Browse Submitted Surnames

Kolan Indian (Christian), Sinhalese
Variant of Colón used by Christians from India and in Sri Lanka.

Kolander German
Variant of Kalander.

Kolchak Russian, Ukrainian
Aleksandr Kolchak was a White Army general and the leader of the Russian Empire for a short period of time (1918-1920).

Kolden German, Norwegian
From Middle Low German kolt, kolde ‘cold’, a nickname for an unfriendly person; alternatively, it may be a habitational name, a shortened form of Koldenhof ‘cold farm’ in Mecklenburg (standardized form: Kaltenhof, a frequent place name in northern Germany, East Prussia, Bavaria, and Württemberg).Norwegian: habitational name from a farm called Kolden, from Old Norse kollr ‘rounded mountain top’.

Kole English
Variant of Cole.

Kolesnyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kolesnik.

Kolettis Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Coletti. A significant person with that name was Ioannis Kolettis, prime minister of Greece.

Kolev Bulgarian
Means "son of Kole", a diminutive of Nikola 1.

Kolin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Kolya of the Russian given name Nikolay.

Kölle German
Variant of Koll.

Koller German
The name is derived from the Alemmanic word "Kohler," meaning "charcoal burner," and was most likely originally borne by a practitioner of this occupation.

Kollodzieyski Polish (Rare)
Best known as the surname of a certain composer called Walter Kollo.

Köln German
German form of Cologne.

Kolo Polish
A Polish surname for someone who was born in the area of Koło, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Kolokotronis Greek
Notable bearer of this name is ... [more]

Kolomiyets Ukrainian
Means "a person from Kolomyya". Kolomyya is a city and rayon in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine.

Kolowrat Polish
Polish cognate of Kolovrat.

Kolyvanov Russian
Uncertain meaning. Possibly derived from Old Russian Колывань (Kolyvan), an Old Russian name of the city of Tallinn.

Komarovskiy Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Komarowski.

Komaru Japanese
From Japanese 小丸 (Komaru) meaning "Komaru", a former village in the former district of Mikumi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.

Komatsuzaki Japanese (Rare)
Ko ("Small") + Matsu ("Pine Tree") + Zaki ("Peninsula, Cape"). This is a uncommon name, but it has kanji that 90% of Japanese family names have.

Kome Japanese
Variant of Yone.

Komine Japanese
Ko mean "small" or "light" and mine means "peak".

Komisin Cuman
Originally Comyshyn .. The prefix denotes its Cuman ancestry, and the afix -shyn means Ukraine. Hence, Cuman of Ukraine.

Komissarova Russian
Exact origin is unknown but is likely to mean something along the lines of "commissioner" from its Russian translation. The masculine version is "Komissarov" and is used for males. Komissarov

Komlofske Russian (Anglicized)
Probably an Anglicised form of Komlovskiy.

Kömm Upper German
Possible East Franconian dialect variant of Kempf meaning "champion, warrior, fighter".

Komnenos Greek
From the village Komne in Thrace. The surname of one of the imperial families of Byzantium.

Komura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 高村 (see Kōmura).

Konagawa Japanese
The Japanese surname "Konagawa" (小長川) consists of three kanji characters: "小" meaning "small," "長" meaning "long," and "川" meaning "river." So, "Konagawa" could be interpreted as "small long river." However, as with many Japanese surnames, there may be variations in meaning and interpretation depending on the family's history and region.

Konami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Konashevych Ukrainian
Surname of Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, a Ukrainian cossack hetman and military leader of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth.

Konda Japanese
Written with characters meaning ‘now’ and ‘rice paddy’, this version of the name is found mostly in eastern Japan. In western Japan it is pronounced Imata.

Konda Slovene
Pet form of the personal name Kondrad

Kondi Kongo, Vili
Of uncertain meaning.

Kondo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kondō.

Kondratenko Ukrainian
Form of Polish Kondrat. Masha Kondratenko is a Ukrainian singer.

Kong Chinese
From Chinese 孔 (kǒng) meaning "hole, opening". According to legend, this name was created by Cheng Tang, the founder and first king of the Shang dynasty. He formed it by combining the character for his family name, 子 (zǐ) (his full personal name was Zi Lü), with 乙 (yǐ), the second part of his style name, Da Yi (or Tai Yi)... [more]

Konge Danish
Danish cognate of King.

Kongkanantha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI.

Kongkestr Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI.

Kongsabut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI.

Koni Russian
Derived from Russian конь (konʹ) "horse", denoting someone who worked with horses or whose traits are similar to one. Anatoly Koni (1844-1927) was a Russian jurist, judge, politician and writer... [more]

Koničanin Serbian
Habitational name for someone from the village of Koniče, Serbia.

Konick Yiddish
Variation of Koenig.

Koniecpolski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Koniecpol.

Königsberg Jewish
Associated with the Polish/Prussian/German/Russian town Königsberg, now called Kaliningrad. This surname was borne by the parents of American actor, writer, teacher, and director Walter Koenig (1936-) before they emigrated to the United States.

Königsburg German
Variation of Königsberg.

Konings Dutch
Patronymic form of Koning.

Konkyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).

Konkyū Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).

Konkyuh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).

Konkyuhrei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūrei).

Konkyuhri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).

Konkyuhryoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).

Konkyūrei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).

Konkyurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūrei).

Konkyūri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).

Konkyuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).

Konkyūryō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).

Konkyuryo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).

Konkyuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).

Konkyuurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūrei).

Konkyuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).

Konkyuuryou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).

Kono Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 河野 (see Kōno).

Konoe Japanese
Means "royal guardian" in Japanese. The kanji that make up this name are 近 (kon, "near, close") and 衛 (e, "protection"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe (近衞 文麿; 1891–1945).

Konofagos Greek
Shortened form of the word, εικονοφάγος means 'icon eater'. Remnant of the iconoclastic years during the Byzantine empire.

Kononenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Konon 2".

Kononovych Ukrainian
Variant of Kononenko.

Konparu Japanese
Kon means "gold" and paru is a form of haru, meaning "spring".

Konradski Polish
Son of Konrad...?

Konstantinakos Greek
Probably meaning little or the son of Konstantinos.

Konstantinović Serbian
Means ''son of Konstantin''.

Kontrafouris Greek
A surname of Italian origin, from the Italian words 'contra' meaning against, and 'furo' meaning thief. Common in Greece and among the Greek diaspora.

Konvalinka Czech
Means "lily-of-the-valley" in Czech.

Kon'yashima Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紺屋嶋 or 紺屋島 (see Koyajima).

Konyashima Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 紺屋嶋 or 紺屋島 (see Kon'yashima).

Könz Romansh
Variant of Chönz.

Konzelman German
Orginating from Konrad, which is a variant of Conrad, meaning "brave counsel." The second half of the name indicates one who was a councilman or advisor to someone of importance or power.

Koo Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 辜 (see Gu).

Koo Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).

Kooij Dutch
From Dutch kooi meaning "cage", often referring to a pen or duck decoy (a plot of land with a pond set aside to lure in ducks). Occupational name for someone who raised or hunted ducks, or who made cages.

Kooistra West Frisian, Dutch
Variant form of Kooij, using the Frisian habitational suffix -stra.

Koon American
Americanized spelling of German Kuhn or Dutch Koen.

Koonings Dutch
Means "of the king", related to Koning.

Koop West Frisian
From the given name Jakob, a form of Jacob.

Koop Estonian
Derived from Estonian koopa, the genitive form of koobas meaning "cave; hole, burrow".

Koopmans Dutch
Patronymic form of Koopman.

Koops Dutch, Low German
Patronymic from the given name Koop, a diminutive form of Jakob. Alternatively, a variant of German and Dutch Koop.

Koori Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 氷 (see Kōri).

Koorits Estonian
Koorits is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "koor" meaning both "(tree) bark" and "choir". It may also be a corruption of "kõrvits" meaning "pumpkin".

Kopel Jewish
From a Yiddish diminutive of the given name Jacob.

Kopko Polish, Ukrainian
Kopeck is a reduced pet form of the personal name Prokop.... [more]

Köppel German (Silesian)
Derived from Silesian German Köppel "head" (ulitmately derived from Low German Kopp), this name was a nickname for someone with a visible deformity or peculiarity of the head.

Koppen German
Patronymic from a reduced pet form of the personal name Jakob.

Koppen German
Habitational name from any of several places named Koppen.

Koprivica Serbian, Croatian
A diminutive of kopriva meaning ''nettle''.

Köprülü Turkish
Derived from Turkish köprü meaning "bridge". It was the name of an influential noble family of Albanian background from the Ottoman Empire.

Korbee Dutch
From the French surname Corbé, which might derive from courbet "bent, bowed", a nickname based on a crooked posture or manner of walking, or from corbeau "crow, raven".

Korbel German
Diminutive of Korb "basket".

Korbel Czech
Occupational name for a maker of drinking vessels, from korbel "tankard".

Korbut Ukrainian, Belarusian
From a form of the Lithuanian given name Kaributas. A famous bearer is former Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut (1955-).

Koren Slovene, Hebrew
Koren is a surname which has multiple origins. Koren may be a variant of the German occupational surname Korn, meaning a dealer in grain. Alternatively, it may be a variant of the Greek female name Kora... [more]

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.

Kori Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 氷 (see Kōri).

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]

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.

Körner German
Variant of Koerner.

Korniychuk Ukrainian
Variant of Korniyenko.

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.

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]

Koroi Fijian
Fijian surname of unknown meaning.

Korshunov Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian коршун (korshun) meaning "kite (a type of bird)".

Kort Ottoman Turkish
Kort is an ottoman surname from Anatolya,most korts are of ottoman or berber origin,the people with this surname have expressed that their ancestors were aghas(ottoman military or harem commanders)

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.

Kortland Dutch
From any of the places in the Netherlands called Kortland, which means "short land."

Kortright English
Variant of Cartwright

Korutürk Turkish
Means "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).

Kosach Ukrainian
Means "mower" in Ukrainian, ultimately from косити (kosyty), meaning "to mow". This was the birth surname of Lesya Ukrainka.

Kościuszko Lithuanian
Variant of Kostiuk.

Kösen Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim, Joachim, Yosef.... [more]

Kostadinov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Kostadin".

Kostadinović Serbian
Means "son of Kostadin".

Kostadinovski Macedonian
Means "son of Kostadin".

Kostikov Russian
Means "son of Kostik".

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".

Kostov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Kosta".

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.

Kostyuchenko Ukrainian
Variant of Kostenko.

Kostyuk Ukrainian
Variant of Kostenko.

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]

Kōtani Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōjiya).

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.

Koten German
Derived from German Kate / Kote, originally from Middle Low German kote "small house; hut".... [more]

Kotik Russian
Kotik is a Russian diminutive of кот (kot), meaning cat.

Kotobuki Japanese
This surname is used as 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."... [more]

Kott German, Polish, Czech
German: variant of Köth or Kotz.... [more]

Kou Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Kō).

Koulibali Manding, Western African
variant of Coulibaly.

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).

Kourdakov Russian
The origin of this name is Russia. The meaning is not Known.

Kouri Greek
Variant of Kouris.

Kouri Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Khoury.

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.

Kováčik Slovak
Comes from a pet form of Kováč, 'smith'.

Kovacs Hungarian (Anglicized)
Variant of Kovács.

Kovalchik Rusyn
Rusyn form of Kovalchuk.

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".

Kovaliv Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Kovalyov.

Kovatch Hungarian (Americanized)
A corruption of Hungarian Kovács; a name that means “blacksmith”.

Kowalchuk Ukrainian (Anglicized, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Kovalchuk. This is mostly used in Canada and America.

Kowalchyk Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kowalchuk.

Kowalczuk Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Ukrainian Kovalchuk, which is used by Ukrainians in Poland.

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

Kowara Japanese
Variant of Kohara.

Kowerski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Kowersk.

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]

Koyfman Jewish
Variant of Kaufman

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.

Kozachenko Ukrainian
Means "son of a cossack", from Ukrainian козак (kozak) "cossack".

Kozák Slovak, Hungarian
Variant of Kozak.

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.

Kozaka Japanese
Variant of Kosaka.

Kozaki Japanese
Variant of Kosaki.

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.

Kozarenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian variant of Kozar.

Koziorowski Polish
Means "son of koziorożec" (Capricorn).

Kozmenko Ukrainian
Variant of Kuzmenko.

Kozuchi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 小土 (see Kodzuchi).

Kozyrev Russian
From Russian козырь (kozyr) meaning "high standing collar" or "canopy" or "head of a sleigh".

Kozyreva Russian
Feminine form of Kozyrev.

Kporaro Nigerian (Rare)
The name Kporaro translates into the English language as "PROGRESS" (literally Kpo which is "Go", Ra which is "OF" and Aro which is "FRONT" in which case the Ra implies "For" or "Of" thus Kporaro is literally "Go Of Front" or more properly "Move Forward")... [more]

Kraaijkamp Dutch
Means "field of crows" in Dutch, from the plural form of Dutch kraai "crow" and kamp "camp, field".

Kraanvelt Estonian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Middle High German krane "crane (bird or machine)" and velt "field". Pre-dates widespread use of surnames in Estonia.

Krabbe German, Dutch, Danish
Means "crab, shrimp", either a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught or sold shellfish, or a nickname based on someone’s way of walking.

Kraber German (Austrian)
Variant of Kramer.

Krabs Popular Culture
This is the surname of Eugene H. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants.

Kraeft German
Possible variant of Kraft and Kräft

Kraft German, Swedish, Danish
Variant of Kräft.

Krag German, Danish, Norwegian
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels. German Manfred.... [more]

Krahe German, Spanish
From the German word Krähe, meaning "crow".... [more]

Krähenbühl German (Swiss)
Combination of German Krähen "crow" and Bühl "hill".

Krais German, Brazilian
Brazilian adaptation of the German surname Greis; altered for easier comprehension by the Portuguese-speaking population of Brazil.

Kraivichian Thai
Variant transcription of Kraivichien.

Kraivichien Thai
From Thai กรัย (krai) of unknown meaning and วิเชียร (wichian) meaning "diamond".

Kraivixien Thai
Variant spelling of Kraivichien.

Krajcir Slovak (Anglicized), Czech (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Krajčír.

Krajňak Rusyn
Variant of Kraynyak.

Krajnyák Hungarian
Hungarian form of Kraynyak. Compare Ukrainian Krayinyuk.

Krakowsky Czech (Anglicized)
Variant of Krakowski.

Kraljevič Slovene
Cognate of Kraljević.

Kramarić Croatian
Possibly a Croatian form of Krämer.

Krane Dutch, Low German
Variant of Dutch Kraan or German Krahn.

Krasiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Krasne, Przasnysz County.

Krasniqi Albanian
The name "Krasniqi" is of Albanian linguistic origin. The exact historical origin and meaning of the surname "Krasniqi" can vary, but it's believed to be related to the Albanian word "kërsenik" or "kërseniku," which means "blackbird" or "thrush."

Krasnoff Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Krasnov.

Krasowski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from the villages of Krasowa, Krasów, or Krasowa.

Kratochwil German
German cognate of Kratochvil.

Kratochwill German
Variant spelling of Kratochwil.

Krauczun German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Kriaučiūnas (via Prussian-Lithuanian kraucźius).

Krautschick Sorbian (Germanized)
Germanized form of Krawčik.

Krautz Sorbian (Germanized)
Germanized form of Krawc.

Krawčik Sorbian
Derived from a diminutive of Krawc.

Krawietz Polish (Germanized)
Germanized form of Krawiec.

Kray German
Variant of Krah nickname for someone who resembled a crow from Middle High German kra "crow".

Krayinyuk Ukrainian (Rare)
A form of Kraina.

Kraynyak Rusyn
Rusyn version of Krayinyuk.

Krčmar Croatian
Derived from Croatian krčmar meaning "innkeeper, tavern owner, barkeeper", which is ultimately derived from Croatian krčma meaning "inn, tavern, pub".... [more]

Kreh German
Meaning: Crow. A variant of Krah and Kray

Kreisel German, Jewish
Jewish family name and originally a nickname for an active or disorganized person, derived from German kreisel meaning "spinning top, top", ultimately from kreis "circle". Alternatively, it could've be used as a nickname for a person with curly hair in the context of "spiral" or "curl".

Kreisler German, Jewish
Derivative of Kreisel with the agent suffix -er.

Kremer German, Dutch, Jewish
Variant of German Krämer or Dutch Kramer.

Kress German
From a much altered pet form of the personal name Erasmus.

Krestos Ge'ez
Ge'ez form from Greek given name Christos 1, used as a surname of several Ethiopian emperors.

Kreton Dutch (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Kriebel.

Kretzer German
Occupational name for a basketmaker or a peddler, from an agent derivative of Middle High German kretze 'basket'.

Kreutzer German
Variant of Kreutz otherwise it indicated that the bearer of the surname lived in Kreitz near Neuss in Germany

Kriebel German
Nickname from Middle High German kribeln "to tickle, tingle, itch". Can also be a variant form of Kreul.

Krieff Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Krief.

Kriger German (Russified)
Russified form of Krieger.

Krijnen Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Krijn, a diminutive of Quirijn, the Dutch form of Quirinus.

Krish Indian
Shortened form of Krishna or of any other name beginning with Krishna (such as Krishnan, Krishnaswami, Krishnamurthy, etc.), used in the U.S. by families from southern India. It is not in use in India.

Krishnakumar Indian
Combination of Krishna and Kumar.

Krishnamurthy Indian
Hindu name from Sanskrit kṛṣnamūrti meaning ‘manifestation of the god Krishna’, from krisna ‘black’ (epithet of an incarnation of the god Vishnu) + murti ‘image’, ‘manifestation’... [more]

Krishtofovich Russian
Russian form of Kryštafovič.

Krisko Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian cognate of Kriško.

Kriskó Hungarian
Hungarian cognate of Kriško.

Krist German, Dutch
Variant form of Christ, or a short form of the given name Kristen 1.

Kristenson English
Anglicized form of Kristensen

Kristjánsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Kristján" in Icelandic.

Kristjanson Icelandic (Americanized)
Americanized form of Kristjánsson.

Kristjánsson Icelandic
Means "son of Kristján" in Icelandic.

Kristófersdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Kristófer" in Icelandic.

Kristófersson Icelandic
Means "son of Kristófer" in Icelandic.

Kristofferson English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Kristoffer".

Kristoffersson Swedish
Variant of Christoffersson.

Kristofovich Russian
Russified variant of Krishtofovich meaning "son of Kristof".

Kritikos Greek
Means "Cretan" in Greek, from Κρήτη (Kriti) referring to the island of Crete.

Kritzman German, Jewish
German (Kritzmann): topographic name for someone living near a cross.... [more]

Kriváň Slovak
Taken from the name of the mountain Kriváň, ultimately from kriv- meaning "bent, crooked".

Krochmal Polish, Yiddish, Hebrew
Krochmal (Yiddish: קראָכמאַל, Hebrew, קרוכמל/קרוכמאל) is a rare Ashkenazi-Jewish-Polish surname meaning "laundry starch" (a starch solution in water used to whiten and stiffen fabric)... [more]

Kroeger German (Anglicized)
Anglicisation of Kröger.

Kroeze Dutch, Low German
Variant spelling of Kroes.

Krolik Polish
1 Polish (Królik): from a diminutive of Polish król ‘king’ ( see Krol ).... [more]

Kroll Polish (Germanized)
Germanized form of Król.

Kroma English (American)
Surname of popular YouTuber Justin Kroma (LankyBox).

Kronberg German, Swedish
German habitational name from any of the places called Kronberg near Frankfurt in Hesse and in Bavaria from the elements krone "crown" and berg "mountain, hill". Swedish ornamental name from kron "crown" and berg "mountain hill".

Kronecker Jewish, German (Austrian)
Derived from the place name Kroneck in Austria. A famous bearer of this surname was Leopold Kronecker(1823~1891),the German mathematician who worked on number theory.

Kronen German
From German Krone 'crown', probably as an ornamental name. Or a nickname for a slender, long-legged individual, from a dialect form of Kranich.

Kronenberg German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name from a place called Kronenberg (there is one near Wuppertal) or possibly from any of the places called Kronberg (see Kronberg ) from German Krone "crown" and German Berg "mountain, hill".

Kroos Low German, Dutch
Variant of Kross.

Kross Low German
Occupational name for a maker of mugs and jugs, from Middle Low German krus, kros 'pitcher', 'ceramic drinking vessel'.

Krstajić Montenegrin, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Krsto".

Kruchowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Kruchowo.

Kruczynski Polish
Derived from the polish diminutive of kruk meaning “raven”.

Kruglova Russian
Feminine form of Kruglov.

Kruis Dutch, Flemish
Means "cross" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived near a crossroads, a sign depicting a cross, or a place where people were executed. Could also denote someone who made crosses, either the religious symbol or the instrument of torture.

Krukowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Kruki, Kruków or Krukowo, all derived from Polish kruk meaning "raven".

Krukowsky Polish (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Krukowski, used outside Poland.

Krum German, Jewish, Scandinavian
Variant of Krumm.

Krumbach German, German (Austrian)
From the name of various places in Austria and Germany, for example the town of Krumbach in the state of Bavaria.

Krumreihn German
Possibly derived from Middle High German krum(b) meaning "crooked" and rein meaning "border of a field, margin", and hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a field with a crooked edge, or perhaps a nickname for a farmer who plowed a crooked furrow... [more]

Krupets Belarusian
Variant transcription of Krupiec.

Kruschel German (Silesian)
Variant of Krusch.

Krushvits German (Russified)
Russified form of Kruschwitz.

Krutxaga Basque
Habitational name, probably derived from a variant of Basque gurutze "cross; intersection, crossing" and -aga "place of, abundance of".

Kruussalu Estonian
Variant of Kruusalu

Kryazhevskikh Russian
A form of Kryazhov.

Kryčaŭski Belarusian
This indicates familial origin within the city of Krýčaŭ.

Krykora Polish (Ukrainianized)
Probably a Ukrainianised variant of Krekora.

Krylenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Krylov.

Krymchuk Ukrainian
Variant of Krymenko.

Krymenko Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian variant of Krym.

Krymskikh Russian
Another form of Krymskiy.

Krysco Ukrainian, Russian
Alternate transcription of Krisko.

Kryshtofovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Kryshtof".

Kryštafovič Belarusian
Means "son of Kryštaf".

Krzhizhanovsky Polish (Russified)
Russified form of the Polish surname Krzyżanowski.

Krzoska Polish
Altered spelling of Polish Brzózka, from a diminutive of Brzoza

Krzyżewski Polish
Derived from the name of any of the villages called Krzyżewo in Poland. A notable bearer is American basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (b. 1947).

Ksiazek Polish
Nickname meaning ‘little priest’ or possibly a patronymic for an illegitimate son of a priest, from ksiadz ‘priest’ + the diminutive suffix -ek.nickname meaning ‘little prince’, from a diminutive of ksia?ze ‘prince’.

Ku Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 辜 (see Gu).

Ku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).