Surnames Starting with P

Officer of the city or town

City officer or town leader

Port master, from 'pattan' meaning port

Duck

Dimasa clan surname meaning noble

Village accountant

Village record keeper

Leaf, vessel, worthy

Leaf-plate maker

Patriarch

Noble

Patrician or nobleman

Noble or patrician (from pater)

Vessel or worthy person

Silk weaver or silk trader

Rama who was coronated

Crowned Rama (coronation form)

From the UNESCO heritage site of Pattadakal

Astrologer of the cloth

From Pattambi town in Palakkad

One from Pattan town

Town merchant or city trader

Sea fisher, master of the fishing village

Lord of the army regiment

First work

From the village of Pattipaka

Lord of the cloth or city officer

Thread braider, sacred thread maker

One who holds the royal seal, chancellor

Village land records keeper

Variant of Poudel, a major Brahmin lineage name

Small, from Latin Paulus

Small or humble

From the windy town of Pavagada in Tumkur

From Padova (Venetian)

Son of the wind

Peacock

Pure one (from Sanskrit pavitra)

Son of Pavlos

Son of Pavel (Paul)

Peacock

Warrior from Paramara dynasty, Maratha clan

A tribal community linked to Paramara Rajputs

From Pawel (Paul)

Son of Pawel (Paul)

Derived from Paweł (Paul)

Son of Pawel (Paul)

Peaceful settlement