All Submitted Surnames

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Kinami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Kincaid Scottish
Scottish habitational name from a place near Lennoxtown, north of Glasgow, which is first recorded in 1238 as Kincaith and in 1250 as Kincathe... [more]
Kind German, Jewish, Dutch
From Middle High German kint, German Kind "child", hence a nickname for someone with a childish or naive disposition, or an epithet used to distinguish between a father and his son. In some cases it may be a short form of any of various names ending in -kind, a patronymic ending of Jewish surnames.
Kind English
Nickname from Middle English kynde meaning "kind, type, nature" or "disposition", possibly used in the sense of "legitimate".
Kindem English
1 English: habitational name from a place in Derbyshire, of unknown etymology (probably a pre-English hill name, but the form is obscure).... [more]
Kinder English
Habitational name derived from a place in Derbyshire, of unknown etymology.
Kinderknecht German
Occupational name for a servant in charge of the children at a manor, derived from kinder (plural of kind) meaning "child" and knecht meaning "servant".
Kindermann German, Jewish
occupational name for a schoolteacher literally "children man", from the elements kind "child" and man "man".
Kindikeri Telugu
The word ‘Kindi’ meaning “lower or down” in the Telugu language, while ‘Keri’ means “area,”land or street” in Kannada.... [more]
Kindiki Meru, Eastern African
Kindiki has no known meaning.
Kindleberger German
One who lights bergs
Kindness English (Puritan)
Simply from the English abstract noun
Kindred English
From the Anglo-Saxon given name Cenered meaning "bold counsel" from the elements cene, cen (later kene) meaning "bold, brave, proud" and raed meaning "counsel".
Kindy English
"From Kinder".
Kingdom English
Either a variant of Kingdon or from Old English cyningdom "kingdom" derived from cyning "king" or cyne "royal" and dom "authority".
Kingdon English
Habitational name from Higher Kingdon in Alverdiscott or from Kendon in North Bovey both in Devon... [more]
Kingibe Kanuri, Nigerian
Meaning unavailable.
Kingman English
From the words "king" and "man", denoting a servant of the king.
Kingsbury English
Habitational surname derived from several places in England with the same name, for example in northwest London (formerly Middlesex), Somerset, and Warwickshire. These are mostly named in Old English as cyninges burh meaning "the king’s stronghold", but the last mentioned is cynesburh meaning "stronghold of Cyne" (cyne is a short form of any of various compound names with cyne- meaning "royal" as the first element).
Kingsepp Estonian
Kingsepp is an Estonian surname meaning "shoemaker".
Kingsford English
English habitational name from any of various places named Kingsford, for example in Essex, Devon, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire. The name ostensibly means ‘the king’s ford’, but the one in Worcestershire is named as Ceningaford ‘ford of Cena’s people’.
Kingsland m English
Kyngeslond... [more]
Kingsland m English
Kyngeslond... [more]
Kingsleigh English
It is a variant of KINGSLEY.
Kingsmore English
Derived from several places named Kingsmoor or King’s Moor, in Somerset, Sussex, and Essex, England.
Kingsolver English (American)
Altered form of English Consolver, which is unexplained. Compare Kinsolving.
Kingson English (African)
Means "son of a king, prince".
Kingswell English
An English surname meaning "Lives by the King's spring"
Kingswood English
Means “King’s wood.”
Kington English
Variant of Kingston meaning "King's Town".
Kinjo Japanese
From the Japanese 金 (kin or kane) "gold," "money" and 城 (jo or shiro) "castle."
Kinjo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 金城 (see Kinjō).
Kinjō Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kin) meaning "gold, money, metal" and 城 (jō) meaning "castle".
Kink Estonian
Kink is an Estonian surname meaning "bestowal" or "gift".
Kinkade Scottish
Habitation name, from the lands of Kincaid in Scotland.
Kīnkamäg Livonian
Probably coming from the Livonian coast.
Kinkle German
Derived from the Middle High German word "kunkel," which meant "spindle." It is thus supposed that the first bearers of this surname were spindle makers in occupation.
Kinne German
From the female given name Kinne, a Silesian diminutive of Kunigunde.
Kinne Flemish
Variant of Kin.
Kinney Scottish
Reduced form of McKinney.
Kino Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness".
Kinose Japanese
Ki means "tree, wood", no could be a possessive particle or it could mean "field, wilderness", and se means "current, ripple".
Kinoshita Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", an unwritten possessive marker 之 (no), and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Kinoue Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", an unwritten possessive marker の (no), and 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper".
Kinpo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Kinpō Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Kinpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Kinpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Kinsella Irish
From Gaelic Uí Ceinnsealaigh meaning "descendant of Cinnsealach", a given name probably meaning "chief warrior".
Kinslow English
habitational name from Kingslow in Worfield (Shropshire). The placename means "king's tumulus" from Old English cyning "king" (genitive cyninges) and hlaw "tumulus burial mound hill".
Kinsolving English
Altered form of English Consolver
Kinugasa Japanese
From Japanese 衣 (kinu) meaning "clothing, clothes" and 笠 (kasa) meaning "bamboo hat".
Kinugawa Japanese
From 絹 (kinu) meaning "silk" combined with 川 or 河 (gawa) meaning "stream, river".
Kinukawa Japanese
From 絹 (kinu) meaning "silk" combined with 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Kinutani Japanese
Kinu means "silk" and tani means "valley".
Kio Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning “tree, wood”, 城 (ki) meaning “castle, city”, combined with 大 (o) meaning “big, great, vast, high”, or 小 (o) meaning “small”.
Kiplin English
A locational surname that takes its name from the hamlet of Kiplin in the English county of North Yorkshire. In turn, the hamlet is said to derive its name from Old English Cyppelingas, which means "the people of Cyppel", as it consists of the Old English personal name Cyppel with the Old English word ingas meaning "people".
Kipp Estonian
Kipp is an Estonian surname derived from "kippama" meaning to "tilt", "rock" and "topple".
Kippasto Estonian
Kippasto is an Estonian surname derived from "kippama" meaning to "tilt", "rock" and "topple".
Kippenberger German, French, Scottish
Mainly means "Shepard".
Kipping German
German: habitational name from a place named with Middle High German kip ‘point’, ‘peak’ or from Kippingen in the Rhineland.
Kipps German
Topographical name for someone living on a hill, from Kippe 'edge', 'brink'.
Kipps English
From Middle English Kipp, perhaps a byname for a fat man, from an unattested Old English form Cyppe, which according to Reaney is from the Germanic root kupp 'to swell'.
Kira Japanese
From 吉 (ki) meaning "good luck, fortune" and 良 (ra) meaning "good".
Kıraç Turkish
Means "barren, wasted, infertile" in Turkish.
Kirakosyan Armenian
Means "son of Kirakos".
Kıral Turkish
Means "supreme leader" in Turkish
Kıran Turkish
Means "pestilence, murrain" or "breaker, crusher" in Turkish.
Kiran Indian, Telugu, Hindi
From the given name Kiran.
Kiraz Turkish
Means "cherry" in Turkish.
Kircher German
from Middle High German kirchner "minister, sexton patron" hence an occupational name for a priest or a church assistant.
Kirchhoff German
An old Norse origin surname. Combination of Norse word Kirkr and Hoff means 'garden'.
Kirchmann German
From Middle High German kirihha "church" and man "man" hence an occupational name for someone working in the service of the church or possibly a topographic name for someone living near a church... [more]
Kirchofer German
German topographic name for someone living near a churchyard, or habitational name for the proprietor or tenant of a farm named as "Church Farm", from Middle High German kirche "church" + hof "farmstead", "manor farm".
Kirchschläger German (Austrian)
Habitational name of several places in Austria named Kirchschlag, all possibly from Middle High German kirche "church" and Schlag "blow, hit".
Kirdpan Thai
From Thai เกิด (koet) meaning "to become" and พันธุ์ (phan) meaning "breed; species; lineage".
Kiribayashi Japanese
From 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "woods, grove".
Kirichenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Kyrychenko.
Kirida Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Kirieda Japanese
"Paulownia tree branch".
Kirienko Ukrainian
Means "son of Kyrylo".
Kirigaya Japanese
From 桐 (kiri), referring to the tree known commonly as the empress or foxglove tree, combined with 谷 (ya) meaning "valley," sometimes with the infixation of the historical possessive particle が (ga) (written as ヶ) that is most often used in place names and surnames... [more]
Kirigiri Popular Culture
This surname is used as 霧切 with 霧 (bu, bou, mu, kiri) meaning "fog, mist" and 切 (sai, setsu, ki.ri, -ki.ri, ki.ru, -ki.ru, ki.re, -ki.re, ki.reru, -ki.reru, -gi.ri, -gi.re) meaning "be sharp, cut(off)."... [more]
Kirihara Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kirillov Russian
Means "son of Kirill"
Kirilov Russian
Means "son of Kirill".
Kirilova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kirilov.
Kirima Japanese (Rare)
Kiri (桐 or 霧) means "paulownia/foxglove tree" or "mist" respectively, ma (間), means "space".
Kirimoto Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "root, origin, source".
Kirimura Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Kirino Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Kirishima Japanese (Rare)
From 桐 (kiri), referring to the tree known commonly as the empress or foxglove tree, 霧 (kiri) meaning "fog, mist" or 切 (kiri) meaning "end, finish; bounds, limits" combined with 島/嶋 (shima) meaning "island."
Kiritani Japanese
From 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Kiriya Japanese
A variant of Kiritani.
Kiriyama Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia tree" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Kirja Estonian
Kirja is an Estonian surname meaning "epistolary" (relating to the writing of letters).
Kirkby English
Variant of Kirby.
Kirkland English, Scottish
Derived from the Scottish 'kirk', meaning church, and land. This name denoted one who lived near or tended to the land belonging to or surrounding a church. A famous /fictional/ bearer is Arthur Kirkland, a main character in the highly popular anime/webmanga Axis Powers Hetalia... [more]
Kirkman English
A name originally found in both Scotland and England. From Kirk- meaning "church" and -man for someone who lived near or worked at a church.
Kirkpatrick English, Scottish, Northern Irish
Habitational name from various places so called from the dedication of their church to St. Patrick. See Kirk.
Kirksey English
English: probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. This surname is also common in the American South.
Kirkwood Scottish, English
From any of several places in Scotland named Kirkwood, derived from Old English cirice "church" and wudu "tree, wood, forest".
Kırmızı Turkish
Means "red" in Turkish.
Kirouac French (Quebec)
From an unidentified place name in Brittany, France, derived from Breton kaer, caer, ker meaning "fortified settlement" and an unknown given name.
Kirov m Russian
Means "son of Kir".
Kirovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Kirovski.
Kirovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Kiro".
Kirrin Literature
Used by Enid Blyton in the Famous Five book series (first published 1942) for the main character George Kirrin. It is also used as a place name for the fictional village where she lives and the nearby island.
Kirsanov m Russian
Means "son of Kirsan."
Kirsch German
Means 'cherry' in German, short form of Kirschstein or other surnames starting with Kirsch.
Kirschbaum German, Jewish
topographic name from kirschbaum "cherry tree" derived from the elements kirsch "cherry" and boum "tree"... [more]
Kirschenbaum German
From German means "cherry tree".
Kirschenmann German
from Middle High German kirsche "cherry" and man "man" an occupational name for a grower or seller of cherries or a topographic name.
Kirschner German (Silesian)
From the German word "kirchenære." The other occupation is that of a furrier and, in this case, the name is derived from the word "kuerschner."
Kirschstein German
German surname meaning "cherry stone".
Kirshenbaum German
Means "cherry tree".
Kirsimaa Estonian
Kirsimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "cherry land".
Kirsimäe Estonian
Kirsimäe is an Estonian surname meaning "cherry hill".
Kirsipuu Estonian
Means "cherry tree" in Estonian.
Kirss Estonian
Kirss is an Estonian surname meaning "cherry".
Kirstein German
Derivative of the Latin personal name Christianus, also an Americanized spelling of Kirschstein.
Kirsten English
English and modernized version of Kirstein
Kirt Estonian
Kirt is an Estonian surname derived from "kirtsus" meaning "wrinkled" and "furrowed".
Kirton English
Family name for someone who resides near a church. From Old English kirk meaning "church" and ton meaning "town, settlement".
Kirts English (American)
Probably an Americanized form of German Kirtz.
Kirtz German
Patronymic form of Gero or Gier, pet forms of names containing the Old High German elements ger "spear" or giri "desire, greed".
Kirves Estonian
Kirves is an Estonian surname meaning "axe".
Kirwan Irish
From Gaelic Ó Ciardhubháin meaning "descendant of Ciardhubhán", a given name composed of the elements ciar "dark" and dubh "black" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Kirwin Irish
Variant of Kirwan
Kiryuin Japanese (?), Popular Culture (?)
Either from 桐生 (Kiryu), a place name, combined with 院 (in) meaning "college" or 鬼 (ki, oni) meaning "demon" and 龍 (ryu) meaning "dragon, imperial" combined with 院 (in) meaning "college".
Kiryukhin m Russian
Possibly derived from a diminutive of Kira 1.
Kiryushkin m Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the Russian name Kir.
Kiš Serbian, Croatian
Possibly derived from Turkish kış, meaning "winter", or Hungarian kis, meaning "small".
Kısa Turkish
Means "short, brief" in Turkish.
Kisaragi Japanese (Rare)
Old way to say February.
Kisaragi Japanese (Rare)
如月 (Kisaragi) can be translated as "February" and "second month of the lunar calendar" (obsolete term) and the kanji means (如月 = likeness; like; such as; as if; better; best; equal | month; moon)... [more]
Kise Kise
Kise is very Kise
Kiser German
Variant of Kaiser.
Kish English
A name for a person who worked as a maker of leather armor for the knight's legs.
Kishchuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кіт (kit) or кішка (kishka), both meaning "cat".
Kishi Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "bank, shore".
Kishida Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kishii Japanese
Koshi means "shore, bank, beach" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Kishikawa Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Kishimi Japanese
From 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach" and 見 (mi) meaning "see, perspective, view, outlook".
Kishino Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Kishinyov m Russian (Rare)
Means "Chișinau", the capital of Moldova, in Russian. It is a very rare last name.
Kishio Japanese
Kishi means "bank, shore, beach" and o means "tail".
Kishioka Japanese
formed with 岸 (Kishi, Gan) meaning "Beach" and 岡 (Oka, Kō) meaning "Mount; hill; knoll”. So the mean it could be interpreted as “Hill of the Beach” or “Beach Hill”
Kishiyama Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Kishka Ukrainian
Means "cat" in Ukrainian.
Kishlansky Russian (?)
Mark Kishlansky was a historian.
Kishor Indian, Hindi
From the given name Kishor.
Kishore Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
From the given name Kishor.
Kiskadden Scottish
From the place name Garscadden, which is in modern day Glasgow, Scotland.
Kisku Santali, Indian
Known as the surname of Rathin Kisku.
Kislitsyn Russian
Derived from Russian кислица (kislitsa) meaning "mope, a dull, spiritless person".
Kiśljak Belarusian
Possibly related to Kislyak.
Kisly Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian кислый (kisly) meaning "acid, acidic, sour".
Kislyak Belarusian
Fromn Belarusian кісла (kisla), meaning "bitter, sour".
Kislykh Russian
From кислый (kislyy) meaning "sour"
Kissack Manx
Manx and Derry Irish form of "McIsaac"
Kissami Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "descendants of Qasim" in Arabic. This was the name of a Moroccan family descended from the Idrisid dynasty.
Kissel German
From a pet form of the Germanic personal name Gisulf.
Kissinger German
HouseofNames.com: The Kissinger surname derives from the Old High German word "kisil," meaning "pebble," or "gravel." The name may have been a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of pebbles or gravel; or it may have evolved from any of several places named with this word.
Kitabatake Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 畠 (batakat) meaning "field".
Kitabayashi Japanese
From the Japanese 北 (kita) "North" and 林 (bayashi or hayashi) "forest," "woods."
Kitabayashi Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Kitadai Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 代 (dai) meaning "society, world, cost, price" or 台 (dai) meaning "Taiwan, machine or vehicle counter, stand, pedestal".
Kitagaki Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 垣 (gaki) meaning "hedge, fence".
Kitahara Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kitahashi Japanese
Kita means "north" and hashi means "bridge".
Kitajima Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Kitakado Japanese
Kita means "north" and kado means "gate".
Kitakawa Japanese
Kita means "north" and kawa means "river, stream".
Kitami Japanese
From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" or 北 (kita) meaning "north", combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many" and/or 見 (mi) meaning "see".
Kitamura Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Kitani Japanese
From the Japanese 木 (ki or moku) "tree," "wood" and 谷 (tani or ya) "valley."
Kitano Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Kitanokouji Japanese (Rare)
Kitanokouji (北小路) comes from kita (北) means "North", Kouji (小路) means "Alley". This is one of the kuge surnames and this surname is very rare. No notable people or fictional characters bear this surname.
Kitao Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".
Kitaoka Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Kitasawa Japanese
Kita means "north" and shima means "island".
Kitase Japanese
Kita means "north" and and se means "ripple".
Kitashima Japanese
Kita means "north" and shima means "island".
Kitashirakawa Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north", 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Kitaura Japanese
Kita means "north" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Kitaya Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Kitayama Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Kitazawa Japanese
Kita (北) means "North", zawa/sawa (沢 or 澤) means "swamp". Sawa changes to zawa because of rendaku.
Kitazawa Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
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