Submitted Surnames from Other Sources

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Premachandra Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".
Premadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Premakumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Premarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රේමරත්න (see Premaratne).
Premarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රේමරත්න (see Premaratne).
Premaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රේමරත්න (see Premaratne).
Premaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Premasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Premasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Premawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".
Premawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රේමවර්ධන (see Premawardana).
Premawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රේමවර්ධන (see Premawardana).
Preminger Jewish
Meaning unknown, possibly a nickname for a person deported to Spain, derived from the name of a location in Portugal.
Prett English
Variant of Pratt.
Preve Italian
Derives from the Latin "presbyter" with the meaning of "Older". Abundant in the Piedmont region.
Price Irish, Northern Irish
The translated form of the surname O'Luachain, of the Hy-Neill septs of Ulster.
Pridmore English
unexplained; perhaps a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. Pridmore has long been a Leicestershire name.
Priidel Estonian
Priidel is an Estonian surname derived from "prii" meaning "free".
Primavera Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "spring (the season)" in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Procopio Italian
Italian (Calabria) and Greek (Prokopios): from the personal name Procopio, Greek Prokopios, from pro ‘before’, ‘in front’ + kopē ‘cut’, actually an omen name meaning ‘success’, ‘prosperity’ but as a Church name taken to mean ‘pioneer’ as it was the name of the first victim of Diocletian's persecutions in Palestine in AD 303... [more]
Prodan Romanian
Means "foster."
Prodanović Serbian
Means "son of Prodan".
Profitendieu Literature
Used by André Gide in his novel "The Counterfeiters."
Prokuski Polish
Polish in origin with history in America since at least the early 1900s
Proode Estonian
Proode is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "pruudi", meaning "bridal".
Prööm Estonian
Prööm is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "krööm" meaning "grain".
Pross German
Variant of "Prosser"
Provencher French
From the French word for the flower periwinkle. (pervenche) Brought to Canada from France in 1660 by Sebastien Provencher.
Prue English, French
English: nickname for a redoubtable warrior, from Middle English prou(s) ‘brave’, ‘valiant’ (Old French proux, preux).... [more]
Prusaczyk Polish
means son of Eric
Pruus Estonian
Pruus is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "pruss" meaning "beam" and "timber".
Pryimak Ukrainian
In Ukrainian means 'adoptee'
Prytz Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian surname, possibly of German origin.
Przepiórka Polish
It literally means "quail".
Przychodzeń Polish
There isn't any significant history so far.
Psaila Maltese
Derived from Maltese basla meaning "onion", ultimately from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal).
Psaki Greek (Americanized)
Derived from the Greek surname Ψάκης (Psakis), of uncertain etymology.
Psyllos Greek
Means "flea" in Greek.
Pták Czech
Czech surname meaning "bird".
Ptak Polish
Polish surname meaning "bird".
Puetz German
Variant of Putz.
Puff Popular Culture
This is the surname of Mrs. Puff from SpongeBob SquarePants.
Pugina Italian
Most likely derived from the feminine form of the Italian word pugno which means "fist".
Puhar Serbian (Modern, Rare)
The last name of the contestant Mirjana Puhar from America's Next Top Model, who originally was born in Serbia. She died on February 24, 2015, aged 19 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Pukki Finnish
The Finnish word for a male goat.
Pulcifer Italian (Anglicized, Rare)
Possibly a variant of the surname Pulsipher.
Pulk Estonian
Pulk is an Estonian surname meaning "peg".
Pullman German
Variant of Puhlmann, itself a variant of Puhl.... [more]
Pumupula Filipino
meaning "getting reddish"
Punay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "yellow-breasted fruit dove" or "pink-necked green pigeon" (both species of bird) in Cebuano.
Pung Korean
From Sino-Korean 馮 (pung) meaning "fast running horse".
Punga Maori
The name means "reason, cause, origin". Punga is the name of the daughter of Ra (Sun) and his spouse Tame. This was the name of Ngati Mutunga chief Apitea Punga (1827?-1885) who had Moriori slaves and was a big land owner... [more]
Punn Estonian
Punn is an Estonian surname meaning "cork" and "plug".
Puntila Finnish
Borne by the title character in Bertolt Brecht's play 'Mr. Puntila and his Man Matti' (1948), set in Finland in the 1920s.
Purdom English
English: metathesized variants of Prudhomme; the -ru- reversal is a fairly common occurrence in words where -r- is preceded or followed by a vowel.
Purdum English
Variant spelling of English Purdom.
Pürg Estonian
Pürg is an Estonian surname derived from "pürg" meaning both "avidity (eagerness or enthusiasm") and a colloquial name for the European bison ("Bison bonasus").
Purge Estonian
Purge is an Estonian surname derived "purk" meaning "can" and "purgis" meaning "canned".
Purificacion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish purificación, meaning "purification," referring to the ritual purification of the Virgin Mary after her childbirth.
Purisima Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish purísima meaning "most pure."
Puro Finnish (Rare)
From the Finnish word puro, meaning "a brook".
Purohit Indian
Purohit means ‘one placed foremost’.
Pushkin Russian
Derived from Russian пушка (pushka) meaning "gun, cannon". A notable bearer was Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), a Russian poet and writer.
Putenis Latvian
Means "blizzard".
Pütt Estonian
Pütt is an Estonian surname meaning "tub" and "cask".
Püvi Estonian
Püvi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "puuvili" meaning "fruit".
Puž Croatian
Means ''snail''.
Pužek Croatian (Rare)
From puž meaning ''snail''.
Pužić Croatian (Rare)
From puž meaning ''snail''.
Pyatkov Russian
Possibly from "pyat", meaning "five".
Pyeon Korean (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Approximately 15 000 koreans have this surname
Pyo Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 表 (pyo) meaning "table, diagram, graph".
Pyo Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 俵 (pyo) meaning "to share".
Qamo Albanian
Comes from Ancient Greek.
Qandil Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "lamp, candle" in Arabic.
Qian Chinese
From Chinese 錢 (qián) meaning "money".
Quade Irish, German
As an Irish surname, it is a variant of Quaid.... [more]
Quagliarella Italian
From Italian quaglia meaning "quail".
Quán Chinese
From Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "fountain, spring".
Quảng Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鄺 (Kuàng).
Quaresima Italian
Means "lent" in Italian.
Quaresma Portuguese
Means "Lent" in Portuguese.
Quartey Western African, Ga
Ga surname of unknown meaning.
Quartz German
The name refers to the common mineral "quartz"
Quattrociocchi Italian
From quattro ciocchi, "four logs of wood" in Italian.
Quebec Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational name for a person from the province of Quebec in Canada.
Quentin English
Derived from the given name Quentin.
Quercia Italian (Rare)
From the Latin quercus "oak".
Quiapo Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kiyapo meaning "water cabbage" (a type of plant), ultimately from Tamil கயப்பு (kayappu).
Quichocho Chamorro
Chamorro for "to take out from hiding"
Quill Irish
Quill or Quille is an anglicised version of the Irish surnames Ó Cuill, Coll, Coill, and O'Coill (Ó Coill), all of which mean wood, forest or shrub Hazel Tree... [more]
Quille Irish
Variation of Quill.
Quimpo Filipino
From Hokkien 金舖 (kim-phò͘) meaning "gold shop" or 金寳 (kim-pó) meaning "golden treasure".
Quinby English
Variant of Quenby.
Quine Manx
Shortened Anglicization of Manx Mac Vian "son of Mian".
Quinene Chamorro
Chamorro for "to take away"
Quiney English, Irish
Variant of Quinney ??
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’.
Quinlivan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Caoindealbháin meaning "descendant of Caoindealbhán", a personal name composed of caoin "comely, fair" and dealbh "form" with the diminutive suffix -án (compare Quinlan).
Quinney English, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinne “descendant of Coinne”
Quinzel Popular Culture
The actual surname of the fictional character Harley Quinn. The character first appeared in the "Batman: The Animated Series" episode "Joker's Favor" in September 1992, but her full name (Harleen Quinzel) was not revealed until the February 1994 one-shot comic "The Batman Adventures: Mad Love"... [more]
Quisumbing Filipino
Meaning unknown, probably of Hokkien origin.
Quizon Filipino
Meaning unknown, possibly from a combination of the Chinese surnames Cui and Son.
Qursawi Tatar
Derived from the Arabic word قرصة (qursa) meaning "pinch".
Raabe German
Cognate of Rabe.
Räägel Estonian
Räägel is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "raag" meaning "leafless" and "bare".
Raamat Estonian
Raamat is an Estonian surname meaning "book".
Rääsk Estonian
Rääsk is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "rääs" meaning "whale-oil".
Rabe German
German surname meaning "raven, crow".
Raben German, Dutch, Danish
Derived from Low German rauben meaning "raven".
Rabenschlag German
Means "wing beat of a raven" in German, from German Rabe meaning "raven" and Schlag meaning "flap" or "wing beat" in this context.
Rabinowicz Jewish
Polish Jewish name meaning son of rabbi from the root rabi meaning "rabbi" combined with the Polish patronymic suffix -owicz "son of"
Rachlyn Jewish (Rare), Polish (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Rachlyn is a Jewish surname derived directly from polish "Rachman". This surname is very rare and apparently only few members in Brazil, descendants of Polish survivors of Holocaust.... [more]
Rackers German
German (Räckers): in the Lower Rhine-Westphalia area, from a reduced form of Rädeker, itself a reduced form of Rademaker.
Rackley English
It means ‘mound’ ‘homestead’ and ‘ham’.
Radiab Filipino, Maranao
From Radiyab, the Maranao name for the seventh month of the Islamic calendar, which is ultimately derived from Arabic رَجَب (Rajab).
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