Submitted Surnames from Given Names

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Pöyry Finnish
The Pöyry surname is connected to the ancient Scandinavian male name Biur.
Pozo Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "well", as in wishing well
Prakapienka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Prokopenko.
Pranno Estonian
Pranno is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine nickname/given name "Pranno".
Prasanna Sinhalese, Telugu
From the given name Prasanna.
Pratap Indian, Hindi
From the given name Pratap.
Prather Irish
The name Prather derives from the word Praetor which means leader or each of two ancient Roman magistrates ranking below consul.
Prawda Polish
From the root Praw, meaning right. Prawda means "truth."... [more]
Preda Italian
Derived from the first name Prato, meaning "field, meadow".
Preece Welsh (Anglicized), English
Variant of Price. From Welsh ap Rhys meaning "son of Rhys". ... [more]
Prendergast Irish
means "good priest's glen" in Irish
Prepon Jewish
This is the surname of American actress Laura Prepon (born March 7, 1980).
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.
Priel Hebrew
Means "the fruit of god"
Primeau French
First found in Burgundy France.
Prisco Italian
From the given name Prisco
Privett French, English, Welsh (?)
French, from the given name Privat (see Privatus). Also an English habitational name from a place so named in Hampshire, derived from Old English pryfet "privet".
Priyankara Sinhalese
From the given name Priyankara.
Probyn Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Robin, which means "son of Robin".
Prodanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Prodan".
Prodanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Prodanov.
Prokopenko Ukrainian, Belarusian
Derived from the given name Prokopiy. It can also be a Belarusian alternate transcription of Prakapenka.
Prometta Italian
Promise (prometto), feminine.
Prorok Polish
The meaning of prorok is prophet. It was the maiden name of my maternal grandmother. It is not a common name. Her family was from the southeastern part of Poland.
Prose German
From a short form of the personal name Ambrose.
Prosser Welsh
From 'ap Rosser', meaning "son of Rosser".
Prude English (American)
This surname comes from the English word prude. The definition for the word prude is a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.
Prude African American
This surname came from the English word prude. The definition of the word prude is a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.
Prudencio Spanish
From the given name Prudencio.
Průša m Czech
from a pet form of the personal name Prokop
Prutton English (British)
it's a cool name
Prvulović Vlach
Means "son of Prvul".
Prynne English
Derived from an Anglo-Norman form of the Late Latin name Primus. A fictional bearer is Hester Prynne, the protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel 'The Scarlet Letter' (1850).
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.
Pucci Italian
Patronymic derived from the medieval given name Puccio.
Puccini Medieval Italian
Diminutive form of the surname Pucci
Pudiwitr Czech
Originally Pudivitr, or Pudivitrova(female only). V was switched to W when the family came to the U.S., though there are both names in the U.S.
Pughe Welsh
Variant of Pugh
Puiu Romanian
Derived from the name Puiu.
Puleo Sicilian
origin- common name found in Palermo in Scicily
Pulido Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Thought to have come through Cuba and Puerto Rico from Burgos, the capital of Castile in northern Spain in the 16th century. The name likely originated there in the 11th century. It means neat, polished, and clean.
Pult Romansh
Derived from the given name Hippolytos.
Pumphrey Welsh
From Welsh ap Umffrey meaning "son of Humphrey".
Punke German
Unexplained; possibly an altered form of Bunke, from a Middle Low German personal name.
Pupillo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Pupillo.
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]
Qadeer Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Qadir.
Qader Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Qadir.
Qədirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qədir".
Qədirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qədirov.
Qadri Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Qadir.
Qafarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qafar".
Qafarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qafarov.
Qamar Urdu
From the given name Qamar.
Qarayev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qara".
Qarayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qarayev.
Qasempour Persian
Means "son of Qasem".
Qasemzadeh Persian
Means "born of Qasem".
Qasımzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ghasemzadeh.
Qorxmazov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qorxmaz".
Qorxmazova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qorxmazov.
Quade Irish, German
As an Irish surname, it is a variant of Quaid.... [more]
Quaid Irish
Reduced form of Mcquaid.
Quail English, Manx
A variant of Quayle, derived from various patronymics meaning "son of Paul". Alternately, an English nickname derived from the bird, perhaps given to a person who was timid, or known for being promiscuous.
Quain Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of O'Cuáin, which derives from the Old Irish given name Cúán.
Quark Manx
Alternate form of Corkish, meaning "Mac Mharcuis", or "son of Marcas" via the name Marc or Mark.
Quayle Irish (Anglicized), Scottish (Anglicized), Manx (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of various Gaelic patronymics derived from the given name Paul - namely, Manx Gaelic Mac Phaayl meaning "son of Paayl"; Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil "son of Pàl"; and Irish Gaelic Mac Phóil "son of Pól"... [more]
Quennell English
From the medieval female personal name Quenilla, from Old English Cwēnhild, literally "woman-battle". This was borne by Peter Quennell (1905-1993), a British poet, critic and historian.
Querubín Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Either from the personal name Querubín, or a nickname from querubín "cherub".
Quian Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.
Quillen Irish
The surname Quillen is derived from the personal name Hugelin, which is a diminutive of Hugh. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Uighilin.
Quin English
Variant of Quinn.
Quinata Chamorro
Quinata - meaning "na'ta" food belonging to us, or wanting food. Mostly found in Umatac, Guam.
Quince English, Spanish
Derived from the given name Quinctus.
Quinley English, Scottish, Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Apparently an altered form of Scottish McKinley or a reduced form of Irish Mcquinnelly, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coingheallaigh or Ó Coingheallaigh ‘son (or descendant) of Coingheallach’, a personal name meaning ‘faithful to pledges’.
Quirico Galician
From the given name Quirico.
Quirin German
From the given name Quirin
Quirini Italian
Derived from the given name Quirino
Quirino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Quirino.
Qulamov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulam".
Qulamova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qulamov.
Quluyev f Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulu".
Quluyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Quluyev.
Quluzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Qulu".
Qurbanlı Azerbaijani
From the given name Qurban.
Raad Dutch
Metonymic occupational name for an adviser, counselor, or member of a town council, from raad "advice, counsel", or derived from a given name containing the element (see rēdaz).
Raaf Dutch, German
Means "raven" in Dutch.
Raat Dutch
From Middle Dutch raet "advice, counsel". Could be an occupational name for a member of a council, or a short form of names containing rēdaz, such as Radulf... [more]
Raatikainen Finnish
A family name first registered in the form Radikain in the 16th or 17th century. Derives from the German man's name Konrad which in Finland was shortened to Radi.
Rabadanov m Dargin
Means "son of Rabadan".
Rabadanova f Dargin
Feminine form of Rabadanov.
Rabea Arabic
From the given name Rabi 1.
Rabek Arabic
Rabik (Rabek,Rabbek); "Lord" ... [more]
Rabie Arabic
Derived from the given name Rabi 1.
Rabtoy French
Unknown history, most likely originated in the Americas in Quebec. A large percentage of Rabtoy families are from Vermont.
Rəcəbova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rəcəbov.
Rachamiym Hebrew
From the given name Rachamim.
Rachedi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Rashid; this spelling is chiefly used in Algerian Arabic.
Rachel English, German
From the English female given name Rachel or derived from German rau "rough".
Rachels English
This surname is derived from the given name Rachel.
Rachelson English
This surname means “son of Rachel”.
Rachid Arabic
From the given name Rashid.
Racman Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
From the given name Racman.
Radchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Rodion.
Radenković Serbian
Means ''son of Radenko''.
Radenović Montenegrin, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Rade".
Radhakrishnan Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Derived from Sanskrit राधा कृष्ण (rādhā-kṛṣṇa), a combination of Radha and Krishna... [more]
Radi Arabic
Derived from the given name Radi.
Radinović Serbian
Means "son of Radin".
Radloff Low German
North German: From the Old Norse Radulf.... [more]
Radmilović Serbian
Means "son of Radmilo".
Radosavljević Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Radosav or Radoslav".
Radoslavov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Radoslav".
Radoslavova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Radoslavov.
Radovan Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian
From the given name Radovan.
Radovanović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Radovan".
Radovčić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Rade".
Radović Serbian, Montenegrin, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Radovan".
Răducan Romanian
Means "son of Radu".
Radukan Romanian (Ukrainianized), Romanian (Russified)
Ukrainianised and Russified form of Răducan.
Rădulescu Romanian
Means "son of Radu".
Radwan Arabic
Variant of Ridwan.
Raeven Dutch
Variant spelling of Raven.
Rafael Hebrew
From the given name Raphael, means "God heals" in Hebrew. The angel of healing.
Rafaeli Hebrew
From the given name Rafael.
Rafail Greek, Russian
From the given name Rafail.
Rafailov Russian
Means "son of Rafail".
Rafailović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Rafail".
Rafeeq Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Rafiq.
Raffaele Italian
From the given name Raffaele.
Rafi Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rafi.
Rafik Arabic
From the given name Rafik.
Rafiq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Rafiq.
Rafique Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Rafiq.
Rəfiyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəfi".
Raftery Irish
Corrupted version of "Rafferty"
Ragab Arabic
Variant transcription of Rajab.
Ragan English
A variant of Reagan.
Rageth Romansh
Derived from the given name Rageth.
Ragettli Romansh
Derived from a truncated form of Anrig in combination with the diminutive suffix -ett and the diminutive suffix -li.
Raghavan Indian
(Kerala, Tamil Nadu): Hindu name from Sanskrit raghava ‘derived from Raghu’, ‘descendant of Raghu’ (an epithet of the god Rama, incarnation of Vishnu) + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n... [more]
Raheem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi, Sinhalese
From the given name Rahim.
Rahim Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rahim.
Rahimian Persian
From the given name Rahim.
Rəhimli Azerbaijani
From the given name Rəhim.
Rəhimov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəhim".
Rəhimova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rəhimov.
Rahimpour Persian
Means "son of Rahim".
Rəhimzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rahimzadeh.
Rahimzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Rahim" in Persian.
Rahman Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Rahman.
Rahmanian Persian
From the given name Rahman.
Rəhmanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rəhmanov.
Rahmanović Bosnian
Means "son of Rahman" in Bosnian.
Rahmanzai Pashto
Means "son of Rahman" in Pashto.
Rahmat Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Derived from the given name Rahmat.
Rahmat Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Derived from the given name Rahmat.
Rahmati Persian
From the given name Rahmat.
Rahmatullah Arabic, Pashto, Bengali
Derived from the given name Rahmatullah.
Rahmonov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Rahmon".
Raihan Bengali
Derived from the given name Raihan.
Raimond Estonian, Dutch, French, Croatian
From the given name Raimond.
Raimundez Spanish
Means "son of Raimundo" in Spanish.
Rainbird English
From the Old French male personal name Rainbert, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "counsel-bright" (cf. Raginbert). The modern form of the name has been influenced by English rainbird "plover".
Rainbow English
From the Old French male personal name Rainbaut, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "counsel-brave" (cf. Raginbald)... [more]
Rainey Irish, Scottish
An Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Raighne, Ó Ráighne meaning "descendent of Raonull", the given name Raonull being derived from Old Norse Rögnvaldr, Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr (compare Ronald).
Rais Arabic
From the given name Rais.
Räisänen Finnish
From an unexplained personal name (possibly of Russian Orthodox origin) + the common surname suffix -nen. It occurs chiefly in central and eastern Finland.
Rajab Arabic
From the given name Rajab.
Rajabi Persian
From the given name Rajab.
Rajabov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Rajab".
Rajani Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Malaysian
Meaning unknown, either from the titles Rajan, Raja, or Raj, or from the given name Rajani.
Rajaniemi Finnish
Rajaniemi: The last name of a group of people who live in Finland. Some live in the United States when their ancestors immigrated to the US in the early 1900's.
Rajib Bengali
From the given name Rajib.
Rajkoomar Mauritian Creole, South African
Variant of Rajkumar used by Mauritian and South African Indians.
Rajković Serbian
Means "son of Rajko".
Rajneesh Indian, Hindi
From the given name Rajnish. Can also be taken directly from the title रजनीश (rajanish) meaning "lord of the night".
Rakhmatullin Bashkir, Tatar
From the given name Rakhmatulla.
Rakovich Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Rajković
Rallis Greek
A surname held by the descendants of a Frankish-Byzantine noble named Raoul. The Rallis family (also spelled Ralli, Ralles or Rallet in Romanian) is the name of an old Greek Phanariote family, whose members played important political role in the history of modern Greece, Danubian Principalities and later in the United Kingdom... [more]
Rallison English
Means "son of Ralph".
Ralls English (Anglicized, Rare)
From old English or Saxon. Originally Rallf ( Raulf) which meant Wolf Council
Ralph English
From a Middle English personal name composed of Germanic rad "counsel, advice" and wolf "wolf". This was first introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the Old Norse form Ráðulfr, and was reinforced after the Conquest by the Norman form Ra(d)ulf... [more]
Ram Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from the given name Ram 1.
Ramachandran Tamil, Malayalam
From the given name Ramachandra, a combination of Rama 1 and Chandra.
Ramadan Arabic, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Ramadan.
Ramagi Ancient Roman
In Caesar's Gallic Wars, the Ramagi built catapults and other mechanical weapons.... [more]
Ramakrishnan Indian, Tamil
From the given name Ramakrishna. A notable bearer is Tamil-American structural biologist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (1952-).
Ramamurthy Indian, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit राम (rāma) meaning "pleasing, pleasant, charming" or "dark, black" (see Rama 1) combined with मूर्ति (mūrti) meaning "idol, icon".
Ramar Indian
From given name Ramar
Ramazashvili Georgian
Means "son of Ramaz".
Ramazonov Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik variant of Ramazanov.
Rambeau French (Rare), Frankish
Altered spelling of the southern French family name Rambaut, from an Old French personal name, Rainbaut, composed of the Germanic elements ragin "counsel" + bald "bold", "brave", or alternatively from the Germanic personal name Hrambehrt or Hrambald, composed of the elements hramn "crow" & berht "bright" or bald "bold", "brave".
Rambert English
From the Old French male personal name Rainbert (see Rainbird). It was borne by Dame Marie Rambert (original name Cyvia Rabbam, later Miriam Rambach; 1888-1982), a Polish-born British ballet dancer and choreographer.
Rameka-waapu Maori
A maori Mythological creature
Ramezani Persian
From the given name Ramezan.
Ramezanian Persian
From the given name Ramezan.
Ramezanpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رمضانپور (see Ramezanpour).
Ramezanpour Persian
Means "son of Ramezan".
Ramezanzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Ramezan" in Persian.
Ramientas Spanish
Ramientas from Spanish word "herramientas" which means tools....
Ramirez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Ramírez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Ramkissoon Trinidadian Creole, Mauritian Creole, South African, South American
Altered form of Ramakrishnan used mainly in Trinidad and Tobago, Mauritius, South Africa and Guyana. This surname is not used in India.
Ramnarine Indian, Trinidadian Creole
From Sanskrit राम (rāma) meaning "pleasing, pleasant" combined with a form of the given name Narayana.
Ramón Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From the given name Ramón.
Ramone Spanish (Anglicized), Portuguese (Anglicized), Catalan (Anglicized)
From Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan Ramón, from the personal name Ramón or Ramon, of Germanic origin (see Raymond).
Rampersad Indian, Trinidadian Creole, Mauritian Creole
From Sanskrit राम (rāma) meaning "pleasing, pleasant, charming" combined with प्रसाद (prasāda) meaning "clearness, brightness, purity". It is primarily used by the Indian community in Trinidad and Tobago as well as Mauritius.
Rampersaud Indian, South American
Indo-Guyanese variant of Rampersad.
Ramzan Urdu
From the given name Ramzan.
Ramzi Arabic
From the given name Ramzi.
Ramzy Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ramzi.
Randel French, German
French: from a pet form of the Germanic personal name Rando, a short form of various compound names formed with rand ‘(shield) rim’ as the first element... [more]
Randle English
English: variant spelling of Randall or Americanized spelling of Randel.
Randleman German
Diminutive of the personal name Rand, a short form of various German names with the first element rand meaning shield or wolf.
Randolf English
From the given name Randolf