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Kurono JapaneseKuro means "black" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Kuroo JapaneseFrom 黒 (
kuro) meaning "black" and 尾 (
o) meaning "tail".
Kuroshima JapaneseFrom Japanese 黒
(kuro) meaning "black" and 島
(shima) meaning "island".
Kurosu JapaneseFrom Japanese 黒
(kuro) meaning "black" and 須
(su) meaning "mandatory, necessary".
Kurpjuhn German (East Prussian)East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name meaning "shoemaker", derived from Old Prussian
kurpjuns "shoemaker", ultimately from Old Prussian
kurpe, kurpi "shoe".
Kürschner GermanOccupational name for a furrier, Middle High German kürsenære, from Middle High German kürsen meaning "fur coat".
Kurşun TurkishMeans "lead (the element), bullet, projectile" in Turkish.
Kuru JapaneseJapanese: though written with the character for ‘give’ or ‘present’, the original meaning may actually be ‘sunset’. The name is listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku and is no longer common in Japan, but there is a city by that name in Hiroshima prefecture and the area may have ancient connections with the family.
Kurup MalayalamFrom a title traditionally bestowed upon weapon makers and masters of martial arts, of uncertain meaning.
Kurusu JapaneseCombination of 来 (kuru), meaning "come, next", and 栖 (su), meaning "nest, den".
Kurvits EstonianKurvits is an Estonian surname meaning "woodcock" and "snipe".
Kurylenko UkrainianPossibly from Ukrainian
курити (kuryty), meaning "to smoke". A famous bearer is Ukrainian-French actress and model Olga Kurylenko (1979-).
Kurzawa PolishOf Polish origin, used by celebrities Karina and Ronald Kurzawa (duo from Sis Vs. Bro).
Kurzberg German, Yiddish, JewishFrom a location name meaning "short mountain" in German, from Middle High German
kurz meaning "short" and
berg meaning "mountain". As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Kusaka Japanesemeaning of sound of KUSA-KA is grassy-place. on kanji it means 日(sun) 下(under), there is association which grass grows good under the sun. this is the special case of usage of kanji in Japanese such as 飛鳥 asuka, 春日 kasuga and 長谷川 hasegawa.
Kusaka JapaneseFrom Japanese 日
(ku) meaning "sun, day" and 下
(saka) meaning "under, below".
Kusakari JapaneseFrom Japanese 草
(kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 刈
(kari) meaning "reap, cut, prune".
Kusama JapaneseFrom Japanese 草
(kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 間
(ma) meaning "among, between".
Kusanagi JapaneseFrom Japanese 草
(kusa) meaning "grass" and 彅
(nagi) meaning "cutter". A notable bearer of this surname is actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (草彅 剛,
Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, 1974–).
Kusano JapaneseFrom Japanese 草
(kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Kusayanagi JapaneseFrom Japanese 草 (kusayanagi) meaning "grass" or 日 (kusayanagi) meaning "sun, day". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kuşçu TurkishOccupational name for a breeder, seller or trainer of birds, from Turkish
kuş meaning "bird".
Kushibiki JapaneseFrom Japanese 櫛
(kushi) meaning "comb" and 引
(hiki) meaning "pull, stretch".
Kushida Japanese (Rare)This surname is written multiple ways, Kushi meaning "Skewer" or "Comb" (these are different kanji),and da is "Rice Paddy".
Kushige Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 櫛笥 (
Kushige) meaning "Kushige", a former alley in the area of Kushige in the ward of Kamigyō in the city of Kyōto in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.... [
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Kushige Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 櫛 (
kushi) meaning "comb" and 下 (
ge) meaning "bottom; low", possibly referring to a comb case.
Kushige Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 櫛下 (
Kushige), from 櫛下門 (
Kushigemon), the name of one of the groups of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, as well as surrounding areas.
Kushner JewishThis surname is a German Jewish given name. A notable bearer is Jared Kushner the son in law of President Donald J. Trump who became president in the year 2016.
Kushwaha IndianKushwaha (sometimes, Kushvaha) is a community of the Indo-Gangetic plain which has traditionally been involved in agriculture. The term has been used to represent at least four subcastes, being those of the Kachhis, Kachwahas, Koeris and Muraos... [
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Kusuda JapaneseFrom Japanese 楠
(kusu) meaning "camphor tree" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kusunoki JapaneseFrom Japanese 楠
(kusunoki) meaning "camphor tree". This name can also be formed from 楠
(kusu) meaning "camphor", an unwritten possessive particle, and 木
(ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Kutlu TurkishMeans "auspicious, blessed, happy, holy, lucky" in Turkish.
Kutsch GermanTopographic name of Slavic origin, from Sorbian
kut ‘corner’, ‘nook’. Variant of
Kutsche, metonymic occupational name for a coachman or coachbuilder, from the Hungarian loanword
kocsi (see
Kocsis).
Kutscher German, Jewishoccupational name for a coachman or coach builder from a derivative of the 16th-century Hungarian loanword kocsi "coach" German kutsche. The German -u- vowel comes from Slavic (Polish kucer).
Kütt EstonianMeans "hunter" in Estonian, derived from Middle Low German
schütte.
Kuttelwascher GermanSurname given to those who had the occupation of cleaning tripe. Combines the words kuttel meaning "tripe" and washer meaning "washer". Bearers of the surname typically live in Austria.
Küttim EstonianKüttim is an Estonian surname derived from "küttima" meaning "to hunt" or "pursue".
Kuttner GermanOriginally from a nickname for someone wearing monk robes from Middle High German
kuttner "robe wearing monk".
Kutz ItalianHabitational name for someone from Kuhz, near Prenzlau.
Kutz PolishGermanized form of Polish
Kuc "pony", "short person".
Kutzer GermanOccupational name for a coachman or coach builder from old high German
kutsche from Hungarian
kocsi "coach". Variant of
Kutscher.
Kutzler GermanThis is the surname of my great-grandfather, of German ancestry.
Kuub EstonianKuub is an Estonian surname meaning "coat" and "jacket".
Kuul EstonianProbably derived from Estonian
kuul meaning "bullet, ball".
Kuular TuvanDerived from Tuvan куу
(kuu) meaning "swan" or "gray". Names bearing unfavourable meanings were traditionally used by Tuvans to ward off evil spirits.
Kuulmata EstonianKullmata is an Estonian surname derived from "kuulmatu" meaning "unheard".
Kuulpak EstonianKuulpak is an Estonian surname meaning "bullet ("kuul") "pack/packet/stock" ("pakk").
Kuum EstonianKuum is an Estonian surname meaning "hot" and "blazing".
Kuur EstonianKuur is an Estonian surname meaning "shed" or "hovel".
Kuusalu EstonianKuusalu is an Estonian surname derived from "kuusik" meaning "spruce wood" and "salu" meaning "grove".
Kuusinen FinnishA surname originating from Eastern Finland, comprised of the elements “kuusi” meaning “six” or “moon”, and the suffix “-nen” which is typical of Eastern Finnish surnames. A notable bearer of this name is the Finnish-Soviet politician and writer Otto V. Kuusinen, one of the original founders of the Finnish Communist Party.
Kuusisto FinnishMeans "spruce forest" in Finnish, from Finnish
kuusi "spruce" combined with a collective forming suffix.
Kuuspalu EstonianKuuspalu is an Estonian surname meaning "fir (kuusk) heathy woodland (palu)".
Kuwajima JapaneseFrom 桑 (
kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 島 (
shima) meaning "island".
Shima changes to
jima because of rendaku.
Kuwako JapaneseKuwa means "mulberry tree" and ko means "child, sign of the rat, first of the Chinese zodiac."
Kuwata JapaneseFrom Japanese 桑
(kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kuwatani JapaneseFrom Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" combined with 谷 (tani) meaning "valley". A notable bearer of this surname is Natsuko Kuwatani (桑谷 夏子), a Japanese voice-actress who is best known for voicing Ryōko Asakura from the Haruhi Suzumiya series and Alph from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.
Kuyeng Chinese (Russified)Russified form of
Kuang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Kuyon Hungarian, RomanianLargely unknown, but may have origins in a village in Poland, called Kujan. There’s records on the name at Ellis Island in New York where it was anglicized to the phonetic, Kuyon. There’s also a split in the main families with the name in the US to another diminutive, Kenyon.... [
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Kuyt DutchVariant of
Kuijt, notably borne by the Dutch former soccer player Dirk Kuyt (1980-).
Kuze JapaneseKu means "long time ago" and ze comes from ze meaning "world".
Kuzma Ukrainian, BelarusianFrom the personal name
Kuzma, Greek Kosmas, a derivative of kosmos ‘universe’, ‘(ordered) arrangement’. St. Cosmas, martyred with his brother Damian in Cilicia in the early 4th century ad, came to be widely revered in the Eastern Church.
Kvitka UkrainianMeans "flower" in Ukrainian. It is an ornamental surname, but it could also denote to someone from a village called
Kvitka.
Kvitsinia AbkhazMingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname
Kutsnia; the Abkhaz name was replaced by the Mingrelian spelling during the era of Joseph Stalin. It is most likely derived from Abkhaz икуцны иааз
(ikutsny iaaz) meaning "one who migrates", though the word квици
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Kvon Chinese (Russified)Russified form of
Kuang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Kwak KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 郭
(gwak) meaning "outer city" (making it the Korean form of
Guo) or 霍
(gwak) meaning "quickly, suddenly".
Kwiat PolishMeans "flower" in Polish, from the Old Slavic root
květŭ.
Kwieciński Polish, JewishHabitational surname for someone from a place named Kwiecin, named after the Polish word
kwiat, which means "flower".
Kyan JapaneseFrom 喜 (
ki) meaning "value, expensive", 屋 (
ya) meaning "vendor, roof, dwelling", and 武 (
n) meaning "military, martial".
Kyei AfricanGhanaian surname that is derived from the Akan language. It means "greatness" or "to become great" in English.
Kyne IrishFrom Gaelic
Ó Cadháin meaning "descendant of Cadhán", a byname meaning "barnacle goose".
Kyoguchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 京
(kyo) meaning "capital" and 口
(guchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Kyōnō Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 皛 (
kyō) of unknown meaning and 納 (
nō) meaning "to pay fees, to supply, to store, to complete, to restore".
Kyōō Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 京 (
kyō) meaning "capital city" and 応 (
ō) meaning "to comply; to respond; to accord".
Kyoso JapaneseFrom Japanese 狂 (kyō) meaning "madness" and 想 (sō) meaning "thought, idea". The kanji that makes up Kyoso can also mean "fantasy".
Kyrö FinnishOrigins remain unknown, might be deprived from the rare given name Kyrö or the location name. The earliest documented person with Kyrö as a surname dates back to 1553