Submitted Surnames with 3 Syllables

Osugi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大杉 (see Ōsugi).

Osumi Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook".

Osvaldo Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Osvaldo.

Ōtaka Japanese
This surname combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large" with 高 (kou, taka, taka.i, taka.maru, taka.meru, -daka) meaning "expensive, high, tall," 鷹 (ou, you, taka) meaning "hawk, eagle, falcon", 孝 (kyou, kou, taka) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 嵩 (shuu, suu, kasa, kasa.mu, taka.i) meaning "be aggravated, grow bulky, grow worse, swell" or 貴 (ki, tatto.i, tatto.bu, touto.i, touto.bu, taka) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value."... [more]

Otaka Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大高 (see Ōtaka).

Ōtake Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo".

Otake Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大竹 (see Ōtake).

Ōtaki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall".

Ōtani Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Ōtomo Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".

Otomo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大友 (see Ōtomo).

Ōtsubo Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坪 (tsubo), a traditional unit of measurement equivalent to approximately 3.306 square metres.

Otsubo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōtsubo.

Ōtsuka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Otsuka Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大塚 (see Ōtsuka).

Ōtsuki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 槻 (tsuki) referring to a type of zelkova tree (scientific name Zelkova serrata).

Otsuki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大槻 (see Ōtsuki).

Ottavio Italian
From the given name Ottavio.

Ottone Italian
From the given name Ottone.

Ouattara Western African, Manding
From the name of the Wattara or Watara clan of the Dyula people, believed to be derived from a word meaning "prince".

Ōuchi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Ouchi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大内 (see Ōuchi).

Oudehand Dutch
Variant of Ouwehand.

Oudeland Dutch
Habitational name from places called Oudeland in the Netherlands, or perhaps the village of Oudelande in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Their names mean "old land" in Dutch.

Ouderland Dutch
Variant of Oudeland.

Oudomsouk Lao
From Lao ອຸດົມ (oudom) meaning "abundant, plentiful" or "superior, supreme, excellent" and ສຸກ (souk) meaning "happiness, pleasure, joy".

Oumarou Western African
From the given name Oumarou.

Õunapuu Estonian
Means "apple tree" in Estonian.

Ōura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Oura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大浦 (see Ōura).

Outinen Finnish
Possibly derived from the given name Outi.

Ouwehand Dutch
Means "old hand" in Dutch, originally a nickname for a fisherman, associated with the phrase "old hands at sea". Another theory holds that it comes from a misdivision of the surname Oudeland... [more]

Ouweland Dutch
Variant of Oudeland.

Ovchinskiy m Russian, Jewish

Ovechkin Russian
Patronymic derived from Russian овечка (ovechka) meaning "lamb". A famous bearer is the Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin (1985-).

Overath German
From the name of the town of Overath in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A famous bearer is the German former soccer player Wolfgang Overath (1943-).

Overbeck Low German, Dutch (Americanized)
German cognate of Overbeeke, as well as its Americanized form.

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-).

Overpelt Dutch
From the name of a town in Limburg, Belgium, meaning "above the pelt" (see Van Pelt).

Ōwaki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Owaki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大脇 (see Ōwaki).

Owara Japanese
Variant of Ohara.

Owari Japanese
From Japanese 終 (owa) meaning “last, to finish” and 里 (ri) meaning “village, the home of one’s parents, hometown”. The latter character is also an archaic Japanese unit of area.

Oyama Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 山 (yama) "mountain."

Oyarzún Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Oiartzun.

Oyuela Spanish, Western African
The surname Oyuela is likely of Spanish or African (specifically, West African) origin, with roots in both linguistic and cultural traditions.... [more]

Ozaka Japanese
"Big, great slope". Variant of Osaka.

Ozaki Japanese
A variant of Osaki. O means "Big" and Zaki means "Peninsula, Cape, Promontory".

Ozaki Japanese
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Ozato Japanese
Variant of Osato.

Ozawa Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Özçelik Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence" and çelik meaning "steel".

Özdemir Turkish
Means "pure iron" from Turkish öz meaning "pure" and demir meaning "iron".

Ozdoba Polish

Ōzeki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 関 (seki) meaning "frontier, pass".

Ozeki Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "big, great" and 関 (seki) meaning "frontier, pass".

Ozeki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大関 (see Ōzeki).

Özkaya Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence" and kaya meaning "rock".

Ōzora Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky".

Özyakup Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence, self, pure" combined with the given name Yakup. This name is borne by the Turkish-Dutch soccer player Oğuzhan Özyakup (1992-).

Paakkanen Finnish
From the given name Paavali.

Paakkari Finnish
Derived from Swedish bagare "baker".

Pääsuke Estonian
Means "swallow (bird)" in Estonian.

Pabalat Tagalog (Filipinized, Archaic)
A Filipino surname meaning "cover, saddle" or "saddle maker". This surname was probably created when a Spanish surveyor conducts a census sometime in the 19th century in Cavinti, Laguna, Philippines... [more]

Paciello Italian
Italian surname for "Little peacemaker"; a diminutive for the Italian word "paciere", meaning Peacemaker.

Pacino Italian
Diminutive form of Pace. The American actor Al Pacino (1940-) is a well-known bearer of this surname.

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.

Pagtakhan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "wonder, marvel at" in Tagalog.

Pahlavan Persian
Means "hero, strong man" in Persian.

Pahlavi Persian
Means "hero, champion, athletic, strong man", a variant of Pahlavan. It could also refer to a person who came from Parthia, a historical region situated in present-day Iran and Turkmenistan, derived from Persian پهلو (pahlaw) meaning "Parthian, person from Parthia"... [more]

Pakingan Tagalog
From Tagalog pakinggan meaning "to listen, to pay attention, to heed".

Palacol Filipino, Tagalog
Means "ax" in Tagalog.

Palacpac Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog palakpak meaning "appaluse."

Palare Thai (Muslim)

Palmarez Mexican

Palmieri Italian
Derived from Italian palmiere meaning "pilgrim".

Palola Finnish
Probably from Palo, the name of many Finnish villages or palo meaning "fire" and the suffix -la signifying a place.

Palosi Italian

Panahi Persian
From Persian پناه (panâh) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection".

Panchenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Panko".

Panchyshyn m Ukrainian, Russian (Ukrainianized, ?)

Pancorbo Spanish
From the name of a town in Burgos, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Suggestions as to its origin include Spanish puente curvo "curved bridge", or a legend about crows delivering bread to the town when it was besieged by Saracens, leading to it being called Pan-Cuervo "Bread-Crow".

Pancrazio Italian
From the given name Pancrazio.

Panesh Circassian (Russified)
From Adyghe пэ (pă) meaning "nose" and нэшъу (năŝ°) "blind".

Pankiewicz Polish
From the nickname Panek, a diminutive of Panas, itself a form of the given name Atanazy.

Pankratov Russian
Means "son of Pankratiy".

Pantaleon Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Pantaleón.

Pantolin Swedish (Rare)
Swedish military name

Panuwat Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ภาณุวัฒน์ (see Phanuwat).

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

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

Panyophat Thai (Rare)
From Thai ปัญโญ (panyo), a form of ปัญญา (panya) meaning "wisdom; knowledge; intelligence" and

Paolo Italian
From the given name Paolo.

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

Pariseau French
Derived from a pet form of Paris.

Parligras Romanian

Parreira Portuguese
Means "grapevine" in Portuguese. It was used as a toponymic name for someone from any of various places called Parreira, a topographic name for someone who lived near many grapevines, or an occupational name for someone who worked on a grapevine plantation.

Parsaee Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پارسایی (see Parsaei).

Parsaei Persian
From the given name Parsa.

Parsaie Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پارسایی (see Parsaei).

Parsapoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پارساپور (see Parsapour).

Parsapour Persian
Means "son of Parsa" in Persian.

Parvanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Parvan".

Parvizi Persian
From the given name Parviz.

Pasasauv Paiwan

Pasechnik Russian
Means "beekeeper" in Russian. Leonid Pasechnik is the leader of the LNR.

Pashayev Azerbaijani (Expatriate)
Simplified spelling of Paşayev.

Pashinyan Armenian
Means "son of Pasha".

Pasinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Paszyn in Nowy Sacz voivodeship; also a pet form of Paweł.

Pasquale Italian
From the given name Pasquale.

Pasquali Italian
From the given name Pasquale.

Passepartout Literature
Derived from French passe-partout, which literally means "goes everywhere" but is actually an idiom for "skeleton key".... [more]

Passwater English (American)

Pastrana Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

Pastukhov Russian
Derived from Russian пастух (pastukh) meaning "shepherd".

Patiño Spanish, Galician
From a diminutive of Spanish or Galician pato meaning "duck", used as a nickname for a person who waddled.

Patnubay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "guide, companion" in Tagalog.

Patriksen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Patrik".

Pattinson English, Scottish
Derived from the name of an ancestor. 'The son of Patrick' (which see), from the nick. Pate and diminutive Patt-in; compare Colin, Robin.

Paulose Indian (Christian)
From the given name Paulose.

Paŭlovič Belarusian
Means "son of Paviel".

Paunero Spanish (Latin American)

Pavelka Czech
Derived from the given name Pavel. A famosu bearer is Jake Pavelka.

Pavese Italian
Means "one from Pavia". Pavia is an Italian town located in Lombardy, northern Italy. It can also derive from pavese, a kind of big, Medieval shield.... [more]

Pawlitski German (Rare)
Variant of Pawlitzki

Pazinski Polish
Variant of Pasinski.

Pechkunov m Russian

Pedreira Portuguese, Galician
Means "quarry, rocky place" in Portuguese and Galician, originally a habitational name from any of various places called Pedreira or A Pedreira.

Pehlivan Turkish
Means "wrestler, strongman" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian پهلوان (pahlavân).

Peijnenburg Dutch
Variant of Pijnenburg.

Peixoto Portuguese
Occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a fish, derived from Portuguese peixe meaning "fish".

Pelagio Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Pelagio.

Pelayo Spanish
From the given name Pelayo.

Pelevin Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian пелева (peleva) meaning "chaff, shuck". A notable bearer is Victor Pelevin, the Russian fiction writer.

Peñalver Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

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

Penderwick American
A family in a book series by Jeanne Birdsall.

Pendleton English
An Old English name meaning "overhanging settlement".

Pengelly Cornish
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations in Cornwall named Pengelly, from Cornish penn meaning "head, top, end" and gelli or gilly meaning "copse, grove".

Penington English
Variant of Pennington

Peniston English
Denoted someone who came from the town of Penistone in South Yorkshire.

Pennello Spanish, Italian

Pennington English
Habitational surname denoting someone originally from any of the various locations in England named Pennington, derived from Old English penning meaning "penny" (used as a byname or from a tribute due on the land) and tun meaning "town".

Pennyworth English
From Old English pening, penig meaning "penny (the coin)" and worþ meaning "enclosure". A notable fictional bearer is Alfred Pennyworth, a DC Comics character notable for being the butler of the superhero Batman.

Pepito Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Pepito.

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").

Perceval English, Norman
Derived from either the Old French given name Perceval, or from one of two places called Perceval in the department of Calvados in Normandy, France... [more]

Percival English, Norman
Variant of Perceval, derived from the given name Percival.

Perello Catalan (Balearic), Catalan
Perello is a Catalan surname linked to regions like Catalonia and the Balearic Islands in Spain, often associated with "pear tree" or specific locations named Perello.

Perera Sinhalese, Catalan
Sinhalese form of Pereira as well as a Catalan cognate.

Perrina Italian

Peruzzi Italian
From the given name Piero.

Pervushin m Russian
Possibly derived from первый (pervyy) meaning first.

Pesälä Finnish
From Finnish pesä meaning “nest” and the suffix -lä signifying a place.

Pescador Spanish
Means "fisherman, fisher" in Spanish.

Peshlakai Navajo
Derived from the Navajo words béésh "metal" and łigaii "white" meaning “silver”.

Pessoa Portuguese
From Portuguese pessoa meaning "person."

Petherick English
From the given name Petrock.

Petitjean French
Nickname for a small or little man, or ironically a large or tall man, derived from Old French petit meaning "small, little" combined with the given name Jean 1... [more]

Petito Italian, Judeo-Italian
Nickname for a small person, derived from a dialectal word ultimately from French petit meaning "small, little".

Petkevich Russian
Russian form of Piatkievič.

Petrelli Italian
From the given name Pietro.

Petreska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petreski.

Petreski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petre".

Petridis Greek
Means "son of Petros".

Petrone Italian
Derived from the given name Pietro.

Petrosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Petrosyan.

Petrucci Italian
From the given name Pietro.

Petryniec Ukrainian
From the given name Peter.

Pettifer English
Nickname for a good infantryman, an old soldier who had lost a foot, or a person who was never tired of walking, derived from Old French pedefer, pied de fer meaning "iron foot".

Pettyfer English
Variant spelling of Pettifer. The British actor and model Alex Pettyfer (1990-) is a famous bearer of this surname.

Pettyjohn French (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Petitjean.

Peverley English
Possibly a variant of Beverley.

Peverly English
Possibly a variant of Beverley.

Peymani Persian
From the given name Peyman.

Pezyarev m Russian

Phanouvong Lao
From Lao ພານຸ (phanou) meaning "light, sun" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Phanthavong Lao
From Lao ພັນທະ (phantha) meaning "connect, join, tie" or "obligation" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Phanuwat Thai (Rare)
From Thai ภาณุ (phanu) meaning "light, Sun" and วัฒน์ (wat), from วัฒน (watthana-) meaning "prosperity, beauty".

Phetdara Lao
From Lao ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond" and ດາຣາ (dara) meaning "star".

Philibert French
Derived from the name Philibert.

Philippart Belgian
In the Medieval period, of Ancient Greek origin, derives from philippos, a compound made of philein meaning "to love", and hippos, a horse, hence "lover of horses".

Philippou Greek
Alternate transcription of Filippou chiefly used in Cyprus.

Phimmasone Lao
From Lao ພິມ (phim) meaning "law, custom, form" and ສອນ (sone) meaning "arrow, weapon".

Phommachack Lao
From Lao ພົມມະ (phomma) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ຈັກ (chack) meaning "disk, circle, wheel".

Phommachanh Lao
From Lao ພົມມະ (phomma) referring to the Hindu god Brahma combined with ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".

Phommasone Lao
From Lao ພົມມະ (phomma) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ສອນ (sone) meaning "arrow, weapon".

Phommavong Lao
From Lao ພົມມະ (phomma) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Phomphakdy Lao
From Lao ພົມ (phom) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ພັກດີ (phakdy) meaning "loyalty, devotion".

Phomvihane Lao
From Lao ພົມ (phom) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ວິຫານ (vihane) meaning "temple, sanctuary". A notable bearer was Kaysone Phomvihane (1920-1992), the second president of Laos.

Phonesavanh Lao
From Lao ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven".

Phonevilay Lao
From Lao ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing" and ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful".

Phongsavanh Lao
From Lao ພົງ (phong) meaning "family, lineage" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven".

Phongsavath Lao
From Lao ພົງ (phong) meaning "family, lineage" and ສະຫວາດ (sawat) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".

Phonlamai Thai
Means "fruit" in Thai.

Phouthavong Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ພຸດທະວົງ (see Phoutthavong).

Phoutthavong Lao
From Lao ພຸດທະ (phouttha) meaning "Buddha" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Piatkievič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Pyatkevich.

Piatraha Belarusian
Derived from an augmentative form of the Belarusian given name Piotr.

Pierahud Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian перагуд (pierahud) meaning "prolonged rumble". This may have been a nickname for a gossip.

Pijnenburg Dutch
From the name of an estate or hamlet called Pijnenburg in the town of Soest in Utrecht, Holland, composed of Middle Dutch pijn meaning "pine tree" and burg meaning "fortress, manor, mansion".

Pikalov m Russian
Means "from Pikalovo, Pikalevo, Pikalev" or other similar sounding places. These are the names of various Russian villages.

Piketty French
Perhaps related to the English surname Pickett. A notable bearer is French economist Thomas Piketty (1971-).

Pilapil Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog
Means "rice paddy, rice field" in Cebuano and Tagalog.

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".

Pimenta Portuguese
Means "pepper" in Portuguese, used as an occupational name for someone who grew or sold peppers.

Pimentel Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from Portuguese pimenta meaning "pepper", used as an occupational name for someone who grew or sold peppers.

Pinchukov m Russian
Russian form of Pinchuk.

Piñeiro Galician
Galician cognate of Pinheiro.

Pinkerton Scottish, Northern Irish
Habitational name for a person originally from a location in Scotland named Pinkerton, which is of uncertain meaning.

Pinochet Basque, French, Spanish
Derived from Basque pinoche meaning "pine cone". Alternately, it could be derived from the name of the hamlet of Pinouchet, located in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France... [more]

Piotrowicz Polish
Means "son of Piotr".

Piovasco Italian, Literature
Means "shower, brief fall of rain" in Italian, from Italian piovere or piova, both meaning "rain" with an added suffix. Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò is the protagonist in the Italian novel The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino, who inherited this surname from his father, Arminio Piovasco.

Pirzadeh Persian
Means "born of the pir", from the Persian title پیر (pir) denoting a Sufi spiritual guide (literally meaning "elder, old"). This name was traditionally used by owners or custodians of Sufi mausoleums and shrines.

Pisano Italian
Variant of Pisani.

Pitino Ancient Roman (Latinized, ?)

Pitogo Filipino, Cebuano
Means "queen sago" (a type of plant in the genus Cycas) in Cebuano.

Pitpreecha Thai

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.

Platini Italian
Occupational name for a person who coats objects with platinum, derived from Italian platinare literally meaning "to platinize, to coat with platinum". A notable bearer is the former French soccer star Michel Platini (1955-).

Platonov m Russian
Means "son of Platon".

Plotnikov Russian
Means "son of the carpenter" from Russian плотник (plotnik) "carpenter".

Plyushchenko Ukrainian
Derieved from Ukrainian плющ (plyushch), meaning "ivy".

Poduska Slovak
Poduska means pillow or soft cushion.

Poghosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Poghossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Poghosyan Armenian
Means "son of Poghos".

Pogosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Pogossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Pōhānō Hawaiian
This surname means "wheezy."

Pokatskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Pokacki.

Polansky Czech, Slovak, Russian, Polish, Jewish
Unknown, but having multiple origins, possibly of Baltic, Scandinavian or Slavic descent.

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.

Polnareff French
Most known by famous French singer Michel Polnareff, and fictional Jojo's Bizarre Adventure character Jean-Pierre Polnareff (who is named after the singer).

Poloskin Russian
Derived from полоска (poloska), a diminutive of полоса (polosa) meaning "stripe, strip, streak". This may have been a nickname for a tall and thin person.

Polpraserth Thai

Pomeroy English
From an English surname meaning "dweller by the apple orchard".

Ponciano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Ponciano.

Porcari Italian, English
From Italian porci "pigs", denoting someone who worked as a pig herder.

Porfirio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Porfirio

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]

Portillo Spanish
Meaning unknown.

Portnyagin Russian
Derived from Russian портняга (portnyaga), a colloquial nickname derived from портной (portnoy) meaning "tailor, clothier".

Potocki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Potok, Gmina Szydłów.

Pourali Persian
Means "son of Ali 1".

Pourhassan Persian
Means "son of Hassan".

Pourhossein Persian
Means "son of Hossein".

Pozdnyakov m Russian

Pramanik Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रामाणिक (pramanika) meaning "genuine, authentic".

Pramualban Thai

Preminger Jewish
Meaning unknown, possibly a nickname for a person deported to Spain, derived from the name of a location in Portugal.

Prendergast Irish
means "good priest's glen" in Irish

Prigozhin m Russian
From Russian пригожий (prigozhiy), meaning "beautiful, pretty". Prigozhin was the last name of Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner PMC until 2023 when he died in a plane crash... [more]

Prokuski Polish
Polish in origin with history in America since at least the early 1900s

Protacio Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Protacio.

Providence English
From the name of the capital city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, derived from Middle English providence meaning "divine guidance, care", ultimately from Latin providentia.

Proydakov m Russian

Prudencio Spanish
From the given name Prudencio.

Průšova f Czech
from a pet form of the personal name Prokop. Feminine name of Průša

Prytulyak Ukrainian
From Ukrainian притуляк (prytulyak), meaning "refugee" in Ukrainian, literally "shelter person, person who seeks shelter". It is not the common term for a refugee (біженець, bizhenets').

Przepiórka Polish
It literally means "quail".

Przybylska f Polish
Feminine form of Przybylski.

Przychodzeń Polish
There isn't any significant history so far.

Pshenichnyy m Russian
Means "wheaty".

Pucheta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Putxeta.

Puddephatt English
Probably from the unattested Old English *pudi "fat, swollen; round in the belly" combined with fæt "vat, cask, barrel", a nickname for someone with a large paunch, or perhaps who was known for drinking.

Pueyrredón Occitan (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Puèg-redond.

Pugachev Russian
From the nickname Pugach which is probably derived from Ukrainian пугач (pugach) meaning "owl". Following this etymology, the nickname was most likely given to someone who was wise or sensible (attributing to the owl as a symbol of wisdom).

Puglisi Sicilian
Southern Italian variant of Pugliese.

Puigdemont Catalan
Means "top of the hill" or "peak of the mountain". It is derived from Catalan puig meaning "hill, peak" combined with either damunt meaning "on top, above", or munt (a diminutive of muntanya) meaning "mountain", using the preposition d'... [more]

Pulitzer Hungarian, German, Jewish
Variant form of Politzer. A famous bearer was the Hungarian-American businessman, newspaper publisher and politician Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911). His family came from Hungary, but they were of Czech origin.

Punsalan Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan
Variant of Punzalan.

Punsalang Filipino

Punyamin Cham

Punzalan Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan
Possibly an occupational name for a maker of fences or a nickname derived from Spanish punzar meaning "to punch, to sting".

Pupillo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Pupillo.

Purzycki Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Masovian villages: Purzyce, Purzyce-Rozwory, or Purzyce-Trojany.

Pushilin m Russian
Denis Pushilin is the head of the DNR.

Pushkarev m Russian

Pyatkevich Belarusian, Russian
Derived from Belarusian пятко (pyatko) or пятка (pyatka) meaning "fifth child, fifthborn".

Pylypchuk Ukrainian
Variant of Pylypenko.

Qasempour Persian
Means "son of Qasem".

Quaresma Portuguese
Means "Lent" in Portuguese.

Querubín Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Either from the personal name Querubín, or a nickname from querubín "cherub".

Quichocho Chamorro
Chamorro for "to take out from hiding"

Quicquaro Italian

Quintero Spanish
Habitational name from a location in Galicia named Quintero, from Galician quinteiro meaning "farmstead, square, plaza". Alternately, it may be derived from Spanish quinto meaning "fifth", possibly used as a name for a renter of quintas (a type of wine-growing estate).

Quirino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Quirino.

Quisumbing Filipino
Meaning unknown, probably of Hokkien origin.

Quitain Tagalog
From Tagalog kitain meaning "to earn".

Quitugua Chamorro
Chamoru meaning "Knock down/tear down/cut down"

Quraishi Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Qureshi.

Qureshi Arabic, Urdu
Denotes a member of the Quraysh, a mercantile Arab tribe that the Prophet Muhammad belonged to, itself is derived from Arabic قرش (qarasha) meaning "to gnash, to grind, to chew".

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.

Rabsztyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Rabsztyn.

Rachamiym Hebrew
From the given name Rachamim.

Radchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Rodion.

Radjai Arabic

Radnice Czech
This indicates familial origin within the Bohemian town of the same name.

Radovan Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian
From the given name Radovan.