Last Names That Start With P
These last names that start with P come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 7,988 surnames beginning with P; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
Perez is the most common P surname at rank 29, with Phillips and Parker close behind. The letter has 7,988 entries.
P names often sound brisk. Price is short and clean. Patterson and Peterson take more breath and can feel formal on a page. Phillips is a common spelling trap, since people add or drop an L.
Porter and Palmer share a hard P start and a soft second syllable. That makes them pleasant alone but samey if both appear in one story alongside Parker.
- Surnames starting with P
- 7,988
- Most common
- Perez 488,521 people
- National rank of the top one
- #29
100 most common last names that start with P
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perez | #29 | 488,521 |
| 2 | Phillips | #47 | 351,848 |
| 3 | Parker | #51 | 324,246 |
| 4 | Peterson | #63 | 275,041 |
| 5 | Price | #84 | 228,756 |
| 6 | Powell | #91 | 216,553 |
| 7 | Perry | #97 | 212,644 |
| 8 | Patterson | #104 | 198,557 |
| 9 | Porter | #148 | 156,848 |
| 10 | Palmer | #158 | 150,407 |
| 11 | Patel | #172 | 145,066 |
| 12 | Payne | #183 | 138,028 |
| 13 | Pierce | #186 | 136,517 |
| 14 | Peters | #190 | 134,231 |
| 15 | Perkins | #212 | 126,951 |
| 16 | Pearson | #281 | 98,728 |
| 17 | Pena | #284 | 98,345 |
| 18 | Powers | #304 | 90,401 |
| 19 | Parks | #322 | 86,346 |
| 20 | Park | #343 | 81,890 |
| 21 | Padilla | #345 | 81,805 |
| 22 | Page | #354 | 80,493 |
| 23 | Paul | #401 | 72,248 |
| 24 | Potter | #413 | 71,103 |
| 25 | Parsons | #453 | 66,203 |
| 26 | Patton | #464 | 64,772 |
| 27 | Pope | #486 | 61,750 |
| 28 | Pham | #498 | 59,949 |
| 29 | Pratt | #500 | 59,801 |
| 30 | Pacheco | #512 | 58,534 |
| 31 | Patrick | #513 | 58,257 |
| 32 | Petersen | #543 | 55,185 |
| 33 | Poole | #549 | 54,706 |
| 34 | Pittman | #573 | 52,689 |
| 35 | Phelps | #598 | 51,154 |
| 36 | Parrish | #632 | 48,823 |
| 37 | Pitts | #639 | 48,462 |
| 38 | Preston | #681 | 45,850 |
| 39 | Prince | #700 | 44,640 |
| 40 | Pruitt | #736 | 42,463 |
| 41 | Pennington | #779 | 40,339 |
| 42 | Peck | #796 | 39,432 |
| 43 | Pineda | #806 | 38,999 |
| 44 | Pace | #807 | 38,975 |
| 45 | Pugh | #817 | 38,691 |
| 46 | Potts | #832 | 37,687 |
| 47 | Ponce | #895 | 35,400 |
| 48 | Proctor | #918 | 34,682 |
| 49 | Petty | #933 | 34,278 |
| 50 | Pollard | #937 | 34,079 |
| 51 | Pickett | #1,046 | 30,552 |
| 52 | Pearce | #1,054 | 30,276 |
| 53 | Palacios | #1,057 | 30,231 |
| 54 | Pate | #1,117 | 28,804 |
| 55 | Puckett | #1,153 | 27,891 |
| 56 | Pierson | #1,158 | 27,730 |
| 57 | Pryor | #1,189 | 27,065 |
| 58 | Phan | #1,193 | 26,903 |
| 59 | Parra | #1,203 | 26,654 |
| 60 | Pike | #1,235 | 26,086 |
| 61 | Polk | #1,270 | 25,438 |
| 62 | Padgett | #1,301 | 24,854 |
| 63 | Peralta | #1,305 | 24,713 |
| 64 | Plummer | #1,309 | 24,665 |
| 65 | Portillo | #1,353 | 24,008 |
| 66 | Pritchard | #1,378 | 23,606 |
| 67 | Pierre | #1,379 | 23,575 |
| 68 | Post | #1,406 | 23,155 |
| 69 | Pollock | #1,420 | 22,994 |
| 70 | Pereira | #1,428 | 22,921 |
| 71 | Phipps | #1,429 | 22,919 |
| 72 | Poe | #1,433 | 22,865 |
| 73 | Payton | #1,440 | 22,773 |
| 74 | Painter | #1,514 | 21,725 |
| 75 | Purcell | #1,517 | 21,696 |
| 76 | Piper | #1,537 | 21,526 |
| 77 | Peacock | #1,564 | 21,106 |
| 78 | Pagan | #1,593 | 20,702 |
| 79 | Posey | #1,669 | 19,648 |
| 80 | Pedersen | #1,683 | 19,510 |
| 81 | Pina | #1,692 | 19,399 |
| 82 | Paulson | #1,705 | 19,299 |
| 83 | Person | #1,719 | 19,129 |
| 84 | Paredes | #1,758 | 18,689 |
| 85 | Pettit | #1,761 | 18,653 |
| 86 | Penn | #1,765 | 18,601 |
| 87 | Paige | #1,766 | 18,600 |
| 88 | Prater | #1,769 | 18,565 |
| 89 | Pack | #1,772 | 18,538 |
| 90 | Platt | #1,793 | 18,376 |
| 91 | Pritchett | #1,796 | 18,350 |
| 92 | Putnam | #1,831 | 17,990 |
| 93 | Paz | #1,858 | 17,776 |
| 94 | Presley | #1,866 | 17,687 |
| 95 | Peoples | #1,869 | 17,664 |
| 96 | Prado | #1,873 | 17,586 |
| 97 | Pinto | #1,883 | 17,488 |
| 98 | Pelletier | #1,911 | 17,267 |
| 99 | Paris | #1,970 | 16,813 |
| 100 | Pappas | #1,977 | 16,754 |
Short last names that start with P
- Pena
- Park
- Page
- Paul
- Pope
- Pham
- Peck
- Pace
- Pugh
- Pate
- Phan
- Pike
- Polk
- Post
- Poe
- Pina
- Penn
- Pack
- Paz
- Parr
Long last names with P
- Pennington
- Poindexter
- Pendergrass
- Pellegrino
- Porterfield
- Plascencia
- Prendergast
- Piotrowski
- Pilkington
- Pellegrini
- Provenzano
- Pierrelouis
- Pendergast
- Provencher
- Pendergraft
- Piscitelli
Uncommon last names that start with P
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Paxton
- Pulliam
- Parent
- Pemberton
- Peek
- Pauley
- Plunkett
- Pantoja
- Phelan
- Poston
- Pullen
- Parry
- Pfeifer
- Pak
- Peyton
- Partridge
- Pino
- Penny
- Preciado
- Porras
- Packard
- Padron
- Paquette
- Proffitt
- Parkinson
- Pollack
- Poirier
- Perryman
- Packer
- Putman
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with P?
Perez, shared by 488,521 people in the US Census count, ranked #29 among all surnames.
How many last names start with P?
The Census list has 7,988 surnames starting with P that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with P?
Less common real surnames include Paxton, Pulliam, Parent, Pemberton, Peek, Pauley.
What are short last names that start with P?
Pena, Park, Page, Paul, Pope, Pham, Peck, Pace.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.