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Krajnc Slovene
Originally denoted a person from Carniola (Slovene Kranjska), a region that makes up a large part of central Slovenia.

Krakowski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for a person from the city of Kraków in southern Poland.

Král Czech
Czech form of Król.

Kráľ Slovak
Slovak form of Król.

Kralj Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form of Król.

Krall Czech (Anglicized), Slovak (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Král or Kráľ.

Kramář Czech
Czech form of Krämer.

Krämer German
Means "shopkeeper, merchant" in German, derived from Old High German kram meaning "tent, trading post".

Kramer Low German, Jewish
Low German and Jewish form of Krämer.

Krantz German, Jewish
Variant of Kranz.

Kranz German, Jewish
Derived from Old High German kranz meaning "wreath", an occupational name for a maker of wreaths or an ornamental Jewish name.

Krastev Bulgarian
Means "son of Krastyo".

Kratochvil Czech
Derived from Czech kratochvíle meaning "pastime".

Kraus German
From Middle High German krus meaning "curly", originally a nickname for a person with curly hair.

Krause German
Variant of Kraus.

Krauss German
Variant of Kraus.

Krauß German
Variant of Kraus.

Kravchenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian кравець (kravets) meaning "tailor".

Kravitz Jewish
Occupational name derived from Polish krawiec meaning "tailor".

Krawczyk Polish
From a diminutive of krawiec meaning "tailor".

Krawiec Polish
Means "tailor" in Polish.

Krebs German
Means "crab" in German, perhaps a nickname for a person with a crab-like walk.

Krejči Czech
Means "tailor" in Czech.

Krikorian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գրիգորյան (see Grigoryan).

Kristensen Danish
Means "son of Kristen 1".

Kristiansen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Kristian".

Kristoffersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Kristoffer".

Kříž Czech
Means "cross" in Czech, ultimately from Latin crux.

Križman Slovene
From Slovene križ meaning "cross".

Kröger German
Variant of Krüger 1 and Krüger 2.

Król Polish
Means "king" in Polish. The name referred to one who acted like a king or was connected in some way with a king's household.

Kron German, Swedish
From German Krone and Swedish krona meaning "crown" (from Latin corona), perhaps a nickname for one who worked in a royal household.

Kroon Dutch, Estonian
Means "crown" in Dutch and Estonian (from Latin corona).

Krstevski Macedonian
Means "son of Krste".

Krückel German
Nickname for a crippled person or someone who walked with a cane, from Middle High German krücke meaning "cane".

Krüger 1 German
In northern Germany an occupational name for a tavern keeper, derived from Middle Low German kroch meaning "tavern".

Krüger 2 German
In southern Germany an occupational name for a potter, derived from Middle High German kruoc meaning "jug, pot".

Kruger German
Variant of Krüger 1 and Krüger 2.

Krūmiņš Latvian
From Latvian krūms meaning "bush, shrub".

Krupa Polish
Means "groats, grain" in Polish.

Krupin Russian
Derived from Russian крупа (krupa) meaning "grain".

Kruse German
Variant of Kraus.

Krusen Dutch
Anglicized form of Cruyssen.

Kuang Chinese
From Chinese 邝 (kuàng), which refers to the clan of the same name.

Kubo Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect".

Kučera Czech
Means "curl" in Czech, a nickname for a person with curly locks of hair.

Küchler German
Occupational surname for a baker who made small cakes or cookies, derived from Middle High German kuoche "cake, pastry".

Küçük Turkish
Means "small" in Turkish.

Kudrna Czech
Means "curl" in Czech, a nickname for someone with curly hair.

Kuhn German
Derived from a diminutive of the German given name Konrad.

Kuijlaars Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch cule "hole, pit".

Kuijpers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Kuiper Dutch
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Dutch.

Kuipers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Kukk Estonian
Means "rooster" in Estonian, ultimately of Germanic origin.

Kulkarni Indian, Marathi
Means "village clerk, revenue collector" in Marathi.

Kulmala Finnish
From Finnish kulma meaning "corner" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

Kumagai Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 谷 (gai) meaning "valley".

Kumamoto Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kumar Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Odia, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "boy, prince" in Sanskrit.

Kumięga Polish
Possibly from Polish kum "godfather, friend" or komięga "raft, barge".

Kundakçı Turkish
From Turkish kundak meaning "stock, wooden part of a rifle".

Kundert German
Derived from the given name Konrad.

Kunkel German
Occupational name for a maker of distaffs, from Middle High German kunkel "distaff, spindle", of Latin origin.

Kunkle German
Variant of Kunkel.

Kuntz German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Konrad.

Kunz German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Konrad.

Kunze German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Konrad.

Kurata Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kuroda Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kuroiwa Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Kuroki Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Kurosawa Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh". A notable bearer was Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), a Japanese film director.

Kurucz Hungarian
Derived from the Hungarian word kuruc, referring to rebels who fought against the Habsburgs in the late 17th to early 18th century.

Kurz German
Means "short" in German, ultimately from Latin curtus.

Kurzmann German
Means "short man" in German.

Kusumoto Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kuzmenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Kuzma.

Kuznetsov Russian
Patronymic form of Russian кузнец (kuznets) meaning "blacksmith".

Kwan Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Guan.

Kwiatkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Kwiatków, Kwiatkowo or Kwiatkowice, named from a diminutive of Polish kwiat meaning "flower".

Kwok Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Guo.

Kyle Scottish
Derived from Scottish Gaelic caol meaning "narrows, channel, strait", originally given to a person who lived by a strait.

Kyler Dutch (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cuyler.

Kyles Scottish
Variant of Kyle.

Kynaston English
Originally derived from a place name meaning "Cynefrith's town" in Old English.

Kyselý Czech
Means "sour" in Czech. It was most likely used to denote a person known for having a bad mood.

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