatalanProbably a nickname from Catalan
picó "having a thick upper lip".
Picot FrenchFrom Old French
picot "pointed object pickaxe" a nickname for someone who used such an implement.
Picquet FrenchA variant of
Piquet of which it's meaning is of a military terminology of one soldier/small group of soldiers on a line forward of a postion to provide a warning of an enemy advance... [
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Piedrahita SpanishHabitational name from any of the places called Piedrahita in particular those in Ávila and Teruel.
Piénoel French (Rare)French surname that possibly refers to the buckled shoes that the original bearer was wearing, in which case it is derived from Old French
pié meaning "foot" combined with Old French
noiel meaning "buckle"... [
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Pierahud BelarusianDerived from Belarusian перагуд
(pierahud) meaning "prolonged rumble". This may have been a nickname for a gossip.
Pierpont EnglishEnglish (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of various places, for example in Aisne and Calvados, so called from Old French pierre ‘stone’ + pont ‘bridge’.
Pigg EnglishDerived from Middle English
pigge meaning "young hog".
Piggott English, Irish, NormanFrom the Old French and Old English given names
Picot and
Pigot, or derived from Old English
pic meaning "point, hill", hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill with a sharp point (see
Pike).
Pigue FrenchFrench family last name may have been changed from the original French
Pihlakas EstonianPihlakas is an Estonian surname meaning "rowan" or "mountain ash".
Pihlapuu EstonianPihlapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "rowan/mountain ash tree".
Pihlasalu EstonianPihlasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "rowan/mountain ash grove".
Piir EstonianPiir is an Estonian surname meaning "border" and "frontier".
Pijl DutchMeans "arrow, projectile" in Dutch, an occupational name for an archer or fletcher.
Pijnenburg DutchFrom the name of an estate or hamlet called
Pijnenburg in the town of Soest in Utrecht, Holland, composed of Middle Dutch
pijn meaning "pine tree" and
burg meaning "fortress, manor, mansion".
Pikachu BrazilianFrom Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachuu), derived from the onomatopoeic words ピカピカ (pikapika), a sparkly sound, and チュウチュウ (chuuchuu), a mouse sound. It happens to be a nickname for someone with a short stature who runs super fast according to the famous barrier Yago Pikachu (born
Glaybson Yago Souza Lisboa) a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fortaleza.
Pikacz PolishFrom Polish meaning "picker". Occupational name for someone who had a profession related to picking or sorting through materials.
Pikalov m RussianMeans "from Pikalovo, Pikalevo, Pikalev" or other similar sounding places. These are the names of various Russian villages.
Pikamäe EstonianPikamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "long hill/mountain".
Pike English, IrishEnglish: topographic name for someone who lived by a hill with a sharp point, from Old English
pic ‘point’, ‘hill’, which was a relatively common place name element.... [
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Piketty FrenchPerhaps related to the English surname
Pickett. A notable bearer is French economist Thomas Piketty (1971-).
Pikk EstonianPikk is an Estonian surname meaning "long" and "tall".
Pikrammenos GreekFrom Greek πικρός (
pikrós) meaning "bitter, acrid, embittered". A famous bearer is the Greek judge and politician Panagiotis Pikrammenos (1945-), who was Deputy Prime Minister of Greece... [
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Pilarski PolishOccupational name for a sawyer, Polish pilarz + -ski, common ending of surnames.
Pilbas EstonianPilbas is an Estonia surname meaning "sliver" and "splinter".
Pilch EnglishFrom Middle English
pilch, a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of pilches or a nickname for a habitual wearer of these. A pilch (from Late Latin
pellicia, a derivative of
pellis "skin, hide") was a kind of coarse leather garment with the hair or fur still on it.
Pilcher EnglishOccupational name for a maker or seller of pilches, from an agent derivative of
Pilch. In early 17th-century English,
pilcher was a popular term of abuse, being confused or punningly associated with the unrelated verb
pilch "to steal" and with the unrelated noun
pilchard, a kind of fish.
Pilengis Latvian (Rare)This was my mother's maiden name. She and the rest of my family were born in Latvia. I am the first American born. I do not know what Pilengis means.
Pilgaonkar Konkani, IndianPilgaonkar is a Konkani surname used mostly in Goa by Konkani Hindus.
Sachin Pilgaonkar of Bollywood fame is a famous person with that surname... [
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Pili ItalianSardinian form of Italian
pelo "hair, hairy".
Piliang MinangkabauProbably derived from Indonesian
pili meaning "a lot, many" and
hyang meaning "god, deity" or the phrase
pili hyang meaning "the god, the deity" (most likely referring to the Hindu-influenced gods that were worshiped before the arrival of Islam in the Indonesian archipelago)... [
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Pilkington EnglishHabitational name for a person from a minor place named Pilkington in Lancashire, from Old English given name
Pileca or
Piloc and
tun "enclosure, town".
Pill EstonianPill is an Estonian surname meaning "musical instrument".
Pillot FrenchMeaning unknown, possibly derived from Middle French
pilot or
pillot both meaning "stake, pole". This is the name of a wealthy merchant family from Besançon, France.
Pillsbury EnglishDerived from a place in Derbyshire, England, so named from the genitive of the Old English given name
Pil and
burh meaning "fortified place".
Pilot EnglishMeans a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.
Pilt EstonianPilt is an Estonian surname meaning "picture" and "painting".
Pimenta PortugueseMeans "pepper" in Portuguese, used as an occupational name for someone who grew or sold peppers.
Pimentel Portuguese, SpanishDerived from Portuguese
pimenta meaning "pepper", used as an occupational name for someone who grew or sold peppers.
Pin FrenchA topographic name for someone living by a pine tree or in a pine forest, or a habitational name from a place named with the Old French word
pin, meaning "pine, pine tree".
Pin DutchFrom Middle Dutch
pinne meaning "peg, pin", probably an occupational name for a craftsman who used them in his work.
Piñal SpanishSurname whose house was in Hoz de Anero, in the City council of Ribamontán al Monte (Santander).
Pinch EnglishNickname for a chirpy person, from Middle English pinch, pink ‘(chaf)finch’. Compare Finch. possibly a metonymic occupational name from Middle English pinche ‘pleated fabric’, from Middle English pinche(n) ‘to pinch (pastry)’, ‘to pleat (fabric)’, ‘to crimp (hair, etc.)’, also ‘to cavil’, ‘to be niggardly’.
Pinches English (British, Rare)This is one of the very earliest of surnames. This is an English name. First recorded in the 12th century it was a nickname of endearment for a bright, chirpy, person, thought by his peer group to be active like a finch... [
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Pinchot AmericanOf unknown origin. Historically, borne most famously by
Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946) first Chief of the United States Forest Service.
Pinckney EnglishThe surname Pinckney originally denoted someone from Picquigny, France, which derives from a Germanic personal name,
Pincino (of obscure derivation) and the Latin locative suffix
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Pincock EnglishIt is believed to be a variant of the surname Pink, which itself can have several origins, including being a nickname for someone with pink cheeks or a rosy complexion, or an occupational name for a dyer or someone who worked with pigment dyes.
Pind EstonianPind is an Estonian surname meaning "surface" and "area".
Pindsoo EstonianPindsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "surface swamp/marsh".
Pine EnglishOriginally denoted a person who lived near a pine forest or who sold pine firs for a living.
Pineau FrenchEither a diminutive of
Pin from Old French
pin "pine" or a habitational name from (Le) Pineau the name of several places in the western part of France of the same origin.
Pines EnglishPlural form of
Pine. Possibly given to someone who lives in a pine forest or a pine grove.
Ping ChinesePing is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 平 in Chinese character.
Pingol PampanganFrom Pampangan
pi'ngul meaning "ear lobe (particularly the part pierced for earrings)".
Pininfarina ItalianA combination of "pinin", Piedmontese for youngest/smallest brother, and
Farina, the Italian variant of
Miller. This is the name of the Italian coachbuilder, founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina, later Battista Pininfarina.
Pink English, GermanNickname, possibly for a small person, from Middle English pink
penkg ‘minnow’ (Old English pinc).English (southeastern): variant of
Pinch .Variant spelling of German
Pinck, an indirect occupational name for a blacksmith, an onomatopoeic word imitating the sound of hammering which was perceived as pink(e)pank... [
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Pink EstonianPink is an Estonian surname meaning "bench" and "garden seat".
Pinkham Englishhabitational name from a lost or unidentified place in or bordering on Devon
Pinn English, GermanDerived from Middle English
pin and Middle Low German
pinne, both meaning "peg" or "pin". This was an occupational name from a maker of these things. The German name can in some cases be an occupational name for a shoemaker.
Pinn English (British)A topographic or habitational name from a place named with Middle English
pinne, meaning "hill" (Old English
penn).
Pino Spanish, Galician, ItalianSpanish and Galician habitational name from any of the places in Galicia (Spain) named Pino from
pino "pine" or a topographic name for someone who lived by a remarkable pine tree. Italian habitational name from Pino d'Asti in Asti province Pino Torinese in Torino or Pino Solitario in Taranto all named with
pino "pine’... [
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Pinochet Basque, French, SpanishDerived from Basque
pinoche meaning "pine cone". Alternately, it could be derived from the name of the hamlet of
Pinouchet, located in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France... [
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Pinsker German, PrussianHabitational name from any of several places named near Posen (Polish Poznan) and in West Prussia.
Pinson FrenchFrom Old French
pinson "finch" a nickname applied to someone who whistles or sings like a finch or to a bright and cheerful person.
Pionke German, PolishGermanized form of Slavic Pinoek, which is a nickname from pionek ‘puppet’.
Piórkowski PolishHabitational name from places called Piórkowo in Toruń voivodeship or Piórków in Tarnobrzeg voivodeship.
Piovasco Italian, LiteratureMeans "shower, brief fall of rain" in Italian, from Italian
piovere or
piova, both meaning "rain" with an added suffix. Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò is the protagonist in the Italian novel
The Baron in the Trees by
Italo Calvino, who inherited this surname from his father,
Arminio Piovasco.
Pipolo ItalianPossibly derived from a Latin word meaning "nothing, insignificant; a thing without value", perhaps a nickname for an unimportant or disliked person. Alternatively, it could be from a pet form of the given name
Pippo, a diminutive of
Filippo.
Piqué CatalanA famous bearer of this surname is Spanish/Catalan footballer Gerard Piqué.
Piquet FrenchOccupational name for someone who dealt with picks from a diminutive of
pic ''pick, pickax''.
Pirhadi PersianEither from Persian پیر
(pir) meaning "old" combined with
Hadi or from the name of the Persian village of Pirhadi.
Piri PersianDerived from Persian پیر
(pir) meaning "old, aged".
Pironkov BulgarianA professional Bulgarian tennis player, Tsvetana Pironkova, bears this surname.