Submitted Surnames Matching Pattern *s

Oras Finnish
Means "shoots (cereal)" in Finnish.

Orbakas m Lithuanian

Orelias Nigerian (Latinized, Modern, Rare), Italian (Tuscan), Venetian
Means "golden", when coupled with a first name becomes "the golden". Varied from Orelia, "golden".... [more]

Orfus English

Orgmets Estonian
Orgmets is an Estonian surname meaning "valley forest".

Orleans French
From Orléans, a city in France sieged by the English in 1429. Orléans is derived from Aurelianum, meaning "of Aurelius" in Latin.

Ornelas Jewish
Hebrew, Jewish, Judah...

Orologas Greek
Means "watchmaker" in Greek.

Oross Hungarian

Orphanidis Greek

Orrels Medieval English
Means "Ore hill", likely for iron ore miners. From the Old English ora, meaning "ore" and hyll, meaning hill.... [more]

Orris English (Canadian)
This unusual and interesting name is of Italian, Latin origin, and derives from one of the earliest Roman names, "Horatius". The name is thought to mean something connected with "hora", the Latin for "hour", but the original meaning has been lost... [more]

Örs Turkish
Means "anvil" in Turkish.

Ortis Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Ortiz.

Orvananos Spanish

Osas Somali
Variant of Ossas

Osis Latvian
Meaning "ash tree".

Oss English (American)
Americanized Varient of Aas

Ossas Somali

Osthathes Indian

Ostos Spanish
Habitational name from a place called Ostos which no longer exists; the surname was in the 15th century recorded near Écija in Seville.

Othonos Greek (Cypriot)
Comes from Όθων meaning "Otto" in Greek.

Ots Estonian
Ots is an Estonian surname meaning "cusp" or "tip".

Otsus Estonian
Ostus is an Estonian surname meaning "decision" or "resolution".

Õuemets Estonian
Õuemets is an Estonian surname meaning "open forest".

Õunroos Estonian
Õunroos is an Estonian surname meaning "apple rose".

Ours French
Nickname from French meaning "bear".

Overmars Dutch
Means "over the marsh", derived from Middle Dutch over meaning "over, above" and marsch meaning "marsh". A famous bearer of this name is the former Dutch soccer player Marc Overmars (1973-).

Oyervides Spanish

Paas Estonian
Paas is an Estonian surname meaning "slate".

Pablos Spanish

Padgiotis Greek

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.

Pagés Occitan, Catalan
Variant of Pagès.

Pagès Occitan, Catalan
Means "peasant" in Occitan and Catalan.

Pagourtzis Greek
Derived from Greek Παγούρι (Pagouri) meaning "flask, canteen", a vessel containing (usually) water.

Paimets Estonian
Paimets is an Estonian surname meaning "good forest".

Pais Estonian
Pais is an Estonian surname meaning "dam" and "dike".

Pajumets Estonian
Pajumets is an Estonian surname meaning "willow forest".

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.

Palentinos Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Plural form of Palentino which means a native of the province of Palencia in Spain.

Palimeris Greek
Derived from the Italian palmiere meaning "pilgrim".

Paljas Estonian
Paljas is an Estonian surname meaning "bare".

Pallacios Spanish

Palladios Spanish

Pallas German, Polish (Germanized)
Nickname for a small man, from Slavic palac 'thumb'.

Palomares Spanish
Derived from Spanish "palomar," meaning "dovecote" or "columbarium". An occupational name for someone who was known for raising or caring for carrier pigeons or doves.

Pálos Hungarian

Palumets Estonian
Palumets is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland forest".

Paluots Estonian
Paluots is an Estonian surname meaning "heath woodland's end".

Panagiotidis Greek
From given name 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).

Panaritis Greek
Occupational name for a baker, from Latin panarium ‘bread basket’.

Panas Greek

Panayiótis Greek

Panpiemras Thai

Pantazidis Greek

Pantazis Greek
Derived from the Greek wish: πάντα να ζει! (panta na zei!) or πάντα ζεις! (panta zeis!) meaning "live forever!", from the Greek πάντα (panta) meaning "always" and ζεις (zeis) meaning "live"... [more]

Pantzos Greek

Panyobhas Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ปัญโญภาส (see Panyophat).

Panyopas Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ปัญโญภาส (see Panyophat).

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.

Papademos Greek
Likely derived from Greek papas, meaning "pope".

Papadiamantopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of the diamond priest" in Greek. A notable bearer of this surname is Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos, a Greek revolutionary leader.

Papagelis Greek

Papageorgopoulos Greek

Papahronis English, Greek

Papakonstantinos Greek

Papakostas Greek
Means "son of Kostas the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Kostas.

Papas Greek
From Greek meaning "pope, priest".

Papasideris Greek

Papastathopoulos Greek
Meaning "you are the priest" in Greek.

Papatonis Greek
Means "son of priest Antonis".

Papoulias Greek

Paradis French

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.

Paragas Pangasinan, Ilocano
From Pangasinan or Ilocano ragas meaning "to cut, to trim (clothing)", probably used as an occupational name.

Paras Asturian

Paras Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Parras.

Paraskevopoulos m Greek
Means "son of Paraskevas".

Parayuelos Spanish

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".

Parijs Dutch

Paris Estonian
Paris is an Estonian surname derived from "päris" meaning "true" and "genuine".

Parkers English

Parkes English
Variant of Parks.

Parkis English
Variant of Perkins or Parks.

Parkus Polish

Parligras Romanian

Parmas Estonian
Parmas is an Estonian surname meaning a "heap of sheaves" and an "armful".

Pärnamets Estonian
Pärnamets is an Estonian surname meaning "linden forest".

Parnes Jewish
Eastern Ashkenazic occupational name for the president of a Jewish community, from Yiddish parnes (from Hebrew parnas).

Parness Jewish
Variant of Parnes.

Parras Spanish
Plural form of Parra.

Partalis Greek

Parthenis Greek
Derives from the Greek word for 'virgin.'

Parthenopoulos Greek
Descendant or son of the virgin, or someone with the name Parthenis

Parts Estonian
Parts is an Estonian surname, derived from "part" meaning "duck".

Pasakarnis Lithuanian (?)

Paschos Greek

Pascuas Spanish
Variant of Pascua.

Pashos Greek

Pasillas Spanish (Mexican)

Paspatis Greek

Pastells Catalan

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]

Patricks English
Patronymic form of Patrick.

Patrikios Greek

Päts Estonian
Päts is an Estonian surname meaning "pone" or "loaf".

Patsalidis Greek

Patsouris Greek

Patters English
History not available.

Pattins English

Paukovits Hungarian
Hungarian or Austrian in origin. From the heilienkruz Austria/Hungary area

Pauls English

Paulus German, Dutch
From the given name Paulus and variant of Paul.

Pavlides Greek
Means "Son of Pavlos".

Pavlidis Greek

Pavlopoulos Greek
Means "son of Pavlos".

Paytas Hungarian, English (American)
From the Hungarian nickname pajtás meaning "comrade, pal". Possibly originates from the Ottoman Turkish word پایداش‎ (paydaş) meaning "partner, sharer". A notable bearer of the surname is the American YouTuber Trisha Paytas.

Pearks English
Sir Stuart Edmond Pearks (1875–1931) served as the Chief Commissioner of the North-West Frontier Province of British India from 1930 until 1931. Sourced from Wikipedia.... [more]

Pears English
Patronymic from the given name Piers (see Pearson).

Peaters English

Pedajas Estonian
Pedajas is an Estonian surname meaning "pine".

Pedriks Estonian
Pedriks is an Estonian surname, a derivation of the names Frederick and Friedrich.

Peebles Scottish, Spanish (?)
Habitational name from places so named in Scotland. The place names are cognate with Welsh pebyll "tent, pavilion".

Peeris Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala පීරිස් (see Peiris).

Peiris Sinhalese
Sinhalese form of Peres.

Pekas Croatian

Pelekanos Greek
Means woodpecker" from Greek pelekanos "green woodpecker" (cognate with pelekan "pelican"; both come from pelekys "axe" the pelican because its beak is shaped like an axe the woodpecker because it uses its beak like an axe).

Peles English, Welsh, Italian
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Livio, Primo, Santo.... [more]

Pelgrims Belgian

Pelis Batak

Pelkas Greek

Pelkauskas Lithuanian
Pelkoskas

Penagos Cantabrian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Pendarvis English (American)
The American English spelling of the Cornish surname Pendarves. Ultimately, the surname is traced back to Pendarves Island, Cornwall.

Pendergrass English

Penis Filipino
Possibly derived from Spanish pino "pine tree", or perhaps a nickname based on the English word for genitalia.

Pennings Dutch
Variant of Penning.

Pentaras Greek (Cypriot)

Peoples Irish
An attempted English translation of Ó Duibhne, based on the Irish word daoine meaning "people".

Pepanos Greek

Peppers English (American)
Variant of Pepper.

Pepys English
From the medieval personal name Pepis, a form of Old French Pepin, brought into England by the Normans. It may have been based on an earlier nickname meaning "awesome"... [more]

Perales Spanish
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations named Perales, from Spanish perales meaning "pear trees" (the plural of peral meaning "pear tree").

Peras French, Spanish

Percius Greek Mythology

Perdikis Greek
A surname derived from the Greek word "πέρδικα", meaning partridge or grouse. It appeared first time in the Byzantine Empire during the 11th century.

Perdikogiannis Greek
Means "partridge John" in Greek, from πέρδικα (perdika) "partridge" combined with the given name Giannis.

Perdikouris Greek

Pereiris Medieval Portuguese (Latinized, Rare, Archaic), Galician (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
Pereiris (also known as Pereirus) is a last name of the Celtic roots (it's Galician and Portuguese). It meaning is will pear tree or pear tree and also european will pear tree. Pereiris comes from the translation of Welsh name and Cornish name Gellygen or Gellyg.

Pereiros Celtic (Latinized, Modern)
It is a last name that belongs to Celtic families. Its meaning is the will pear tree.

Perelis Jewish

Peres Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Gascon, Breton, Central African
Means "son of Pedro" in Spanish and Portuguese. Means "son of Pere" in Catalan... [more]

Peress Breton (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
It means Son of Peter (Pedro).

Peries Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese පීරිස් (see Peiris).

Perkiss English
Corruption of Perkins.

Perneș Romanian

Perris English

Perriss English

Persakis Greek
Possibly related to περσικός (persikos), itself from the Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís) meaning “Persia (today Iran)”.

Persons English

Persons English (American)

Persons English (American)

Persons English (American)

Persons English (American)

Persons English (American)

Persons English (American)

Persopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of a Persian" in Greek.

Pertsis Greek

Petelius Finnish

Petmezas Greek

Petrakis Greek
Patronymic form of the Greek given name Petros (see Peter).

Petraliphas Greek
The surname is composed of the name Petros and the city Alifa in Campania, Italy. The surname was held by a Byzantine-Italian family in Epirus.

Petras Various
Possibly from the name Petros. Famous bearer of this surname is the German singer Kim Petras (born 1992)

Petrides Greek
Alternate transcription of Petridis.

Petridis Greek
Means "son of Petros".

Petrokokkinos Greek

Petronis Lithuanian
Drived from the given name Petronius.

Petropoulos Greek
Means "son of Petros" in Greek.

Petros Armenian

Petruškevičius Lithuanian
Comes from the Lithuanian given name Petras.

Pets Belarusian
Means "to sing" in Belarusian. Occupational name for singer.

Pettis English
From the possessive or plural form of Middle English pytte, pitte ‘pit’, ‘hollow’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a pit, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Pett in East Sussex.

Philipps German

Phillipps English (New Zealand)
Variant of Phillips.

Phipps English

Phokas Greek

Picketts English

Pickles English
Variant of Pickle.

Pieris Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese පීරිස් (see Peiris).

Pierrakos Greek

Pierre-louis French, Haitian Creole
From the given name Pierre-Louis.

Piers French, English, Jewish
From the medieval given name Piers

Pies German
From a variant of the given name Pius.

Pieters Dutch, South African
Means "son of Pieter".

Pihelgas Estonian
Pihelgas is an Estonian surname meaning "rowen/ash".

Pihlakas Estonian
Pihlakas is an Estonian surname meaning "rowan" or "mountain ash".

Piirimees Estonian
Piirimees is an Estonian surname meaning "border man".

Pijpers Dutch
Dutch cognate of Piper.

Pikrammenos Greek
From 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... [more]

Pilafas Greek

Pilas Spanish

Pilbas Estonian
Pilbas is an Estonia surname meaning "sliver" and "splinter".

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.

Pīlēns Latvian
Means “duckling”.

Pincas Jewish
Variant of Pincus.

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... [more]

Pincus Jewish
From a variant of the given name Phinehas.

Pines Jewish
Derived from the given name Pinchas.

Pines English (American)
Surname of the characters, Dipper, Mabel and Stan from Gravity Falls.

Pines English
Plural form of Pine. Possibly given to someone who lives in a pine forest or a pine grove.

Pingus South American

Pinhas Hebrew
From the given name Pinhas.

Pinks English

Pinkus Jewish
Derived from the given name Pinkus, which in turn comes from the Biblical Hebrew name Phinehas.

Pipiles Greek

Piras Sardinian
Means "pears", derived from Sardinian pira "pear".

Pitis Greek

Pitsiningos Greek

Pius Estonian
Pius is an Estonian surname meaning "pious".

Planoudes Greek

Plantzos Greek

Plas Dutch
Means "pool, pond, puddle" in Dutch.

Plass German
From Middle Low German plas meaning "place, open square, street". Can also derive from a medieval form of the given name Blasius.

Platis Greek

Pleasants English

Plemmons English, Irish, German
Altered spelling of Fleming.

Plemons English, Irish, German
Variant form of Plemmons. A famous bearer is American actor Jesse Plemons (1988-).

Ploumas Greek
From the Latin word for ornament, 'pluma'.

Ploumides Greek
Descendant or son of the ornamented, from the Latin word 'pluma', for ornament.

Pogonatos Greek
Means bearded in medieval Greek.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Polydouris Greek
From the Greek name Polydoros.

Pontikakis Greek (Rare)

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

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

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

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

Porteous Scottish
A topographic surname for someone who lived in the lodge at the entrance to a manor house, derived from Middle English port, meaning "gateway" or "entrance", and hous meaning "house". It can also be an occupational name with similar meaning, derived from Latin portarius meaning "porter"... [more]

Portis English (American)
A famous bearer is the American basketball player Bobby Portis (1995-).

Portokalos Greek
From the Greek word πορτοκάλι (portokáli), which means "orange." The name could refer either to farmers who maintained an orange orchard / grove or someone who had an orange aspect to their appearance or demeanor.

Portugais French, Jewish
French cognate of Portugues.

Portugues Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Jewish
Means "Portuguese" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Porziņģis Latvian
Unknown. A notable bearer of this surname is NBA player Kristaps Porziņģis.

Posthumus Dutch, Low German
From a personal name which was given to a posthumous child, i.e., one born after the death of his father, derived from Latin postumus "last, last-born" (superlative of posterus "coming after, subsequent") via Late Latin posthumus, which was altered by association with Latin humare "to bury", suggesting death (i.e., thought to consist of post "after" and humus "grave", hence "after death"); the one born after the father's death obviously being the last.

Postmus Dutch
Variant form of Posthumus.

Pothitos Greek

Potts English, Scottish

Poulos Greek
Denotes kinship. Derived from the Latin pullus, meaning "offspring, chick"

Pourtalès Swiss

Powis English
The English of Welsh Surname Powys, which derives from the place "Powys" in Wales.

Powles Welsh, English
Patronymic form of Powell or the given name Paul.

Powyes English
Unknown source. Surname of many early American pilgrims.

Powys Welsh

Poydessus French, Basque

Pozos Spanish, Galician
A habitational name from any of several places named with the plural of pozo, meaning ‘well’. See Pozo.

Praks Estonian
Praks is an Estonian surname meaning to "crack or "snap".

Prants Estonian
Prants is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "prantsuse" meaning French, or "prantsti/prantsatus" meaning to "slam" and "bang". Could also derived from "prints" meaning "prince".

Prasinos Greek
From Greek meaning "green".

Prastitis Greek

Prats Catalan
Habitational name from any of the numerous places in Catalonia called Prats, from the plural of prat ‘meadow’

Pratts English

Precious English, Irish

Prees Estonian
Prees is an Estonian surname meaning "brooch".

Prentiss English, Scottish
Variant of Prentice.

Press English, Jewish
A nickname for a pious individual from the Middle English form of "priest" or possibly someone employed by a priest. In the Jewish sense, one whose occupation was to iron clothes.

Preüs German
Variant spelling of Preüss.

Preus German/Norwegian
Unknown, but may have come from Prussia or be Jewish. It could mean to jabber. Maybe the same as Preuss, but eliminated the S when immigrating to America.

Preuss German, Jewish
From the German word preussen meaning "Prussia". Indicating someone from Prussia.

Prevedoros Greek
From the Italian rank of provveditore "he who sees to things" (overseer) was the style of various local district governors in the extensive, mainly maritime empire of the Republic of Venice.

Prinos Greek

Prins Dutch, Jewish
Means "prince" in Dutch, a doublet of Prince. Often a habitational name for someone who lived or worked near a location named Prins, such as an inn or windmill, or sign depicting the Prince of Orange... [more]

Prints Russian, Estonian
Means "prince" in Russian and Estonian.

Prograis French Creole, Louisiana Creole

Prohens Spanish

Promes Dutch (Surinamese)

Prontzos Greek
Originally cattle breeders located in the Parnon mountains, the name derives from its original form, Prountzos, which means red faced ancestor, or bronzed face. It eventually got its current form as the centuries went by.

Prosalentis Greek

Pross German
Variant of "Prosser"

Provis English

Pruss Estonian
Pruss is an Estonian surname meaning "beam" and "rafter".

Pruus Estonian
Pruus is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "pruss" meaning "beam" and "timber".

Prys Welsh
From the Welsh personal name Rhys, which also took the forms Rice and Rees. This name was originally derived from the Old Welsh forename Ris, which means ardour.

Psarakis Greek

Psaras Greek, Asturian
Means "fisherman" or "angler" in Greek.... [more]

Psarros Greek

Psellos Greek