Occitan Submitted Surnames

Occitan names are used in southern France and parts of Spain and Italy by speakers of Occitan.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Albouy Occitan
From the given name Alboi or Alboy, an Occitan form of Alboin.

Alibèrt Occitan
From the given name Alibèrt, an Occitan form of Albert.

Amouroux Occitan
Derived from Occitan amorós meaning "loving, amorous".

Angel Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, English, Slovene
From the Latin personal name Angelus meaning "Angel", derived from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger" (see the given name Angel).

Arbousset Occitan
Derived from Occitan arboç meaning "strawberry tree".

Arnal Catalan, Occitan
From the given name Arnal, an Catalan and Occitan form of Arnold.

Arola Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, English (American)
From Latin areola, diminutive of area (area).

Auriol Occitan, French
Possibly derived from Occitan oriol, meaning "oriole". Alternatively, it may be derived from the given name Aurelius.

Aurora Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Portuguese
Means "dawn" in Latin (see the given name Aurora).

Bareilles French, Occitan
Derived from the place name Bareilles, a village in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region of France. A famous bearer is the American musician and actress Sara Bareilles (1979-).

Bascou Occitan
Occitan cognate of Vasco, from Occitan basc.

Bascoul Occitan
Variant of Bascou.

Benazech Occitan
Variant of Bénézech.

Bénazet Occitan
Variant of Bénézech.

Bénézech Occitan
From the given name Bénézech, an Occitan form of Benedict.

Bénézet Occitan
Variant of Bénézech.

Besson French, Provençal, Occitan
Southern French nickname from Occitan besson "twin" (from Latin bis) or from the various places (Le) Besson in southern France.

Bousigat Occitan

Bousquet Occitan
Originally a name for someone living or working in a wooded area.

Cabrel Occitan, Friulian, French, Venetian
From the Latin Capralis, meaning ‘a place full of goats’.

Cabrit Medieval Occitan, Provençal, Judeo-Provençal, Occitan
Occitanian byname meaning ""billy-goat"" see: Vulgar Latin "cabritus", from "cabrire" from older Latine "caper". ... [more]

Cailar Provençal
Modern Provençal form of Caylar

Castan Aragonese, Catalan, Occitan
Ultimately from Latin castaneis meaning "chestnut".

Cesar Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, French
From the given name César.

Couderc Occitan
From Occitan codèrc meaning "pasture, meadow, enclosure".

D'abbadie French, English, Occitan
Means "of the Abbey" from the Occitan abadia. Variants Abadia, Abbadie, Abadie, Abada, and Badia mean "Abbey".

De La Faieta Occitan
This indicates familial origin within the Arvernian commune of Ais de la Faieta.

De La Tor D’auvèrnhe Occitan
This indicates familial origin within the Arvernian commune of La Tor d’Auvèrnhe.

Delmas Occitan
Occitan cognate of Dumas.

Espaillat Catalan, Occitan
Occupational name from Catalan espallat, in an old spelling, or directly from Occitan espaiat, espalhat, past participle of espallar meaning "to winnow", "to separate the wheat from the chaff".

Eva Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Eva.

Faïs Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Rare)
Derived from Old French and Occitan fagot, meaning "bundle" (of sticks/twigs), denoting someone who collects bundles.

Falba Occitan (Archaic), French (Rare)
Possibly from French fauve "wildcat".

Fauré Occitan
Fauré is an Occitan family name, a variant of Faure.

Fauriel Occitan, French
Diminutive of Occitan faure meaning "blacksmith" (see Faure).

Font Catalan, Occitan, Spanish, French
topographic name for someone living near a spring or well Catalan and Occitan font "spring well" (from Latin fons genitive fontis).

Fontan Galician, Occitan, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Derived from Old French fontane meaning "well, fountain".

Fontane French, Occitan, Catalan
From Old French meaning "well, fountain".

Garrigues French, Provençal
This surname comes from Old Provençal garrique meaning "grove of holm oaks or kermes oaks."

Gasc Occitan
Occitan cognate of Gascoigne, from Occitan gasc.

Génébés Occitan
Unknown.

Gognon French, Occitan
Nickname for an aggressive or belligerent man, from Old French Gagnon ‘ mastiff’, ‘guard dog’. Possibly from Occitan ganhon ‘young pig’, applied as an offensive nickname. See also Gonyeau.

Hourmilogué Occitan, French
Meaning unknown.

Jesús Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, French
From the given name Jesús.

Jousitos Provençal (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from the given name Jousè.

Laffont Occitan
Variant of Lafont.

Lafont Occitan
Topographic name for someone who lived near a spring or well, from Occitan font meaning "fountain".

Magdalena Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Occitan, Italian, Sicilian, Romanian, Greek, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Croatian, Slovene
From the given name Magdalena.

Maurel Occitan
Occitan cognate of Morel.

Maury French, Occitan, English
As a French name, it derives from a short form of the given name Amaury (see Emery)... [more]

Maysonet Provençal
Deriving from the Old French word machun, which meant 'stone cutter.' Inferring the original bearer of the name worked in stone or mason.

Meràs Occitan
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Languedocien commune.

Miramond Medieval Occitan, Occitan, French
From Old Occitan mirar "look" and mond "world".

Molin French, Occitan, Venetian
France: From medieval French meaning "mill".... [more]

Nadal Catalan, Occitan
From the personal name Nadal, from nadal "Christmas" (from Latin natalis "birthday"). Compare Noel.

Pagés Occitan, Catalan
Variant of Pagès.

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

Pémonge French, Occitan
Meaning unknown.

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

Perese Gascon
Meaning the pear tree. It have a second meaning that is Son of Peter and it's a surname of the Christian inspiration. In Catalonia there is a derivative that is Parés (Variations: Pares, Parès, Parè and Pare).

Periz Gascon
Periz is a Gascon surname. It's a native of the region of Gascony (Guyenne). Its signification is Descendant of Peter (Also is The family of Peter). In the French languaje is Pierre. It's a surname of the Christian inspiration and alludes to St... [more]

Portal Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Occitan
Topographical surname for someone living near the gates of a fortified town.

Puechredon Occitan (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Puèg-redond.

Puèg-redond Occitan
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Provençal commune.

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

Ravier Occitan
Means "horseradish" in French, denoting someone who selled them.

Reille French, Occitan
Topographic name derived from Old Occitan relha meaning "plowshare", or a habitational name from any of several places named Reille or La Reille in southern France. A notable bearer was Honoré Charles Reille (1775-1860), a Marshal of France during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

Ricbour French, Provençal

Rigondeau French, Occitan (?)

Rolandez Provençal
Derived from the given name Roland.

Saba French, Occitan
Nickname from a variant of Occitan sabe meaning "tasty, flavorsome". Compare Sabourin.

Sainte-Marie French, Occitan
French and Occitan cognate of Santamaría.

Salla Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Romanian
Variant of Sala.

Sallas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Greek
Either a variant of Salas or Sala, or else a nickname from Arabic, Turkish, or Persian salli meaning "broad, wide, large, tall".

Salvat Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan cognate of Savage. Derived from salvatge.

Séguin French, Gascon
From the given name Séguin the French form of Sigwin.

Serre Occitan
Occitan cognate of Sierra.

Seydoux French, French (Swiss), Occitan
Derived from the Germanic names Sedulius, Sedulfus or Segedolfus. Another theory suggests Occitan roots; it might be an occupational name for someone who worked with silk, derived from Occitan sedós meaning "silky, soft"... [more]

Tautou French, Occitan

Tautou French, Occitan
Derived from French tatou meaning "armadillo". It may have originally been given to a person who resembled an armadillo in some way. A famous bearer is the French actress and model Audrey Tautou (1976-).

Teissièr Occitan
Occupational name meaning "weaver", ultimately from Latin texarius.... [more]

Theron Southern African, Afrikaans, Occitan
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations in Occitanie named Théron or Thérond, ultimately from Latin torus meaning "elevation, height, embankment". A famous bearer is South African and American actress Charlize Theron (1975-).

Toulza Occitan
Originally indicated a person from the city of Toulouse, of uncertain etymology.

Viray Occitan, French, Catalan
Southern French (Occitan) and Catalan variant of Occitan Verai and Veray, nickname from Occitan verai ‘honest’... [more]

Zalas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Bulgarian
Variant of Salas.

Zalla Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Bulgarian
Variant of Sala.

Zallas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Bulgarian
Variant of Salas.

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