Tamil Surnames
Explore 525 Tamil surnames with meanings and origins.
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
Prabhu
Lord or master, from Sanskrit 'prabhu'
Pudukottai
From Pudukottai (new fort town)
Pugazhenthi
One who ends in fame
Pulikesi
Tiger-maned one (from Chalukya-Tamil contact)
Raghunathan
Lord of the Raghu dynasty
Rajan
King, from Sanskrit 'raja'
Rajarathnam
Royal jewel
Rajaratnam
Jewel among kings
Rajendran
King of kings, from 'raja' and 'indra'
Ramachandran
Moon-like Rama
Ramanathanshettiar
Lord Rama devotee Chettiar
Ramanathapuram
From the town of Lord Rama's lord (Shiva)
Ramanujam
Younger brother of Rama (Lakshmana)
Ramasamy
Devotee of Lord Rama, from 'Rama' and 'swami'