English Surnames
Explore 548 English surnames with meanings and origins.
Paige
Young servant
Palgrave
Pool grove or pale grove
Palmer
Pilgrim who carried a palm branch
Parker
Keeper of a park or game preserve
Parsons
Son of the parson
Paxton
Peaceful settlement
Payne
Countryman or pagan
Pearce
Son of Peter (rock)
Pearson
Son of Peter
Pemberton
Settlement on a hill
Pennington
Settlement with a penny rent
Percy
From Percy-en-Auge in Normandy
Perkins
Son of little Peter
Perry
Dweller by a pear tree
Phelps
Son of Philip
Phillips
Son of Philip (lover of horses)
Pickering
People on the hill ridge
Platt
Dweller by a footbridge or flat land
Plummer
Dealer in lead or plumber
Pollard
Close-cropped head
Pope
One who played the Pope in a play
Porter
Gatekeeper or carrier
Postlethwaite
Clearing with posts or apostles
Potter
Maker of pots and vessels
Preston
Priest settlement
Price
Son of Rhys (enthusiasm)
Pryor
Head of a priory
Quincy
Estate of the fifth son
Radcliffe
Red cliff
Raistrick
Path through the brushwood
Ramsbottom
Valley bottom with wild garlic
Ramsey
Island of wild garlic
Randall
Shield wolf
Reed
Dweller among reeds or red-haired
Reeve
Bailiff or steward of a manor
Reynolds
Counsel power
Rhodes
Dweller by a clearing in the woods
Richards
Son of Richard (powerful ruler)
Richardson
Son of Richard
Richmond
Rich hill or strong hill
Ridley
Reed clearing
Riley
Rye clearing
Ripley
Strip-shaped clearing
Rishworth
Enclosure with rushes
Rivers
Dweller by the riverbank
Roberts
Son of Robert (bright fame)
Robinson
Son of Robin
Rodgers
Son of Roger (famous spear)