DoncastermEnglish Doncaster's name originates from the Roman fort called Danum, established around 71 AD. The term "caster" derives from the Latin castra, meaning military camp, while "Don" comes from the Old English word Dunne, referring to the nearby River Don... [more]
DonchankovmRussian Means "from Donetsk", from Russian дончанка (donchanka) or дончанин (donchanin), both meaning "Donetsk resident".
FrankowskimPolish Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Franki, Frankowo, or Frankowa, all derived from Polish frank "franc, free"
FrutigermGerman Frutiger is a German surname that is a habitational name for someone from the place called Fruttigen.
HradeckýmCzech Hradecký refers to someone from the city of Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic. A famous bearer is Finnish-Slovak soccer goalkeeper Lukáš Hradecký (1989-).
HrafnakonrmOld Norse (Modern) From Old Norse hrafn, meaning "raven," and konr, meaning "descendant" or "noble kin." The name konr is associated with Konr!, the youngest son of Jarl (or Skjöldr) and the grandson of Rígr, as described in Rígsþula... [more]
JackowskimPolish Habitational surname for someone from a village called Jacków, derived from a diminutive of Jacenty.
JaćmierskimPolish Derived from the name of the village Jaćmierz in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. The first known bearer of the surname was Fryderyk Jaćmierski, who lived in the end of XIV century.
KalinovmRussian From Russian калина (kalina), meaning "viburnum".
KalinowskimPolish Name for someone from any of various locations named Kalinowa, Kalinowo or Kalinów, all derived from Polish kalina meaning "viburnum (a type of plant)".
KaramanlismGreek Originally indicated a person who came from Karaman, a city located in south-central Turkey, itself is derived from Karaman Bey, a Turkoman chieftain who ruled the Karamanids in the 13th century... [more]
KarpińskimPolish Derived from karp, the Polish spelling of "carp." Historically, the Karpiński family was part of the royal Clan of Korab, one of the twelve noble tribes of Poland.
KastanismGreek From Greek καστανιά (kastania) meaning "chestnut, chestnut tree". This name is given to someone with chestnut hair or someone who lived near a chestnut tree.
KluczewskimPolish Habititional surname for someone from a village called Kluczewo, derived from klucz, meaning "key."
KluczyńskimPolish Variant of Kluczewski. A notable bearer was John C. Kluczynski (1896-1975), an American veteran who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
KnabenshuemAmerican German This surname is an American anglicized version of the German surname Knabenschuh. It means a "boy's shoe." The word maybe related to the English word "knave," which means rogue, scoundrel, or rascal... [more]
KnyazevmRussian Derived from князь (knyaz'), a word for a Russian prince used in the Kiyevan Rus' settlement.
KornilovmRussian Means "son of Kornelij". Lavr Kornilov (1870-1918) was a Russian military intelligence officer, explorer, and general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the ensuing Russian Civil War.
KorobeynikovmRussian Means "son of a peddler" from коробейник (korobeynik) meaning "peddler"
KorochkinmRussian Derived from корочка (korochka) meaning crust.
KorsakmRussian Possibly denoting a sly person, derived from Russian корсак (korsak) "corsac fox", itself derived from Proto-Turkic *karsak "short, steppe fox".
KorsakovmRussian From Russian корсак (korsak), meaning "corsac (fox)". Probably to a sly person. A variant of Korsak.
KoryaginmRussian From Russian коряга (koryaga), meaning "uprooted tree stump, rotten tree".
KoryakovmRussian Denotes to a Koryak person. Koryaks are the native ethnic group of Kamchatka.
KosarevmRussian Derived from косарь (kosar') meaning mower.