The list includes the possible or accepted etymology of many Italian surnames starting with the letter "P-", as well as, if data is available, their geographical or historical origin and current distribution.
alphabetical index
[AB] [A] [B] [C] [W] [van] [Y] [van] [Act] [mi] [F] [GRAMS] [I] [J] [L] [METRO] [northern] [O] [PAG] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [tu] [V] [Z]
Tempo, Paci, Pasi, Pase, Pasio, Pacelli, Pacilli, Pacetti, Pacitti, Pacinotti, Paciotti, Paciullo, Pacenti, Pasello, Pasetti, Pasini, Pasolini, Pasotti, Pasinatti
From the word "tempo" = peace. Also an abbreviation of the medieval names Bonapace and Paccio.
Pacino, Pacini
Padula, Paduli, Padulano, Paduano, Parula
From the name of the cities of Padula in the provinces of Salerno and Teramo and Paduli in the province of Benevento. Padula comes from Latin "palude" in Neapolitan "parule" = swamp
Stro, Paglione, Pagli, Paggia, Stro, Paglicci, Pagliazzi, Pagliali, Pagliaro, Pagliarolo, Pagliarani, Paglieri
From the word "paglia" = straw. To indicate someone who works with straw. It also comes from the name of the place: Paglieta
Palazzese, Palazzesi, Palazzeschi, Palazzoli, Palazzotto
From the word "palazzo" = palace; who works or lives in the palace
Palermo, Palermo, Palermo
From the city of Palermo, Sicily region
Palladino, Paladini, Paladyn, Palatini, Palladini
From the name "Paladino" = Paladin (Knight of Charlemagne)
kulki, here
From the word "palla" = ball, which also means small patterns
Pallotta, Pallotta, Pallotta
From the word "palla" = ball, used as a nickname for an obese person
Palms, Palms, Palmucci, Palms
From the name of Palma, a symbol of peace or the name of a place
Palmieri, Palmero, Palmiero, Palmerino, Palmarino, Palmerucci
From the Old French name Palmiere, derived from Palma; a nickname given to pilgrims to the Holy Land in the Middle Ages
Palumbo, Palombo, Palomba, Palombi, Palomba, Palombino, Plumbieri, Palumberi<
From the dialect "palumbo" = pigeon, used as a nickname for a calm person
Paolo, Paulucci
namePablo, comes from the Latin word "paulus" = small
pankration
From the name Pancrazio, derived from the Greek "Pankrates"
Panella, Panelli, Panello, Panetti, Panetta, Panozzo, Pani, Panebianco, Pancotto
From the word "pane" = bread, to indicate someone's job (a baker, for example); also comes from the medieval epithet pastilla, which means a good person
Pantaleo, Pantalone, Pantaleone, Pantaleoni, Pantalone, Patalei
From the name Pantaleone of Greek origin, formed by "panta" = all and "leone" = lion
Panzera, Panza, Pansa, Pancia, Panzetti, Pansini, Pancini, Panzarella, Panzacchi, Panzarino, Pansera, Pansardi, Pancera, Panzuti
From the word "panza" = belly
Pablo
namePablo
Tata
From the word "Pope", which has different meanings according to local traditions = father, bishop, priest
pato
It comes from the abbreviation "Longobardi" = Lombards
relative, relative
From the word "parente" = relative
Parijs, Parigi, Parisi, Parise, Parissi, Parisini, Parisotti, Parisani
From the name of the city of Paris to indicate someone from France or from Paris; also someone who used to go there as a trader
Pasquale, Pasquali, Pascal, Pasqualetti, Pasqualini, Pasquarelli, Pascarella, Pascarelli
From the name Pasquale, derived from the word "pasqua" = Easter
Passarelli, Passarello
From the name of a noble family of France. It also comes from a dialect word for sieve.
sparrows, songbirds
From the word "passero" = sparrow
Pastore, Pastori, Pastorelli, Pastrello, Pastorini
From the word "pastore" = shepherd
Patricelli, Patricello, Patricello
From the name Patrizio, derived from the Latin "patricius" = of high social status
Paw, paw, paw, paw, paw
From the word "pavone" = peacock, vain person
a louse
It has the same root as the word "piede" = foot. In dialect, the word "pedencaune" means the remainder of a felled tree
donuts
From the name of the pre-Roman Peligni people who lived in the Sulmona area
Pellegrini, Pellegrino, Pellerino, Pellerini, Pellegrinelli, Pellegrinetti, Pellegrineschi
From the "word" pellegrino = pilgrim
Bont, Pellicciotta, Pellicci, Pellizza, Pellizza, Pellizzi, Pelliccioni, Pellicciari, Pellizzoni, Pellizzari, Pelisseri
From the word "pelliccia" = leather; used to indicate a person's job
Pelosi, Pelosi, Pelosi, Pelosini, Pelosi, Peluso
From the nickname "peloso" = someone who has long or spiky hair
Earring
From the word "pendenza" = pending, to indicate where the family lived
Peña
From a pseudonym given to someone who works as a writer. Also from the word "penna", which means peak, rock: there are many place names where this word occurs
farba, comb, penton, pende
From the name of the pre-Roman Pentri people who lived in the Matese area of the Molise region
Peracchia, Perilli, Perillo, Perelli, Perello, Perella, Perillio
namepedro
it seems, it seems
From the word "perla" = pearl
Perrella, Perelli, Perello, Petruzzelli, Pedretti, Pedrocchi, Perazzolo, Perrone
namepedro
Peracchia, Perilli, Pietri, Pietrobon, Pietricola, Piersanti, Pedrazzoli, Pieralli, Perrotti, Perotta, Perrone
namepedro
Persia
From the name of the country Persia, present-day Iran. It also comes from the dialect word "persia, Persian", maggiorana = sweet marjoram
Petaccia, Petaccio, Petacci
From the dialect word "petacce" = piece, rag. Also from the name of the town of Petacciato in the Molise region
Petrarca, Petrarchi, Petracca, Petacca, Petracchi, Petrachi, Petrocelli, Petrucci, Petroselli
namepedro
old
De la palabra "chest" = pecho or de un lugar called chest (like Pettorano in Abruzzo or Pettoranello in Molise)
Picciano, Picciani, Picciana
From the name of the city of Picciano in the province of Pescara
Piccinini, Piccirilli, Piccini
From the word "piccino" = small, little child, etc., used as a nickname for a small person
pigeons, pigeons
From the word "piccione" = pigeon
Pierdomenico, Pierdomenieten, Pierdominieten
It consists of two names:pedroin the domain
Pierfelice, Pierfelici, Pierfeliciano
It consists of two names:pedroIn happy
Piersantiego
It consists of two names:pedroin St
stone
It consists of two names:pedroin Antonin
Pietraroja
From Latin "petra rubea" = red stone to indicate where the family comes from
pedro
namepedro
Pinelli, Pino, Pinello, Pin, Pinato, Pinat
From the name Pino, diminutive of Giuseppe
by
It comes from the adjective "dipinto" = painted, used as a nickname already in the Middle Ages
Pirocchi
From the dialect of Abruzzo and Moise, the word "peroccha" = stick; also derived from the word of the Calabrian and Sicilian dialect "pirocchio" = common louse, means
Pisano, Pisano, Pisano, Pisano, Pisano, Pisaniello
He comes from the city of Pisa in the Tuscany region
Pisciella, Vis, Vis, Piscitelli, Kleine Vis, Kleine Vis, Grote Vis, Kleine Vis
From the word "pesce" = fish
Pisegna, Pisegni, Pisegno
From the word Geek "floors" = irrigated place
bars
From the word "pestle" = mortar hand
Pizzoferrato, Pizzo, Pizzo
From the name of the town of Pizzoferrato in the province of Chieti, derived from the word "pizzo" meaning high peak, peak
Pizza
From the Southern Italian adjective "pizzuto" meaning pointed, sharp
Plesia
From the Latin word "plexa" = twisted or from the Albanian word "plesht" = flea
Polidoro, Polidori
From the name Polidoro derived from the Greek name Polydoros, consisting of "polys" = much and "doron" = gift
Politi, Politano, PolitanÒ, Pulitano
From the Greek word "polites" = citizens. Sometimes it comes from the name of the city of Polito in the province of Cosenza
Pomante, Pomanti
From the Latin words "pomum" = fruit and "pomus" = fruit tree. Probably used as a nickname for families who owned many fruit trees.
Pompeii, Pompeii, Pompeii
From the Roman surname "Pompey"
Pompilis, Pompilis, Pompilia
From the Roman surname "Pompilius"
Pomponio, Pomponio, Pomponio
From the Roman family name "Pomponio"
Pontarelli, Ponte, Ponti, Ponticelli, Pontillo, Pontini, Pontoni, Pontiroli, Pontalti
Porcelli, Porcelliello, Porcella, Porcellini, Porcelluzzi
From the word "porco" = pig, possibly related to the work of a pig farmer.
wide
Possibly from the Latin "porrectum" = plateau, an extension to indicate that one is from such places
Potalivo, Potalivi, Potamio, Potamione
It is composed of the verb "potare" = to prune and the word "olivo" = olive tree. To declare a job.
presence, presence, presence
From the Latin name "Praesentius" meaning clever, powerful
Presutti, Presutto, Presutte
The suggested etymology may come from the dialectic word "presutte", prosciutto = ham. But a more competent origin can be inferred from the consonant shift in the ancient name of the Praetucia peoples who inhabited the Teramo area in pre-Roman times.
Priest, Priest, Preite, Previte, Preve
From the word "prete" = priest, derived from the Greek "presbyteros" = the greatest
slow slow
From the word "spring" = spring
Atrapalo, Princio
From the word "principle" = prince
prophet
From the Greek word "prophetis" = prophet
Project
From the Latin adjective "proiectus" = abandoned, given to children of unknown parents
Proper, Proper
Prospero, Prospero, Prosperini
From the name of Prospero
Puglielli, Pugliese, Puglisi, Pugliano, Puglianello, Pugliarello, Pugliatti
From the name of the region of Puglia. To indicate that someone is from here
chicks, chicks
From the Latin adjective "pullicenus", derived from "pullus" = small, small, young
legumes
From Medieval Latin "pulsone" = great blow.