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Oyuela Spanish, Western African
The surname Oyuela is likely of Spanish or African (specifically, West African) origin, with roots in both linguistic and cultural traditions.... [more]
Oza Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi ओझा or Gujarati ઓઝા (see Ojha).
Ozaka Japanese
"Big, great slope". Variant of Osaka.
Ozaki Japanese
A variant of Osaki. O means "Big" and Zaki means "Peninsula, Cape, Promontory".
Ozarovskaya Russian
Feminine form of Ozarovsky (Озаровский)
Ozarovsky Russian
Variant of Azarov (Азаров)
Ozato Japanese
Variant of Osato.
Özbekoğlu Turkish
Means "son of an Uzbek".
Ozbekov Kyrgyz
Means "son of an Uzbek".
Ozdoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush family name, which is derived the old Ingush personal name Ozda used by members of the Ozda teip (clan). The name itself is of disputed origin and meaning, though it is thought to be of non-Nakh, Perso-Arabic origin... [more]
Ozdoeva f Ingush (Russified)
Feminine form of Ozdoev.
Özen Turkish
This Turkish surname has the meaning of "care"
Özyurek Turkish
Formed by the combination of the Turkish words öz "gist, kernel" and yürek "heart".
Paartalu Estonian
Paartalu is an Estonia surname meaning "twain farmsteads" or "a couple of farmsteads".
Paavo Estonian
Paavo is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name) derived from "Paavo", a cognate of "Paul".
Paavola Finnish
Habitational name, from a farm so named from the personal name Paavo, vernacular form of Paulus, + the locative ending -la... [more]
Pabalat Tagalog (Filipinized, Archaic)
A Filipino surname meaning "cover, saddle" or "saddle maker". This surname was probably created when a Spanish surveyor conducts a census sometime in the 19th century in Cavinti, Laguna, Philippines... [more]
Pabón Spanish, South American
Variant of Pavón from Spanish pavón "peacock" from Latin pavo.
Pacal German
South German: pet form of Pach .
Pacana Spanish
From pacana meaning "pecan", "pecan tree", a word of Algonquin origin. This surname is also found in the Philippines.
Pačariz Bosnian
Derived from Turkish "paçariz" meaning "damage, difficulty, or mess" ... [more]
Pacetti Italian
Variant of Pacetto, a pet form of the personal name Pace.
Pach German
Pach is an occupational hereditary surname for a baker in Old German. Pach is also a German local name for someone who lived by a stream, which was originally derived from the German word "bach" which means stream... [more]
Pachołkowa f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Historical or unformal feminine form of Pachołek used by married women.
Pacieco Ancient Roman (Archaic)
A Roman surname meaning "little one." One of the first persons recorded with this surname is a general named Vivio Pacieco, General Pacieco was sent by Julius Caesar to fight in the Iberian peninsula... [more]
Pacifico Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Jewish (Sephardic)
Means "peaceful" in Italian, taken from the Late Latin given name Pacificus. As a Jewish surname, it is a translation of Shelomo (see Solomon), derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) "peace".
Pacino Italian
Diminutive form of Pace. The American actor Al Pacino (1940-) is a well-known bearer of this surname.
Pacione Italian
From an augmentative of the personal name Pace.
Packard English, Norman, Medieval English, German (Anglicized)
English from Middle English pa(c)k ‘pack’, ‘bundle’ + the Anglo-Norman French pejorative suffix -ard, hence a derogatory occupational name for a peddler. ... [more]
Packman English
Variant of Pack.
Padaiyachi Indian (Rare), Tamil (Rare)
Variant transcription of Padiachy.
Paddock English
Derived from Middle English parrock meaning "paddock, small enclosure", hence a topographic name for a dweller by a paddock or an enclosed meadow. It could also be a nickname for a person who resembled a toad or frog in some way (derived from Middle English paddock meaning "toad, frog"), or denote a person hailing from one of the many places in England that bear this name, for example the town and civil parish of Paddock Wood in Kent.
Padgett English
Diminutive form of Page, which is of Old French origin, and an occupational name for a young servant, a personal attendant in a noble's house, from the Old French, Middle English "page", ultimately deriving from the Greek "paidion", a boy, child... [more]
Padiachy Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting a footsoldier of the Palli caste.
Padukone Indian, Kannada (Rare), Konkani (Rare)
From the name of ಕುಂದಾಪುರ (Kundapur), a coastal town in the state of Karnataka in India. This is the surname of Deepika Padukone (1986–), an Indian actress.
Pae Korean
Alternate romanization of Bae.
Paek Korean
Alternate transcription of Baek.
Paewai Maori
The Maori meaning of it is "driftwood"
Pagaduan Filipino, Ilocano
Topographic name for a bountiful place, from a derivative of Ilocano ado meaning "many, much".
Pagán Spanish
Castilianized spelling of Catalan Pagà, from the Late Latin personal name Paganus, which originally meant "dweller in an outlying village" (see Paine).
Pagan English
Variant of Payne.
Paganini Italian
Patronymic form of a diminutive of Pagano.
Paganino Italian (Rare)
From the given name Paganino, or a diminutive of Pagano.
Pagaspas Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano pagaspas meaning "rustling, fluttering", specifically referring to the movement and sound of leaves when being blown by strong wind.
Pagayawan Filipino, Maranao
Means "place of rainbows" from Maranao pagayaw meaning "rainbow".
Pagliarulo Italian
Southern Italian diminutive of Pagliaro.
Paguio Filipino, Pampangan
Meaning uncertain, of Kapampangan origin.
Pahlavi Persian
Means "hero, champion, athletic, strong man", a variant of Pahlavan. It could also refer to a person who came from Parthia, a historical region situated in present-day Iran and Turkmenistan, derived from Persian پهلو (pahlaw) meaning "Parthian, person from Parthia"... [more]
Pahlevanyan Armenian
Means "son of the wrestler" or "son of the champion", ultimately from Persian پهلوان (pahlevân) meaning "strong man, champion, wrestler".
Paide Estonian
Paide is an Estonian surname taken from the town of the same name in Järva County.
Paik Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 백 (see Baek).
Paikashvili Georgian
Likely means "child of Paik", derived from the archaic masculine given name Paik (ultimately of Arabic origin) combined with Georgian შვილი (shvili) meaning "child".
Paikidze Georgian
Likely means "son of Paik", derived from the archaic masculine given name Paik (ultimately of Arabic origin) combined with Georgian ძე (dze) meaning "son".
Paine English
Variant spelling of Payne.
Paing Chinese (Min Bei, Rare)
Variant transcription of Chinese (Min Bei) 冰 (see Baing).
Paisarnkulwong Thai
From Thai ไพศาล (phaisan) meaning "large", กุล, a transcription of Pali kula meaning "clan", and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "family, race"
Paiton English
Locational surname derived from the village of Peyton in Essex, England; Variant of Peyton
Paiva Portuguese
From the Portuguese word "paiva," which refers to a type of river or stream
Paixão Portuguese
Means "passion" in Portuguese, a reference to the Passion, the final period before the death of Jesus commemorated during Holy Week. It was originally used as a nickname for someone born on that day or for someone who had completed a pilgrimage on that day.
Pająkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Pająków.
Pak Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 박 (see Park 1).
Pak Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Bai.
Pakarati Rapa Nui
This name was from a given name before it became a surname due to the Rapanui adopting Catholic names as first names and making their original first names their surnames. This surname was the most common Rapanui surname from 1937-1996... [more]
Pakenham English
From the parish of Pakenham in Suffolk, meaning "Pacca's settlement" from Old English ham "estate, settlement".
Palaiologos Greek
From the Greek words palaios logos, lit. "old word", most likely signifying an "antique collector".The surname of the last ruling Byzantine family.
Palamets Estonian
Palamets is an Estonian surname meaning "piece (of) forest". It is derived from the compound words "pala", meaning "piece" and "mets", meaning "forest".
Palazuelos Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places called Palazuelos a diminutive of Palacios.
Palazzola Italian
Feminine form of Palazzolo.
Pale Nahuatl
Possibly a variant of Apale.
Palentinos Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Plural form of Palentino which means a native of the province of Palencia in Spain.
Paler Jewish, Yiddish (Ukrainianized), English (Rare)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): occupational name for a distiller, a Yiddishized form of Ukrainian palyar 'distiller'. English: variant of Paylor.
Palermo Italian
From the name of the capital city in Sicily.
Paley English
English surname, either a habitational name denoting a person from a lost or unidentified place in Lancashire or Yorkshire (which was apparently named with Old English leah "woodland, clearing" as the final element), or derived from the Old Danish personal name Palli, from Old Danish páll meaning "pole"... [more]
Paley Jewish, Yiddish, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a distiller, derived from an East Slavic word (Russian палить (palitʹ), Ukrainian палити (palyty)) meaning "to burn". A famous bearer was Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley (1865-1929), the morganatic second wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia.
Palfrey English
Occupational surname for a man who works with saddle-horses, from Middle English palfrey, a kind of small saddle horse used in the Middle Ages.
Palfreyman English
Variant of Palfrey combined with the suffix man.
Palin English
(i) "person from Palling", Norfolk ("settlement of Pælli's people") or "person from Poling", Sussex ("settlement of Pāl's people"); (ii) from the Welsh name ap Heilyn "son of Heilyn", a personal name perhaps meaning "one who serves at table"
Paljević Montenegrin, Croatian
Derived from paliti (палити), meaning "to burn, to set of fire".
Palkó Hungarian
Diminutive of Pál, meaning "humble, small".
Palla Indian, Tamil
Another form of Palli.
Palladio Italian
Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. He designed churches and palaces, but he was best known for his country houses and villas. The architectural treatise, The Four Books of Architecture, summarizes his teachings... [more]
Pallan Indian, Tamil
Another form of Palli.
Palle Telugu
This Surname usually belong to Fisherman Sect in Andhra Pradesh State of India
Palliser English
Means "maker of palings and fences" (from a derivative of Old French palis "palisade"). In fiction, the Palliser novels are a series of six political novels by Anthony Trollope, beginning with 'Can You Forgive Her?' (1864) and ending with 'The Duke's Children' (1880), in which the Palliser family plays a central role.
Pallmann German
The name Pallmann originates from the Landsuhl area of Bavaria, Germany (nor in Rhineland-Palatinate). The meaning of the name is unknown. Some Pallmanns came to America and Americanized the spelling, by dropping the second "n", while others retained the "n".
Pallominy Spanish (?)
Possibly an altered form of Spanish Palomino.
Pally English
Variant of Paley.
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]
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"
Palola Finnish
Probably from Palo, the name of many Finnish villages or palo meaning "fire" and the suffix -la signifying a place.
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.
Paluchowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Paluchów.
Palyak Belarusian
Belarusian form of Polák.
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".
Pampo Italian
1 Italian: from a short form of Alampo, from the Greek personal name Eulampios, adjectival derivative of eulampēs ‘most splendid’.... [more]
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).
Pənahova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Pənahov.
Panaiotievich Russian (Rare)
Means "Son of Panagiotis" in Russian
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.
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".
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.
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".
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).
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
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.
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.
Panetta Italian
Diminutive form of Italian pane "bread", probably an occupational name for a baker.
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.
Pangandag Filipino, Maranao
Means "to boast, to be proud of" in Maranao.
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.
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.
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".
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]
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]
Pantalion Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly an altered form of Pantaleón
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".
Panuwat Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ภาณุวัฒน์ (see Phanuwat).
Panyarachun m Mon, Thai
Of uncertain meaning. A famous bearer was a Prime Minister of Thailand, himself an ethnic Mon.
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
Pao Chinese
Variant of Bao.
Paolucci Italian
Deriving from Paoluccio, itself a diminutive of Paolo.
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.
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".
Papatonis Greek
Means "son of priest Antonis".
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".
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]
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."
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.
Parajuli Nepali
From the name of a village in Dailekh District called Parajul.
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]
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]
Parduhn German
Variant Of Pardon From Middle English Pardun, Pardon "Pardon" A Metonymic occupational name for a pardoner, a person licensed to sell papal pardons or indulgences. German: either a cognate of 1 (also for a sexton), from Old French pardon ‘pardon’, or perhaps a nickname from Middle Low German bardun, Middle High German purdune ‘pipe’ (instrument), ‘tenor’ (voice).
Pardy English (Modern)
English (Dorset) variant of Perdue.
Pare English
Variant of Parr.
Parekh Gujarati
Means "assayer, examiner" in Gujarati, ultimately from Sanskrit परीक्षक (parīkṣaka). It was used to denote a person who tested the authenticity of currency or jewels.
Parelius Norwegian
Latinization of a learned Hellenized translation of either Solvorn, a placename in Luster (Sogn og Fjordane), or of Solnør, a placename in Skodje/Ørskog (Møre og Romsdal), Norway. The surname itself is then derived from Greek para heliou "near (or close by) the sun".
Parenteau French (Rare), French (Quebec)
Diminutive of Parent. In France, this name is predominantly found in the Poitou-Charentes region.
Pariseau French
Derived from a pet form of Paris.
Pariz Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese cognate or variant of Paris.
Parke English
Variant spelling of Park 2 or Park 3.
Parkes English
Variant of Parks.
Parkis English
Variant of Perkins or Parks.
Parkzer English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of "Parker". Adam Parkzer, better known mononymously as Parkzer, formally known as Adam Park, renamed it to Parkzer because of 'how generic his surname was'
Parletti Italian (Rare)
It is a surname of Italian origin, believed to mean "talkative", although few have this surname. Approximately 11 people bear this surname.
Parley English
A place name meaning "pear field" from Old English 'per' with 'lee' or 'lea' meaning a field or clearing, perhaps where land was cleared to cultivate pear trees. Therefore this name denotes someone who lived near or worked at such a location or came from a habitation associated with the name... [more]
Parmar Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit परमार (paramara) meaning "slayer of enemies", from पर (para) meaning "enemy, adversary" and मार (mara) meaning "killing, slaying, destroying".
Parmas Estonian
Parmas is an Estonian surname meaning a "heap of sheaves" and an "armful".
Parmentier French, Belgian
An occupational surname for a maker of "facings" and "trimmings".
Parmley English
Variant of Parley. This form is found more in northern England, specifically Cumberland and Durham, but is of like derivation.
Parnes Jewish
Eastern Ashkenazic occupational name for the president of a Jewish community, from Yiddish parnes (from Hebrew parnas).
Parness Jewish
Variant of Parnes.
Parolo Italian
Derived from a variant of Italian paiolo "cauldron, copper pot", an occupational name for someone who made or sold such vessels.
Parquier French
From an Old French word meaning "Keeper of the Park". Made from the element "Parc", meaning park, and the suffix "-ier", which indicates a profession. The surname Parker is a descendant.
Parr German
Variant of Pfarr.
Parras Spanish
Plural form of Parra.
Parreira Portuguese
Means "grapevine" in Portuguese. It was used as a toponymic name for someone from any of various places called Parreira, a topographic name for someone who lived near many grapevines, or an occupational name for someone who worked on a grapevine plantation.
Parrie Welsh
Variant of Parry.
Parro Estonian
Parro is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "parun" meaning "baron".
Parrot French
Form of Pierone.... [more]
Parsadanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Փարսադանյան (see Parsadanyan).
Parsaee Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پارسایی (see Parsaei).
Parsaie Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پارسایی (see Parsaei).
Parsamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պարսամյան (see Parsamyan).
Parsapoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پارساپور (see Parsapour).
Parsapour Persian
Means "son of Parsa" in Persian.
Parsley Medieval French, English, Norman, French
Derived from Old French passelewe "cross the water."... [more]
Pärson Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Persson. A notable bearer is Swedish alpine skier Anja Pärson (b. 1981).
Parson English
Means "priest, cleric, minister" in English, either an occupational name for someone who worked for a parson, a nickname for someone considered particularly pious, or perhaps given to illegitimate children of a priest.
Parson Swedish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Pehrsson, Pärson, or Persson, all patronymics of Swedish diminutives of Peter.
Pärtelpoeg Estonian
Pärtelpoeg is an Estonian surname meaning "son of Pärtel (a masculine given name)".
Parthenopoulos Greek
Descendant or son of the virgin, or someone with the name Parthenis
Parton English
Habitational name from any of various places called Parton; most are named with Old English peretun ‘pear orchard’. A famous bearer of the surname is Dolly Parton.
Parvanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Parvan".
Parvanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Parvanov.
Parwaz Urdu
Meaning... [more]
Paşayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Paşa".
Paşayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Paşayev.
Pascoe Cornish
Cornish form of Pascal, meaning "easter", with the Cornish patronymic suffix, -o.
Pase Venetian
Venetian form of Pace.
Pasechnik Russian
Means "beekeeper" in Russian. Leonid Pasechnik is the leader of the LNR.
Pasechnikov m Russian
Means "son of a beekeeper".
Pash English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Pasch.
Pasha Albanian, Ottoman Turkish (Anglicized), Turkish (Anglicized)
Pasha or pascha (Ottoman Turkish: پاشا‎, Turkish: paşa), formerly anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals and dignitaries and others... [more]
Pasha Urdu, Bengali, Persian, Albanian
From the high-ranking Ottoman military rank pasha of disputed origin, perhaps derived from the Persian title پادشاه (padeshah) meaning "king" or from Turkish baş meaning "head" and ağa meaning "lord, master".
Pashinyan Armenian
Means "son of Pasha".
Pashkov m Russian
Means "son of Pashka 2".
Pasia Tagalog
Variant of Pacia.
Pasinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Paszyn in Nowy Sacz voivodeship; also a pet form of Paweł.
Pask English
Derived from the medieval given name Pask from Middle English Paske Pashe Pake "Easter Passover" (Old French Pasques Paque) probably originally used as a personal name for someone born at Easter... [more]
Paskalev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Paskal".
Paskaleva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Paskalev.
Paskhaev Chechen (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Paskhaeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Пасхаев (see Paskhaev).
Pasqualini Italian
Derived from Pasqualino, a diminutive of the given name Pasquale.
Pasquier French
Meaning uncertain. Possibly "keeper of the oven."
Passelewe Medieval English
The medieval name is from Old French passe(r) ‘to pass or cross’ + l’ewe ‘the water’, hence a nickname, probably for a ferryman or a merchant who was in the habit of traveling overseas, or else someone who had been on a pilgrimage or crusade.
Passepartout Literature
Derived from French passe-partout, which literally means "goes everywhere" but is actually an idiom for "skeleton key".... [more]
Passett Romansh
Romanshized form of Passet.
Passi Italian, Medieval Italian
The surname Passi was first found in the town of Mugello, with the Passerini family who moved south to Florence in the 10th century. Terranova dei Passerini is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy about 50 kilometres (31 miles) southeast of Milan.... [more]
Passmore English
Either (i) from a medieval nickname for someone who crossed marshy moorland (e.g. who lived on the opposite side of a moor, or who knew the safe paths across it); or (ii) perhaps from an alteration of Passemer, literally "cross-sea", an Anglo-Norman nickname for a seafarer... [more]
Pasteur French
French for "shepherd" or "preacher, pastor". Famous bearer Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French chemist who created the first rabies vaccine, gave his name to the process of 'pasteurization'.
Pastorius German (Latinized)
Derived from Latin pastor "shepherd", a Latinized form of German surname Schäfer. This surname is no longer found in Germany. Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987), full name John Francis Anthony Pastorius III, was the most influential American jazz bassist, composer, and producer... [more]
Pate English
Derives from the given name Pat(t), a short form of the personal name Patrick from the Latin Patricius meaning "son of a noble father".
Patera Czech
Nickname for the illegitimate son of a priest.
Paterno Italian
From any of several locations called Paterno or Paterna in Italy, which can derive from Latin patere "open", or from the Roman cognomen Paternus "paternal, fatherly".
Paternò Italian
From the name of a municipality in Catania, Sicily, of uncertain etymology. It could derive from latinized Ancient Greek Paetram Aitnaion meaning "fortress of the Etnaeans", from Latin-Byzantine paternum praedium (or Paternòn) meaning "landed property inherited from the father", or perhaps from Latin Praeter Aetna "in front of Mount Etna".
Paternostro Italian
Italianized form of Paternoster.
Pathrose Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Derived from a variant of the given name Peter (chiefly used by Malayalam Christians).
Patiño Spanish, Galician, Spanish (Latin American)
From a diminutive of Spanish or Galician pato meaning "duck", used as a nickname for a person who waddled.
Patricks English
Patronymic form of Patrick.
Patrix Norman
Variant of Patrice.
Patrushev Russian
Patronymic derived from a Russian diminutive of Patricius. This is borne by Russian political and security figure Nikolai Patrushev (1951-), former director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).
Patta Italian
Possibly from patta "draw, settlement", perhaps a nickname given to a negotiator. The same term can also mean "heat, warmth of the hearth".
Pattinson English, Scottish
Derived from the name of an ancestor. 'The son of Patrick' (which see), from the nick. Pate and diminutive Patt-in; compare Colin, Robin.
Paudel Nepali
From Nepali पौडी (paudi) possibly referring to the town of Pauri in Uttarakhand, India, combined with आलय (alaya) meaning "house, dwelling".
Pauell Russian
Russian translation of the surname of Powell
Pauley English, German
English: from a medieval pet form of Paul.... [more]
Paulick German
German (of Slavic origin) spelling of Pavlík, a Slavic derivative of Paul.
Paulus German, Dutch
From the given name Paulus and variant of Paul.
Pauro Croatian, Istriot
Probably an Istrian form of Paro.
Pauw Dutch, Flemish
Means "peacock" in Dutch. Could be a habitational name from a sign depicting a peacock, or a nickname for a proud or flamboyant person. In some cases, it can be a shortened form of the patronymic Pauwels "son of Paul".
Pávek m Czech
Diminutive of páv "peacock", hence a nickname for a pretentious or ostentatious person.