Submitted Surnames Starting with P

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Purvis Scottish
Probably means "person in charge of buying supplies for a large household" (from Middle English purveys "provisions").
Purzycki Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Masovian villages: Purzyce, Purzyce-Rozwory, or Purzyce-Trojany.
Pusch German
Name for someone who lived near bushes or a thicket. The distinguished name Pusch is derived from the Old German word busc, which means thicket or brush.
Puschat German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) surname derived from Lithuanian pušaite "(young) pine tree", which - allegedly - used to be a term of endearment for a young girl.
Pusey English
Habitational name from Pusey in Oxfordshire (formerly in Berkshire), so called from Old English peose, piosu ‘pea(s)’ + ēg ‘island’, ‘low-lying land’, or from Pewsey in Wiltshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Pevesie, apparently from the genitive case of an Old English personal name Pefe, not independently attested + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Pusey French
Habitational name form Pusey in Haute-Saône, so named from a Gallo-Roman personal name, Pusius, + the locative suffix -acum.
Pushilin m Russian
Denis Pushilin is the head of the DNR.
Pushkin Russian
Derived from Russian пушка (pushka) meaning "gun, cannon". A notable bearer was Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), a Russian poet and writer.
Pushpakumara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa) meaning "flower" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Puškár Slovak, Czech
Occupational name for a rifle maker.
Puškarić Croatian
Derived from puškar, meaning "gunsmith".
Pušnik Slovene
Habitational name for someone living near or on a pušča, which is Slovene for "uncultivated land" or "wasteland".
Püss Estonian
Means "gun" in Estonian, from Middle Low German busse "box, firelock".
Puss Estonian
Puss is an Estonian surname meaning "penknife" and "carving knife".
Putenis Latvian
Means "blizzard".
Putintsev m Russian
Variant of Putin.
Putipuerca Spanish
La vieja de Equi.
Putney English
habitational name from Putney in Surrey (now Greater London) named in Old English from the personal name Putta (genitive Puttan) and hyth "landing place quay".
Putnik Serbian
Derived from putnik (путник), meaning "traveller".
Putnik Estonian
The surname definition is unknown. It is from the name of a farm Putniku Talu, meaning "Putnik farm". It was located in Vana-Kariste, Viljandimaa, Estonia.
Putsin m Russian (Belarusianized)
Belarusianised form of Putin.
Pütt German
Habitational name from any of several places so named in Rhineland, Westphalia, and Pomerania, but in most cases a topographic name from Middle Low German putte ‘pit’, ‘well’, ‘puddle’, ‘pond’.
Pütt Estonian
Pütt is an Estonian surname meaning "tub" and "cask".
Puttick English (British)
A variant spelling of the Sussex surname Puttock from the Village of Puttock, which itself derives from the Old English "Puttocke" a bird of prey, the kite. ... [more]
Püttsepp Estonian
Püttsepp is an Estonian name meaning "cooper" (literally, "tub smith").
Putxeta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood of the municipality of Abanto, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque putzu "well, hole, puddle" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Putz German
German for "plaster". Likely used to denote someone who manufactured plaster
Pützstück German (Rare)
Habitational name from a place so named near Königswinter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Püü Estonian
Püü is an Estonian surname meaning "grouse".
Puu Estonian
Puu is an Estonian surname meaning "tree" and "wood".
Puudist Estonian
Puudist is an Estonian surname derived from "puude-" meaning "arborary".
Püüdja Estonian
Püüdja is an Estonian surname meaning "catcher".
Puur Estonian
Puur is an Estonian surname meaning "hutch" or "coop".
Puurand Estonian
Puurand is an Estonian surname meaning "tree beach/shore".
Puusaag Estonian
Puusaag is an Estoian surname meaning "wood saw".
Puusepp Estonian
Means "carpenter" in Estonian, literally "wood smith".
Puusik Estonian
Puusik is an Estonian surname meaning "tree stand".
Puusild Estonian
Puusild is an Estonian surname meaning "wood bridge".
Puust Estonian
Puust is an Estonian surname meaning "treen" (small handmade functional household objects made of wood) or "wooden".
Puustusmaa Estonian
Puustusmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "wilderness".
Püvi Estonian
Püvi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "puuvili" meaning "fruit".
Puyat Tagalog
Means "sleepless" in Tagalog.
Puyol Catalan
Catalan variant of Pujol. It is borne by the retired Spanish soccer player Carles Puyol (1978-).
Puž Croatian
Means ''snail''.
Pužek Croatian (Rare)
From puž meaning ''snail''.
Pužić Croatian (Rare)
From puž meaning ''snail''.
Pyak Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Baek used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Pyanykh Russian
Derived from Russian пьяный (pyany) meaning "drunk". This may have been a nickname for a family of drunks.
Pyatalov m Russian
From Russian пять (pyat'), meaning "five".
Pyatkevich Belarusian, Russian
Derived from Belarusian пятко (pyatko) or пятка (pyatka) meaning "fifth child, fifthborn".
Pyatkov Russian
Possibly from "pyat", meaning "five".
Pyburn English (?)
Apparently from some lost or minor place so named. 1881 British census has 109; KH.
Pyeon Korean (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Approximately 15 000 koreans have this surname
Pygall English (Hellenized, Rare)
From ancient Greek for rump, associations with prostitution across Europe, commonly given to illegitimate children of prostitutes, found especially in North East England and Nottinghamshire.
Pyke English
Most likely originates from the words pike (the weapon or the fish), having to do with fishermen or soldiers, or pick, having to do with miners or somebody who tills the ground.
Pykhtin Russian
From pykhta, meaning "silver fir".
Pyle English
From the Middle English word pile, meaning "stake" or "post", which is derived via Old English from Latin pilum, meaning "spike" or "javelin". This was a topographic name for someone who lived near a stake or post serving as a landmark, a metonymic occupational name for a stake maker, or a nickname for a tall, strong man.
Pyle Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Dutch Pijl, a metonymic occupational name for a marksman or an arrowsmith, derived from pijl meaning "arrow".
Pylypenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Pylyp".
Pym English
Recorded in several forms including Pim, Pimm, Pimme, Pym, and Pymm, this is a surname which at various times has been prominent in the history of England... [more]
Pyne English
Means "pine" from the Old French pin. This was originally given as a topographical name for someone who lived by a conspicuous pine tree or in a pine forest.
Pynt Danish
Danish ornamental name, meaning "decoration, ornament". It is mostly extinct in modern Denmark, though alternative form Pyndt is still seen, though rare.
Pyo Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 表 (pyo) meaning "table, diagram, graph".
Pyo Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 俵 (pyo) meaning "to share".
Pyoryshkin m Russian
From Russian пёрышко (pyoryshko), meaning "feather".
Pyrgos Greek
Means "tower" in Greek. Pyrgos is a city in the northwestern Peloponnese, Greece, capital of the regional unit of Elis.
Pyromallis Greek
The redhaired, from the words, πύρ fire/reddish and μαλλί for hair.