Tamil Surnames Starting with P
52 surnames
Pachaimuthu
Green pearl
Pachaiyappan
Green lord, from 'pachai' meaning green
Padayachi
Soldier or military commander, Vanniyar title
Palani
From the Palani hill temple town of Lord Murugan
Palaniandichettiar
Lord of Palani Chettiar
Palaniappan
Lord of Palani, from the temple town
Palanimurugan
Murugan of Palani, from the hill temple
Palanisamy
Lord of Palani hills
Palanivelrajan
Spear-king of Palani
Palavesam
Many disguises
Pallavar
From the ancient Pallava dynasty lineage
Pandarathaar
Keeper of temple treasury
Pandiamma
Pandyan mother
Pandian
From the Pandya dynasty of ancient Tamil kings
Pandithurai
Scholar chief
Pandiyanarasu
Pandyan kingdom ruler
Pandyarajan
King of the Pandyas
Pandyavellalar
Vellalar of the Pandya region
Pannaiyar
Estate owner, lord of the farm
Panneerselvam
Rosewater wealth
Pappambadi
From the cotton field hamlet
Paraiyar
Drummer, linked to the parai drum tradition
Paravar
Fisherman, coastal fishing community of Tamil Nadu
Parthasarathy
Charioteer of Arjuna (Lord Krishna)
Pasupathi
Lord of animals (Shiva)
Pattabiraman
Crowned Rama (coronation form)
Pattanavar
Sea fisher, master of the fishing village
Pattaraiyan
Lord of the army regiment
Periyakallar
Great one of the Kallar community
Periyakulam
From Periyakulam (big pond town)
Periyannan
Great elder brother
Periyasamy
Great lord, from 'periya' meaning great
Periyathevar
Great divine one
Perumal
Great king, a name of Lord Vishnu
Perumalswamy
Great king lord (combined divine title)
Perundevi
Great goddess
Piramalai
From the Piramalai Kallar subtribe
Pitchai
Alms or offering
Pitchaimuthu
Alms pearl
Pointpedro
From the northern tip of Jaffna peninsula
Ponmudi
Golden peak
Ponnaiyah
Golden father
Ponnambalam
Golden assembly hall
Ponnusamy
Golden lord, from 'ponnu' meaning gold
Poongavanam
Flower garden forest
Poornachandran
Full moon
Poosari
One who performs pooja (village priest)
Poovizhi
Flower-eyed one