Occitan Submitted Surnames

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.

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".

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

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.

MAYSONET Provençal
MASON,MASON "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.

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

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 (French)
Parisianized form of PUÈG-REDOND.

PUÈG-REDOND Occitan
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Provençal commune.

PUEYRREDÓN Occitan (Spanish)
Castilianized form of PUÈG-REDOND.

SABA French, Occitan
Nickname from a variant of Occitan sabe meaning "tasty, flavorsome". Compare SABOURIN.

THERON South African, Occitan
South African surname of Occitan origin derived from any of the various locations named Théron or Thérond. The name itself is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tur- or Latin torus/thorus meaning "height, elevation"... [more]

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