Submitted Surnames of Length 6

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Kelner German, English, Vilamovian
Means "waiter" in German.
Kelsay English
Variant spelling of Kelsey.
Kelsch German (Anglicized)
Partly Americanized form of German Koelsch.
Kelson English
Means "son of Kel"
Kelton Scottish
Scottish habitational name from the village of Kelton in the parish of the same name in Kirkcudbrightshire.
Kelvin Scottish, English
See the given name Kelvin.
Kemmer German
Kemmer is a surname. The surname Kemmer is an occupational surname. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old German word "kämmerer," which means "chamberlain." A chamberlain was the person in charge of the noble household; to him would fall the duty of ensuring that the castle and court of the noble ran smoothly... [more]
Kemper German, Dutch
German: status name denoting a peasant farmer or serf, an agent noun derivative of Kamp ... [more]
Kempes German, Dutch
German and Dutch variant of Kemp or Kamp. It could also be a habitational name for a person from any of the various places named Kempen on the border between Germany and the Netherlands (for example the town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, close to the Dutch border), a status name for a peasant farmer or serf, or an occupational name for an official calibrator who marked the correct weight and measures for verification, derived from Middle Low German kempen... [more]
Kenney English
Variant of Kenny
Kenobi Popular Culture
Obi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' saga, created by George Lucas. The meaning of the name is not known, but as Lucas was very much influenced by Japanese samurai movies, it is possible that the name is a combination of Japanese 剣 (ken) "sword" and 帯 (obi) "belt".
Kensit English
A surname of Old English, pre-7th-century origins. It derives from a locality, probably either Kingsettle in Somerset, which translates as "the seat of the King", and is believed to relate to Alfred the Great, or possibly Kingside in Cumberland, or to some now lost village or town with a similar spelling.
Kentel Estonian
Kentel is an Estonian surname meaning "pendant".
Kentie Scottish, English, Dutch
Origin and meaning unknown. The name Kentie was spread in the Netherlands when a Scottish soldier, Alexander Kenti, settled at Woudrichem, the Netherlands around 1650. Alexander Kenti was born and raised in the Scottish highlands... [more]
Kenton English
habitational name from any of various places so named Kenton, for example in Devon, Greater London (formerly Middlesex), Northumberland, and Suffolk... [more]
Kenttä Finnish
Means "field" in Finnish.
Kenwyn Cornish (Rare)
This surname is derived from the name of a town and river in Cornwall, England (called Keynwynn in Cornish). It is said that the name is derived from Cornish keyn meaning "back, keel, ridge" and gwynn meaning "white, fair, blessed."
Kenyon English, Welsh
Kenyon is a surname from Wales meaning "a person from Ennion's Mound"
Keough Irish, Scottish
Anglicized, reduced form of Mac Eochaidh meaning "son of Eochaidh".
Kepler German
From Middle High German kappe meaning "hooded cloak". This was an occupational name for someone who made these kind of garments. A notable bearer was German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571–1630).
Kepple English (American)
Americanized form of Köppel and Köpple.
Kerbel English, 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.
Kerbow French
Possibly derived from the French word 'corbeau', meaning "raven".
Kerwin Irish
Variant of Kirwan.
Keshet Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Keshet which means "rainbow" in Hebrew, it is used more as a surname than a given name.
Keskin Turkish
Means "sharp, bitter" in Turkish.
Kesler German, Dutch, Jewish
It is an occupational name that means coppersmith. In alpine countries the name derived from the definition: the one living in the basin of a valley.
Kesler Jewish
Variant of Kessler.
Kessel German
Occupational name for a maker of cooking vessels from Middle High German kezzel meaning "kettle, cauldron, boiler".
Kessel Dutch
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in the Netherlands named Kessel.
Kestel English
Habitational name from Kestle, a place in Cornwall, so named from Cornish castell "castle, village, rock".
Ketley English
Means "person from Ketley", Shropshire ("glade frequented by cats").
Kettay English (British)
this name originated from Richard skinner a 20th century king.It was first used by his father Steve ketay.
Keurig Dutch
Keurig is derived from a Dutch word meaning "excellence." A more accurate translation from the Dutch is "neat" or "tidy."
Kevade Estonian
Kevade is an Estonian surname meaning "Spring (season)".
Kewish Scottish, Manx
The surname Kewish was first found in on the Isle of Uist, in the Hebrides in Scotland, which is named for the Irish King, Colla Uais who was deposed in Ireland by Muedach Tireach and was banished with 300 of their principal chiefs to the Hebrides in 327 A.D. They became known as the kingdom of Ailech and gave birth to the kindred of St... [more]
Khader Arabic
From the given name Khidr.
Khairy Arabic
Derived from the given name Khayri.
Khalaf Arabic
Means "successor, descendant" in Arabic.
Khaldi Arabic
From the given name Khalid.
Khaled Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Khalid.
Khalid Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Khalid.
Khalif Somali
Somali form of Khalifa.
Khalil Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Khalil.
Khaliq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Khaliq.
Khalji Afghan, Iranian
Meaning ‘From the city of Khalaj’, in Khalaj, a Common Turkic Language.
Khalsa Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Derived from Arabic خلص (khalasa) meaning "pure, clear". This is also the term used to refer to initiated Sikhs.
Khamis Arabic
Derived from the given name Khamis.
Khanam Bengali
Variant of Khanum.
Khanom Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খানম (see Khanum).
Khanov Turkmen, Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Khan".
Khanum Bengali, Urdu
From an aristocratic title traditionally used as an honorific for Muslim women in the Middle East and South Asia. It is derived from a feminine form of the title khan meaning "king, ruler", which is probably of Mongolian origin.
Khatib Arabic
Means "speaker, orator" in Arabic. In Islam this is the name of the person who delivers sermons (khutbah) during Friday and Eid prayers.
Khaton Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Odia, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Khatun.
Khatri Indian, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi, Nepali
Name for a member of the Kshatriya caste, derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kshatriya) referring to the Hindu caste consisting of kings, warriors and soldiers, ultimately from क्षत्र (kshatra) meaning "power, might, dominion".
Khatun Bengali, Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
From the Persian title خاتون‎ (khatun) meaning "lady, noblewoman" (the feminine counterpart to Khan).
Khelil Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Khalil.
Khirin Russian
Possibly derived from dialectal Russian хиря (khirya) meaning "illness".
Khoang Vietnamese (Russified)
Russifed form of Hoàng used by ethnic Vietnamese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Khosla Indian, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.
Khouri Arabic
Alternate transcription of Khoury.
Khoury Arabic
Means "priest" in Arabic, ultimately from Latin curia meaning "court". It is mostly used by Arabic-speaking Christians.
Khương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Jiang 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 姜 (khương).
Khuong Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khương.
Khwaja Dari Persian
Derived from the given name Khwaja.
Khyuin Vietnamese (Russified)
Russified form of Huỳnh used by ethnic Vietnamese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Kidate Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree" and 建 (date), the joining continuative form of 建てる (tateru) meaning "to build; to construct".
Kidder English
English: possibly an occupational name from early modern English kidd(i)er ‘badger’, a licensed middleman who bought provisions from farmers and took them to market for resale at a profit, or alternatively a variant of Kidman... [more]
Kidman English
English: occupational name, probably for a goatherd (from Middle English kid(e) ‘young goat’ + man ‘man’), but possibly also for a cutter of wood used for fuel. (from Middle English kidde ‘faggot’ (an archaic English unit for a bundle of sticks)).
Kidney Irish
Surname translated from Irish surname Duane to English Kidney Mainly found in County Cork. Original Irish clan name is Ó Dubháin.
Kiener German (Swiss)
Nickname derived from the dialect verb chienen 'to whimper'.
Kieran Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciaráin ‘descendant of Ciarán’, a byname from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black-haired’... [more]
Kihara Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kiiker Estonian
Kiiker is an Estonian surname meaning "spyglass" and "telescope"; may also relate to "kiik", meaning "swing".
Kiiver Estonian
Kiiver is an Estonian surname meaning "helmut".
Kiivit Estonian
Kiivit is an Estonian surname meaning "peewit/lapwing" (bird species: "Vanellus vanellus").
Kikawa Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Kikkas Estonian
Kikkas is an Estonian surname, derived from "kikas", meaning "rooster".
Kikuda Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Kikuta Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kikuya Japanese
"Chrysanthemum valley."
Kilian German, Dutch, Polish, Czech
from the Irish personal name Cillín (see Killeen).
Kılınç Turkish
Variant spelling of Kılıç.
Killip Manx
"Philip's Son" ... [more]
Kilroy English
"Kilroy was here" was a phrase widely written up on walls by American service personnel in the UK during World War II. The identity of the probably mythical Kilroy has been much debated (one theory is that he was a shipyard inspector of Quincy, Massachusetts, who chalked the phrase on material he had checked).
Kilroy Irish, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Ruaidh "son of Giolla Rua or Gilroy".
Kimata Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 俣 (mata) meaning "fork, crotch".
Kimmel German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German kumin and German kümmel meaning "caraway" (related to Latin cuminum, a word of Oriental origin, like the plant itself), hence a metonymic occupational name for a spicer, literally a supplier of caraway seeds... [more]
Kimoto Japanese
Ki means "tree, wood" and moto means "source, origin, root".
Kimoto Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Kimpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Kimpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Kinami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba 2).
Kindem English
1 English: habitational name from a place in Derbyshire, of unknown etymology (probably a pre-English hill name, but the form is obscure).... [more]
Kinder English
Habitational name derived from a place in Derbyshire, of unknown etymology.
Kinkle German
Derived from the Middle High German word "kunkel," which meant "spindle." It is thus supposed that the first bearers of this surname were spindle makers in occupation.
Kinney Scottish
Reduced form of McKinney.
Kinose Japanese
Ki means "tree, wood", no could be a possessive particle or it could mean "field, wilderness", and se means "current, ripple".
Kinpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Kinpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Kiplin English
A locational surname that takes its name from the hamlet of Kiplin in the English county of North Yorkshire. In turn, the hamlet is said to derive its name from Old English Cyppelingas, which means "the people of Cyppel", as it consists of the Old English personal name Cyppel with the Old English word ingas meaning "people".
Kirida Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Kirima Japanese (Rare)
Kiri (桐 or 霧) means "paulownia/foxglove tree" or "mist" respectively, ma (間), means "space".
Kirino Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Kiriya Japanese
A variant of Kiritani.
Kirkby English
Variant of Kirby.
Kirrin Literature
Used by Enid Blyton in the Famous Five book series (first published 1942) for the main character George Kirrin. It is also used as a place name for the fictional village where she lives and the nearby island.
Kirsch German
Means 'cherry' in German, short form of Kirschstein or other surnames starting with Kirsch.
Kirton English
Family name for someone who resides near a church.
Kirves Estonian
Kirves is an Estonian surname meaning "axe".
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
Kishii Japanese
Koshi means "shore, bank, beach" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Kishio Japanese
Kishi means "bank, shore, beach" and o means "tail".
Kishka Ukrainian
Means "Cat" in Ukrainian.
Kishor Indian, Hindi
From the given name Kishor.
Kissel German
From a pet form of the Germanic personal name Gisulf.
Kitami Japanese
From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" or 北 (kita) meaning "north", combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many" and/or 見 (mi) meaning "see".
Kitani Japanese
From the Japanese 木 (ki or moku) "tree," "wood" and 谷 (tani or ya) "valley."
Kitano Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Kitase Japanese
Kita means "north" and and se means "ripple".
Kitley English
Derived from a place name in Devonshire, England, and was first recorded in the form of Kitelhey in 1305.... [more]
Kitsas Estonian
Kitsas is an Estonian surname meaning "strait".
Kitson Scottish, English
Patronymic form of Kit.
Kiuchi Japanese
Ki means "tree" and uchi means "inside".
Kiuchi Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Kıvrak Turkish
Means "lithe, agile, active" in Turkish.
Kiyoko Japanese
Surname of American-Japanese singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and director Hayley Kiyoko.
Kiyono Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Kiyose Japanese
Kiyo means "pure, clean" and se means "ripple".
Kiyota Japanese
From the Japanese 清 (kiyo) "clearly," "brightly," "cleanly" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."
Kizuki Japanese
Kizuki has various spellings. It combines 木 (ki) meaning “tree”, 気 (ki) meaning “spirit”, 稀 (ki) meaning “rare”, 希 (ki) “hope, rare” and 妃 (ki) meaning “princess” with 月 (tsuki) meaning “moon, month”... [more]
Kjella Norwegian (?)
Meaning unknown, but it might be related to the given name Kjell.
Klahan Thai
Means "brave" in Thai.
Klanac Croatian
Means ''gorge, ravine, narrow pass''.
Klarić Croatian, Slovene
From the given name Klara
Kleber German, English (American)
Derived from German kleben "to bind, to stick", hence an occupational name for someone who applied clay daub or whitewash on buildings.
Klimov Russian
Means "son of Klim".
Klouda Czech
From Kloud, a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Claudius (see Claud).
Klumpp German
Variant of Klump.
Klyuev Russian
From klyui, meaning "peck".
Knapke German
A relative of mine has said this surname means “over the hill” and that it is of German origin.... [more]
Knappe German
German variant of Knapp.
Knauer German (Silesian)
Nickname for a gnarled person, from Middle High German knur(e) 'knot', 'gnarl'. habitational name for someone from either of two places in Thuringia called Knau.
Knauss German
A variant of Knaus.
Kneale Manx
Manx contracted form of Mac Néill
Knecht German, German (Swiss), Dutch
From the occupation of a servant and a journeyman from Middle High German kneht Middle Low German and Middle Dutch knecht "knight's assistant" also "lad, servant"... [more]
Knefac Slovak (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Uncommon surname from Burgenland, easternmost Austria.
Knigge North German
North German: variant of Knick... [more]
Knitts English
Derived from the given name Knut.
Knobel German, German (Swiss), Yiddish
Derived from the Middle High German knübel probably a nickname for a fat person or in the sense "ankle". However the term also denotes a rounded elevation and may therefore also be a topographic name for someone who lived by a knoll... [more]
Knodel German
dweller near a hilltop; descendant of Knut (hill, or white-haired); a lumpish, thickset person.
Knotts English
Variant of Knott
Kobari Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 針 (hari) meaning "needle, pin".
Kobata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta 3, Hatta 4, Hatta 5, Hatta 6, Hatta 7, or Hatta 8, added Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little".
Kobela Hungarian
May come from the slavic word kobila, meaning mare.
Kobori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 堀 (hori) meaning "moat, ditch".
Kochav Hebrew
Means "star" in Hebrew. Also compare Kochavi.
Köcher German
It literally means "quiver".
Koculi Albanian
From a place name Kocul in Albania.
Kodály Hungarian
Hungarian surname.... [more]
Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 児 or 兒 (ko) meaning "child, young" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".
Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".
Kodera Japanese
"Little temple".
Kogane Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 黄金, 小金, 古金, 子金, 故金 or 小賀根 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small", 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac", 故 (ko, furu.i, moto, yue) meaning "cause, circumstances, consequently, especially, happenstance, intentionally, reason, the late, therefore", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold."... [more]
Kogure Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ko) meaning "tree, wood" and 暮 (kure) meaning "end, close".
Kohira Japanese
A variant of Kodaira.... [more]
Køhler Danish
Danish form of Kohler.
Kohver Estonian
Kohver is an Estonian surname meaning "suitcase", "trunk" and "coffer".
Koichi Japanese
The Surname "Koichi" translates to "Small Market"
Koiree Indian
Denotes "weaver" in Hindi.
Koishi Japanese
Ko means "small" and ishi means "stone".
Koitla Estonian
Koitla is an Estonian surname derived from "koit" meaning "dawn".
Koiwai Japanese, Popular Culture
Ko means "Small", Iwa means "Stone", and I means "Well". Fictional characters with this last name: Yotsuba from the manga "Yotsuba&!" and Yoshino Koiwai from "Masamune-kun's Revenge" are examples of this.
Kojima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 児 (ko) meaning "young" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Kōjiya Japanese
From Japanese 麹 (kōji) meaning a substance made from plant molds to make fermented products and 屋 (ya) meaning "seller; shop".
Kojiya Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 麹屋, 麹家, 麹谷, 糀屋, 糀谷, 糀矢, 粷谷, or 小路谷 (see Kojiya) or a variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).
Kokawa Japanese
Ko means "small" and kawa means "river".
Kokubo Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect".
Kokubu Japanese
From Japanese 国 or 國 (koku) meaning "country, state" and 分 (bu) meaning "part, share, portion".
Kokuda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).
Kolber German
From an agent derived from Middle High German kolbe "club, cudgel" an occupational name for someone who made wooden clubs later for an armorer, or a habitational name for someone from Kolben in Württemberg or Cölbe in Hesse.
Kolden German, Norwegian
From Middle Low German kolt, kolde ‘cold’, a nickname for an unfriendly person; alternatively, it may be a habitational name, a shortened form of Koldenhof ‘cold farm’ in Mecklenburg (standardized form: Kaltenhof, a frequent place name in northern Germany, East Prussia, Bavaria, and Württemberg).Norwegian: habitational name from a farm called Kolden, from Old Norse kollr ‘rounded mountain top’.
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