Surnames Starting with P

Wave/Faction

One from the grassland, marsh dweller

Place of Paavo

A Jat clan from Hoshiarpur

Sandal maker

Green pearl

Green lord, from 'pachai' meaning green

One from the Pachani administrative division

Noble or of French origin

Western Gurung clan

Derived from pachoł (servant boy)

Boat or ferry, from the boatman community

Falling, from 'padne' meaning to fall

Lotus, from Sanskrit 'padma'

One with a lotus (padam - lotus)

Fatherly (Paternus)

Substance, from Telugu padartham meaning matter

A Koya tribal surname

Soldier or military commander, Vanniyar title

From the village of Padbidri

A Jat clan from Amritsar region

Derived from the Padder region in Kishtwar dist...

Baker

From the village of Padgao

Village priest

Chief or village headman

One who reads or recites scriptures

A village-based Jat surname

One who reads and teaches scripture

From the Padhotra priestly clan

Reader or reciter of scripture

A Mising clan associated with rice cultivation

Small frying pan or breadbasket

Western child

From the west side, directional surname

Western bank, from 'padinjare' meaning west

Western wing of the house

Of the western house

From the western side, directional surname

Foot soldier or guard (from Tulu)

Lotus (sacred flower)

From the lotus sacred village

Lotus house keeper of Mithila

Lotus creator poet clan

From the lotus pond settlement

Lotus pond keeper of Mithila

Lotus-naveled, a name of Lord Vishnu

Lotus-naveled, Lord Vishnu of Thiruvananthapuram