A Huge List Of Surnames

Page

French

"page, attendant"

Strictly for the girls.

Paget

Paget is a masculine name with French origins, historically used as a surname before transitioning to a given name. It derives from the Old French word 'page,' referring to a young servant or…

Park

Word name

A grassy place with trees is a nice image to attach to a name.

Parnell

French

"little Peter"

Likable choice for history-minded parents who might want to honor Irish patriot Charles Parnell.

Parr

English

"enclosure"

Above par middle name possibility.

Parry

Welsh

"son of Harry"

Parry is quite common in Wales, often as a surname, but would inevitably be misunderstood as Perry or even Harry.

Parsons

Parsons is a surname of English origin that has occasionally been adopted as a given name. Derived from the word 'parson,' it originally referred to someone who was the son of a parish priest or…

Pasquali

Pasquali is a masculine name with Italian origins, derived from Pascal or Pasquale. These names stem from the Latin 'Paschalis,' meaning 'relating to Easter' or 'born at Passover.' The name carries…

Patton

English

"fighter's town"

Patton is an attractive name in the fashionable Haden-Peyton mold, though there is that association with the severe wartime general.

Payne

English or Mapuche

"villager, country-dweller; blue"

The y helps a bit, but still a painful image.

Peabody

English

"having the body of a gnat"

Peabody is a quintessentially Waspy surname that your child won't thank you for -- either the pea part or the body part, or the meaning part.

Pearce

English and Irish

"son of Piers"

The spelling Pearce softens the name's sharper edges, though we prefer the original Piers. That "pear" snippet could confuse pronunciation, which is just like Pierce.

Pearson

Pearson is primarily known as an English surname meaning 'son of Piers' or 'son of Peter,' with Peter ultimately deriving from the Greek 'petros' meaning 'rock' or 'stone.' As a masculine given name,…

Peel

English

"tower, stockade"

Peel may seem at first like a cool name, until you consider the inevitable teasing. A peel was a tower that sheltered humans and animals against attack, though these days it's better known as the…

Peers

Peers is a masculine name with Anglo-Saxon and Old French origins. Historically, it developed as both a surname and given name derived from the Middle English 'pier' or Old French 'pierre,'…

Peirce

Peirce is a masculine name that functions as a variant spelling of Pierce or Pearce. It originated as an English surname derived from the given name Peter (from Greek 'Petros' meaning 'rock'). As a…

Penn

English

"enclosure"

This simple, elegant name offers something for many kinds of parents, from writers and history buffs to photographers to Pennsylvania dwellers. Most famous bearers are comedian Penn Jillette and…

Penrose

Cornish and Welsh place name and surname

"top of the heath"

Penrose – an ancient locational surname derived from several villages in Cornwall, Wales, and the Welsh border country of England – might work as a first name, although the "Rose" syllable might lead…

Perceval

Perceval is a masculine name with ancient Arthurian roots, originating from Welsh mythology and medieval romance literature. It comes from Old French "Perceval" or Welsh "Peredur," though its exact…