All Submitted Surnames

Podlesny Polish

Podlesskiy m Russian

Podluzny Ukrainian, Rusyn

Podolski Polish
Refers to a region named Podolia in Ukraine.

Podolskiy Russian
Variant transcription of Podolsky.

Podolsky Russian
Russian form of Podolski

Podoprigora Russian

Põdramägi Estonian
Põdramagi is an Estonian surname meaning "moose mountain".

Podriznik Slovene
From the article of clothing of the same name worn by priests, possibly denoting a maker of them or perhaps a relative of a clergyman.

Podryabinikin m Russian

Podryhun Ukrainian

Podshivalov m Russian
From Russian подшивать (podshivat'), meaning "to hem (sew)".

Podsolnushek Russian, Belarusian
Means "sunflower".

Podungge Gorontalo

Poduska Slovak
Poduska means pillow or soft cushion.

Podwojski Polish
Archaic -- denotes the office of a minor church official.

Podziemski English (American)

Poe English
From a medieval nickname for a vain or flamboyantly dressed person (from Old Norse pá "peacock"). American author and poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was a famous bearer.

Poehler German
German (Westphalian): topographic name for someone who lived by a muddy pool, from an agent noun derived from Middle Low pol ‘(muddy) pool’.

Poele Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Poel (see Van Der Poel).

Poelzer German (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Pölzer.

Poer English, French

Poet Scottish
Of uncertain origin, probably a variant of Pate.

Poetzmann German

Pog Central African

Pogačar Slovene

Pogba Western African

Pöge German
German cognate of Page.

Poghosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Poghossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Poghosyan Armenian
Means "son of Poghos".

Pognon French

Pogo South American

Pogonat Romanian
Meaning unknown.

Pogonatos Greek
Means bearded in medieval Greek.

Pogonowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Lesser Polish villages.

Pogor Moldovan

Pogor Romanian

Pogor Romanian

Pogor Romanian

Pogosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Pogossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Pogoy Filipino/cebu/bohol (Rare)

Pogue Irish, American
An Irish surname meaning "kiss"

Poh German
From a dialect word for standard German Pfau ‘peacok’, a nickname for a vain person or for someone with a strutting gait.

Pohan Batak

Pōhānō Hawaiian
This surname means "wheezy."

Põhi Estonian
Põhi is an Estonian surname meaning "north".

Põhjala Estonian
Põhjala is an Estonian surname meaning "the North" and "Northern area" as well as "Norse".

Pohjoinen Finnish
meaning "north".

Pohla Estonian
Pohla is an Estonian surname derived from "pohl" ("lingonberry").

Pohon Indonesian
Means "tree" in Indonesian.

Pohranychnyy m Ukrainian
Means "on the border", from Ukrainian границя (hranytsya), meaning "border", and the prefix по- (po-), meaning "by, on, in, to". Denoted to a person living near a border.

Pohribnyy m Ukrainian

Pöial Estonian
Pöial is an Estonian surname meaning "thumb".

Poilièvre French, French (Quebec)
Meaning uncertain, possibly from French pois aux lièvres "yellow pea, split pea" or a combination of French poil "hair" and lièvre "hare", denoting a furrier.

Põim Estonian
Põim is an Estonian surname derived from "põimima" ("enlace" or "entwine")' loosely meaning "weaver".

Poimenidou Greek

Poinceau French

Pointe French
Derivation of the name is from the pre 10th century Old French "pointe" meaning a sharp or pointed end, and ultimately from the Latin "puncta", to pierce.

Poison Spanish

Poisson French
Poisson is the French word for fish, and was given to one who was a fishmonger, fisherman, or could be a nickname for one who had the appearance similar to a fish.

Poitier French
Evidently an altered spelling of Pothier. A famous bearer of this surname was the Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier (1927-2022).

Pojani Albanian

Pokachalov m Russian

Pokacki Polish

Pokatowicz Russian (Rare)
Unknown

Pokatskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Pokacki.

Pokey Western African

Pokhabych Russian

Pokharel Nepali
Derived from the city of Pokhara in Nepal.

Poklad Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Means "deposit".

Poklonskiy m Russian

Pokrovskiy m Russian

Pokrywka Polish
Nickname from pokrywka meaning ‘cover’, ‘lid’.

Poky Papuan

Pol Dutch
From Middle Dutch pol "tussock, grassy hill; area of raised ground in a fen".

Poláček Czech

Polack Polish, Jewish
Anglicized from POLAK.

Poláčková f Czech
Feminine form of Poláček.

Polaco Spanish
Variant of Polanco. Alternatively, it could as well be referred to inhabitants of Poland.

Poladov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Polad".

Poladova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Poladov.

Polaknovic Polish (Rare)

Polanco Spanish
Habitational name from Polanco in Santander province.

Poland English, German, French (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized)
English and German name is derived from the Middle High German Polan, which means "Poland". The surname originally signified a person with Polish connections.This French surname originated from an occupational name of a poultry breeder, or from a fearful person; it is derived from the Old French poule, which means "chicken".In other cases, particularly in Ireland, the English Poland is a variant of Polin,which is in turn an Anglicised form of the original Gaelic spelling of Mac Póilín, which translated from Irish means "son of little Paul"... [more]

Polansky Czech, Slovak, Russian, Polish, Jewish
Unknown, but having multiple origins, possibly of Baltic, Scandinavian or Slavic descent.

Polapa Gorontalo

Polat Turkish
Means "steel" in Persian. Many Turkish Oghuz descendants are using this surname.

Põld Estonian
Means "field" in Estonian.

Põldmaa Estonian
Põldmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "field land".

Põldmäe Estonian
Põldmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "field hill/mountain".

Põldoja Estonian
Põldoja is an Estonian surname meaning "field stream/creek".

Põldots Estonian
Põldots is an Estonian surname meaning "field end".

Põldpüü Estonian
Põldpüü is an Estonian surname meaning "partidge".

Põldroos Estonian
Põldroos is an Estonian surname meaning "field rose".

Põldsaar Estonian
Põldsaar is an Estonian surname meaning "field island".

Põldsepp Estonian
Põldsepp is an Estonian surname meaning "field smith".

Põldur Estonian
Põldur is an Estonian surname meaning "farmer".

Põldvee Estonian
Põldvee is an Estonian surname meaning "field water".

Pole English
Variant of Poole, from Old English pól.

Polehenko Ukrainian

Poleshchuk Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Polishchuk.

Poleshuk Ukrainian (Russified), Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
Variant of Poleshchuk or northern (Belarusian) variant of Polishchuk.

Poley French, German, Jewish
French: variant of Polet, Paulet, pet forms of Paul.... [more]

Polgar Hungarian
Hungarian word for citizen. Taken on by Jewish Hungarians during World War Two to avoid Nazi attention for having 'Jewish' last names.

Polhem Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Polhammar, itself of uncertain origin. A notable bearer was Swedish scientist and inventor Christopher Polhem (1661-1751).

Poli Italian
From the given name Polo, medieval variant of Paolo.

Poliak Ukrainian, Slovak
Ukrainian cognate and Slovak variant of Polák.

Poliakoff Russian
Variant transcription of Поляков (see Polyakov).

Poliakov Russian
Variant of Polyakov.

Policarpio Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Policarpio.

Policarpo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Policarpo

Policicchio Italian

Policier French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
From French meaning "policeman".

Polidore Italian (Americanized), French
Americanized form of Polidoro and French variant of Polydore from the given name Polydore.

Polidori Italian
Means "son of Polidoro". Famous bearers include John William Polidori (1795-1821), a physician to Lord Byron and author of 'The Vampyre' (1819), and his sister Frances Polidori (1800-1886), the mother of painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet Christina Rossetti, critic William Michael Rossetti, and author Maria Francesca Rossetti.

Polidoro Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Polidoro.

Polikarpov Russian
Means "son of Polikarp".

Polin French

Polineli Italian

Poling English, Welsh
Altered form of Bolling, possibly also of Bollinger or Pollinger.

Polinski Polish
Habitational name from Polinowo in Pila voivodeship or Polinów in Biala Podlaska voivodeship.

Polisner English

Polite English
Derived from the English word polite. This name was most likely given to a person who was considered to be polite.

Politis Greek
Politis derives from the Greek word polis, which means 'city'. Therefore Politis means 'citizen'. According to some historians people with this surname have ancestors who came from Constantinople, which was commonly called Polis in the Byzantine era.

Polito Italian
Reduced form of Ippolito. Compare French Hypolite, Greek Politis... [more]

Politzer Hungarian, German, Jewish
Habitational name derived from any one of several places called Police (known as Pölitz in German) in the Czech Republic. Hugh David Politzer (1949-) is an American theoretical physicist who, along with David Gross and Frank Wilczek, discovered asymptotic freedom.

Polívka Czech
Means "soup".

Polivoda Ukrainian

Polizotti Italian

Poljak Croatian
Means "Polish". It is a cognate of Polyak.

Poljaković Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of Polyakov.

Poljakovsky Russian, Czech

Polk German
Ethnic name for a Pole.

Polk Scottish
Reduced form of Pollock.

Polka German, Polish
Variant of German Polk, also a feminine form for the surname Polak, and comes from the given female name Apolonia.

Polke German
Variant of Polk.

Pollach German

Pollack Polish
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of spelling of Polak.

Pollak English, German
A name for someone who came from the place called Poland.

Pollard English

Pollari Finnish
Finnish surname from farms with said name in central Finland.

Pollett English
Patronymic of Paul, with the diminutive suffix -et.

Polli Estonian
Possibly derived from the name of a village in Estonia, which may be related to põld "field".

Pollick Scottish
Variant of Pollock.

Pollitt French, English

Põllu Estonian
Põllu is an Estonian surname meaning "arable" or "agrestic"; associated with farming ("farmer" = "põllumees").

Põlluäär Estonian
Põlluäär is an Estonian surname meaning "arable (land) side".

Põlluaas Estonian
Põlluaas is an Estonian surname meaning "arable meadow".

Põllumaa Estonian
Põllumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "farmland".

Põllumees Estonian
Põllumees is an Estonian surname meaning "farmer"; literally "agrestic (põllu) man (mees)".

Põllupüü Estonian
Põllupüü is an Estonian surname meaning "field grouse".

Pollusaar Estonian (Anglicized, Rare)
Means "field island" in Estonian.

Polman Dutch
Variant of Pol using the element man "person, man" as a suffix.

Polnareff French
Most known by famous French singer Michel Polnareff, and fictional Jojo's Bizarre Adventure character Jean-Pierre Polnareff (who is named after the singer).

Polo Spanish, Italian

Polombo Italian
Derived from Palombo literally meaning "Ring Dove" or Palombella meaning "Wood Pigeon" in the dialects of Southern Italy.

Poloneychik Russian, Belarusian (Russified, ?)

Poloskin Russian
Derived from полоска (poloska), a diminutive of полоса (polosa) meaning "stripe, strip, streak". This may have been a nickname for a tall and thin person.

Polovets Ukrainian
From Ukrainian половець (polovets), meaning "a Polovtsian (Cuman, Kipchak)". Polovtsians are an old ethnic group from Central Asia.

Polpraserth Thai

Polski Polish, Jewish
Nickname for a Polish person, originating in areas of mixed populations.

Polson Medieval Scandinavian

Poltera Romansh

Poltimore English (Rare)
Rare English surname derived from a Devon place name of Celtic origin, allegedly meaning “pool by the large house”.

Poltorak Ukrainian

Poltoratsky m Russian
From полтора (poltora) meaning "one and a half"

Poluektov m Russian

Polukhutenko Ukrainian

Polvi Finnish

Polwhele Cornish

Polyak Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Poliak.

Polyakov Russian, Jewish, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Patronymic from the ethnic name Polak meaning "Pole".

Polyanski Russian
Meaning "From Fields".

Polyanskyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian поляна (polyana), meaning "clearing in a field".

Polycarpe French (Caribbean, Rare), French (European, Rare)
From the given name Polycarpe.

Polychronakis Greek
The suffix 'akis' indicates that this name comes from the island of Crete. The precise meaning is unknown, though it is theorised that, as 'poly' means "many" or "much" and 'chron' might be supposed to come from the same root as 'Chronos' meaning "time", the name means "much time" or "long time".

Polychronidis Greek

Polydore French
From the given name Polydore.

Polydouris Greek
From the Greek name Polydoros.

Polyiam Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พลเยี่ยม (see Phonyiam).

Polytsyak Ukrainian

Poma Belgian

Pomante Italian
An occupational name for someone who farms or sells fruit, from Italian pomo "apple", descended from Latin pomum "fruit, fruit tree".

Pomart French

Pombal Portuguese
from the portuguese word: pombo meaning "dove", "pigeon". ... [more]

Pomerantz German
Occupational name for an importer or seller of bitter (Seville) oranges, Middle High German pomeranz (medieval Latin pomarancia, composed of the elements arancia, the name imported with the fruit.

Pomerantz Jewish
From the Yiddish word פּאָמעראַנץ (pomerants) meaning "orange (fruit)".

Pomerenke English (Australian)

Pomeroy English
From an English surname meaning "dweller by the apple orchard".

Pomfrey Literature

Pompei Italian
Habitational name from a place called Pompei in Naples province. Or a patronymic or plural form of Pompeo.

Pompeo Italian
From the Italian given name Pompeo.

Pompey French, English
Variant of Italian Pompei.

Pompilii Italian, Medieval Latin
The surname Pompilii is of Italian origin and is likely derived from the Latin name Pompilius, which is historically linked to Numa Pompilius, the legendary second king of Rome known for his wisdom and religious reforms... [more]

Pompilio Italian
From the given name Pompilio

Pon Chinese

Ponce Spanish, English
The Ponce name was carried into England after the migration from Normandy following the Norman Conquest of 1066.'Ponce' is derived from 'Ponsoby',a place in Cumberland, where the family settled. The Ponce motto is 'Pro rege, lege grege' meaning "For the King, law, and people"

Ponce Spanish
Derived from the given name Pontius

Ponce De León Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Compound name composed of the family name Ponce + the habitational name León.

Poncia Filipino

Ponciano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Ponciano.

Poncio Spanish
Variant of Ponce.

Pondexter English
Variant of Poindexter.

Ponente Spanish

Pong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Pang.

Pongo Central African

Pongsilpipat Thai
From Thai พงศ์ (pong) meaning "family, race", ศิลป์ (sin) meaning "art", พิพัฒน์ (phiphat) of unknown meaning.

Poniatowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Poniatowa.

Ponimatkin m Russian
From Russian понимать (ponimat'), meaning "to understand".

Ponińska f Polish
Feminine form of Poniński.

Poniński m Polish
Ponińska

Ponk Ukrainian

Ponomarev Russian
Derives from Slavic "пономарь"- Sexton.

Ponomaryov m Russian

Ponscarme French

Ponse Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ponce.

Ponsonby English
From a place name in England.

Pontelandolfo Italian

Ponticelli Italian

Pontiff French
Means "bridge builder". Comes from the French word pont, which means bridge. ... [more]

Pontikakis Greek (Rare)

Pontine French

Ponton Scottish
First recording of surname in scotland in 1306 in the town of Ayr Scotland. I have many links showing ties to Scotland.

Pontz English
The name Pontz likely came from Germanic origin, probably originating from the German Pflanzen.

Ponyiam Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พลเยี่ยม (see Phonyiam).

Ponzi Italian
Patronymic form of Ponzio.

Ponzio Italian
From the given name Ponzio.

Poo Chinese

Pooga Estonian
Pooga is an Estonian surname derived from "pooge" meaning "graft/grafting".

Pook English
Pooke was the original version... [more]

Pool English
Topographic name for someone who lived near a pool or pond, Middle English pole (Old English pōl), or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word, as for example Poole in Dorset, South Pool in Devon, and Poole Keynes in Gloucestershire.

Pool Estonian
Pool is an Estonian surname meaning "at", "to", "towards", as well as "half". Derived from the location in which one lived.

Pool Romansh
Derived from the given name Pol.

Poolamets Estonian
Poolamets is an Estonian surname meaning "half forest(ed)".

Pooley English
Habitational name from Pooley Bridge in Cumbria, so named from Old English pol ‘pool’ + Old Norse haugr ‘hill’, ‘mound’. topographic name from Middle English pole ‘pool’ + ey ‘low-lying land’ or hey ‘enclosure’

Poom Estonian
Poom is an Estonian surname meaning "beam".

Poon Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Pan 2.

Poonia Sindhi, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Indian
Poonia or Punia and Puniya is a clan (or gotra) of Jats. It is the oldest Jat clan.

Poopedi South African (Rare)

Poopuu Estonian
Poopuu is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "poom" ("beam") "puu" ("wood" or "tree").

Pöör Estonian
Pöör is an Estonian surname meaning "crossbar" and "fall bar".

Poor English
Referred to someone who was poor or impoverished.

Poorten Low German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
From any of several places named Poort, derived from Dutch poort "gate".

Poortman Dutch
Occupational name for a gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town, from Dutch poort "gate" and man "man, person".

Poortvliet Dutch
From the name of the village and former municipality called Poortvliet in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands, derived from Middle Dutch port meaning "port, harbour, storage yard, city" and vliet meaning "brook, stream, river, creek, inlet"... [more]

Põõsas Estonian
Põõsas is an Estonian surname meaning "bush" and "shrub".

Poot Estonian
Poot is an Estonian surname meaning "boat", derived from the German "boot" ("boat").

Pootsmann Estonian
Possibly an altered form of German Bootsmann, an occupational name meaning "boatswain, bosun". Compare Frisian Bootsma.

Popalzai Pashto
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Persian پوپل‎‎ (pupal) meaning "betel nut". The Popalzai are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the Durrani in Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan.

Popcorn Hebrew

Popi Bengali

Popiel Polish
Means "ash" in Polish.

Popinako Greek (?), Russian (?)

Popkov Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Variant of Popov.

Popkowna Polish

Poplar English
Nickname for someone living by a poplar tree.

Popoca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "to smoke".

Popoff Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Попов (see Popov).

Popoola Yoruba
"The way of the rich man" or "The way of prosperity"

Popopov Russian

Popovici Romanian
Means "son of the priest" from Romanian popă meaning "priest".

Popovych Ukrainian
Cognate of Popović.

Popp German
Derived from the given name Poppo (or possibly Boppo) which is of uncertain origin and meaning... [more]

Popp English
Derived from an Old English personal name, Poppa, of unknown origin and meaning.

Poppe German, Dutch, English
German and Dutch variant of Popp 1 and English variant of Popp 2.

Pöppel Upper German, German
Comes from a pet form of the personal name Popp.

Popper English

Poppert English (American)

Poppinga Dutch, East Frisian, Frisian
Patronymic form of Poppo.

Poppink Dutch
Uncommon surname, likely sharing a root with Poppinga.

Pops Estonian
Possibly derived from Estonian pops "cottager, peasant with tenure".

Popuchet French
Wise and classy

Poquiz Filipino

Porat Jewish, Hebrew
From the given name Poratha.

Poraykoshitz Russian (Rare)

Porcari Italian, English
From Italian porci "pigs", denoting someone who worked as a pig herder.

Porcaro Italian
From Italian porcaro "swineherd".

Porcelli Italian
From Italian porcello, meaning "piglet". Used to denote someone who worked as a swineherd, or perhaps a nickname for someone who resembled a piglet in some way.

Porcellini English

Porchia Italian
Means "young sow, female piglet", a metonymic name for a swineherd.

Porciello Italian

Porco Italian

Porcu Italian
From Sardinian porcu "pig".

Porechenkov m Russian

Porfirio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Porfirio

Pork Estonian
Pork is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "põrkama" meaning to "bound", "strike", and "bump". bounce, spring

Porko Finnish
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Finnish poro meaning "reindeer".

Poroshenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian порох (porokh) meaning "(gun)powder, dust", used as an occupational name for someone who made or sold gunpowder. A notable bearer is the former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko (1965-).

Porquet French

Porrin Italian
Americanized form of Perino.

Porshenev m Russian

Porss Estonian
Porss is an Estonian surname meaning "bog myrtle" and "bayberry".

Port English, German, French
Either from Middle English porte "gateway, entrance" (Old French porte, from Latin porta), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town or city, or for the gatekeeper... [more]

Porta Romansh
Derived from Romansh porta "door".

Portal Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Occitan
Topographical surname for someone living near the gates of a fortified town.

Portanova Italian, Portuguese, Galician
Habitational name from a place or locality called Portanova "new gate" from the elements neos "new" and porta "door".

Porte French, German, English
from Old French porte "gateway entrance" (from Latin porta) hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town (typically the man in charge of them)... [more]

Porteiro Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Porter.