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Kuchi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku for the eldest son, Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.
Kuchiki Japanese
This name combines 朽 (kyuu, ku.chiru) meaning "decay, remain in seclusion, rot" or 口 (ku, kou, kuchi) meaning "mouth" with 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Kuchinoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Kuchinsky English (American), Jewish
Americanized spelling of Polish Kuczynski or Kucinski. ... [more]
Kuchler German (Rare)
Often confused with Küchler a name for a cookie baker, Kuchler is a noble name for an old german family. Kuchler is origined in a city named Kuchl at the border of todays german bavaria... [more]
Kudashev Bashkir, Tatar, Russian
Means "son of Kudash", from a given name of Mordvin or Turkic origin possibly meaning "woman's son" or "wife's son", referring to a boy born from one father and another mother (in relation to his half-siblings)... [more]
Kudaybergenov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant transcription of Kudaibergenov.
Kudo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kudō.
Kudoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Kudo.
Kueda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久枝 (see Hisaeda).
Kueng Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Kuang.
Kuerzi Chinese
From the Chinese characters 哭儿子 (Kū érzi) meaning, "crying son." This is one of the rare multiple-character Chinese surnames.
Kues German, Dutch (Rare)
Habitational name from Cues, now part of Bernkastel-Kues in the Rhineland Palatinate.
Kugimiya Japanese
This surname is used as 釘宮 with 釘 (chou, tei, kugi) meaning "nail, peg, tack" and 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess, Shinto shrine."... [more]
Kühl German, Low German
The spelling Kühl results from a folk-etymological association with High German kühl ‘cool’ (Middle High German küel(e), a nickname from Middle High German küel ‘cool’, ‘calm’... [more]
Kuijper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Kuijt Dutch
Occupational name for a brewer of beer, derived from Dutch kuit, koyt literally meaning "beer". A famous bearer of this name is retired Dutch soccer player Dirk Kuijt (1980-), also known as Dirk Kuyt.
Kuilart Dutch
Derived from Dutch kuil "pit, hole in the ground", probably part of a toponym.
Kuka Albanian, Slovak, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, German, South Slavic
Albanian: from the old personal name Kukë (definite form Kuka), which is most likely of South Slavic origin, a cognate of the names in 3 below.... [more]
Kukava Georgian (Rare), Mingrelian (Rare)
Not much is known about the meaning of the Mingrelian last name "Kukava" (Mingrelia being a province in Georgia), but it is recorded that the surname was possibly Apsuafied somewhere in 17th century, being turned into "Kukaa" (-aa is usually an Apsuan surname suffix) and then re-Mingrelifying some decades later back to its current form - "Kukava." The earliest known person with the last name dates back to 17th century, his name being Ivana Kuka, a Mingrelian male who lived in the Abkhazia province of Georgia.
Kukharaw m Belarusian
From Belarusian кухар (kukhar), meaning "cook". Uladzimir Kukharaw is mayor of Minsk.
Kukharev m Belarusian (Russified)
Russified form of Kukharaw. Vladimir Kukharev is mayor of Minsk.
Kukiç Albanian
Albanian form of Kukić.
Kukowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Kukowo in Wlolawek voivodeship or Kuków in Bielsko-Biala voivodeship, named with kuk, the cry of the cuckoo.
Kukushkina f Russian
Feminine form of Kukushkin.
Kül Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur variant of Kul.
Kulakarni Indian, Kannada
Kannada variant of Kulkarni.
Kulakov Russian
Meaning "son of a peasant."
Kulap Thai
Means "rose" in Thai (of Persian origin).
Kularathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලරත්න (see Kularatne).
Kularathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලරත්න (see Kularatne).
Kularatna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලරත්න (see Kularatne).
Kulasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Kulasekara.
Kulasekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලසේකර (see Kulasekara).
Kulasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලසිංහ (see Kulasinghe).
Kulasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලසූරිය (see Kulasuriya).
Kulathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතිලක (see Kulathilaka).
Kulathunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතුංග (see Kulathunga).
Kulatilaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතිලක (see Kulathilaka).
Kulatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතිලක (see Kulathilaka).
Kulatunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතුංග (see Kulathunga).
Kulatunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතුංග (see Kulathunga).
Kulawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලවංශ (see Kulawansa).
Kuldvee Estonian
Kuldvee is an Estonian surname meaning "gold water".
Kuljuntausta Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish kulju "quagmire, morass" and tausta "back". A notable of this name is the Finnish electronic composer Petri Kuljuntausta (1961-).
Kullberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish kulle "hill" and berg "mountain".
Kulp German
anglicized version of Kolbe
Külper German
German cognate of Culpeper.
Kulyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kulik.
Kumanomido Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 or 熊埜御堂 (see Kumanomidō).
Kumanomidō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 熊野 (Kumano), a name of a shrine that is/was somewhere in Ōita in Japan, 御 (o), a honorific indicator, and 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall", referring to a hall in Kumano Shrine.... [more]
Kumanomidō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 熊野 (Kumano), a name of a shrine that was somewhere in the former Japanese province of Kii in parts of present-day Wakayama and Mie in Japan, 御 (o), a honorific indicator, and 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall", referring to a hall in Kumano Shrine.... [more]
Kumanomidoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 or 熊埜御堂 (see Kumanomidō).
Kumanomidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 or 熊埜御堂 (see Kumanomidō).
Kumarage Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince" combined with the Sinhala suffix -ගේ (-ge) meaning "of".
Kumarasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුමාරසිංහ (see Kumarasinghe)
Kumaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුමාරතුංග (see Kumarathunga).
Kumbhar Indian, Marathi, Odia, Gujarati
Marathi, Odia and Gujarati form of Kumbhakar.
Kumhar Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Hindi and Nepali form of Kumbhakar.
Kummerer Upper German (Germanized, Rare)
Kummerer means ""bringer of sorrow""
Kummerow German
Habitational name from any of various places in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg called Kummerow.
Kumon Japanese (Rare)
One notable bearer of this surname is Tōru Kumon (公文 公), the founder of Kumon Education.
Kun Hungarian, Jewish
Hungarian: ethnic name for a member of a Turkic people known in English as the Cumanians (Hungarian kún). ... [more]
Kunce German (?)
Possibly a variant of Kunz.
Kunfermann Romansh
Younger form of Gufermann, which was derived from Romansh gufer "rubble, shingle" combined with German Mann "man". This name was given to someone who lived near a place filled with rubble.
Kung Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 龚 (see Gong).
Kung Swedish
Swedish cognate of King.
Kunin Jewish
Metronymic form of Kune.
Kunis Jewish
Metronymic form of Kune. This surname is most famous for its association with the American actress named Mila Kunis.
Kunis German, Dutch
From a derivative of the personal name Kuno or Konrad.
Kunnathuparambil Malayalam (Rare)
Elamkunnapuzha-Kunnathuparambil Family has a rich history of around 200 years and traces its origins to a small village called Elamkunnapuzha in Ernakulam District. It was at that time one of our ancestors migrated from Elamkunnapuzha to a small village called Vennoor, near Mala in Thrissur District for his livelihood... [more]
Kunt Turkish
Means "Solid", also the old Turkish name of a mountain range in Asia where Turks supposedly originated from.
Kunugiza Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 椚座 (Kunugiza) meaning "Kunugiza", a former division in the former village of Kusaka in the former district of Tsuna in the former Japanese province of Awaji in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.
Künzi German (Swiss)
Derived from a diminutive of Kunz.
Künzler German
Nickname for a flatterer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German künzen "to flatter".
Kuo Taiwanese
Alternate transcription of Guo chiefly used in Taiwan.
Kuosmanen Finnish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly deriving from the Finnish element kuoha ("foam"), or the element kousi ("pattern"). Features the nen suffix commonly found in surnames of Savo-Karelian origin.
Kuperus Dutch
Latinized form of Kuiper "barrel cooper".
Kupina Croatian, Russian
The Croatian form is derived from kupina, meaning "blackberry". The Russian form is derived from Неопалимая купина (Neopalimaya Kupina), referring to the burning bush from the Book of Exodus.
Kupka Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Slovak, Sorbian, Jewish
Nickname or topographic name from the Polish, Ukrainian, Czech and Sorbian word kupka, a diminutive of kupa meaning "heap, pile", in Upper Sorbian also "lump".... [more]
Kupriyanov m Russian
Russian form of Kupriyenko.
Kureshi Indian (Muslim)
Indian variant of Qureshi.
Kuriakose Syrian, Aramaic
Kuriakose is a common male first name and surname among Saint Thomas Christians, mainly from central part of the state of Kerala in India and surrounding areas.... [more]
Kurisingal Malayalam
Malayalam surname used by the St Thomas Christians of Kerala.
Kurisu Japanese
This surname is used as 栗栖, 栗須, 栗洲 with 栗 (ri, ritsu, ononoku, kuri) meaning "chestnut", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought" and 洲 (shuu, su, shima) meaning "continent, country, island, sandbar."... [more]
Kurizuka Japanese
A variant of Kuritsuka.... [more]
Kurnatowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Kurnatowice.
Kurobiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Kurogi Japanese
Variant of Kuroki, Kuro means "Black" and Gi means "Tree, Wood".
Kuroko Japanese (Rare)
Kuro means "black" and ko means "child, sign of the rat". ... [more]
Kuromusha Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 黒武者 (Kuromusha) meaning "Kuromusha", a division in the division of Urano in the area of Iriki in the city of Satsumasendai in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan or a name of a group 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.
Kurone Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Kuronire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Kuronishi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Kurtis English
Variant of Curtis.
Kurtoğlu Turkish
Means "son of the wolf" from Turkish kurt meaning "wolf".
Kurtsen Danish (Rare)
Means "son of Kurt".
Kurtz German
Variant of Kurz.
Kurup Malayalam
From a title traditionally bestowed upon weapon makers and masters of martial arts, of uncertain meaning.
Kurusu Japanese
Combination of 来 (kuru), meaning "come, next", and 栖 (su), meaning "nest, den".
Kuryakin Russian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Koryakin.
Kurylenko Ukrainian
Possibly an alternate transcription of Ukrainian Кириле́нко (see Kyrylenko). A famous bearer is Ukrainian-French actress and model Olga Kurylenko (1979-).
Kurylo Ukrainian
From the personal name Kurýlo, a Ukrainian form of the ancient Slavic name Kiril, from Greek Kyrillos, a derivative of kyrios "Lord"... [more]
Kurzawa Polish
Of Polish origin, used by celebrities Karina and Ronald Kurzawa (duo from Sis Vs. Bro).
Kusainov Kazakh
Means "son of Kusain" (see Husayn).
Kusainova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kusainov.
Kusaka Japanese
meaning 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.
Kusanagi Japanese
From 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–).
Kusaynov m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Құсайынов (see Kusainov).
Kusaynova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Құсайынова (see Kusainov).
Kuschmann German, Jewish
Probably derived from a Germanized form of the Ancient Greek given name Kosmas.
Kuşçu Turkish
Occupational name for a breeder, seller or trainer of birds, from Turkish kuş meaning "bird".
Kush English (American)
Americanization of Kusz, Kusch, Kuš and Kus.
Kushi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久枝 (see Hisaeda).
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.... [more]
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.
Kushman German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Kuschmann.
Kushner Jewish
This 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 Indian
Kushwaha (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... [more]
Kusters Dutch
Variant of Koster.
Kusyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кусок (kusok), meaning "piece (of food)".
Kutch German (Anglicized)
Americanized variant of German Kutsch.
Kutcher Czech (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Kučer or Kučera. Notable actor Ashton Kutcher is of Czech origin.
Kutsch German
Topographic 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, Jewish
occupational 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).
Kutschera German
German cognate of Kučera.
Kutsuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).
Kuttelwascher German
Surname 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.
Kutz German
From a pet form of the personal name Konrad.
Kutz Polish
Germanized form of Polish Kuc "pony", "short person".
Kutzer German
Occupational name for a coachman or coach builder from old high German kutsche from Hungarian kocsi "coach". Variant of Kutscher.
Kutzler German
This is the surname of my great-grandfather, of German ancestry.
Kuusinen Finnish
A 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.
Kuwajima Japanese
From 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 島 (shima) meaning "island". Shima changes to jima because of rendaku.
Kuwako Japanese
Kuwa means "mulberry tree" and ko means "child, sign of the rat, first of the Chinese zodiac."
Kuwatani Japanese
From 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).
Kuyper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Kuypers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Kuyt Dutch
Variant of Kuijt, notably borne by the Dutch former soccer player Dirk Kuyt (1980-).
Kuzin m Russian
Means "son of Kuzya".
Kuzina Russian
Feminine form of Kuzin.
Kuzma Ukrainian, Belarusian
From 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.
Kuzmanoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Kuzmanoski.
Kuzmanoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Kuzman".
Kuzmanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Kuzman".
Kuz'menko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Kuzmenko.
Kuzmin m Russian
Means "son of Kuzma".
Kuzminykh m Russian
Variant of Kuzmin.
Kuzmyak Rusyn
Means "child of Kuzma".
Kuzmyn Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kuzmin.
Kuznets Russian
The Russian variation of Smith.
Kuzome Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久染 (see Hisazome).
Kvashuk Ukrainian
From квас (kvas), a type of drink popular in Slavic countries.
Kvedaravičius m Lithuanian
Means "son of Kvedaras". Mantas Kvedaravičius was a Lithuanian journalist who was killed by the Russian forces in Mariupol.
Kvitsinia Abkhaz
Mingrelian 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 (kvitsi) has no real meaning in Abkhaz... [more]
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).
Kvong Chinese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Kvon.
Kvyat Russian
Russian form of Kwiat.
Kwa Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ke.
Kwak Korean
From Sino-Korean 郭 (gwak) meaning "outer city" (making it the Korean form of Guo) or 霍 (gwak) meaning "quickly, suddenly".
Kwee Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Guo based on Dutch orthography.
Kwek Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Guo.
Kwiatek Polish
Derived from a diminutive of Kwiat.
Kwm Hmong
Original Hmong form of Kue.
Kwon Korean
Korean form of Quan, from Sino-Korean 權 (gwon).
Kwong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Kuang.
Kyan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.
Kyer English (American)
Anglicized form of Geier.
Kyiashko Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kyyashko.
Kylychbekov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Kylychbek".
Kylychbekova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Kylychbekov.
Kylyshbekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Kylyshbek".
Kylyshbekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kylyshbekov.
Kyne Irish
From Gaelic Ó Cadháin meaning "descendant of Cadhán", a byname meaning "barnacle goose".
Kyohoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 京応 (see Kyōō).
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".
Kyono Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 皛納 (see Kyōnō).
Kyoo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 京応 (see Kyōō).
Kyouou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 京応 (see Kyōō).
Kyrgyzov Kyrgyz
Means "son of a Kyrgyz".
Kyriacou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Kyriakou chiefly used in Cyprus.
Kyrylenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Kyrylo".
Kyselytsya Ukrainian
A kyselytsya (киселиця) is sweet food made of plums and flour/grain.
Kyte English
Variant of Kite.
Kyugoku Japanese
A variant of Kyogoku.
La Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Luo, from Sino-Vietnamese 羅 (la).
Lã Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lu 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 呂 (lã).
Laan Dutch
Means "lane, avenue" in Dutch (see Van Der Laan). Alternatively, could be a matronymic from the given name Lane, a Middle Dutch diminutive of Juliana and other names with similar elements.
Laar Estonian
Laar is an Estonian name meaning "gyle" (wort in the process of fermentation added to a stout, beer, or ale).
Laayouni Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Laayoune, the name of a city in the Western Sahara (chiefly Moroccan).
Labakhua Abkhaz
Abkhaz name derived from Arabic لَاحَظَ (lāḥaẓa) meaning "to notice, to look" combined with بَهِيجَة (bahīja) meaning "delightful, joyous" (see Bahija)... [more]
La Barbera Italian
Variant of Barbera using the definite article la.
Labazanov Chechen, Avar
Means "son of Labazan".
Labazanova Chechen, Avar
Feminine transcription of Chechen/Avar Лабазанов (see Labazanov).
Labazyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian лабазник (labaznyk), a type of tree. Probably denoted to someone who lived near labaznyks.
Labeau French
Variant of Lebeaux.
Label French
Variant of Labelle.
Labossiere French
Norman habitational name from a common village name La Boissière, meaning 'wooded area', from bois 'wood'. possibly a metronymic, from a feminine derivative of Bossier 'cooper', denoting the 'wife of the cooper'.
Labrum English
variant of Laybourn with metathesis of -r-
Lacandula Filipino, Tagalog
This surname honors Lakandula, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Tondo, a pre-Hispanic state in what is now Manila.
Lacanilao Tagalog
From Tagalog lakan ilaw meaning "lord of light".
Lāce f Latvian
Feminine form of Lācis "bear".
Lace Manx
Shortened form of Manx Mac Guilley Chass (Gaelic Mac Giolla Chais) meaning "son of the curly-haired youth", derived from macc "son", gilla "boy, youth; attendant, servant" and cas "curly, twisted".
Lacerda Portuguese, Spanish
Nickname for someone with remarkably thick or long hair, or with an unusually hairy back or chest. From Spanish and Portuguese la cerda ‘the lock (of hair)’.
Lachowski Polish
Place name for someone from the Polish village of Lachow.
Lachtrup German
Probably from a place name using the suffix -trup, related to dorf meaning "village". The first element could be lach "laugh, smile", or a corruption of loch "hole, pit".
Lackyard French (Anglicized)
Anglicized version of French surname, Lacaillade.
Lacombe French
French (western and southwestern): topographic name for someone living in or near a ravine, from la combe ‘the ravine’ (a word of Gaulish origin, related to English Combe).... [more]
Lacosta Spanish
Variant of Costa with fused definite article la.
Lacoste French
French form of Da Costa.
Lacote French
Variant of Lacoste.
Lacunza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lakuntza.
Ladja Filipino, Tausug
Derived from Tausug raja meaning "king, ruler".
Ladjabassal Filipino, Tausug
From the Tausug title raja basar, which was conferred upon the second or middle son of a sultan.
Ladson English
Patronymic of Ladd.
Ladulås Old Swedish
Most likely from Swedish ladulås "barnlock", but it could also be derived from the Slavic name Ladislaus. Magnus Ladulås, sometimes known as Magnus Birgersson or Magnus III in English, was the king of Sweden between 1275 and 1290.
Laemmle German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Lämmle. A famous bearer was the German-American film producer Carl Laemmle (1867-1939).
Læstadius Swedish
From the name of the village Lästa in Ångermanland, Sweden, whose name possibly means "Leiðulfr's home". Lars Levi Læstadius (1800-1861) was a Swedish priest who founded a Lutheran revival movement known as Laestadianism.
Lafayette French
The name of Marquis de Lafayette; a famous French man during the revolutionary war.
Laffey Irish
Reduced anglicisation of Gaelic Ó Laithimh, itself derived from the earlier form Ó Flaithimh, ultimately from flaitheamh meaning "ruler". It could also be a variant of Leahy.
Lafitte French
French: topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary mark, Old French fitte (Late Latin fixta petra ‘fixed stone’, from the past participle of figere ‘to fix or fasten’), or habitational name from any of several places in western France named with this word
Laflash French (Quebec, Anglicized)
Anglicization of the name "Richer dit Laflèche." Richer comes from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ric ‘power(ful)’ + hari, heri ‘army.' Laflèche is a reference to La Flèche, a town in historical Anjou, France... [more]
Laflèche French (Quebec)
A French-Canadian secondary surname from "Richer dit Laflèche," used independently since 1746. Laflèche is derived from the French town of La Flèche, in the former province of Anjou.
Lafleur French, French (Caribbean)
from la fleur "the flower" used as a soldier's name and also as a servant's name; it was one of the most common nicknames (noms de guerre) among French soldiers.
Lafont French
topographic name for someone living near a spring or well a variant of Font with fused feminine definite article la.
Lafranchi Alpine
Possibly, the Frank. Thought by some to indicate a group of merchants in Middle Ages responsible for the transalpine trade to the French.
Lafrenière French
Topographic name derived from French frenière meaning "place of ash trees". It is often Americanised as Freeman.
Lafriki African
The surname Lafriki most likely means “The African,” derived from the Arabic word “Afriki” (أفريقي) meaning “African.” It is most commonly found in Morocco and is believed to have originated as a descriptor for individuals or families identified by their African origin—particularly in historical contexts where such markers distinguished local populations from those influenced by or migrating from other regions.... [more]
Lafuente Spanish
Means "the fountain" in Spanish derived from fons "fountain" with fused definite article la. Variant of Fuentes and cognate to Lafontaine.
Lagarde French
Habitational name from Lagarde or La Garde names of several places in various parts of France named in Old French with garde "watch protection" (see Garde).
Lagerqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish lager "laurel" and qvist, an archaic spelling of kvist, "twig".
Laghari Pakistani, Sindhi, Balochi
From the name of a Balochi tribe in Pakistan.
Laghi Italian
Possibly originated to denote someone from the Italian town of Laghi.
Lago Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Topographic name for someone living by a lake from lago "lake" (from Latin lacus) or a habitational name from any of the many places called with this word.
Lagójskì Belarusian
This indicates familial origin within the city of Lagójsk.
Lagoudakis Greek
Derived from the Greek word λαγουδάκι (lagoudáki), diminutive of λαγός (lagós) meaning "bunny".
Lagrange French
French: topographic name for someone who lived by a granary, a variant of Grange, with the definite article la.
Laguna Spanish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in Spain named Laguna meaning "lake, pond" in Spanish.
Lahaye French, Walloon
topographic name with the definite article la from Old French haye "hedge" (see Haye ) or a habitational name from La Haye the name of several places in various parts of France and in Belgium (Wallonia) named with this word... [more]
Lahela Hawaiian
Hawaiian version of Rachel (name meaning ewe in Hebrew). Named after fictional character from video game 'Choices: Stories You Play', Dr. Bryce Lahela.
Lahey Irish
Lahey and Leahy originate from two different Gaelic surnames. Lahey, Lahy, Lahiff, Lahiffe, Laffey, and Lahive all originate from the Gaelic surname O Laithimh, which itself is a variant of O Flaithimh... [more]
Lahiffe Irish (Rare)
From Irish Ó Laochdha meaning "descendant of the hero" or "descendant of the heroic", ultimately from laoch "warrior, hero".
Lahiri Bengali
Habitational name from either the village of Lohori in present-day Bangladesh or the village of Laheria in India.
Lahner German, Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Lahn in Hungary and Germany. In southern Germany and Austria, Lahn denotes a place where there had been an avalanche or landslide, from Middle High German laen, lēne meaning "avalanche".
Lahoud Arabic (Mashriqi)
Means either "one who stands alone" or "one and only" in Aramaic, given in reference to Jesus Christ. This is the surname of a Lebanese Christian family prominent in Maronite politics. One of the family members, Émile Lahoud (1936-), became the eleventh President of Lebanon.
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