All Submitted Surnames

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Koretskiy Russian
Name for a person originally from the Ukrainian city of Korets, derived from Russian корец (korets) or корчик (korchik) both referring to a type of ladle.
Koretsky Russian, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Koretskiy.
Kõrge Estonian
Kõrge is an Estonian surname meaning "tall" and "exalted".
Kõrgemaa Estonian
Kõrgemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "highland".
Kõrgemäe Estonian
Kõrgemäe is an Estonian surname meaning "high hill/mountain".
Kõrgesaar Estonian
Kõrgesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "high/tall ash tree".
Kōri Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 氷 (kōri) meaning "ice".
Kori Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 氷 (see Kōri).
Koridze Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Koriyama Japanese
Possibly from 氷 (kori, hyou) meaning "ice" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Korjus Estonian
Korjus is an Estonian surname meaning "carrion".
Kork Estonian
Kork is an Estonian surname meaning both "cork" and "cap".
Korkmaz Turkish
Means "unafraid, fearless" in Turkish.
Korkut Turkish
Means "big hailstone, stern, resolute" in Turkish.
Körmös Hungarian
From Hungarian köröm "nail, claw", indicating someone with long or dirty nails, or perhaps someone aggressive.
Kormos Hungarian
Means "sooty" in Hungarian. Most likely a nickname for someone with dark hair or a shabby appearance, but may also be an occupational name for a house painter who used soot as a raw material. ... [more]
Korn German
From Middle High German korn "grain", a metonymic occupational name for a factor or dealer in grain or a nickname for a peasant.
Kornaros Greek
The Greek version of the surname Cornaro.
Korndilok Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kornfeld German, Jewish
Means "cornfield" in German.
Kornilov m Russian
Means "son of Kornelij". Lavr Kornilov (1870-1918) was a Russian military intelligence officer, explorer, and general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the ensuing Russian Civil War.
Kornkosiakat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kornkowit Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kornnaimuang Thai
The surname "ก้อนในเมือง" is used after the place they was born Nai Muang District in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.
Korntemi Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kornthaswin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Korobeynik Russian
Derived from Russian word "коробейник (korobeynik)" meaning peddler.... [more]
Korobeynikov m Russian
Means "son of a peddler" from коробейник (korobeynik) meaning "peddler"
Korobov Russian
From Russian коробка (korobka) meaning "box".
Korochkin m Russian
Derived from корочка (korochka) meaning crust.
Koroi Fijian
Fijian surname of unknown meaning.
Korol Russian, Ukrainian
From Russian and Ukrainian meaning "king".
Korolev Russian
From korol, meaning "king".
Koroliuk Ukrainian
Based on the root word "король" (Korol), meaning "King"
Korolyov Russian
Derived from Russian король (korol) meaning "king".
Korolyova f Russian
Feminine form of Korolyov.
Korp Estonian
Korp is an Estonian surname meaning both "rough/outer bar" and "raven".
Korpela Finnish
From korpi, a marsh type, and -la, a suffix used for places. This surname was found in Lapua, Vassa, Finland, circa 1900 and before.
Korsak m Russian
Possibly denoting a sly person, derived from Russian корсак (korsak) "corsac fox", itself derived from Proto-Turkic *karsak "short, steppe fox".
Korsakov m Russian
From Russian корсак (korsak), meaning "corsac (fox)". Probably to a sly person. A variant of Korsak.
Korshunov Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian коршун (korshun) meaning "kite (a type of bird)".
Kort Dutch
Means "short" in Dutch, a nickname for a short person.
Kortava Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname Кәартаа (Kuartaa) of unknown meaning. During the reign of Stalin, the Abkhaz began adopting the Mingrelian spelling.
Kortazar Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque korta "stable, stall, yard; farm" and zahar "old".
Kortland Dutch
From any of the places in the Netherlands called Kortland, which means "short land."
Kõrts Estonian
Kõrts is an Estonian surname meaning "pub" or "inn".
Korus Czech, Polish
Derived from the given name Kornel.
Korutürk Turkish
Nickname meaning "protector of the Turks", derived from the Turkish verb korumak "to protect". This name was acquired by Turkish president Fahri Korutürk (1903-1987). It was given to him by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey (the verb korumak refers to Atatürk's expectation of Korutürk to preserve his legacy).
Kõrve Estonian
Kõrve is an Estonian surname meaning to "scorch" or "singe".
Korver Dutch
Derived from Dutch korf meaning "basket", an occupational name for someone who either made baskets or used them, such as a fisherman.
Kõrvits Estonian
Kõrvits is an Estonian surname meaning "pumpkin".
Koryakov m Russian
Denotes to a Koryak person. Koryaks are the native ethnic group of Kamchatka.
Kosaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".
Kosaka Japanese
From 香 (kou) meaning "fragrance" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope."
Kosaki Japanese
Ko means "small" and saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".
Kosarev m Russian
Derived from косарь (kosar') meaning mower.
Kosarin Polish, Russian, Jewish
Derived from the surname Kosarinsky.
Koschek Hebrew
Derives from the ancient Hebrew given name "Yaakov" meaning "following-after".
Kościarz Polish
Means "bone collector, a person selling bones".
Köse Turkish
Means "beardless" in Turkish.
Koseki Japanese
Ko means "small" and seki means "frontier pass".
Koshiba Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Shiba but written 小斯波, by adding Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little".
Koshima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 児 (ko) meaning "young" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Koshimizu Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small", 清 (shi, kiyo) meaning "pure, clean, purify, exorcise, cleanse", and 水 (mizu) means "water".
Koshkaki Persian
Means “having a small or pointed nose.”
Koshkin m Russian
Derived from Russian кошка (koshka) meaning "cat".
Koshkina f Russian
Feminine form of Koshkin.
Koshkov Russian (Rare)
Possibly from Russian кошка (koshka) "cat".
Košir Slovene
From the Slavic word koš meaning "basket". It originally indicated a person who made or sold baskets.
Kosk Estonian
Kosk is an Estonia surname meaning "waterfall".
Koška Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian кошка (koška) meaning "cat".
Koski Finnish
Means "rapids" in Finnish.
Kosmas German, Greek
From the given name Kosmas.
Kossow German
unknown
Kostabi Estonian
Kostabi is an Estonian surname meaning "echo".
Kostas Greek
From the given name Kostas.
Kostelnik m Russian
Status name for a sacristan or sexton, from an agent noun based on kostel "church".
Kostenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Kostyantyn.
Köster Estonian
Köster is an Estonian surname meaning "sexton" and "parish clerk".
Kostikov Russian
Means "son of Kostik".
Kostis Greek
From the given name Kostis.
Kostiuk Polish
Patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Konstanty
Kostka Polish
From Polish kostka meaning "small bone" or from a form of the name Konstanty.
Kostopoulos Greek
Means "son of Kostas".
Kostoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Kostoski.
Kostoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Kosta".
Kostovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Kostovski.
Kostovski Macedonian
Means "son of Kosta".
Kostra Czech, Slovak
Unusual surname found in Slovakia and the Czech Republic meaning "skeleton" from the word kostra, ultimately from the word kost meaning "bone". In Czech in particular, kostra refers only to the biological meaning of "skeleton" - a skeleton as an independent entity is known as a kostlivec.
Kostrzewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Kostrzewice in Sieradz voivodeship or Kostrzewy in Kalisz voivodeship, both named with kostrzewa ‘fescue grass’.
Kostyukevich Belarusian
Probably from a diminutive of Konstantin.
Kosuga Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).
Kosuge Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little; short" and 菅 (suge) meaning "sedge".... [more]
Kosugi Japanese
Ko means "small" and sugi means "cedar". ... [more]
Kosugi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar".
Kot Polish, Slovak, Czech, Belarusian, Jewish, German
From a personal name or nickname based on Slavic kot "tom cat".
Kot Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian кот (kot) meaning "tomcat".
Kotaira Japanese
Ko means "small" and taira means "peace, level".
Kotaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".
Kotake Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 竹 (take) "bamboo."
Kōtani Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōjiya).
Kotani Japanese
Ko means "Small" and Tani means "Valley".
Kotani Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōtani).
Kotarac Serbian, Croatian
Derived from kotar, a type of district.
Kotb Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic قطب (see Qutb) chiefly used in Egypt.
Kotelnikov Russian
From Russian котел (kotel) meaning "cauldron".
Koten German
Derived from German Kate / Kote, originally from Middle Low German kote "small house; hut".... [more]
Köth German
From Middle High German, Middle Low German kote ‘cottage’, ‘hovel’, a status name for a day laborer who lived in a cottage and owned no farmland.
Kothari Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit कोष्ठागारिक (koṣṭhāgārika) meaning "storekeeper".
Kotik Russian
Kotik is a Russian diminutive of кот (kot), meaning cat.
Kotkas Estonian
Means "eagle" in Estonian.
Kotlarz Polish, Jewish
Occupational name for a boilermaker or coppersmith, from the Polish word kotlarz meaning "boilermaker".
Kotli Estonian
Kotli is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kotlet" meaning "cutlet" or "chop"
Kotobuki Japanese
This surname is used as 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."... [more]
Kotomura Japanese
Koto means "flute" and mura means "village".
Kotono Japanese
Koto means "flute" and no means "field, plain".
Kotov m Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian кот (kot) meaning "cat". It is a Russian surname, but is also present in Belarus.
Kotova f Russian
Feminine form of Kotov.
Kotromanić Medieval Serbian
The Kotromanić were a late medieval Bosnian and Serbian noble family. The name is thought to have originated from a knight named Cotromano.
Kotsuki Japanese
It means "above moon".
Kott German, Polish, Czech
German: variant of Köth or Kotz.... [more]
Kotti Albanian
Kottie or Kotte
Kotwica Polish
Comes from the Polish word kotwica meaning 'anchor'.
Kõu Estonian
Kõu is an Estonian surname meaning "thunder".
Kou Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神 (see ).
Koumoto Japanese
It might mean "light source origin".
Kouno Japanese
Variant transcription of Kono.
Kour Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕੌਰ (see Kaur).
Koura Japanese
Ko means "small" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Kourdakov Russian
The origin of this name is Russia. The meaning is not Known.
Kouri Greek
Variant of Kouris.
Kouris Greek
Topographic surname for someone who lived in a forest, ultimately from Turkish koru meaning "small forest, grove".
Kourlitis Greek (Modern)
Of unknown origin, bearing the locational suffix -tis, "of, from". Potentially related to κουρλί, "tendril of hair", kouros, "noble boy, youth", or a location such as Koursaroi.
Kouroshi Persian
From the given name Kourosh.
Kousar Urdu
Derived from the given name Kausar.
Koussa Arabic
Probably comes from Moroccan Darija, when Koussa mean "homosexuality", people with this name were seen as homosexual and had no choice.
Kõuts Estonian
Kõuts is an Estonian surname meaning "cat" (also, in Estonian "Kass") or "tomcat".
Kouumoto Japanese
Rainfall origin.
Kõva Estonian
Kõva is an Estonian surname meaning "hard", "solid" and "tough".
Kovaçi Albanian
Derived from Albanian kovaç meaning "blacksmith".
Kováčik Slovak
Comes from a pet form of Kováč, 'smith'.
Kovaľ m Slovak
Slovak variant of Koval.
Kovaleski Belarusian
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kovali in Belarus, or perhaps Kavoliai in Lithuania, named with a derivative of kavalj meaning "smith".
Kovalík m Slovak, Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Koval.
Kovalíková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Kovalík.
Kovaľová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kovaľ.
Kovalová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine from of Koval.
Kovalskis m Latvian, Russian
Latvianised form of Kovalskiy.
Kõvamaa Estonian
Kõvamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "solid ground".
Kovatch Hungarian (Americanized)
A corruption of Hungarian Kovács; a name that means “blacksmith”.
Kõverjalg Estonian
Kõverjalg is an Estonian surname meaning "bow-legged" or "bandy-legged".
Kovtun Ukrainian, Russian
Means "plica".
Kovtunov m Russian
A form of Kovtun.
Kowal Polish
Blacksmith
Kowalchuk Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kowalczyk. Most of them were Ukrainian refugees who settled in Canada.
Kowalchyk Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kowalchuk.
Kowalczuk Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Ukrainian Kovalchuk, which is used by Ukrainians in Poland.
Kowalewski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from places called Kowalew or Kowalewo, named with kowal "smith" or an occupational name for a blacksmith.
Kowalik Polish
Means "nuthatch" in Polish, or derived from a diminutive of Kowal.
Kowalkowski Polish
habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kowalki or Kowaliki, named with kowalik
Kowerski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Kowersk.
Kowsari Persian
"Kowsar" refers to a river or stream in paradise, which is mentioned in the Quran. Another interpretation is that it means "abundant" or "overflowing."
Kox English
Variant of Cox
Koyajima Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紺屋島 (Koyajima) meaning "Koyajima", a division in the area of Gomajima in the city of Oyabe in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.... [more]
Koyama Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain."
Koyanagi Japanese
Ko means "small" and yanagi means "willow".
Koyanagi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".
Koyano Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Koyasu Japanese
From the Japanese 子 (ko) "child" and 安 (yasu or an) "relax," "inexpensive," "low."
Koyle Old Irish
The surname Koyle was first found in Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
Köylü Turkish
Means "villager, peasant" in Turkish.
Koyuncu Turkish
Means "sheep farmer" in Turkish.
Kozak Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian, Ukrainian
Ethnic name for a Cossack, a member of a people descended from a group of runaway serfs who set up a semi-independent military republic in Ukraine in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Kozak Jewish
Nickname from Yiddish kozak from a Ukrainian loanword meaning "warrior", "brave man".
Kozakiewicz Polish
Patronymic from Kozak.
Kozakov Ukrainian
From Ukrainian козак (kozak) meaning "cossack".
Kozakura Japanese
The name Kozakura is primarily a female name of Japanese origin that means Little Cherry Tree.
Kozamurai Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 小侍 (Kozamurai) meaning "Kozamurai", a division in the area of Kitataku in the city of Taku in the prefecture of Saga in Japan.
Kozar Ukrainian, Russian, Croatian, Slovene
Means “goatherd”.
Kozeyev m Russian
Possibly another form of Kozlov.
Kozhemyakin Russian
Derived from Russian кожемяка (kozhemyaka) meaning "currier, tanner".
Kozhevnik Russian
Derived from "кожевник (kozhevnik)" meaning tanner.... [more]
Kozhevnikov Russian
Derived from "кожевник (kozhevnik)" meaning tanner.... [more]
Kozhikov m Russian
Likely derived from "кожа (kozha)" meaning skin.
Kozicki Polish
A habitational name for someone from several places called Kozice, named with Koza 'nanny goat'.... [more]
Kozikowski English
Habitational name for someone from Koziki in Masovian and Podlaskie voivodeships.
Koziorowski Polish
Means "son of koziorożec" (Capricorn).