KrupskayafRussian, Yiddish (Russified) Derived from Russian крупа (krupa), meaning "grains". This was the last name of Nadezhda Krupskaya, Lenin's wife.
KubotaJapanese From the Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" combined with 保 (ho) "protect, defend, guard" or 窪 (kubo) meaning "hollow" that is then combined with and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy."
KugaJapanese From the Japanese 久 (ku or hisa) "long time," and 我 (ga) "self."
KugimiyaJapanese 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]
KuivaEstonian Kuiva is an Estonian surname derived from "kuivaks" meaning "dry".
KujikawaJapanese From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 慈 (ji) meaning "mercy", and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
KujiraJapanese (Rare) Kujira is an uncommon Japanese surname and first name that literally means "whale".
KukaSlovak, Polish, Serbian, Czech, Croatian, German Slovak, Polish, Czech, Serbian, and Croatian: nickname derived from Slovak kukať, Polish kukać, Czech kukat, Croatian kukati meaning "to cuckoo" or, in some of these languages, from a homonymous verb meaning "to peep, to peer out".... [more]
KukaAlbanian From the old personal name Kukë (definite form Kuka), which is most likely of South Slavic origin... [more]
KukavaGeorgian (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.
KuljuntaustaFinnish (Rare) Derived from Finnish kulju "quagmire, morass" and tausta "back". A notable of this name is Finnish electronic composer Petri Kuljuntausta (1961-).
KullamaaEstonian Kullamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "aurous land".
KulpaPolish Polish surnname derived from the Latin culpa meaning "guilt" or a nickname for an apologetic person who frequently used the phrase mea culpa meaning "it is my fault".
KunugizaJapanese (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.
KupinaCroatian, 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.
KupkaCzech, 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]
KuroitaJapanese Kuro means "black" and ita mean "board, plank".
KurokawaJapanese From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" combined with 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river."
KuromiyaJapanese From Japanese 黒 (kuro) "black" and 宮 (miya) "shrine, palace". Notable bearers are Kiyoshi Kuromiya (1943-2000), an author and human rights activist and Hiroaki Kuromiya (1953-), a Japanese-American historian on the Soviet Union and modern Eastern Europe.
KuromushaJapanese (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.
KusakaJapanese 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.
KusakaJapanese From Japanese 日 (ku) meaning "sun, day" and 下 (saka) meaning "under, below".
KusamaJapanese From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
KushwahaIndian 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]
KusudaJapanese From Japanese 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
KuzmaUkrainian, 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.
KvasničkaCzech from kvasnička ‘sour cherry’, applied as a nickname.
KvitkaUkrainian Means "flower" in Ukrainian. It is an ornamental surname, but it could also denote to someone from a village called Kvitka.
KvitsiniaAbkhaz 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]
LaanemaaEstonian Laanemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen land".
LaanojaEstonian Laanoja is Estonian surname derived from "laanelill", meaning "starflower" and "wintergreen" (Trientalis europaea) and "oja" meaning "stream/creek".
LaasmaEstonian Laasma is an Estonian surname derived from "laas" meaning "forest" and "woodland".
LaasmaaEstonian Laasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "forest/woodland land".
LabakhuaAbkhaz Abkhaz name derived from Arabic لَاحَظَ (lāḥaẓa) meaning "to notice, to look" combined with بَهِيجَة (bahīja) meaning "delightful, joyous" (see Bahija)... [more]
LabbaSami Meaning uncertain. Perhaps derived from Sami slabba "large reindeer antler shaped like a hand" or from Northern Sami láppis "lamb".
LacandulaFilipino, Tagalog This surname honors Lakandula, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Tondo, a pre-Hispanic state in what is now Manila.
LacerdaPortuguese, Spanish Nickname for someone with remarkably thick or long hair, or with an unusually hairy back or chest. From Spanish and Portuguese lacerda ‘the lock (of hair)’.
LachicaSpanish (Philippines) Derived from Spanish la chica meaning "the girl", either used as a nickname or a habitational name.
LagunaSpanish Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in Spain named Laguna meaning "lake, pond" in Spanish.
LahelaHawaiian Hawaiian version of Rachel (name meaning ewe in Hebrew). Named after fictional character from video game 'Choices: Stories You Play', Dr. Bryce Lahela.
LahemaaEstonian Lahemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "spacious land".
LakerbaiaAbkhaz Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz aristocratic family name Lakrba possibly from Abkhaz а-лакра (a-lakra) meaning "in thickets, to catch in thickets" or "to rank, to include". It was most likely used to refer to a hunter or a member of a large group of peasants.
LakobaAbkhaz From the nickname Lako, possibly meaning "swamp" in Abkhaz (denoting someone who lived in a marshy area).
LakuntzaBasque From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque lako "wine press" and -une "place, location" combined with -tza "large quantity, abundance".
LamalfaSicilian Variant of Malfa, most probably a habitational name for someone from Malfa on the island of Salina (Messina), although the name has also been linked with Amalfi in Salerno and Melfi in Potenza.
LamendolaItalian, Sicilian nickname or more often a habitational name from places named with the dialect term amendola, mendola, mendula "almond" (also "almond tree").
LampelaFinnish From Finnish word lampi which means "pond" or "pool". There is almost 2000 Finns and 127 people from other countries with this name.
LanaItalian, Spanish Means "wool" in Spanish and Italian. Occupational name for a wool merchant.
LanciaItalian From Latin lancea, meaning "spear", given to those who made, sold or used spears. A famous bearer of this surname is Vincenzo Lancia (1881-1937), who established the Lancia car brand in 1906.
LāndaPunjabi Lānda (ਲਾਨਦਾ) is a Punjabi surname that is used amongst families belonging to the Bhat tribe. The bearers of this surname belong to the gotra Lākhanpal, which is of Kshatriya origin.
LandaPolish Nickname for a persistent and irritating person, from a derivative of the dialect verb landzić "to ask insistently, badger someone".
LangarikaBasque (Rare) From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque langarri "arable, cultivatable", or from an uncertain given name.