All Submitted Surnames

Kazanchyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).

Kazancı Turkish
Occupational name for a maker or seller of cauldrons, kettles or boilers, from Turkish kazan meaning "cauldron, boiler".

Kazandjian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).

Kazanjian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).

Kazanjyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).

Kazanov Russian
Means "of Kazan", either referring to the city of Kazan in Tatarstan, Russia, or from a given name. The name is most likely of Turkic origin, possibly from Bulgar qazan meaning "cauldron, pot", which would have been used to denote someone who made pots.

Kazantsev m Russian
Denotes to a person from Kazan'.

Kazantzakis Greek

Kazari Japanese (Rare)
Means "decoration" in Japanese.

Kazarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազարյան (see Ghazaryan).

Kazaryan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազարյան (see Ghazaryan).

Kaze Japanese
Kaze means "wind".

Kazeana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 風穴 (see Kazaana).

Kazegai Japanese
Variant of Kazetani.

Kazegaya Japanese
Variant of Kazetani.

Kazehaya Japanese
Kaze means "wind" and haya means "fast".

Kazemi Japanese

Kazempour Persian
Means "son of Kazem".

Kazemzadeh Persian
Means "born of Kazem".

Kazetani Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 風 (kaze) meaning "wind, style" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Kazeya Japanese
Variant of Kazetani.

Kazi Indian (Muslim)
Variant spelling of Qazi ‘judge’.

Kazi Bengali, Indian
Variant of Qazi.

Kazi Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Bengali form of Qazi as well as an alternate transcription of Hindi काज़ी and Urdu قاضی.

Kazikowski Polish
Variant of Kozikowski.

Kazim Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic
From the given name Kazim.

Kazimiraŭ Belarusian
Means "son of Kazimir".

Kazimirov Russian
Means "son of Kazimir".

Kazımov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Kazım".

Kazımova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Kazımov.

Kazinets Belarusian

Kazinskiy m Russian, Jewish

Kaziuk Polish

Kazlov m Belarusian (Russified)
Russified form of Kazlow.

Kazlowski Russian

Kázmér Hungarian
From the given name Kázmér.

Kazmi Urdu
From the given name Kazim.

Kaźmierczak Polish
Derived from the given name Kazimierz.

Kazoe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主計 (see Kazue).

Kazue Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 主計 (kazue) meaning "(Ancient Japan) tax officer".... [more]

Kazueda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 数枝 (see Kazue).

Kazuk Belarusian

Kazuyuki Japanese

Kbausz Hungarian

KC Nepali
Abbreviation of Khatri Chhetri.

Ke Chinese
From Chinese 柯 (kē) meaning "axe handle, stalk, branch".

Keady English

Keagle German

Keagle German (Americanized)
Americanized form of the German surname "Kegel".

Keahi Hawaiian
From the given name Keahi.

Keal Irish (Anglicized)

Keala Hawaiian
From the given name Keala.

Kealoha Hawaiian
From the given name Kealoha.

Kealy Irish (Anglicized)

Keanan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ó Cianáin.

Keane Irish (Modern)
A nickname for a "brave" or "proud" person deriving from Middle English given name Kene

Kear Scottish Gaelic
Kear is derived from the Gaelic name O'Ciarain or O'Ceirin, which comes from the Gaelic word ciar, meaning black or dark brown.

Kearl English (American)

Kearns Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Céirín ‘descendant of Céirín’, a personal name from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black’... [more]

Kearny Irish
Variant of Kearney.

Kearse Irish
Variant of Keirsey.

Kearsey English
Variant of Kearsley

Kearsley English
Derived from any of the English settlements called Kearsley

Kearson English

Keasley English
Variant of Kearsley

Keason English

Keate English
Variant of Kite.

Keather English (American)

Keats English
Variant of Kite.

Keay Irish (?), Scottish
Possibly from the given name Kay 1.

Kebel German (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of German Kübel "tub, vat", a metonymic occupational name for a cooper or barrel-maker.

Kebi Indian

Kebre African

Kebukawa Japanese

Keçeci Turkish
Means "felt seller, person who makes felt" in Turkish, derived from keçe meaning "felt, cloth".

Kedem Hebrew
Either means "east" or "ancient" in Hebrew.

Keder Estonian
Keder is an Estonian surname meaning "wheel".

Kedrow Polish (Americanized, Rare)

Kedzie English

Keedus Estonian
Keedus is an Estonian surname meaning "brew".

Keek Estonian

Keel English
English habitational name from Keele in Staffordshire, named from Old English cy ‘cows’ + hyll ‘hill’, or from East and West Keal in Lincolnshire, which are named from Old Norse kjolr ‘ridge’... [more]

Keel Irish
Irish reduced form of McKeel.

Keel German (Swiss)
Swiss German variant of Kehl.

Keel German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of German Kühl, Kiehl, or Kiel.

Keel Estonian
Keel is an Estonian surname meaning "language/speech" and also "reed".

Keele English

Keeler English
English: occupational name for a boatman or boatbuilder, from an agent derivative of Middle English kele ‘ship’, ‘barge’ (from Middle Dutch kiel). Americanized spelling of German Kühler, from a variant of an old personal name (see Keeling) or a variant of Kühl.

Keeling Irish, English
Irish: see Keeley. ... [more]

Keenan Irish
Variant of O'keenan.

Keene English
Variant of Keen.

Keener English
Anglicized form of Kiener or Kühner.

Keeper English

Keeper German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Kuper.

Keeping English

Keerd Estonian
Keerd is an Estonian surname meaning "winding", "turn" and "spin".

Keerles Estonian
Keerles is an Estonian surname derived from "keerlema" meaning to "whirl" and "spin".

Keery Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ciardha.

Keeth Irish
A Scottish and Irish place surname meaning "forest" or "wood" or "windy place".

Keeton English
Habitational name from a place called Ketton in Durham or one in Rutland or from Keaton in Ermington, Devon. The first is named from the Old English personal name Catta or the Old Norse personal name Káti and Old English tūn "settlement"; the second is probably from an old river name or tribal name Cētan (possibly a derivative of Celtic cēd "wood") and Old English ēa "river"; and the last possibly from Cornish kee "hedge, bank" and Old English tūn.

Keevallik Estonian
Keevallik is an Estonian surname meaning "hot spring".

Keever Celtic
From McKeever, a form of McIver, meaning "son of Ivor".

Kefalas Greek
Nickname for a big-headed or obstinate person, derived from Greek κεφάλι (kefali) meaning "head".

Keffler German
Derived from Koeffler.

Kegasawa Japanese
From 気 (ke) meaning "feeling, spirit, mood", 賀 (ga) meaning "celebrate, congratulate, greet", and 沢 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marah".

Kegee English

Kegelmann German

Kegler German
Nickname for a skilled or enthusiastic skittles player, from an agent derivative of Middle High German kegel meaning "skittle", "pin".

Kego Scottish
Scottish - Eaglesham, Renfrewshire Scotland

Kehayias Greek

Keheley Irish (Anglicized)
americanized version of an irish clan name

Kehler German
Habitational name from various places called Kehl, notably the town across the Rhine from Strasbourg. In some cases it may be a variant of Köhler.

Kehoe Irish
Variant of McKeogh.

Keicher German
from the East Prussian dialect word keicher "small cake, pastry" hence a metonymic occupational name for a pastry chef or cook.

Keidar Hebrew
Keidar is an ancient nickname given to the descendants of Ishmael.

Keidel German

Keidrich German

Keif English

Keifer German
Variant of Kiefer.

Keight English

Keigwin Welsh
From "kei", meaning 'a dog' and "gwyn", meaning, 'white' in Cornish.(a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family.)... [more]

Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele Hawaiian (Rare)

Keikilawa Hawaiian

Keiley English, Irish
Variant of Keeley.

Keillor Scottish
Habitational name from a place in Angus called Keilor.

Keily English, Irish
Variant of Keeley.

Keim German
Unknown.

Keinath German
Possibly a variant of Keinrath, from the personal name Konrad. ... [more]

Keiner German
Reduced form of the personal name Kagenher, from Old High German gagan 'against' + heri 'army'.

Keiper German
Similar to the origins of Kuiper (Dutch) and Cooper (English), Keiper was an occupation which means "cooper" or "barrelmaker".

Keira Japanese

Keirnan Irish
Gaelic form of Keirnan is Mac Thighearnain, which is derived from the word tighearna, meaning "lord." First found in County Cavan, Ireland.

Keirns English
Name for someone who works at a mill of makes butter.

Keirsey Irish
Topographic name of Norman origin name dating back to the 13th century.

Keiser German
Variation of Kaiser.

Keita Western African

Keith German
Nickname from Middle High German kit "sprout, offspring".

Keizer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Kaiser.

Kekakho Batak

Keke Nauruan

Kekilli Turkish

Kekkai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 結解 (see Kekke).

Kekke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結解 (kekke), a variant reading of 結解 (ketsuge) meaning "klesha to nirvana".

Kekke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結解 (kekke), a variant reading of 結解 (ketsuge) meaning "account settlement", referring to someone who would deal with settlement of accounts.

Kekkonen Finnish

Keklik Turkish
Means "partridge" in Turkish.

Kekoa Hawaiian
From the given name Kekoa.

Kelava Croatian
Possibly derived from Turkish kel, meaning "bald".... [more]

Kelby English

Kelce English
Variant of Kelsey.

Kelch German
nickname from Middle High German kelch "double chin", "goiter". from another meaning of Middle High German kelch "glass", "chalice", hence a metonymic occupational name for a chalice maker or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a chalice.

Kelchen Russian

Kelchin m Russian

Kelder Estonian
Kelder is an Estonian surname meaning "cellar".

Kelecom Belgian

Kelekolio Hawaiian
From the given name Kelekolio.

Keleş Turkish

Keleş Turkish
Means "brave, handsome" as well as "bald" or "ugly" in Turkish.

Keley Indonesian

Kelham English
Derived from the village of Kelham, near Newark-upon-Trent, Nottingham.

Keli African

Kell Estonian
Kell is an Estonian surname meaning "clock".

Kellam English

Kelleher Irish
From Gaelic Ó Céileachair meaning "son of Céileachar". The Irish given name Céileachar means "companion-dear", i.e., "lover of company".

Kellejian Armenian
Meaning unknown.

Kellen German
From the name of a place in Rhineland, which is derived from Middle Low German kel (a field name denoting swampy land) or from the dialect word kelle meaning "steep path, ravine".

Kellenberger Swiss

Kellerman South African

Kellers German
Variant of Keller.

Kellett Irish, English
Unknown meaning. Comes from Anglo-Saxon origin.

Kelli Indian

Kellner German, Dutch, Jewish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, French
Means "waiter, cellarman" in German, ultimately derived from Latin cellarium "pantry, cellar, storeroom". This was an occupational name for a steward, a castle overseer, or a server of wine.

Kello Estonian
Kello is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kell" meaning "clock", or "kellu" meaning "trowel".

Kellock Scottish

Kellog English, Irish
Variant of Kellogg

Kellogg Irish
Anglicised form of Ó Ceallaigh

Kells English

Kellu Nigerian

Kelm German
Germanized form of Polish Chelm ‘peak’, ‘hill’, a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill with a pointed summit, or habitational name from a city in eastern Poland or any of various other places named with this word.

Kelner German, English, Vilamovian
Means "waiter" in German.

Kelsall English
Habitational name probably derived from Kelsall in Cheshire, England, derived from the Old English given name Kell combined with halh "nook, recess", or possibly from Kelshall, Hertfordshire, meaning "Cylle’s hill", or Kelsale, Suffolk, meaning "Ceol’s nook"... [more]

Kelsay English
Variant spelling of Kelsey.

Kelsch German (Anglicized)
Partly Americanized form of German Koelsch.

Kelshaw English
Variant of the habitational name Culcheth, or of Kershaw or Kelsall.

Kelso Scottish
Habitational name from Kelso on the river Tweed in Roxburghshire, perhaps so named from Old English cealc "chalk" + hoh "ridge", "spur".

Kelson English
Means "son of Kel"

Keltie Scottish

Kelton Scottish
Scottish habitational name from the village of Kelton in the parish of the same name in Kirkcudbrightshire.

Kelty Scottish
From the name of a village in Fife, Scotland, which was derived from Scottish Gaelic coillte "wooded area, grove".

Kelvin Scottish, English
See the given name Kelvin.

Kelwin English

Kemal Turkish

Kemani Indian

Kemba Eastern African

Kember English

Kemble English

Kemble English
Derived from the Middle English personal name Kinebald, Kenebald, Kembald (Old English Cynebald composed of the elements cyne "family, kin" and beald "bold").

Kemelov m Kazakh
Means "son of Kemel".

Kemelova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kemelov.

Kemerer German
From the Old German word "kämmerer," which means "chamberlain." A chamberlain was the person in charge of the noble household; to him would fall the duty of ensuring that the castle and court of the noble ran smoothly.

Ķemeris Latvian
Derived from the place name Ķemeri.

Kemerovchanka Siberian (?)

Kemicki Polish

Kemmer German
Kemmer is a surname. The surname Kemmer is an occupational surname. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old German word "kämmerer," which means "chamberlain." A chamberlain was the person in charge of the noble household; to him would fall the duty of ensuring that the castle and court of the noble ran smoothly... [more]

Kempe Swedish
Variant of Kämpe.

Kemper German, Dutch
From Kamp "field, piece of land", an occupational name denoting a peasant farmer. It could also indicate someone from a place named using the element. Alternatively, a variant of Kempf meaning "fighter".

Kemperman Dutch
Variant of Kemper.

Kempes German, Dutch
German and Dutch variant of Kemp or Kamp. It could also be a habitational name for a person from any of the various places named Kempen on the border between Germany and the Netherlands (for example the town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, close to the Dutch border), a status name for a peasant farmer or serf, or an occupational name for an official calibrator who marked the correct weight and measures for verification, derived from Middle Low German kempen... [more]

Kempner Jewish

Kempton English
From the name of a place in Shropshire meaning "Cempa's town" or "warrior town", from a combination of either the Old English word cempa "warrior" or the byname derived from it and tun "farmstead, settlement".

Kemskyy m Ukrainian

Kenam Southern African

Kenapea Estonian
Kenapea is an Estonian surname meaning "beautiful head".

Kendale English (Rare)
Variant of Kendal

Kenderdine English
Origins: Staffordshire, England

Kendi African

Kendighelean Gagauz

Kendo Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (ken) meaning "fist" and 藤 (do, dou, dō) meaning "wisteria"

Kendon English

Kendrew English
Variant of Andrew, possibly influenced by Mcandrew. Notable namesake is Nobel Prize winning chemist John Kendrew (1917-1997).

Kendri Indonesian

Kendrix English (American)
Patronymic form of Kendrick 1.

Kendy English (?)
Variant of Kindy(?).

Kendziora Polish
Polish

Keneally Irish
Variant of Kenneally.

Kenealy Irish
Variant of Kenneally.

Kenelly English

Kenesov m Kazakh
Means "son of Kenes".

Kenesova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kenesov.

Kengaku Japanese

Keni Indian

Kenijima Japanese

Kenma Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "to see enough".

Kenmochi Japanese
From 剣 (ken, tsurugi) meaning "sword" and 持 (mochi, ji, chi, mo.tsu) meaning "to hold, to have".

Kenmore Scottish, Manx
Variant of Kenmuir.

Kenmotsu Japanese

Kenmuir Scottish
Derived from one of several places named with Gaelic ceann mòr "big end" (of a feature such as a hill or loch).

Kennan Irish (Anglicized), English

Kennaway English
From the medieval personal name Kenewi, from Old English Cynewīg, literally "royal war", or Cēnwīg, literally "bold war".

Kenneally Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cionnfhaolaidh "descendant of Cionnfhaoladh", a personal name derived from ceann "head" + faol "wolf".

Kennebrew Scottish (Americanized, ?)
Americanized form of the Scottish surname Kinniburgh, which is derived from the feminine given name Kinborough... [more]

Kennedie Irish
Variant of Kennedy.

Kennelly Irish
Variant of Kenneally.

Kennen Irish

Kenner German, Jewish
Means "expert, connoisseur" in German, from kennen "to know", a nickname for someone considered to be intelligent or knowledgeable.

Kenner German
Habitational name denoting someone from Kenn, Germany.

Kenner English
Possibly derived from Middle English kenner "teacher", derived from kennen "to make known, to teach".

Kennerk English
The surname Kennerk was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Kennerley English

Kenners English

Kennerson English

Kenneth English
Derived from the given name Kenneth.

Kennethson English
Means “Son Of Kenneth.”

Kennett English

Kenney English
Variant of Kenny

Kennington English

Kenny English, Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinnigh "descendant of Coinneach" or Ó Cionaodha "descendant of Cionaodh".

Kenobi Popular Culture
Obi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' saga, created by George Lucas. The meaning of the name is not known, but as Lucas was very much influenced by Japanese samurai movies, it is possible that the name is a combination of Japanese 剣 (ken) "sword" and 帯 (obi) "belt".

Kensaki Japanese

Kensett English
Variant of Kensit.

Kensington English
Habitational name from any of the various places named Kensington in England, all derived from Old English given name Cynesige and tun "enclosure, town".

Kensit English
A surname of Old English, pre-7th-century origins. It derives from a locality, probably either Kingsettle in Somerset, which translates as "the seat of the King", and is believed to relate to Alfred the Great, or possibly Kingside in Cumberland, or to some now lost village or town with a similar spelling.

Kensley English
This surname might derive from the surname Kinsley or from the locational surname Kelsey (denoting someone who is from either North or South Kelsey in Lincolnshire).

Kent English (?)
Region in England

Kentel Estonian
Kentel is an Estonian surname meaning "pendant".

Kentie Dutch
Origin and meaning unknown. Possibly derived from a Scottish surname such as MacKenzie.

Kenton English

Kenton English
habitational name from any of various places so named Kenton, for example in Devon, Greater London (formerly Middlesex), Northumberland, and Suffolk... [more]

Kenttä Finnish
Means "field" in Finnish.

Kenup Brazilian

Kenuth Papuan

Kenwood English
From the settlement of Kenwood in the parish of Kenton, county of Devon, England. ... [more]

Kenworthy English (British, Anglicized, Rare)
his interesting surname of English origin is a locational name from a place so called in Cheshire, deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century personal name Cyna, a short from of the various compound names with the first element "cyne" meaning "Royal", or, Cena, a byname meaning "Keon", "Bold" or a short form of various compound personal names with this first element plus the Old English pre 7th Century "worthing" "enclosure"... [more]

Kenwyn Cornish (Rare)
This surname is derived from the name of a town and river in Cornwall, England (called Keynwynn in Cornish). It is said that the name is derived from Cornish keyn meaning "back, keel, ridge" and gwynn meaning "white, fair, blessed."

Kenyon English, Welsh
Kenyon is a surname from Wales meaning "a person from Ennion's Mound"

Kenyou Arabic

Kenz Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)

Kenza Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Kenza.

Kenzaki Japanese
Variant of Kensaki.

Kenzhebaev m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Kenzhebay".

Kenzhebaeva f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Kenzhebaev.

Kenzie Irish (Anglicized)

Kenzy Scottish

Keobouahom Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem", ບົວ (bua) meaning "water lily, lotus" and ຫອມ (hom) meaning "fragrant, aromatic".

Keodara Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem" and ດາລາ (dara) meaning "star".

Keogan English

Keogh Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Keough, which is a shortened form of McKeough, itself an anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha meaning "son of Eochaidh"... [more]

Keohavong Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel", ຫາ (ha) meaning "seek, find, obtain" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Keokanya Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem" and ກັນຍາ (kanya) meaning "September" or "Virgo (the constellation)".

Keomanivong Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem", ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Keomany Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel, glass" and ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel, precious stone".

Keopanya Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel" and ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason".

Keopaseuth Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel" and ​ປະ​ເສີດ (paseuth) meaning "excellent, magnificent".

Keopraseuth Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ແກ້ວ​ປະ​ເສີດ (see Keopaseuth).

Keosavath Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel" and ສະຫວາດ (savath) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".

Keosoupha Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel" and ສຸພາ (soupha) meaning "beautiful, handsome, pleasant".

Keough Irish, Scottish
Anglicized, reduced form of Mac Eochaidh meaning "son of Eochaidh".

Keovilay Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem" and ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful".

Keovongsa Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family line".

Kepale Dese Batak