Surnames Starting with P: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 1 of 2)

Peace

From an old personal name

Little page, young servant

"frying pan" or "from Padilla"

From pagano, "villager" or "pagan"

Villager; unbaptised child

Page, young servant

"from the Paiva river"

Passion

"spider"

"palaces, manor houses"

From Palermo

From paladino, "paladin", a knight of Charlemagne

Palm, from Palm Sunday, or from Palma

Pilgrim to the Holy Land

Pilgrim to the Holy Land

Wood pigeon, dove

From Paoletto, a pet form of Paolo

"priest", or a nickname

"priest"

"walls"

From Paris, Parisian

Park keeper, gamekeeper

Park keeper, or dweller by a park

A Ligurian surname of uncertain origin

Grapevine, trellis

Son or servant of the parson

Of Easter

Belt, strap

Born at Easter

Shepherd

Shepherd

Little Patrick, or head

Nobleman (from Patricius)

Son of Patrick

Little Pate (Patrick)

From Paulus, "small"

Son of Paweł (Paul)

"son of Paweł"

From Pawłów, Paul's place

From the personal name Pain ("villager")

From Peyton, Pæga's farm

"peace"

Son of Piers (Peter)

Hill-dweller, or peck measure

"little fish"

Pilgrims

Pilgrim

Furrier

Rock, crag

Penny farmstead

"pepper", or Giuseppe

"pear tree"

Son of Pedro (Peter)

Son of Perkin (little Peter)

Little Pierre (Peter)

Big Pietro (Peter)

Pear tree; son of Harry

Fish, fishmonger

From Petrus, "rock"

Son of Peter

Son of Peter

Small or young

Small

"priest"

Piper