Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which an editor of the name is Jenkowelten.
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Kampos Greek
From Greek meaning "plain, lowlands".
Kärkkäinen Finnish
From Finnish kärkäs meaning ”eager” and the suffix -nen. A Finnish department store chain bears this name after its founder, Juha Kärkkäinen.
Károly Hungarian
From the given name Károly.
Kasabyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղասաբյան (see Ghasabyan)
Kázmér Hungarian
From the given name Kázmér.
Kearsley English
Derived from any of the English settlements called Kearsley
Kefalas Greek
Nickname for a big-headed or obstinate person, derived from Greek κεφάλι (kefali) meaning "head".
Kellogg Irish
Anglicised form of Ó Ceallaigh
Keppler German
Variant of Kepler.
Ketchell English
Indicates familial origin from Kestell in Cornwall
Ketchell English
Derived from the Ancient Scandinavian name Ketill
Khorchidian Armenian
Variant transcription of Khorchidyan.
Khurshid Persian, Urdu
From the given name Khurshid
Kirillov Russian
Means "son of Kirill"
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
Kishiyama Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Kishore Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
From the given name Kishor.
Klaes Frisian
From the given name Klaes.
Kleinfeld German
Means "small field" in German
Klobučar Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Occupational name derived from Serbian, Croatian and Slovene klobučar meaning "hatter" (a derivative of klobuk meaning "hat"), originally indicating a person who made, sold or repaired hats.
Klobuchar Slovene (Anglicized), Croatian (Anglicized), Serbian (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Klobučar. A notable bearer is the American politician, lawyer and senator Amy Klobuchar (1960-).
Kluge German
Variant of Klug
Kodjo Ewe
From the given name Kodjo
Koehl German
Variant of Köhl
Koeth German
Variant of Köth
Koffi Ewe
From the given name Koffi
Kofi Akan
From the given name Kofi
Koivu Finnish
Means "birch" in Finnish.
Koivula Finnish
From Finnish koivu meaning "birch" and the suffix -la signifying a place.
Koivunen Finnish
From Finnish koivu meaning "birch" and the suffix -nen.
Kolokotronis Greek
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Kolos Hungarian
From the given name Kolos.
Kondrat Polish
From the given name Kondrat.
Konstantinou Greek
From the given name Konstantinos.
Kopf German
Means "head" in German.
Kostis Greek
From the given name Kostis.
Kostopoulos Greek
Means "son of Kostas".
Krakau German
Indicates familial origin from Krakau.
Krakauer German
Indicates familial origin from Krakau.
Kreutzer German
Variant of Kreutz otherwise it indicated that the bearer of the surname lived in Kreitz near Neuss in Germany
Kruglova Russian
Feminine form of Kruglov.
Kuijper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Kurth German
From the given name Kurt
Kuyper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Kuypers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Kuzina Russian
Feminine form of Kuzin.
Kyriakos Greek
From the given name Kyriakos.
Lagoudakis Greek
Derived from the Greek word λαγουδάκι (lagoudáki), diminutive of λαγός (lagós) meaning "bunny".
Lamberto Italian
From the given name Lamberto.
Lanchester English
Indicated the bearer of the surname lived in the settlement of Lanchester.
Lanzo English (?), German (?)
From the given name Lanzo
Lapo Italian
From the given name Lapo.
Laureano Spanish
From the given name Laureano
Lauriano Asturian
From the given name Lauriano
Lauro Italian
From the given name Lauro
Lautemann German
From laute "lute" and man "man". This name was used by musicians who played the lute
Lauth German
Variant of Laut
Lazăr Romanian
From the given name Lazăr.
Lazaros Greek
From the given name Lazaros.
Lazzaro Italian
From the given name Lazzaro
Lelio Italian
From the given name Lelio.
Leocadio Spanish
From the given name Leocadio.
Léonard French (Belgian)
From the given name Léonard.
Léonce French
From the given name Léonce.
Leoncio Spanish
From the given name Leoncio.
Leonova Russian
Feminine form of Leonov
Levchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Lev 1.
Liberio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Liberio
Liberto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Liberto.
Liborio Italian
From the given name Liborio
Librado Spanish
From the given name Librado.
Lodovico Italian
From the given name Lodovico.
Lomachenko Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian ломач (lomach) meaning "bonfire".
Longino Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Longino.
Lopo Portuguese
From the given name Lopo.
Lóránt Hungarian
From the given name Lóránt.
Lorraine French
Indicates origin within Lorraine, in eastern France
Lothringer German
Indicates origin from Lothringen, German form of Lorraine
Loukas Greek
From the given name Loukas.
Lubbert Frisian
From the given name Lubbert.
Lucien French
From the given name Lucien.
Ludlam English
Derived from the old English word hlud "loud, roaring" (compare germanic hlud), which gave the name to the river Hlude and ham "water meadow"
Ludovico Italian
From the given name Ludovico.
Lyashenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian word lyakh - contemptuous word for "pole".
Lytvynenko Ukrainian
It indicates being a descendant of someone who lived in the medieval Grand Duchy of Lithuania but wasn't necessarily of the Lithuanian ethnicity.
Mac Ambróis Irish
Means "descendant of Ambróis"
Mac An Fhailghigh Irish
Means "son of the poor man". From the word failgheach meaning "poor man" in Irish
Macario Italian, Spanish
From the given name Macario
Mac Ascaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Ascadh"
Mac Carrghamhna Irish
Means "descendant of Corrghamhain"
Mac Cearáin Irish
Means "descendant of Ciarán"
Mac Cobhthaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cobhthach"
Mac Cruimein Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Cruimean" in Gaelic, a personal name meaning "little stooped one".
Mac Cumhaill Scottish Gaelic
Means "descendant of Cumhall"
MacFhilib Scottish
Means "son of Filib"
Mac Gille Mhearnoch Irish
Means "son of the servant of Mernoch".
Mac Giobúin Irish
Means "descendant of Giobúin"
Mac Giolla Phóil Irish
Means "son of the servant of Pól"
MacGoldrick Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Ualghairg
Maciej Polish
From the given name Maciej.
Mac Meanman Irish
Means "son of Meanma"
Mac Muireadhaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Muireadhach"
Mac Murchadha Irish
Means "descendant of Murchadha"
Mac Raith Irish
Means "descendant of Rath"
Mac Raonuill Irish
Means "son of Raonull"
MacRoibin Scottish
Means "son of Robin"
Mac Thighearnáin Irish
Means "descendant of Tighearnán".
Madrigal Spanish
"Madrigal" comes from from the Venetian madregal "simple, ingenuous," from Late Latin matricalis "invented, original," literally "of or from the womb," from matrix (gen. matricis) "womb."
Mag Fhionnáin Irish
Means "descendant of Fionnán"
Makar Russian
From the given name Makar.
Maksimowicz Polish
Means "son of Maksim".
Maksym Ukrainian, Polish
From the given name Maksym.
Maksymowicz Polish
Means "son of Maksym".
Malashenko Ukrainian
Patronymic derived from a Ukrainian form of Hebrew Malachi.
Maley Irish
Variant of Malley.
Manfredo Italian
From the given name Manfredo.
Manrique Spanish
From the given name Manrique.
Mansur Arabic
From the given name Mansur.
Maor Hebrew
From the given name Maor.
Maqsood Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Maqsud.
Marcel French
From the given name Marcel
Marcell Hungarian
From the given name Marcell.
Marcellin French
From the given name Marcellin
Marcellino Italian
From the given name Marcellino
Marcello Italian
From the given name Marcello
Marchuk Ukrainian
Possibly a patronymic derived from the given name Marko.
Marcial Spanish, Filipino
From the given name Marcial.
Marinho Portuguese
From the given name Marinho
Markopoulos Greek
Means "son of Markos".
Markou Greek
Means "son of Markos".
Martinho Portuguese
From the given name Martinho
Marziale Italian, Corsican
From the given name Marziale
Marzouk Arabic
From the given name Marzouq.
Marzouq Arabic
From the given name Marzouq.
Masood Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mas'ud
Massimino Italian
From the given name Massimino
Massimo Italian
From the given name Massimo
Massy English
Variant of Massey.
Masuda Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase", 益 (masu) meaning "benefit", 舛 (masu) meaning "oppose, to go against" (kun reading), 桝 (masu) meaning "box seat, measure" or 升 (masu) meaning "box" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Matteo Italian
From the given name Matteo.
Matthaiou Greek
Means "son of Matthaios".
Matthäus German
From the given name Matthäus.
Matthieu French
From the given name Matthieu.
Matthijs Dutch
From the given name Matthijs.
Matvejs Latvian
From the given name Matvejs.
Mátyás Hungarian
From the given name Mátyás.
Mauricio Spanish
From the given name Mauricio
Maurizio Italian
From the given name Maurizio
Mavridis Greek
Means "son of Mavros.
Mavromichalis Greek
Means "black Michalis (Michael)" in Greek. In Mani, it is said to derive from an orphan named Μιχάλης (Michalis). Because of the dark clothing worn during times of mourning, orphans were often called μαύρος (mavros) meaning "black".