Unisex Submitted Surnames

Katsumata Japanese
Katsu means "victory, win, prevail" and mata means "again, furthermore".

Katsumoto Japanese
Katsu means "victory" and moto means "source, origin, root".

Katsura Japanese
This surname is used as 桂, 勝占, 勝羅, 勝良, 曽良 or 葛良 with 桂 (kei, katsura) meaning "cinnamon tree, Japanese Judas-tree", 勝 (shou, ka.tsu, katsu, -ga.chi, sugu.reru, masa.ru) meaning "excel, prevail, victory, win", 曽 (so, sou, zou, katsu, katsute, sunawachi) meaning "before, ever, formerly, never, once", 葛 (kachi, katsu, kuzu, tsudzura, katsura) meaning "arrowroot, kudzu", 占 (sen, urana.u, shi.meru) meaning "divining, forecasting, fortune-telling, get, have, hold, occupy, take", 羅 (ra, usumono) meaning "gauze, Rome, thin silk" and 良 (ryou, i.i, yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]

Katsushima Japanese
The word Katsu (勝) meaning "cutlet" and the word Shima (島) meaning "mother".

Katsuta Japanese

Katsuta Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Katsuyama Japanese
Katsu means "victory" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Katta Japanese

Kattan Jewish
Variant of Katan.

Kattan Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قطان (see Qattan).

Kattano Japanese (Rare)

Kattel Estonian
Kattel is an Estonian derived from "katel", meaning "kettle" or "pot".

Katz Jewish
An abbreviation of the phrase kohen tsedek "righteous priest".

Katzav Hebrew
Variant of Katsav.

Katzenberg Jewish
Elaboration of Katz with the old German word berg meaning "mountain".

Katzenstein German

Katzikowski Polish (Anglicized)

Katzin Jewish
Jewish: nickname from Hebrew katsin ‘rich man’. ... [more]

Katzir Hebrew
Occupational name derived from Hebrew קָצִיר (qatsiyr) meaning ""harvesting, reaping", ultimately from קָצַר (qatsar). A famous bearer was the Israeli president and scientist Ephraim Katzir (1916-2009), born Efraim Katchalski.

Katziyr Hebrew
Variant of Katzir.

Katzler English (British)

Katzman Slavic
Slavic form of Katz. Means "high priest, king".

Kau German
From Middle High German gehau "(mountain) clearing" hence a topographic name for a mountain dweller or possibly an occupational name for a logger.

Kau German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a mineshaft, from Middle High German kouw(e) "mining hut".

Kauanoeanuhea Hawaiian (?)

Kauffman Jewish (Modern), German

Kauge Estonian
Kauge is an Estonian surname meaning "far/far off".

Kauhane Hawaiian
Literally, "the spirit". Ka being "the" and Uhane being "spirit".

Kauk German
probably a variant of Kauke from Middle Low German koke "cake" (dialect kauke) hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker or confectioner or a nickname for a cake lover.

Kauka Low German, Sorbian
Best known as the surname of a certain Rolf. It is perhaps a Sorbian and Northeast Low German variant of Kafka and Kawa, both of which mean ‘Jackdaw’ in Czech and Polish.... [more]

Kauke German
Variant of Kauk from Middle high German kauke "cake" hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker or confectioner or a nickname for a cake lover.

Kaul Kashmiri (Modern)
The word Kaul, meaning well-born, is derived from Kula, the Sanskrit term for family or clan.

Kaulitz German (Rare)

Kaun Estonian
Kaun is an Estonian surname meaning "pod" or "legume".

Kaunas Lithuanian
From Kaunas, the name of a city in Lithuania, itself most likely derived from a given name.

Kaunis Estonian
Kaunis is an Estonian surname meaning "beautiful".

Kaunissaare Estonian
Kaunissaare is an Estonian surname meaning "beautiful/fair island".

Kaunisvesi Finnish
Means "beautiful water", deriving from the Finnish elements kaunis ("possessing charm and attractiveness") and vesi ("water").

Kaup Estonian
Kaup is an Estonian surname meaning "merchandise" or "goods".

Kaupmees Estonian
Kaupmees is an Estonian surname meaning "shopkeeper".

Kaur Estonian
Kaur is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name) derived from the given name "Kaur" (loon: Gavia).

Kaus German
From a regional (Hessian) variant of the habitational name Kues, from a place on the Mosel river, probably so named from Late Latin covis "field barn", "rack" and earlier recorded as Couese, Cobesa.

Kausar Urdu
Derived from the given name Kausar.

Kausch German
Pet name derived from the Old High German personal name Gozwin, of uncertain origin.

Kausch German
From a medieval form of the Old High German personal name Chuzo.

Kauser Hungarian

Kauss Estonian
Kauss is an Estonian surname meaning "dish" and "bowl".

Kaut German
Netonymic occupational name for a flax grower or dealer, from Middle High German kute, from Kaut(e) "male dove", hence a metonymic occupational name for the owner or keeper of a dovecote.

Kaut German
Topographic name from the Franconian dialect word Kaut(e) "hollow", "pit", "den".

Kauten Hungarian
Nickolas Kauten was born July 15, 1890, in Austria - Hungary, ... [more]

Kautz German
Nickname for a shy or strange person, from Middle High German kuz "screech owl".

Kautzman German
Variant of Kautzmann.

Kautzmann German
Variant of Kautz, with the addition of Middle High German -man "man".

Kauzlarić Croatian

Kavafis Greek

Kavaja Albanian

Kavak Turkish

Kavak Turkish
Means "poplar" in Turkish.

Kavakami Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Kawakami more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.

Kavallaris Greek

Kavarai Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, meaning "landowner".

Kavasaki Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Kawasaki more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.

Kavazović Bosnian

Kavčič Slovene

Kavin Indian

Kavka Slovak, Ukrainian, Czech
Yet another variant of Kafka and its pop culture equivalents Kefka and Cefca. Also like Kaffka, it simply means ‘Jackdaw’ in Slovak.

Kavulungan Paiwan

Kavulya Russian (?)

Kavur Turkish

Kawabara Japanese
Variant of Kawahara.

Kawabata Japanese
'Side or bank of the river'; written two ways, with two different characters for kawa ‘river’. One family is descended from the northern Fujiwara through the Saionji family; the other from the Sasaki family... [more]

Kawabata Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 畑 (hata) meaning "farm, cropfield".

Kawabata Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream" and 端 (hata) meaning "edge, end, tip".

Kawabe Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream" and 辺 (be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".

Kawachi Japanese
From 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" combined with 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."

Kawada Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kawaei Japanese
From 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 栄 (ei) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper".... [more]

Kawagai Japanese
Variant of Kawatani.

Kawagaya Japanese
Variant of Kawatani.

Kawagoe Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 越 (koeru) meaning "pass, cross, go through".

Kawahara Japanese
From Japanese 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kawahata Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and hata means "field".

Kawahatsu Japanese

Kawai Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kawajiri Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and jiri comes from shiri meaning "rear, behind".

Kawakame Japanese (Rare)
Kawa means "river" and kame means "turtoise, turtle".

Kawakatsu Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and katsu means "victory".

Kawaki Japanese

Kawakita Japanese
川 (Kawa) means "River" and 北 (Kita) means "North".

Kawakubo Japanese

Kawamata Japanese

Kawamata Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 又 (mata) meaning "again, once more".

Kawamata Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 俣 (mata) meaning "fork, crotch".

Kawamoto Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kawamura Japanese
From Japanese 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Kawana Hawaiian (?)

Kawanabe Japanese

Kawanaka Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Kawanichi Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and nichi means "sun, day".

Kawanishi Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and nishi means "west".

Kawanishi Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Kawano Japanese
From the Japanese 川 or 河 (kawa or gawa) and 野 (no) "field," "area."

Kawanoue Japanese

Kawara Japanese
Variant Kahara.

Kawarasaki Japanese

Kawarazaki Japanese
Variant of Kawarasaki.

Kawase Japanese
Kawase means "river" and se means "ripple".

Kawase Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Kawashima Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream, brook" and 島 (shima) or 嶋 (shima) both meaning "island".

Kawashita Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and shita means "under, below".

Kawasugi Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and sugi means "cedar".

Kawasumi Japanese

Kawata Japanese
Variant transcription of Kawada.

Kawatani Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and tani means "valley".

Kawato Japanese
From 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 戸 (do) meaning "door".

Kawauchi Japanese
From Japanese 河 (kawa) or 川 (kawa) meaning "river" combined with 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Kawawara Japanese
Variant of Kawahara.

Kawaya Japanese
Variant of Kawatani.

Kawaye Japanese (Americanized)
Americanized form of Kawai.

Kawazaki Japanese
Variant of Kawasaki.

Kawazoe Japanese
Variant of Kawasoe.

Kawazu Japanese (Rare)
Kawa (川, 河) means "river", tsu (津) means "port". Tsu changes to zu/dzu because of rendaku

Kay Chinese
From Chinese 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant, victorious, triumphal".

Kaya Japanese
From 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate", combined with 屋 (ya) meaning "house, shop".

Kayah Indonesian

Kayama Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "increase, add" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kayan Turkish

Kayan Turkish
Means "slippery, smooth, gliding" in Turkish.

Kayana Central African

Kayano Japanese (Rare), Brazilian
Kaya means "yew tree",and No means "field,meadow,wilderness".People with this last name are Kayano Gonbei (a samurai),Ai Kayano(a voice actress of MANY characters /more than 30),and Shigeru Kayano(an Ainu politician who lived well up to 2006)... [more]

Kayashima Japanese
From Japanese 萱 (kaya) meaning "miscanthus reed" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kayce Turkish

Kaydahzinne Apache

Kaye English
From the first name Kaye.

Kaygan Turkish

Kaygisiz Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word for “carefree, relaxed”.

Kaygusuz Turkish

Kayhan Turkish

Kayıkçı Turkish
Means "boatman, rower" in Turkish.

Kayla Eastern African

Kayland English

Kayler English
Variant of Kaylor.

Kayll English

Kaylor Scottish, German
Variant of Scottish Keillor.... [more]

Kaymak Turkish

Kaynak Turkish

Kaynarca Turkish

Kayse English

Kayser German
Variant of Kaiser.

Kayshav Iranian

Kayth Indian

Kayton English

Kayyali Turkish

Kaz Jewish
Variant of Katz.

Kazaana Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 風穴 (kazaana) meaning "air hole", referring to a place with many air holes.

Kazacov Russian
Variant spelling of Kazakov.

Kazah Nigerian (Anglicized, Modern)

Kazak Russian
Unisex Russian surname, meaning the word "Cossack"

Kazakh Kazakh
Derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kazakhstan.'

Kazakhstansky Russian, Kazakh
One who came from Kazakhstan.

Kazakidis Greek

Kazakov Russian
From Russian казак (kazak) meaning "Cossack".

Kazamachi Japanese

Kazamatsuri Japanese
From Japanese 風祭 (Kazamatsuri) meaning "Kazamatsuri", an area in the city of Odawara in the prefecture of Kanagawa in Japan.

Kazami Japanese
From Japanese 風 (kaza) meaning "wind, style" and 見 (mi) meaning "looking, viewing".

Kazan Jewish
From Hebew chazan, which is an occupational name for a cantor in a synagogue.

Kazan Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish
From Turkish kazan meaning "kettle, boiler, furnace".

Kazan Greek
Reduced form of Kazandis which is an occupational surname for a maker of cauldrons or someone who uses a cauldron for the distillation of ouzo or raki... [more]

Kazan Turkish
From Turkish meaning "cauldron".

Kazanchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).

Kazanchyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).

Kazancı Turkish
Occupational name for a maker or seller of cauldrons, kettles or boilers, from Turkish kazan meaning "cauldron, boiler".

Kazandjian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).

Kazanjian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).

Kazanjyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).

Kazanov Russian
Means "of Kazan", either referring to the city of Kazan in Tatarstan, Russia, or from a given name. The name is most likely of Turkic origin, possibly from Bulgar qazan meaning "cauldron, pot", which would have been used to denote someone who made pots.

Kazantzakis Greek

Kazari Japanese (Rare)
Means "decoration" in Japanese.

Kazarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազարյան (see Ghazaryan).

Kazaryan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազարյան (see Ghazaryan).

Kaze Japanese
Kaze means "wind".

Kazeana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 風穴 (see Kazaana).

Kazegai Japanese
Variant of Kazetani.

Kazegaya Japanese
Variant of Kazetani.

Kazehaya Japanese
Kaze means "wind" and haya means "fast".

Kazem Arabic, Persian
Possibly means "one who controls his anger and doesn't act on it"

Kazemi Japanese

Kazemi Persian
From the given name Kazem.

Kazempour Persian
Means "son of Kazem".

Kazemzadeh Persian
Means "born of Kazem".

Kazetani Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 風 (kaze) meaning "wind, style" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Kazeya Japanese
Variant of Kazetani.

Kazi Indian (Muslim)
Variant spelling of Qazi ‘judge’.

Kazi Bengali, Indian
Variant of Qazi.

Kazi Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Bengali form of Qazi as well as an alternate transcription of Hindi काज़ी and Urdu قاضی.

Kazikowski Polish
Variant of Kozikowski.

Kazim Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic
From the given name Kazim.

Kazimiraŭ Belarusian
Means "son of Kazimir".

Kazimirov Russian
Means "son of Kazimir".

Kazımov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Kazım".

Kaziuk Polish

Kazlowski Russian

Kázmér Hungarian
From the given name Kázmér.

Kazmi Urdu
From the given name Kazim.

Kaźmierczak Polish
Derived from the given name Kazimierz.

Kazoe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主計 (see Kazue).

Kazue Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 主計 (kazue) meaning "(Ancient Japan) tax officer".... [more]

Kazueda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 数枝 (see Kazue).

Kazuk Belarusian

Kazuyuki Japanese

Kbausz Hungarian

Ke Chinese
From Chinese 柯 (kē) meaning "axe handle, stalk, branch".

Keady English

Keagle German

Keagle German (Americanized)
This surname is the Americanized form of the German surname "Kegel".

Keahi Hawaiian
From the given name Keahi.

Keal Irish (Anglicized)

Keala Hawaiian
From the given name Keala.

Kealoha Hawaiian
From the given name Kealoha.

Kealy Irish (Anglicized)

Keanan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ó Cianáin.

Keane Irish (Modern)
A nickname for a "brave" or "proud" person deriving from Middle English given name Kene

Kear Scottish Gaelic
Kear is derived from the Gaelic name O'Ciarain or O'Ceirin, which comes from the Gaelic word ciar, meaning black or dark brown.

Kearl English (American)

Kearns Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Céirín ‘descendant of Céirín’, a personal name from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black’... [more]

Kearny Irish
Variant of Kearney.

Kearse Irish
Variant of Keirsey.

Kearsey English
Variant of Kearsley

Kearsley English
Derived from any of the English settlements called Kearsley

Kearson English

Keasley English
Variant of Kearsley

Keason English

Keate English
Variant of KEAT.

Keather English (American)

Keats English

Keay Irish (?), Scottish
Possibly from the given name Kay 1.

Kebel Anglo-Saxon (Germanized, Rare)

Kebi Indian

Kebre African

Kebukawa Japanese

Keçeci Turkish
Means "felt seller, person who makes felt" in Turkish, derived from keçe meaning "felt, cloth".

Kedem Hebrew
Either means "east" or "ancient" in Hebrew.

Keder Estonian
Keder is an Estonian surname meaning "wheel".

Kedrow Polish (Americanized, Rare)

Kedzie English

Keedus Estonian
Keedus is an Estonian surname meaning "brew".

Keek Estonian

Keel English
English habitational name from Keele in Staffordshire, named from Old English cy ‘cows’ + hyll ‘hill’, or from East and West Keal in Lincolnshire, which are named from Old Norse kjolr ‘ridge’... [more]

Keel Irish
Irish reduced form of McKeel.

Keel German (Swiss)
Swiss German variant of Kehl.

Keel German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of German Kühl, Kiehl, or Kiel.

Keel Estonian
Keel is an Estonian surname meaning "language/speech" and also "reed".

Keele English

Keeler English
English: occupational name for a boatman or boatbuilder, from an agent derivative of Middle English kele ‘ship’, ‘barge’ (from Middle Dutch kiel). Americanized spelling of German Kühler, from a variant of an old personal name (see Keeling) or a variant of Kühl.

Keeling Irish, English
Irish: see Keeley. ... [more]

Keenan Irish
Variant of O'keenan.

Keene English
Variant of Keen.

Keener English
Anglicized form of Kiener or Kühner.

Keeper English

Keeping English

Keerd Estonian
Keerd is an Estonian surname meaning "winding", "turn" and "spin".

Keerles Estonian
Keerles is an Estonian surname derived from "keerlema" meaning to "whirl" and "spin".

Keeth Irish
A Scottish and Irish place surname meaning "forest" or "wood" or "windy place".

Keeton English
Habitational name from a place called Ketton in Durham or one in Rutland or from Keaton in Ermington, Devon. The first is named from the Old English personal name Catta or the Old Norse personal name Káti and Old English tūn "settlement"; the second is probably from an old river name or tribal name Cētan (possibly a derivative of Celtic cēd "wood") and Old English ēa "river"; and the last possibly from Cornish kee "hedge, bank" and Old English tūn.

Keevallik Estonian
Keevallik is an Estonian surname meaning "hot spring".

Keever Celtic
From McKeever, a form of McIver, meaning "son of Ivor".

Kefalas Greek
Nickname for a big-headed or obstinate person, derived from Greek κεφάλι (kefali) meaning "head".

Kegee English

Kegelmann German

Kegler German
Nickname for a skilled or enthusiastic skittles player, from an agent derivative of Middle High German kegel meaning "skittle", "pin".

Kego Scottish
Scottish - Eaglesham, Renfrewshire Scotland

Kehayias Greek

Keheley Irish (Anglicized)
americanized version of an irish clan name

Kehler German
Habitational name from various places called Kehl, notably the town across the Rhine from Strasbourg. In some cases it may be a variant of Köhler.

Kehoe Irish
Variant of McKeogh.

Keicher German
from the East Prussian dialect word keicher "small cake, pastry" hence a metonymic occupational name for a pastry chef or cook.

Keidar Hebrew
Keidar is an ancient nickname given to the descendants of Ishmael.

Keidel German

Keidrich German

Keif English

Keight English

Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele Hawaiian (Rare)

Keikilawa Hawaiian

Keillor Scottish
Habitational name from a place in Angus called Keilor.

Keim German
Unknown.

Keinath German
Possibly a variant of Keinrath, from the personal name Konrad. ... [more]

Keiner German
Reduced form of the personal name Kagenher, from Old High German gagan 'against' + heri 'army'.

Keiper German
Similar to the origins of Kuiper (Dutch) and Cooper (English), Keiper was an occupation which means "cooper" or "barrelmaker".

Keirnan Irish
Gaelic form of Keirnan is Mac Thighearnain, which is derived from the word tighearna, meaning "lord." First found in County Cavan, Ireland.

Keirns English
Name for someone who works at a mill of makes butter.

Keirsey Irish
Topographic name of Norman origin name dating back to the 13th century.

Keiser German
Variation of Kaiser.

Keita Western African

Kekakho Batak

Keke Nauruan

Kekilli Turkish

Kekkai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 結解 (see Kekke).

Kekke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結解 (kekke), a variant reading of 結解 (ketsuge) meaning "klesha to nirvana".

Kekke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結解 (kekke), a variant reading of 結解 (ketsuge) meaning "account settlement", referring to someone who would deal with settlement of accounts.

Kekkonen Finnish