KalashnikovmRussian Means "son of the kalach-maker", derived from Russian калашник (kalashnik), a variant of калачник (kalachnik) "maker of kalaches" - kalach being a type of bread - combined with the patronymic suffix -ов (-ov)... [more]
KalevRussian Russian, from the elements Kal and -ev ("of"), therefore meaning "of Kal." Kal may be a shortened element of a Russian given name or place name.
KalininRussian Derived from Russian калина (kalina) meaning "guelder rose" (a type of plant).
KazakovRussian From Russian казак (kazak) meaning "Cossack".
KazanovRussian 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.
KerbelEnglish, German, Russian (Rare) Means "chervil" in German, a parsley-related herb. The surname probably came into England via Germanic relations between the two languages, hence it being most common in German & English countries.
KhokhlenkovmRussian From the term хохол (khokhol), a type of traditional Ukrainian cossack hairstyle or can be used as derogatory for Ukrainian person.
KhokhlovRussian Derived from Russian хохол (khokhol) meaning "topknot". Khokhol is also a derogatory word often used to describe Ukrainians.
KhrustalyovmRussian Derived from Russian хрусталь (khrustal'), meaning "crystal". Georgiy Khrustalyov-Nosar was a Russian revolutionary.
KhrzhanovskiyRussian, Jewish Russian form of Chrzanowski. Khrzhanovskiy was the last name of Andrey and Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, both Soviet film directors. Ilya has made most of his career in the Russian Federation.
KolyadaRussian, Ukrainian From Коляда (Kolyada), a name for Slavic Christmas celebrations (or formerly, Slavic pagan traditional winter solstice celebrations).
KolykhayevmRussian From Russian колыхание (kolykhaniye), meaning "swaying, swinging, fluctuating".
KolymaginRussian Derived from Russian колымага (kolymaga) meaning "jalopy (old, dilapidated car)".
KolyvanovRussian Uncertain meaning. Possibly derived from Old Russian Колывань (Kolyvan), an Old Russian name of the city of Tallinn.
KomissarovaRussian Exact origin is unknown but is likely to mean something along the lines of "commissioner" from its Russian translation. The masculine version is "Komissarov" and is used for males. Komissarov
KoniRussian Derived from Russian конь (konʹ) "horse", denoting someone who worked with horses or whose traits are similar to one. Anatoly Koni (1844-1927) was a Russian jurist, judge, politician and writer... [more]
KoretskiyRussian Name for a person originally from the Ukrainian city of Korets, derived from Russian корец (korets) or корчик (korchik) both referring to a type of ladle.
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.