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Pizarro Spanish
One who produces, or deals in, slate.
Pizza Italian
Variant of Pizzo.
Plante French
French cognate of Plant.
Pluma Spanish
From Spanish meaning "plume, feather". Occupational name for a scribe.
Podolski Polish
Refers to a region named Podolia in Ukraine.
Podolskiy Russian
Variant transcription of Podolsky.
Podolsky Russian
Russian form of Podolski
Pohon Indonesian
Means "tree" in Indonesian.
Pokharel Nepali
Derived from the city of Pokhara in Nepal.
Polaco Spanish
Variant of Polanco. Alternatively, it could as well be referred to inhabitants of Poland.
Poliak Ukrainian, Slovak
Ukrainian cognate and Slovak variant of Polák.
Policier French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
From French meaning "policeman".
Polke German
Variant of Polk.
Pollak English, German
A name for someone who came from the place called Poland.
Ponce Spanish
Derived from the given name Pontius
Ponce De León Spanish
Compound name composed of the family name Ponce + the habitational name León.
Poncio Spanish
Variant of Ponce.
Poplar English
Nickname for someone living by a poplar tree.
Popoca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "to smoke".
Porteiro Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Porter.
Portero Spanish
Spanish cognate of Porter.
Portokali Greek
From Greek meaning "orange".
Povarov Russian
Derived from the Russian word "povar" meaning 'cook'.
Pozharin Russian
Means "man of fire" in Russian.
Prasinos Greek
From Greek meaning "green".
Pravsha Russian
Means "right-handed" in Russian.
Preciado Spanish
Past participle of the infinitive preciar meaning "excellent, precious, of great estimation".
Precio Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish meaning "price".
Provodnikov Russian
From Russian проводник (provodnik) meaning "conductor". Means "son of a conductor".
Psyllos Greek
Means "flea" in Greek.
Puķe Latvian
Derived from Latvian puķe "flower". Occupational surname for a person who sells flowers.
Pulišić Croatian
Derived From puliš meaning "to smoke". It may refer to a smoker or someone who sells cigarettes.
Purpura Italian
A nickname for someone associated with the color purple.
Quagliarella Italian
From Italian quaglia meaning "quail".
Quagmire Popular Culture
Derived from places named "Quagmire". One notable character is Glenn Quagmire from Family Guy.
Quaker English, Scottish
This surname was used to indicate someone who worked as a son of a vicar, who was a priest in charge of a parish in which most or all of the tithes were paid to another recipient, while the vicar received a stipend.
Quaresima Italian
Means "lent" in Italian.
Quaresma Portuguese
Means "Lent" in Portuguese.
Quince English, Spanish
Derived from the given name Quinctus.
Quirini Italian
Derived from the given name Quirino
Rabago Spanish
Habitational name from Rábago in Cantabria province.
Raben German, Dutch, Danish
Derived from Low German rauben meaning "raven".
Rabiot French
Occupational name for a radish merchant.
Rabov Russian
Means "son of a slave".
Rahmanović Bosnian
Means "son of Rahman" in Bosnian.
Raider English
Taken from a village called "Rait".
Raimundez Spanish
Means "son of Raimundo" in Spanish.
Rakić Serbian
From Serbian "rak" meaning 'crab', 'lobster', or 'crayfish'. It can also mean 'cancer'.
Rallison English
Means "son of Ralph".
Rashidin Malaysian, Kazakh (Rare)
From the given name Rashid.
Rashidov Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Rashid".
Raum German
From German meaning "room, space".
Rayanov Bashkir, Tatar
Means "son of Rayan."
Raynard English
Derived from the baptismal name Rainer.
Reader English
Modernized form of Reeder.
Reaper Scottish
Occupational name for a harvester.
Reider German
Variant of Reiter.
Reinoso Spanish
Meaning "place of fields".
Rekov Russian
From Russian река (reka) meaning "river".
Resurrección Spanish
A nickname for someone who had resurrected from the dead.
Reus Dutch
Means "giant" in Dutch, a nickname for a big man.
Reynoldson English
Means "son of Reynold".
Ribas Spanish
Variant of Rivas.
Ribić Croatian
Occupational surname for a fisherman.
Ridder German, Dutch
Dutch form and German variant of Ritter.
Rigoldi Italian
Derived from the given name Rigo, a short form of various names.
Rigoli Italian
Derived from the given name Rigo, a short form of various names.
Riguccini Italian
Derived from the given name Riguccio.
Rikiishi Japanese
From Japanese (力) 'riki' meaning "force, power" and (石) 'ishi' meaning "stone".
Rittinghaus German
Name for someone who lives in a farmhouse.
Ritzi German
Diminutive of Ritz.
Robben Dutch, Low German
Patronymic from the given name Robbe, a short form of Robert.
Roberti Italian
Derived from the given name Roberto.
Robertiz Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from the given name Roberto.
Robleda Spanish
From Spanish meaning "oak grove".
Rødahl Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
From Norwegian and Danish rød meaning "red" and dahl meaning "valley, dale".
Rodericks English
From the given name Roderick.
Rodger English
From the given name Rodger.
Rodrick English
Derived from the given name Roderick.
Roi French
French variant of Rey 1.
Rolandez Provençal
Derived from the given name Roland.
Romo Spanish
Derived from latin (rhombus) meaning obtuse, blunt.
Ronde Dutch
Means "round" in Dutch, originally a nickname for a plump person, ultimately from Latin rotundus.
Rosado Spanish
Derived from the Spanish word rosa, meaning "rose".
Rosas Spanish, Catalan
Variants of Rosa or Rosales.
Rostovsky Russian
Referring to a region in Southwestern Russia named "Rostov".
Rotterdam Dutch
Denoting someone from a place named Rotterdam "place of the muddy water".
Roudebush Dutch (Americanized), Belgian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Dutch and Belgian Ronderbosch or Rondenbosch, a habitational name for someone from Ronderbos in Dilbeek, Brabant, or Ronden Bos in Maldegen, East Flanders.
Roue Breton
From Breton meaning "king".
Round English
Variant of Rounds.
Routin French
From French route meaning "road".
Routine French
Variant of Routin.
Röwekamp German
From old German röwe meaning "lion" and kamp meaning "fighter". Perhaps named for someone who's brave.
Rueger German
The name was likely first bestowed on someone thought to have the characteristics of a heron as a nickname, eventually becoming a hereditary surname.
Ruffini Italian
Derived from the given name Rufinus.
Rugg English
Nickname for a person associated with the color red, whether through hair color, clothing, or complexion. Accordingly, the name is derived from the Old French word ruge, meaning red.
Ruh German
Derived from German ruhig meaning "quiet".
Rumbia Indonesian
Named after the rumbia fruit in Indonesia.
Rusch Low German
Derived from Middle Low German rusch "quick, rash, hasty; unkempt", this was a nickname for a quick or unkempt, unrefined person.
Rusch German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Rudolf.
Ruschel German
Variant of Rusch
Russi Italian
Variant of Rossi.
Rust English, Scottish
A nickname to someone with reddish hair or a ruddy complexion.
Ruthström Swedish
Means "Ruth's stream" in Swedish.
Ruz Spanish
Possibly a variant of Ruiz or Cruz.
Ruz Breton
From Breton meaning "red".
Rybalkin Russian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Rybalko Russian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Rybski Polish
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Rybskyi Ukrainian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Rymer English
Occupational name for a poet.
Rzymski Polish
Derived from a place named ryzm "Rome". Denoting for someone from Rome.
Saaremaa Estonian
Toponymic surname from an island in the West Estonian archipelago, derived from saar "island" and maa "land, earth".
Sacramento Spanish, Portuguese
Meaning "sacrament" in Spanish and Portuguese.
Sævarsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sævar" in Icelandic.
Sævarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sævar" in Icelandic.
Sagdiyev Uzbek
Famous barrier: Borat Sagdiyev
Sakhalinsky Russian
Refers to an island in Eastern Russia named "Sakhalin."
Sala Latvian
From Latvian sala meaning "island".
Salgado Galician, Portuguese
Nickname for a witty person, from Galician or Portuguese salgado meaning "salty" (figuratively "witty, sharp").
Saludo Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish meaning "to greet".
Salvat Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan cognate of Savage. Derived from salvatge.
Samara Greek
Variant of Samaras.
Samarsky Russian
Refers to a region named "Samara" in Russia.
Samiri Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Samir 1. It also means "samaritan" in Arabic.
Samirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Samir 1".
San Francisco Spanish
In honor of Saint Francis.
Sans Catalan
From the given name Sans.
Sánta Hungarian
From Hungarian meaning "limping".
Santano Spanish
Possibly a variant of Santana.
Santee English
A topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.
Santino Italian
Derived from the given name Santino.
São Lucas Portuguese
Means "St. Luke" in Portuguese.
Sarangapani Hindi
From the sanskrit words Sarangan "bow of Vishnu" and pani "hand".
Sargento Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Sergeant. It's also mostly used in the Philippines.
Sauls English
From the given name Saul.
Saunder English
From the given name Alexander.
Scales English
Name for a person who lives in a shed.
Scaloni Italian
Likely derived from Italian scala meaning "ladder, stairs". It may have originated as a occupational name for someone who built or worked with ladders.
Scheremet German
German cognate of Şeremet.
Schick German
A nickname given to a person who's smart, stylish, and well-dressed.
Schleider German
Derived from places named Schleid or Schleiden.
Schoenbeck German, Jewish
Means "beutiful stream" in German.
Scholes English
A name for a person who lives in a shed.
Schollenberger German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Schollenberg.
Seal English
Variant of Seals, perhaps an occupational name for a person who makes saddles.
Seaman English
Means "born by a sailor".
Seb Hindi
From सेब (seb) meaning "apple".
Sebas French
From the given name Sébastien.
Second French
From the given name Second.
Seel German
Occupational name for a person who makes or sells ropes.
Sefer Turkish
From the given name Sefer.
Seferoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Sefer" in Turkish.
Seferović Bosnian
Means "son of Sefer" in Bosnian.
Segoviano Spanish
One who came from Segovia, a region from Spain.
Segundo Spanish
From the given name Segundo.
Selbey English
Variant of Selby.
Seldon English
Variant of Selden.
Semenin Russian
From the given name Semen.
Sensi Italian
Derived from Italian "senso" meaning "sense, feeling". Historically, the surname could have been given to someone who was known for their wisdom or intelligence, or to someone who had a keen sense of perception or intuition... [more]
Serdarov Turkmen
Means "son of Serdar".
Şeremet Turkish
Means "poor man" in some turkic languages.
Seremet Moldovan
Moldovan cognate of Şeremet.
Sergente Italian
Italian cognate of Sergeant.
Sergeyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Sergey" with the Armenian suffix yan.
Serote Spanish (Filipinized)
Means fecal matter in Spanish
Servania Cebuano
Meaning unknown. Probably a form of Cervantes.
Serzhantov Russian
Means "son of a sergeant".
Sett Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Variant transcription of Seth.
Seuss German, Jewish
Means "sweet", "pleasant", or "agreeable".
Seville Spanish, English
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain. Synonyms: Sevilla Example of: city, metropolis, urban center. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts... [more]
Shakurov Bashkir, Tatar, Uzbek
Means "son of Shakur".
Sheet Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Variant transcription of Seth.
Sheinbaum Jewish
Derived from German schön meaning "beautiful, friendly" and baum meaning "tree".
Sheremetev Russian
Derived from the Turkic word Şeremet meaning "poor man". (See Şeremet)
Sheremeteva Russian
Feminine equivalent of Sheremetev.
Sherlock English, Irish
Nickname for someone with "fair hair" or "a lock of fair hair."
Sheth Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Hindi
Variant transcription of Seth.
Shevalier English (American), English (Canadian)
Anglicized form of the French surname Chevalier.
Shibakawa Japanese
From Japanese 芝 (shiba) meaning "turf, lawn, sod" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Shigeoka Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Shikari Indian, Hindi
From Hindi meaning "hunter, huntsman".
Shipman English
Occupational name for a mariner, or occasionally perhaps for a boatbuilder, from Middle English "schipman". One notable person is known evildoer Harold Shipman. He was an English general practitioner who is believed to be one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history.
Shipwright English
Occupational name for a ship builder.
Shit Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Variant transcription of Seth.
Shokutsu Japanese
From Japanese 食 (shoku) meaning food and 通 (tsu) meaning "connoisseur".
Shomurodov Uzbek
Means "son of Shomurod".
Shortall English
The ancient history of the name Shortall began soon after 1066 when the Norman Conquest of England occurred. It was a name given to a stocky or short-necked person which was in turn derived from the Anglo-Saxon word scorkhals meaning a person with a short neck.
Shreck German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Schreck.
Shukurov Uzbek
Means "son of Shukur" in Uzbek.
Shvetsov Russian, Ukrainian
Means "son of a cobbler" or "shoemaker" in Russian or Ukrainian.
Sicilia Spanish, Italian
Denotes someone from Sicily.
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