Submitted Surnames with 2 Syllables

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the number of syllables is 2.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Paulick German
German (of Slavic origin) spelling of Pavlík, a Slavic derivative of Paul.
Păun Romanian
Derived from Romanian păun "peacock".
Pávek m Czech
Diminutive of páv "peacock", hence a nickname for a pretentious or ostentatious person.
Paxson English
This surname means "son of Pack." Pack may be a survival of the Old English personal name Pacca or it may have been a Middle English personal name derived from Paschalis (meaning "relating to Easter"), the Latin form of Pascal.
Payán Spanish
Possibly derived from Mozarabic päiên meaning "cave ravine", ultimately from Latin pedem meaning "foot".
Payen French, French (Caribbean)
From the old French given names Pagen Paien from Latin paganus "pagan"... [more]
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.
Pcholkin Belarusian, Ukrainian
Belarusian and Ukrainian variant of Pchyolkin.
Pchyolkin Russian
Derived from Russian пчёлка (pchyolka), a diminutive of пчела (pchela) meaning "bee". The founder of the surname may have been a beekeeper.
Pčolkin Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Pcholkin.
Pearsall English
a British surname of French origin derived from the pre-9th-century word "pourcel", which described a breeder of animals or a farmer
Peartree English
Means "pear tree".
Pechtold German, Dutch, Jewish
From the Old German given name Pechtholt, which is composed of the elements pecht "rotation" and holdt "hero". As a Dutch-language surname, it is derived from the Middle Dutch given name Pechte combined with Old High German walt "power, authority"... [more]
Peia Italian
Village in Italy
Peiper German (Austrian)
Occupational name for a piper, from Middle High German piper. In some cases it may be derived from Sorbian pipar "pepper", thus being an occupational name for a spicer or a nickname for one with a fiery temper.
Pelto Finnish
Translates to "field" from Finnish.
Penchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Pencho".
Penman Scottish
Occupational name for someone who was a scribe, but could also be a habitational name derived from any place named with the British elements penn "hill" and maen "stone".
Penney English
Variant of Penny.
Penry Welsh, Cornish, English
Derived from Welsh ap Henry meaning "son of Henry". It is also a variant of Pendray, which is derived from a place name in Cornwall meaning "top of the village" in Middle Cornish... [more]
Pépin French
From the Old French name Pepis, itself a form of the given name Pépin. Alternatively, it may be derived from French pépin meaning "(fruit) seed", thus making it an occupational name for a gardener or someone who grew fruit-bearing trees.
Percy English
Either a nickname from Old French percehaie "pierce hedge" (Old French percer "to pierce, penetrate" and haie "hedge, fence"), perhaps with the sense of someone breaking into an enclosure... [more]
Perham English
A variation of the English name Parham, based on the village of Parham (one in county Suffolk, another in county Sussex). From the Old English peru, meaning "pear" (the fruit), and ham, meaning "homestead".
Perley English
Variant of Parley or Burley.
Perri English
Variant of Perry 1.
Persen Norwegian
Norwegian form of Persson.
Persia Italian, Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Persia (modern-day Iran) or some other country with Persian-speaking peoples or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with one of these countries (see the given name Persis)... [more]
Peršin Croatian, Serbian
From Croatian peršin meaning "parsley," likely referring to a grower or seller.
Persoon Dutch, Flemish
Dutch cognate of Parsons.
Pervak Ukrainian, Russian
Derived either from Russian первый (pervy) meaning "first" or directly from colloquial Ukrainian первак (pervak) meaning "firstborn".
Pesci Italian
Variant of Pesce.
Pesto Italian
1. Etymology:... [more]
Petcu Romanian (?)
Possibly a diminutive of Petrescu (child of Peter).
Petre Romanian
From the given name Petre.
Petru Romanian (Rare)
From the given name Petru.
Petty English, Scottish
Derived from Norman French petit, 'small', thus a nickname for a small or insignificant individual.... [more]
Peugeot French
Meaning unknown.
Pezda Polish
Probably old polish word for "Orzech Ziemny" (Peanut)
Pfarrer German
Means "Pastor" in German.
Phasee Thai
Means "tax" in Thai.
Phasuk Thai
From Thai ผาสุก (phasuk) meaning "happy, content, comfortable".
Philson English
Patronymic from Phil, a short form of the personal name Philip.
Pholyiam Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พลเยี่ยม (see Phonyiam).
Phonekeo Lao
From Lao ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem".
Phongsa Lao
Means "lineage, descent" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit वंश (vansha).
Phonyiam Thai
From Thai พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power" and เยี่ยม (yiam) meaning "excellent, outstanding, best".
Phutsa Thai (Rare)
Means "jujube" in Thai.
Piaget French (Swiss)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. This name was borne by Jean Piaget (1896-1980), a Swiss child psychologist noted for his studies of intellectual and cognitive development in children.
Pickford English
This surnames origins lie with the Anglo-Saxons. It is a product of their having lived in the parish of Pitchford in Shropshire. ... [more]
Pierpont English
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of various places, for example in Aisne and Calvados, so called from Old French pierre ‘stone’ + pont ‘bridge’.
Piggott English, Irish, Norman
From the Old French and Old English given names Picot and Pigot, or derived from Old English pic meaning "point, hill", hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill with a sharp point (see Pike).
Pijper Dutch
Dutch cognate of Piper.
Pillai Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "child" in Malayalam and Tamil.
Pillot French
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Middle French pilot or pillot both meaning "stake, pole". This is the name of a wealthy merchant family from Besançon, France.
Pillsbury English
Derived from a place in Derbyshire, England, so named from the genitive of the Old English given name Pil and burh meaning "fortified place".
Pınar Turkish
Means "spring, fountain" in Turkish.
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]
Pinchot American
Of unknown origin. Historically, borne most famously by Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946) first Chief of the United States Forest Service.
Pinder English (African)
Pinder originated in England as a surname used in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.
Pinhas Hebrew
From the given name Pinhas.
Pinpin Tagalog
Means "frame of a plough" in Tagalog.
Piri Persian
Derived from Persian پیر (pir) meaning "old, aged".
Pirrip Literature, Popular Culture
Surname of the main character in Charles Dickens novel, Great Expectations.
Pirrup Popular Culture
Variant of the surname Pirrip. It is the last name of the British character, Pip, on the animated TV series South Park
Pişkin Turkish
Means "brazen, bold-faced" or "mature, hardened" in Turkish.
Pita Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese: from Spanish, Portuguese pita ‘chicken’ or in some cases possibly from the plant pita ‘pita’, ‘American aloe’, presumably a topographic name.
Pitre French (Acadian)
From the Old French word pester, meaning “to knead”.
Pláňsker Czech (Rare, Archaic), Slovak (Rare, Archaic), German (Rare, Archaic)
Originating from Bohemia, a region between The Czech Republic and Germany. The name means "forest clearing", Pláň: forest, sker: clearing. It is a very rare last name with only about 20 holders of it.
Plasschaert Flemish
Probably derived from Middle Dutch plasch "puddle, pool of water" and the suffix -aert.
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-).
Plymouth English (Rare)
Derived from the place name Plymouth.
Poitier French
Evidently an altered spelling of Pothier. A famous bearer of this surname was the Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier (1927-2022).
Polhem Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Polhammar, itself of uncertain origin. A notable bearer was Swedish scientist and inventor Christopher Polhem (1661-1751).
Poli Italian
From the given name Polo, medieval variant of Paolo.
Poljak Croatian
Means "Polish". It is a cognate of Polyak.
Polka German, Polish
Variant of German Polk, also a feminine form for the surname Polak, and comes from the given female name Apolonia.
Polyiam Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พลเยี่ยม (see Phonyiam).
Ponyiam Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พลเยี่ยม (see Phonyiam).
Poortvliet Dutch
From the name of the village and former municipality called Poortvliet in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands, derived from Middle Dutch port meaning "port, harbour, storage yard, city" and vliet meaning "brook, stream, river, creek, inlet"... [more]
Portier French
occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city, or the doorkeeper of a great house, Old French portier (from Late Latin portarius)... [more]
Portman German (Americanized), Dutch
Americanized form of German Portmann, as well as a Dutch variant of Poortman (and in some cases an Americanized form)... [more]
Portmann German
Occupational name for a gatekeeper, derived from Middle Low German port(e) meaning "gate" and man, or a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town.
Portrey Jewish
Origin uncertain. Perhaps an altered form of Jewish Portnoy of North German Portner.
Postma West Frisian, Dutch
West Frisian variant of the Dutch and North German surname Posthumus, given to a child born after their father’s death. It could also be a variant of the habitational name Post or an occupational name for a mailman or guard, using the Frisian suffix -ma.
Potier French
An occupational name for a maker of drinking and storage vessels, from potier "potter", an agent derivative of Old French pot "drinking vessel"... [more]
Potot Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano putot meaning "short person", "flower bud" or "young coconut fruit".
Poulos Greek
Denotes kinship. Derived from the Latin pullus, meaning "offspring, chick"
Powis English
The English of Welsh Surname Powys, which derives from the place "Powys" in Wales.
Poyraz Turkish
Means "north wind" in Turkish, of Greek origin.
Pozo Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "well", as in wishing well
Pradhan Indian, Odia, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Nepali
From a title derived from Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhana) meaning "chief, head".
Praseuth Lao
Means "excellent, magnificent" in Lao.
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.
Pravdyuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian "правда", meaning "truth, justice".
Prawda Polish
From the root Praw, meaning right. Prawda means "truth."... [more]
Presley Scottish
From Persley, a small Scottish hamlet on the River Don, Aberdeenshire, now a suburb of the much larger city of Aberdeen, named perhaps with the Pictish word *pres-, meaning 'bushes' or 'undergrowth'.... [more]
Preve Italian
Derives from the Latin "presbyter" with the meaning of "Older". Abundant in the Piedmont region.
Preve Italian
From Greek "πρεσβύτερος" (presbyteros), via Latin "presbyter" with the meaning of "The Old One".... [more]
Prévost French
From Old French prevost meaning "provost", a status name for officials in a position of responsibility.
Prewett English
The surname Prewett is derived from the Middle English word prou, meaning "brave," or "valiant," with the addition of either of two common diminutive suffixes: -et or -ot. As such, this name is thought to have originally been a nickname for someone small but brave.
Prewitt English
English surname meaning brave, valor.
Priel Hebrew
Means "the fruit of god"
Prieur French
from prieur Old French prior "prior" a monastic official immediately subordinate to an abbot (from Latin prior "superior") hence an occupational name for a servant of a prior or an ironic nickname... [more]
Primrose Scottish
From the name of Primrose in Fife, Scotland, a place originally named Prenrhos, literally "tree-moor" in Welsh. This is the family name of the Earls of Rosebery.
Prior English
Occupational surname for a prior (a high-ranking official in a monastery), ultimately from Latin prior meaning "superior, first".
Prophète French, Haitian Creole
Originally a nickname (possibly ironic) from French prophète "prophet", making it a cognate of Profeta.
Protzman German
A habitational name for someone from any of various places in Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, and Luxembourg called Protz.
Pruna Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a habitational name from a place so named in Spain. It could also be derived from Catalan pruna "plum".
Prutton English (British)
it's a cool name
Prymak Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian прымак (prymak) meaning "live-in son-in-law (man who marries and lives with his wife's family)".
Pshonka Ukrainian, Belarusian
Derived from Ukrainian "пшоно (pshono)" meaning "millet".
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.
Puiu Romanian
Derived from the name Puiu.
Pujol Catalan, French
Catalan and French variant of Puig. Spanish tennis player Marcel Granollers (1986-) bears this name.
Pulisz Maltese
Variant of Pulis
Pumphrey Welsh
From Welsh ap Umffrey meaning "son of Humphrey".
Punla Tagalog
Means "seedling, sprout" in Tagalog.
Puno Tagalog
Means "full, filled" in Tagalog.
Purba Batak
Means "east" in Batak, ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्व (purva).
Purdey English
Variant of Purdie (see Purdie on the given name site)
Puro Finnish (Rare)
From the Finnish word puro, meaning "a brook".
Pushkin Russian
Derived from Russian пушка (pushka) meaning "gun, cannon". A notable bearer was Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), a Russian poet and writer.
Puyat Tagalog
Means "sleepless" in Tagalog.
Puyol Catalan
Catalan variant of Pujol. It is borne by the retired Spanish soccer player Carles Puyol (1978-).
Pyanykh Russian
Derived from Russian пьяный (pyany) meaning "drunk". This may have been a nickname for a family of drunks.
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.
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".
Qadeer Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Qadir.
Qader Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Qadir.
Qadri Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Qadir.
Qandil Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "lamp, candle" in Arabic.
Qazi Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from Arabic قاضي (qadhi) meaning "judge".
Quazi Bengali
Bengali transcription of Qazi.
Quebec Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational name for a person from the province of Quebec in Canada.
Queirós Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Quirós.
Quezon Filipino
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Quizon or from Hokkien 郭孫 (keh-sun) derived from 郭 (keh) meaning "outer city" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild"... [more]
Quiambao Filipino
Possibly from Hokkien 欠賺 (khiàm-báu) meaning "owed money, lacking money" or 鹹賺 (kiâm-báu) meaning "stingy with money".
Quimpo Filipino
From Hokkien 金舖 (kim-phò͘) meaning "gold shop" or 金寳 (kim-pó) meaning "golden treasure".
Quimson Filipino
From Hokkien 金孫 (kim-sun) meaning "golden grandchild".
Quiney English, Irish
Variant of Quinney ??
Quinney English, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinne “descendant of Coinne”
Quinton English
From a place name meaning "queen's town" in Old English.
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]
Quirin German
From the given name Quirin
Quispe Quechua (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Quechua qispi meaning "free".
Qvarnström Swedish
Combination of Swedish kvarn meaning "mill" and ström meaning "stream".
Rabea Arabic
From the given name Rabi 1.
Rabie Arabic
Derived from the given name Rabi 1.
Rabski Polish
Habitational surname from Raba, a former settlement now divided into Raba Niżna and Raba Wyżna.
Rachamiym Hebrew
From the given name Rachamim.
Rachid Arabic
From the given name Rashid.
Racine French
Means "(tree) root" in French, used as an occupational name for a grower or seller of root vegetables or as a nickname for a stubborn person.
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’.
Radi Arabic
Derived from the given name Radi.
Radley English
From rēadlēah meaning "red clearing". Radley is a village and civil parish in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.
Raees Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Indonesian
From the Arabic tile رَئِيس (raʾīs) meaning "chief, leader".
Rafeeq Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Rafiq.
Rafford Scottish, English
From a village called Rafford in Moray, Scotland. The surname itself is derived from Gaelic rath meaning "fort, dwelling", and ford reffering to a river crossing.
Rafi Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rafi.
Rafik Arabic
From the given name Rafik.
Rafiq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Rafiq.
Rahal Arabic
From Arabic رحال (rahhal) meaning "voyager, traveller".
Raheem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Rahim.
Rahim Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rahim.
Rahman Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Rahman.
Rahmat Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Derived from the given name Rahmat.
Rahmat Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Derived from the given name Rahmat.
Raia Arabic
Derived from Arabic رياح (rayah) meaning ‘flag’.
Rais Arabic
From the given name Rais.
Raisbeck English
Raisbeck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. The surname Raisbeck originates from the hamlet. The name of the hamlet derives from Hrridarr, a personal name and beck, a stream or river.
Raisor English (American), German (Americanized)
Possibly a variant of Rasor, or an Americanized form of German Röser or Reiser.
Rajab Arabic
From the given name Rajab.
Rajneesh Indian, Hindi
From the given name Rajnish. Can also be taken directly from the title रजनीश (rajanish) meaning "lord of the night".
Raju Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil
Variant of Raj chiefly used in Southern India.
Rakhang Thai (Rare)
Means "bell, chime" in Thai.
Raleigh English
English habitation name in Devon meaning "red woodland clearing".
Ram Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from the given name Ram 1.
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".
Rampling English
Originally indicated a person who lived in a thickly wooded area, derived from Latin ramus meaning "branch" (see Ramos). Famous bearers include English actress Charlotte Rampling (1946-) and her father, athlete and British Army officer Godfrey Rampling (1909-2009).
Ramzan Urdu
From the given name Ramzan.
Ramzi Arabic
From the given name Ramzi.
Ramzy Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ramzi.
Randolf English
From the given name Randolf
Ranjit Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
From the given name Ranjit.
Rankin Scottish, Northern Irish
Patronymic formed from a diminutive of Ronald or Rand.
Raouf Arabic
From the given name Raouf.
Raoul French, Breton
From the given name Raoul.
Rapace Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From French and Italian rapace meaning "predatory, bird of prey, raptor". A notable bearer is Swedish actress Noomi Rapace.
Rashad Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Rashad.
Rashed Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Rashid.
Rasheed Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Rashid.
Rashid Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Rashid.
Rasool Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Rasul.
Rasor English
Probably from Old French rasor, meaning "razor".
Rassi Italian
Comes from the Italian rosso, meaning "red".
Rasul Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Rasul.
Ratas Estonian
Ratas is an Estonian surname meaning "wheel".
Ratzon Hebrew (Modern)
Means "will, wish, desire" in Hebrew.
Rauf Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Rauf.
Rausing Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Raus, the name of a parish in southern Sweden, and the common surname suffix -ing "belonging to, coming from".
Raut Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Odia, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rajaputra) meaning "prince".
Ravid Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Ravid, means "ornament, necklace" in Hebrew.
Ravier Occitan
Means "horseradish" in French, denoting someone who selled them.
Rawlings English
Patronymic formed from the given name Roul.
Rayan Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rayyan.
Rayford American
From a Germanic personal name with the elements ric- meaning "powerful" and -frid meaning "peace".
Rayyan Arabic
Derived from the given name Rayyan.
Raza Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Ridha.
Razaq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Razzaq.
Razzaq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Razzaq.
Reading English
Habitational name from the county seat of Berkshire, which gets its name from Old English Readingas "people of Read(a)", a byname meaning "red".
Reaser German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Rieser. A famous bearer is American actress Elizabeth Reaser (1975-).
Rector English
Status name for the director of an institution, in particular the head of a religious house or a college. Also an anglicized form of Richter.
Reda Arabic
From the given name Ridha.
Redden English
Location name meaning "clearing or cleared woodland." Communities called Redden include one in Roxburghshire, Scotland and another in Somerset, England. A notable bearer is actor Billy Redden who played the dueling banjoist Lonnie in the 1972 film 'Deliverance.'
Reddi Telugu
Alternate transcription of Telugu రెడ్డి (see Reddy).
Reddy Telugu
Means "village headman" in Telugu.
Redford English
Variant of Radford. A famous bearer is American actor Robert Redford (1936-).
Redgrave English
From the name of a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, derived from Old English hrēod meaning "reed" or rēad "red", and græf meaning "pit, ditch" or grāf "grove"... [more]
Redman English, Irish
Variant of Raymond. Also a nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English rudde "red" and man "man".
Redmayne English, Irish
Derived from Redmain, a small hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is named with Old English rēad meaning "red" and Welsh main meaning "rock, stone". The name could also be derived from the given name Réamonn, which is an Irish form of Raymond... [more]
Redmond Irish
From the given name Redmond.
Redvers English (British)
Variant of Revere originating in Devon.
Reeder Medieval English
This surname was given to people in Medieval England who thatched houses using reed
Regar Batak
Variant of Siregar.
Regev Hebrew
Means "clod of earth" in Hebrew.
Reinhard German
From the given name Reinhard.
Reinhold German
From the given name Reinhold.
Reinholt German
From the given name Reinhold.
Reixach Catalan
Habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Reixac in Catalonia, Spain, for example the municipality of Montcada i Reixac in the province of Barcelona.
Rémy French
From the given name Rémy.
Renfrew Scottish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic Rinn Friù, meaning "cradle of the Royal Stewards." It is derived from either the historical county of Renfrewshire in the west central lowlands of Scotland, or the town of Renfrew within both the historical and present-day boundaries of the county.
Reston English
Location name from northern England meaning "brush wood settlement" or place where brush wood, also known as rispe, grew.
Rétif French
Derived from French rétif "restive; rebellious".
Reuben English, Jewish
From the given name Reuben.
Reubens Jewish, English
Derived from the given name Reuben. This surname was borne by American comedian and actor Paul Reubens (1952-2023; birth name Paul Rubenfeld), who created and played the comic fictional character Pee-wee Herman.
Revelle French
Variant of Revell, derived from the Old French word revel meaning pride, rebellion, etc.
Revels American
from the surname Revel, a variant of Revell, a Middle English and Old French name referring to festivity
Rexford American
American form of German 'Rexforth' thought to mean "kings crossing".
Rexha Albanian
Meaning uncertain.
Rexha Albanian
Derived from the given name Rexhep.
Reynard English
From the given name Reynard.
Reza Persian, Bengali
From the given name Reza.
Reznik Russian, Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish "רעזניק (reznik)" meaning butcher.... [more]
Rhode American
Comes from the state 'Rhode Island' in America
Rhoton German, French
Rhoton is a German and French surname from the 1800s. Some people believe that it is derived from the French word for red, but the origin is overall unknown. The name represents strength and power.
Riad Arabic
From the given name Riad.
Rian Irish (Anglicized, Rare, ?)
An alternate spelling and pronunciation of Ó Riain, due to French influences after the progenitors of the family moved to France from Ireland.
Riaz Arabic
From the given name Riad.
Richie English (Rare), Italian
Diminutive form of Richard. It could also have been a nickname for one who was rich or wealthy, or, in Italy, a variant of Ricci... [more]
Rickman English
Means "son of Rick". A famous bearer was American Alan Rickman (1946-2016).
Rigaud French, Haitian Creole
from the ancient Germanic personal name Ricwald composed of ric "powerful" and wald "power authority".
Rijkaard Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Dutch variant of Richard. A famous bearer of this surname is the retired Dutch soccer player Frank Rijkaard (1962-).