All Submitted Surnames

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Khashoggi Arabic
Arabized form of the Turkish surname Kaşıkçı.
Khaskheli Urdu, Sindhi
Referred to a person belonging to the Khaskheli tribe in the Pakistani provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. It is perhaps derived from the Urdu words خاص (khas) meaning "proper" and خالی (khali) meaning "performer"... [more]
Khat Khmer
From Chinese 凯 meaning "triumphant","victorious"
Khatchadourian Armenian
Variant of Khachaturian. This was the surname of Eva Khatchadourian, the mother of Kevin Khatchadourian, a school shooter in the 2003 fictional novel We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver.
Khateeb Arabic, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Khatib as well as the Urdu form.
Khatiwada Nepali
From the name of a village in the Doti District of Nepal.
Khaton Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Odia, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Khatun.
Khatoon Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Hindi ख़ातून, Urdu خاتون or Bengali খাতুন (see Khatun).
Khatri Indian, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi, Nepali
Name for a member of the Kshatriya caste, derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kshatriya) referring to the Hindu caste consisting of kings, warriors and soldiers, ultimately from क्षत्र (kshatra) meaning "power, might, dominion".
Khatun Bengali, Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
From the Persian title خاتون‎ (khatun) meaning "lady, noblewoman" (the feminine counterpart to Khan).
Khavari Persian
Means "eastern" from Persian خاور (khāvar) meaning "east".
Khavaza Dungan
Derived from the second part of the Arabic given name Muhammad, -ha-.
Khaw Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xu 2.
Khawaja Urdu
From an honorific title for a Muslim teacher or saint, derived from Persian خواجه (khajeh) meaning "lord, master, owner".
Khayasi Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Hayashi more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Khaybulaev Avar, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Khaybulla", from a given name derived from Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy) meaning "alive" combined with الله (allāh) meaning "Allah, God".
Khelifa Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Khelifa.
Khelil Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Khalil.
Khem Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Khemkhaeng Thai
Means "strong" in Thai.
Khemson Thai (Rare)
Means "pine needle" in Thai.
Khen Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Hen or Chen 2 which both mean "beauty", "grace", "charm" in Hebrew.
Khertek Tuvan
Meaning uncertain.
Khidirbegishvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Khieu Khmer
Means "to be blue (in colour)" in Khmer.
Khiev Khmer
From Khmer ខៀវ (khiev) meaning "blue".
Khil Russian
Russian spelling of Hill. A notable bearer was Russian baritone singer Eduard Khil (1934-2012).
Khim Khmer
Means "zither, harp" in Khmer, referring to a type of traditional stringed instrument.
Khirin Russian
Possibly derived from dialectal Russian хиря (khirya) meaning "illness".
Khirlig-ool Tuvan (Rare)
Means "dirty boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan хирлиг (khirlig) "dirty" and оол (ool) "son, boy".
Khismatullin Tatar, Bashkir
From the given name Ismatullah.
Khitrov m Russian
Derived from Russian word хитрость (khitrost') meaning cunning.
Khizriev Chechen
Means "son of Khizir".
Khizrieva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Хизриев (see Khizriev).
Khlebnikov Russian
This surname means a baker who makes bread.
Khlevnyuk Ukrainian
Possibly a variant of Khlyvnyuk.
Khmyz Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian хмыз (khmyz) meaning "bush, thicket".
Khnanisho Assyrian
Means "mercy of Jesus" from Syriac ܚܢܢܐ (ḥənānā) meaning "mercy, grace, favour" and ܝܫܘܥ (Išōʿ) meaning "Jesus".
Khổng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Kong, from Sino-Vietnamese 孔 (khổng).
Kho Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2.
Khodayari Persian
From the given name Khodayar.
Khokhlenkov m Russian
From the term хохол (khokhol), a type of traditional Ukrainian cossack hairstyle or can be used as derogatory for Ukrainian person.
Khokhlov Russian
Derived from Russian хохол (khokhol) meaning "topknot". Khokhol is also a derogatory word often used to describe Ukrainians.
Kholmogorov m Russian
Yegor Kholmogorov is a notable Russian nationalist.
Kholod Russian
From Russian meaning "cold".
Kholodinin Russian
From kholodnii, meaning "cold".
Kholodkov m Russian
Derived from холодный (kholodnyy) meaning cold.
Kholodov Russian
Derived from Russian холод (kholod) meaning "cold".
Khomeini Persian
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Khomeyn in the Markazi province of Iran. A notable bearer of this surname was the Islamic revolutionary, politician and religious leader Ruhollah Khomeini (1900 or 1902-1989), who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran following the Iranian Revolution in 1979... [more]
Khomenko Ukrainian
From the given name Khoma.
Khomyak Ukrainian
From the given name Khoma.
Khomyakov Russian
From Russian хомяк (khomyak), meaning "hamster".
Khondakar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Khondaker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Khondkar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Khondker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Khondokar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Khondoker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Khoo Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Qiu.
Khoo Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien spellig of the surname Qiu. This Means a person who lived near a mound, dune or hill. This spelling is found amongst Hokkien and Hakka families in Southeast Asia
Khor Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2.
Khorchidian Armenian
Variant transcription of Khorchidyan.
Khorinyak Russian
Uncertain meaning.
Khoroshko Russian, Ukrainian (?)
Derived from Russian хорошо (khorosho), meaning "good".
Khorram Persian
Means "happy, pleasant" in Persian.
Khorsandi Persian
Derived from Persian خرسند (khorsand) meaning "happy, content, satisfied".
Khorshidian Armenian
Means "son of Khorshid" in Armenian.
Khosla Indian, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.
Khosravi Persian
From the given name Khusraw.
Khotlubyey Urum (Ukrainianized), Crimean Tatar (Ukrainianized)
From Crimean Tatar къот (qot), meaning "blessed, happy, good" and бей (bey), a variant of the Turkish military title beg.
Khouri Arabic
Alternate transcription of Khoury.
Khoury Arabic
Means "priest" in Arabic, ultimately from Latin curia meaning "court". It is mostly used by Arabic-speaking Christians.
Khouw Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2 based on Dutch orthography. It is more commonly used in Indonesia.
Khrapko Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian (Rare)
Derived from East Slavic храп (khrap) meaning "snore".
Khrebet Ukrainian
Means "ridge".
Khreshchyk Ukrainian
Probably from the street Khreshchatyk in Kyiv.
Khromov m Russian
From хромой (khromoy) meaning "limp, lame"
Khromykh Russian, Ukrainian
From proto-slavic *xromъ meaning "lame, crippled"
Khrueachan Thai
From Thai เครือ (khruea) meaning "family" and จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon".
Khrueathong Thai
From Thai เครือ (khruea) meaning "family" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Khrupkin Belarusian, Russian
From Russian and Belarusian хрупкий (khrupkiy) meaning "fragile".
Khrushchev Russian
Derived from Russian хрущ (khrushch) meaning "cockchafer" or "May beetle".
Khrushcheva Russian
Feminine counterpart of Khrushchev.
Khrushchyov Russian
Alternative transcription of Khrushchev.
Khrustalyov m Russian
Derived from Russian хрусталь (khrustal'), meaning "crystal". Georgiy Khrustalyov-Nosar was a Russian revolutionary.
Khrystenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian Христ (Khryst), meaning "Christ".
Khrystosenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian Христос (Khrystos), meaning "Christ". Likely denoted to very religious person.
Khrzhanovskiy Russian, Jewish
Russian form of Chrzanowski. Khrzhanovskiy was the last name of Andrey and Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, both Soviet film directors. Ilya has made most of his career in the Russian Federation.
Khuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Huang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Khuất Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qu, from Sino-Vietnamese 屈 (khuất).
Khuat Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khuất.
Khúc Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qu, from Sino-Vietnamese 曲 (khúc).
Khuc Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khúc.
Khumalo Zulu, Ndebele, South African
Zulu and Ndebele clan name meaning "descendant of the fish tribe".
Khumpiraphan Thai
From Thai คัมภีร (khampira) meaning "deep; profound" and พันธุ์ (phan) meaning "breed; species; lineage".
Khuon Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Khương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Jiang 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 姜 (khương).
Khuong Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khương.
Khurana Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Meaning uncertain.
Khuren-ool Tuvan (Rare)
Means "brown boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan хүрең (khüreñ) meaning "brown" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".
Khurshid Persian, Urdu
From the given name Khurshid
Khurtsiya Georgian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Khurtsia. Zurab Khurtsiya was a hero of Euromaidan.
Khusanov m Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Patronymic from the personal name Khusan and the suffix -ov.
Khusnutdinov m Tatar
From the given name Khusnutdin
Khutsishvili Georgian
Means "son of the priest" from Georgian ხუცესი (khuts'esi) meaning "priest".
Khvan Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Hwang used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Khvoyka Czech (Ukrainianized)
Vikentiy Khvoyka was an archaeologist.
Khvylyovyy m Ukrainian
Means "wave (water)" in Ukrainian.
Khwaja Dari Persian
Derived from the given name Khwaja.
Kibar Turkish
Means "kind, polite, noble" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic كبار (kibar).
Kibe Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Kibus Estonian
Kibus is an Estonian surname meaning "piggin" (a small wooden pail with one stave extended upward as a handle).
Kibuspuu Estonian
Kibuspuu is an Estonian surname meaning "piggin wood".
Kichida Japanese
A variant pronunciation of Yoshida.
Kichiyasu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 吉安 (see Yoshiyasu).
Kicklighter American
Americanized spelling of German Kückleiter, literally ‘chicken ladder’, probably a nickname for a chicken farmer.
Kida Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kidamura Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable", or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", combined with 田 (da) meaning rice paddy, field" and 村 (mura) means "hamlet, village".
Kidate Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree" and 建 (date), the joining continuative form of 建てる (tateru) meaning "to build; to construct".
Kidder English
English: possibly an occupational name from early modern English kidd(i)er ‘badger’, a licensed middleman who bought provisions from farmers and took them to market for resale at a profit, or alternatively a variant of Kidman... [more]
Kidman English
English: occupational name, probably for a goatherd (from Middle English kid(e) ‘young goat’ + man ‘man’), but possibly also for a cutter of wood used for fuel. (from Middle English kidde ‘faggot’ (an archaic English unit for a bundle of sticks)).
Kidney Irish
Surname translated from Irish surname Duane to English Kidney Mainly found in County Cork. Original Irish clan name is Ó Dubháin.
Kido Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" or 城 (ki) meaning "castle" combined with 戸 (to) meaning "door".
Kidwell Welsh, English
The origins of this surname are uncertain, but it may be derived from Middle English kidel "fish weir", denoting a person who lived by a fish weir or made his living from it, or from an English place called Kiddal, probably meaning "Cydda's corner of land" from the Old English given name Cydda and halh "nook or corner of land".
Kiebler German
Comes from the Middle High German word "kübel" meaning a "vat," or "barrel." As such it was an occupational name for a cooper, or barrel maker.
Kiehl Medieval Low German
From Middle Low German kil ‘wedge’, applied as a metonymic occupational name or as a pejorative nickname for a ruffian. Possibly a habitational name from Kiel in Schleswig-Holstein, from Dutch and Frisian kil ‘stagnant water’ (see Kiel)... [more]
Kiel German
German surname of several possible origins and meanings.... [more]
Kiel Dutch
From Middle Dutch kidel, kedel "smock", hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who make such garments or perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually wore one. Also a Dutch habitational name from a place so named in Antwerp or from the German city Kiel in Schleswig-Holstein.
Kiel Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) variant of Kil.
Kiel Polish
From Polish kieł "tooth, fang", hence a nickname for someone with bad or protruding teeth.
Kiełbasa Polish
Means "sausage" in Polish.
Kiełbasiewicz Polish (Rare)
From Kiełbasa and the patronymic suffix -ewicz.
Kiełbasiński m Polish
From Kiełbasa and the suffix -iński.
Kielland Norwegian
Alexander Kielland was a Norwegian writer (1849–1906).
Kienbaum German, Jewish
from Low German kienbaum "Scots pine" originally denoting any species or variety of pine tree. Derived from kien "pine tree" and boum "tree".
Kiener German
Named after profession from Middle High German kien ‘pine chip, torch’ for someone who chips pine wood (wood from pine or spruce) and sells it (e.g. to smelters), a lumberjack or charcoal burner.... [more]
Kieran Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciaráin ‘descendant of Ciarán’, a byname from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black-haired’... [more]
Kierkegaard Danish
Means "farm near the church" from elements kirke meaning "church" and gaard meaning "farm." A famous bearer is Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.
Kiernan Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Thighearnáin, which means "son of Tighearnán."
Kies German
Either from Middle High German kis "gravel, shingle", denoting someone who lives in a gravelly place, or kiesen "to choose". Johann Kies (1713–1781) was a German astronomer and mathematician.
Kiesler German
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of gravelly land, derived from Middle High German kisel or Old High German kisil meaning "pebble, gravel".
Kiestler German
Possibly a form of Kistler an occupation name for a joiner or cabinet maker.
Kiều Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qiao, from Sino-Vietnamese 喬 (kiểu).
Kieu Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Kiều.
Kiff English
Possibly a variant of Kift, itself from an Old English nickname meaning "clumsy, awkward".
Kiff German
Topographic name from a Westphalian dialect Kiff "outhouse, tied cottage, shack".
Kiggins Irish, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mag Uiginn and variant of Higgins.
Kihara Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kihlberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish kil "wedge" and berg "mountain".
Kihoro Kikuyu
Of uncertain Meaning.
Kihu Estonian
Kihu is an Estonian surname meaning "impulse" and "urge".
Kihulane Estonian
Kihulane is an Estonian surname meaning "midge".
Kiidemaa Estonian
Kiidemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "praised land".
Kiigemägi Estonian
Kiigemägi is an Estonian surname meaning "swaying mountain".
Kiiker Estonian
Kiiker is an Estonian surname meaning "spyglass" and "telescope"; may also relate to "kiik", meaning "swing".
Kiil Estonian
Kiil is an Estonian surname meaning "keel", "wedge (tool)", and "frog".
Kiin Estonian
Kiin is an Estonian surname meaning both "gadfly" and "cleaver".
Kiire Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 喜入 (Kiire) meaning "Kiire", a former village in the former district of Kiire in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, or it being a variant spelling of 給黎 (Kiire) meaning "Kiire", the name of the district which the village was located in.
Kiirend Estonian
Kiirend is an Estonian surname derived from "kiirendi" meaning "accelerator/accelerant" and "catalyst".
Kiiri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 喜入 (see Kiire).
Kiiroja Estonian
Kiiroja is an Estonian surname meaning "fast (flowing) creek".
Kiisk Estonian
Kiisk is an Estonian name meaning "ruffe" (a freshwater fish: Gymnocephalus cernua).
Kiiver Estonian
Kiiver is an Estonian surname meaning "helmut".
Kiivit Estonian
Kiivit is an Estonian surname meaning "peewit/lapwing" (bird species: "Vanellus vanellus").
Kijowska f Polish
Feminine form of Kijowski.
Kijowski m Polish
Derived from Kijów, the Polish form of Kyiv.
Kikawa Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Kikerpill Estonian
Kikerpill is an Estonian surname meaning "cicer instrument".
Kikerpuu Estonian
Kikerpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "cicer wood".
Kikidis Greek
(Greek background) not very common surname and comes from Greece
Kikkamägi Estonian
Kikkamägi is an Estonian surname meaning "spindle (tree: Euonymus) mountain".
Kikkas Estonian
Means "rooster" in Estonian.
Kiku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).
Kikuchi Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 池 (chi) meaning "pool, pond" or 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land, ground".
Kikuda Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Kikuhara Japanese (Rare)
Kiku (菊) means "chrysanthemum", hara (原) means "plain/field/meadow"
Kikuichi Japanese
Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Takashi, Hideo, Hiroshi, Kazuo, Masato, Minoru, Satoshi, Tadashi, Chihiro, Hideki, Hiromi, Isamu.... [more]
Kikumori Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and mori means "forest".
Kikuta Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kikutani Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and tani means "valley".
Kikutani Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 麹谷 (see Kōjiya).
Kikuya Japanese
"Chrysanthemum valley."
Kikyo Japanese
This surname is used as 桔梗, 喜京, 木京 or 鬼京 with 桔 (kitsu, ketsu, ki), which is used in plant names, 梗 (kyou, kou, oomune, fusagu, yamanire) meaning "close up, flower stem, for the most part", 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 鬼 (ki, oni, oni-) meaning "devil, ghost" and 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital."... [more]
Kil Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) of uncertain origin; perhaps a nickname from Yiddish kil ‘cool’.
Kil Korean
There is one Chinese character for the Kil surname. In the 1930 census, there was a significantly larger number of Kils living in Korea; it was the 62nd most common name in Korea. In a census taken after the Korean War, however, it had dropped to 72nd... [more]
Kilbride Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Bhrighde "son of the devotee of Saint Brigid" (cf... [more]
Kilburg German, Luxembourgish
"Kyll castle," from German burg (castle) near the Kyll river in Germany. Also "wedge mountain" in Swedish: kil (wedge) and berg (mountain).
Kilcommon Irish
Indicated a person who was from Kilcommon, Erris, County Mayo in Ireland. The place name Kilcommon derives from the Gaeltacht phrase Cill Chomáin, meaning "church of St. Comán."
Kilcoyne Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chaoine "son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Caoin" or from Mac Giolla Chaoin "son of the gentle lad"... [more]
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