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Jóhannsson Icelandic
Means "son of Jóhann".

Johansen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Johan". This is the second most common Norwegian surname.

Johansson Swedish
Means "son of Johan". This is the second most common surname in Sweden.

John English
Derived from the given name John. A famous bearer is British musician Elton John (1947-), born Reginald Dwight.

Johns English
Derived from the given name John.

Johnsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of John".

Johnson English
Means "son of John". Famous bearers include American presidents Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).

Johnsson Swedish
Means "son of John".

Johnston Scottish
From the name of a Scottish town, which meant "John's town".

Jokumsen Danish
Means "son of Jokum".

Jonaitienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jonaitis. This form is used by married women.

Jonaitis m Lithuanian
From the given name Jonas 1.

Jonaitytė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jonaitis. This form is used by unmarried women.

Jónás Hungarian
Derived from the given name Jónás.

Jonasen Danish
Means "son of Jonas 2".

Jonasson Swedish
Means "son of Jonas 2".

Jones English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Jon, a medieval variant of John.

Jönsson Swedish
Means "son of Jöns".

Jonsson Swedish
Means "son of Jon 1".

Joossens Flemish
Means "son of Joos".

Joosten Dutch
Derived from the given name Joost.

Jordà Catalan
Derived from the given name Jordà.

Jordan 1 English, French, German
Derived from the given name Jordan.

Jordan 2 Jewish
Derived from the name of the Jordan river, which is from Hebrew יָרַד (yarad) meaning "descend" or "flow down".

Jorge Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Jorge.

Jørgensen Danish
Means "son of Jørgen".

Joseph English, French
Derived from the given name Joseph.

Josephs English
Derived from the given name Joseph.

Josephson English
Means "son of Joseph".

Joshi Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali
From Sanskrit ज्योतिश (jyotisha) meaning "astronomer".

Joubert French
From the given name Gaubert.

Jovanović Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".

Jovanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jovanovski.

Jovanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Jovan".

Joyce English, Irish
From the given name Joyce.

Juan Spanish
From the given name Juan 1.

Juárez Spanish
Variant of Suárez.

Judd English
Derived from the medieval name Judd.

Judson English
Means "son of Judd".

Jukić Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Juraj.

Julien French
From the given name Julien.

Jundt German
Derived from a diminutive of the feminine given name Judith.

Jung 1 German
Means "young" in German, from Middle High German junc.

Junge German
Variant of Jung 1.

Jurić Croatian
Means "son of Jure".

Juriša Croatian
Derived from a diminutive form of Jure.

Jusić Bosnian
Perhaps means "son of Josip".

Kafka m Czech
Derived from Czech kavka meaning "jackdaw". A notable bearer was the author Franz Kafka (1883-1924).

Kafková f Czech
Feminine form of Kafka.

Kaiser German
From Middle High German keiser meaning "emperor", originally a nickname applied to someone who acted kingly. The title ultimately derives from the Roman name Caesar.

Kalmár Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "merchant, shopkeeper" in Hungarian, of German origin.

Kaloyanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Kaloyan".

Kaloyancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kaloyanchev.

Kaloyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Kaloyan".

Kaloyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kaloyanov.

Kałuża Polish
Means "puddle" in Polish.

Kaluža u & m Slovene, Czech
Slovene and Czech form of Kałuża.

Kalužová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Kaluža.

Kane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.

Kappel German, Dutch
Name for a person who lived near or worked at a chapel, ultimately from Late Latin cappella, a diminutive of cappa "cape", arising from the holy relic of the torn cape of Saint Martin, which was kept in small churches.

Karagianni f Greek
Feminine form of Karagiannis.

Karagiannis m Greek
From the Greek prefix καρα (kara) meaning "black, dark" (of Turkish origin) and the given name Giannis.

Karimi Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Karim.

Karl German
From the given name Karl.

Karlsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Karl".

Karlsson Swedish
Means "son of Karl".

Kárpáthy Hungarian
Variant of Kárpáti.

Kárpáti Hungarian
Derived from Kárpátok, the Hungarian name of the Carpathians.

Kárpáty Hungarian
Variant of Kárpáti.

Karstensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Karsten".

Kästner German
Means "cabinet maker", derived from Middle High German kaste "box".

Kató Hungarian
Derived from a diminutive of the Hungarian feminine given name Katalin.

Käufer German
Variant of Kaufer.

Kaufer German
Means "trader" in German.

Kauffmann German, Jewish
Variant of Kaufmann.

Kaufman German, Jewish
Variant of Kaufmann.

Kaufmann German, Jewish
Means "trader, merchant" in German.

Kaur Indian (Sikh)
Means "princess", ultimately from Sanskrit कुमारी (kumari) meaning "girl". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh female followers the surname Kaur and all males Singh. In many instances, it is also used as a middle name with the family name serving as the surname.

Kavalchuk Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Kovalchuk.

Kavaliauskaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Kavaliauskas. This form is used by unmarried women.

Kavaliauskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Kowalski.

Kavaliauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Kavaliauskas. This form is used by married women.

Kavalioŭ m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Кавалёў (see Kavalyow).

Kavaliova f Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Кавалёва (see Kavalyova).

Kavalyova f Belarusian
Feminine form of Kavalyow.

Kavalyow m Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian каваль (kaval') meaning "blacksmith".

Kavanagh Irish
Derived from the Irish Gaelic name Caomhánach, which means "a student of saint Caomhán". It was the name used by a 12th-century king of Leinster, Domhnall Caomhánach, the eldest son of the historic Irish king Diarmait Mac Murchada.

Kavanah Irish
Variant of Kavanagh.

Kavanaugh Irish
Variant of Kavanagh.

Kawa Polish
Derived from Polish kawka "jackdaw".

Kay 1 English
Derived from the given name Kay 2.

Kazlauskaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Kazlauskas. This form is used by unmarried women.

Kazlauskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Kozłowski. This is the most common surname in Lithuania.

Kazlauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Kazlauskas. This form is used by married women.

Kazloŭ m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Казлоў (see Kazlow).

Kazlova f Belarusian
Feminine form of Kazlow.

Kazlow m Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian казёл (kaziol) meaning "male goat", probably used to denote a goatherd.

Kean Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.

Keane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.

Kędzierska f Polish
Feminine form of Kędzierski.

Kędzierski m Polish
From a nickname meaning "curly", describing a person with curly hair.

Keefe Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Caoimh meaning "descendant of Caomh".

Keegan Irish
From Irish Mac Aodhagáin meaning "descendant of Aodhagán". The given name Aodhagán is a double diminutive of Aodh.

Keir Scottish
Variant of Kerr.

Kelemen Hungarian
Derived from the given name Kelemen.

Kelley Irish
Variant of Kelly 1.

Kelly 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceallaigh meaning "descendant of Ceallach". Famous bearers include actor and dancer Gene Kelly (1912-1996) and actress and princess Grace Kelly (1929-1982).

Kemp English
Derived from Middle English kempe meaning "champion, warrior".

Kempf German
German cognate of Kemp.

Kendal English
Variant of Kendall.

Kendall English
Derived from the town of Kendal in England, so-called from the river Kent, on which it is situated, and Old English dæl meaning "valley, dale".

Kendrick 1 English
From the Old English given names Cyneric or Cenric.

Kendrick 2 Welsh
Derived from the given name Cynwrig.

Kendrick 3 Scottish
Variant of McKendrick.

Kennard English
Derived from the given names Cyneweard or Cyneheard.

Kennedy Irish
From the Irish name Ó Cinnéidigh meaning "descendant of Cennétig". This surname was borne by assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).

Kermit Manx
Anglicized form of Mac Diarmada (see McDermott).

Kermode Manx
Anglicized form of Mac Diarmada (see McDermott).

Kerper German
Variant of Gerber.

Kerr Scottish, English
From Scots and northern Middle English kerr meaning "thicket, marsh", ultimately from Old Norse kjarr.

Kerry English
Variant of Kendrick 1.

Kersey English
From an English place name meaning derived from Old English cærse "watercress" and ieg "island".

Kevorkian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see Gevorgyan).

Key 1 English
Variant of Kay 1 or Kay 2.

Key 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Keyes 1 English
Variant of Kay 1 or Kay 2.

Keyes 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Keys 1 English
Variant of Kay 1 or Kay 2.

Keys 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Khoroushi Persian
Derived from the given name Kurosh.

Kiefer 2 German
Occupational name for a barrel maker, derived from Old High German kuofa meaning "barrel".

Kilduff Irish
From the Irish Mac Giolla Dhuibh meaning "son of the black-haired man".

Kilpatrick Irish
From the Irish Mac Giolla Phádraig meaning "son of the servant of Saint Patrick".

Kimball English
Derived from the Welsh given name Cynbel or the Old English given name Cynebald.

Kimberley English
From various English places called Kimberley. They mean either "Cyneburga's field", "Cynebald's field" or "Cynemær's field".

Kimberly English
Variant of Kimberley.

King English
From Old English cyning "king", originally a nickname for someone who either acted in a kingly manner or who worked for or was otherwise associated with a king. A famous bearer was the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).

Kingsley English
From a place name meaning "king's clearing" in Old English.

Kingston English
From a place name meaning "king's town" in Old English.

Kinley Scottish
Anglicized form of MacFhionnlaigh.

Kinsey English
Derived from the given name Cynesige.

Király Hungarian
Means "king" in Hungarian, of Slavic origin (a cognate of Król).

Kirby English
From numerous towns in northern England named Kirby or Kirkby, derived from Old Norse kirkja "church" and býr "farm, settlement".

Kirch German
German cognate of Church.

Kirk English
From northern Middle English kirk meaning "church", from Old Norse kirkja (cognate of Church). A famous fictional bearer is the starship captain James Kirk from the Star Trek television series (1966-1969), and subsequent films.

Kistler German
Occupational name meaning "chest maker, cabinetmaker" from Middle High German kiste.

Kistner German
Variant of Kistler.

Kitchen English
Occupational name for a person who worked in a kitchen (of a monastery for example), derived from Old English cycene, ultimately from Latin coquina.

Kitchens English
Variant of Kitchen.

Kjær Danish
Topographic name for someone living near a wetland, from Danish kær "marsh", from Old Norse kjarr "thicket".

Kjeldsen Danish
Means "son of Kjeld".

Kjellsson Swedish
Means "son of Kjell".

Klaasen Dutch
Means "son of Klaas".

Klassen German
Means "son of Klaus".

Klasson Swedish
Means "son of Klas".

Klausen Danish
Means "son of Klaus".

Klein German, Dutch, Jewish
Means "small, little" from German klein or Yiddish kleyn. A famous bearer of this name is clothes designer Calvin Klein (1942-).

Klement m Czech
Derived from the given name Klement.

Klementová f Czech
Feminine form of Klement.

Klerk Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.

Klerken Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.

Klerks Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.

Klerkse Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.

Klerkx Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.

Klerx Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.

Klíma m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Klement.

Klimek u & m Polish, Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Klemens.

Klimková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Klimek.

Klímová f Czech
Feminine form of Klíma.

Klymenko Ukrainian
From the given name Klym.

Knef German
Occupational name for a shoemaker, derived from Low German knif meaning "shoemaker's knife".

Kneib German
Variant of Knef.

Knepp German
Variant of Knopf.

Knežević Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic of Serbo-Croatian knez meaning "prince" (ultimately of Germanic origin).

Knight English
From Old English cniht meaning "knight", a tenant serving as a mounted soldier.

Knopf German
Means "button" in German, originally belonging to a button maker or button seller.

Knopp German
Variant of Knopf.

Knudsen Danish
Means "son of Knud".

Knutsen Norwegian
Means "son of Knut".

Knutson Swedish
Variant of Knutsson.

Knutsson Swedish
Means "son of Knut".

Koch German
German cognate of Cook.

Kock Low German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch cognate of Cook.

Koeman Dutch
Variant of Koopman.

Koemans Dutch
Variant of Koopman.

Koenig German
German cognate of King.

Koenigsmann German
Variant of Königsmann.

Köhl German
Variant of Kohl.

Kohl German
Derived from Middle High German kol "cabbage".

Köhler German
Variant of Kohler.

Kohler German
From Middle High German koler meaning "charcoal burner" or "charcoal seller".

Kohout m Czech
Czech cognate of Kohut.

Kohoutová f Czech
Feminine form of Kohout.

Kohut Ukrainian, Polish
Means "rooster" in Ukrainian and Polish, a nickname for a proud person.

Kok Dutch
Dutch cognate of Cook.

Kokot Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian cognate of Kohut.

Kolář m Czech
Means "wheelwright", a derivative of Czech kolo "wheel".

Kolar Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene cognate of Kolář.

Kolarić Croatian
Patronymic form of Kolar.

Kolářová f Czech
Feminine form of Kolář.

Kolen Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Kolijn Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Kollár m Slovak
Slovak form of Kolář.

Kollárová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kollár.

Kollen Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Konečná f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Konečný.

Konečný m Czech, Slovak
Means "final, last" in Czech and Slovak, perhaps a nickname for the youngest son of a family or a topographic name for someone who lived at the end of a settlement.

König German
German cognate of King.

Königsmann German
Means "king's man", or someone who played a king in a play.

Koning Dutch
Dutch cognate of King.

Konstantinidi f Greek
Feminine form of Konstantinidis.

Konstantinidis m Greek
Means "son of Konstantinos" in Greek.

Konstantinidou f Greek
Feminine form of Konstantinidis.

Konstantinov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Konstantin".

Konstantinova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Konstantinov.

Kool Dutch
Derived from a short form of the given name Nicolaas.

Koole Dutch
Derived from a short form of the given name Nicolaas.

Koolen Dutch
Derived from the given name Nicolaas.

Kools Dutch
Derived from the given name Nicolaas.

Koopman Dutch
Occupational name meaning "merchant" in Dutch.

Kopp German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Jakob.

Koumans Dutch
Variant of Koopman.

Kováč m Slovak, Czech
Slovak and Czech cognate of Kovač.

Kovac Slovak (Anglicized), Croatian (Anglicized), Serbian (Anglicized), Czech (Anglicized)
Simplified spelling of Kováč or Kovač.

Kovač Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovene
Means "blacksmith", a derivative of Slavic kovati meaning "to forge".

Kovačević Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Variant of Kovačić.

Kovačevič Slovene
Slovene form of Kovačević.

Kovách Hungarian
Variant of Kovács.

Kovachev m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian ковач (kovach) meaning "blacksmith".

Kovacheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kovachev.

Kovačić Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Patronymic derived from South Slavic kovač meaning "blacksmith".

Kovačič Slovene
Slovene form of Kovačić.

Kováčová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Kováč.

Kovács Hungarian
Hungarian form of Kovač.

Kovalchuk Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".

Kovalenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".

Kovalev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Ковалёв (see Kovalyov).

Kovaleva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Ковалёва (see Kovalyova).

Kovalyov m Russian
Derived from Russian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".

Kovalyova f Russian
Feminine form of Kovalyov.

Kovář m Czech
Czech cognate of Kovač.

Kovářová f Czech
Feminine form of Kovář.

Kováts Hungarian
Variant of Kovács.

Kowalczyk Polish
Patronymic derived from Polish kowal "blacksmith".

Kowalska f Polish
Feminine form of Kowalski.

Kowalski m Polish
From Polish kowal meaning "blacksmith". This is the second most common surname in Poland.

Kozel u & m Belarusian, Czech
Belarusian and Czech cognate of Kozioł.

Kozieł Polish
Variant of Kozioł.

Kozioł Polish
Means "male goat" in Polish, probably used to denote a goatherd.

Kozlov m Russian
Derived from Russian козёл (kozyol) meaning "male goat", probably used to denote a goatherd.

Kozlova f Russian
Feminine form of Kozlov.

Kozlová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Kozel.

Kozłow Polish
Variant of Kozłowski.

Kozłowska f Polish
Feminine form of Kozłowski.

Kozłowski m Polish
Originally a name for a person from Kozłów, Kozłowo, or other places with a name derived from Polish kozioł meaning "male goat".

Kraemer German
Variant of Krämer.

Král m Czech
Czech form of Król.

Kráľ m 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.

Kráľová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kráľ.

Králová f Czech
Feminine form of Král.

Kramář m Czech
Czech form of Krämer.

Kramářová f Czech
Feminine form of Kramář.

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.

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.

Krejči m Czech
Means "tailor" in Czech.

Krejčová f Czech
Feminine form of Krejči.

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

Križman Slovene
From Slovene križ meaning "cross".

Křížová f Czech
Feminine form of Kříž.

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).

Krstevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Krstevski.

Krstevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Krste".

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.

Krupa Polish
Means "groats, grain" in Polish.

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

Krupina f Russian
Feminine form of Krupin.

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

Kučerová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Kučera.

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

Kudrnová f Czech
Feminine form of Kudrna.