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PETŐCS : Derived from Pető, an old Hungarian diminutive of PÉTER.

PETŐFI : Means "son of Pető" in Hungarian. Pető is an old diminutive of PÉTER.

PEURA : Means "reindeer" in Finnish.

PEUSEN : Derived from the given name Pascalis (see PASCAL).

PEYNİRCİ : From Turkish peynir meaning "cheese".

PEYTON : Variant of PAYTON.

PEÑA : Means "dweller by a large jutting rock" from Spanish peña.

PEŠEK : Derived from Pešek, a diminutive form of PETR.

PFAFF : Means "pope" in German. This may have been a nickname for a pious person.

PFENNING : Derived from the term pfenni(n)c or pfennig meaning "penny". It was used in reference to feudal tax obligations.

PHAN : Vietnamese form of PAN (2), from Sino-Vietnamese 潘 (phan).

PHELPS : Means "son of PHILIP".

PHERIGO : Derived from the given name FEDERICO.

PHILIPS : Means "son of PHILIP". Famous bearers of this surname are Frederick Philips and his son Gerard, the Dutch founders of the company Philips.

PHILLIPS : Means "son of PHILIP".

PHẠM : Vietnamese form of FAN, from Sino-Vietnamese 范 (phạm).

PIATEK : Means "Friday" in Polish, ultimately derived from the Slavic word pjaty "fifth".

PIAZZA : Means "plaza" in Italian, indicating that the residence of the original bearer was near the town square.

PICASSO : Means "magpie" from Spanish picazo. This probably denoted someone who was talkative or prone to stealing, although it may have described someone's unu...

PICCIRILLO : Variant of PICCOLI.

PICCOLI : Nickname for a person who is short, from Italian piccino "small".

PICKERING : From the name of a town in Yorkshire, derived from Old English Piceringas, the name of a tribe.

PICKLE : Derived from Middle English pighel "field".

PIERCE : From the given name PIERS.

PIERNO : Locative surname derived from the name of the town Pierno in southern Italy near Potenza.

PIERRE : From the given name PIERRE.

PIERSON : Means "son of PIERS".

PIETRI : Derived from the given name PIETRO.

PILKVIST : From Swedish pil "arrow, willow" and kvist "twig".

PINHEIRO : Derived from Portuguese meaning "pine-tree".



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