Submitted Surnames Starting with K

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Krochmal Polish, Yiddish, Hebrew
Krochmal (Yiddish: קראָכמאַל, Hebrew, קרוכמל/קרוכמאל) is a rare Ashkenazi-Jewish-Polish surname meaning "laundry starch" (a starch solution in water used to whiten and stiffen fabric)... [more]
Kroes Dutch, Low German
Means "frizzy, curly (hair)" in Dutch.
Kroes Dutch, Low German
Means "chalice, cup, jug" in Dutch, an occupational name for someone who made drinking vessels, such as a potter. Could also be a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a cup.
Kroeze Dutch, Low German
Variant spelling of Kroes.
Krog Norwegian, Danish
Habitational name from places named with krog "corner, bend".
Krolik Polish
1 Polish (Królik): from a diminutive of Polish król ‘king’ ( see Krol ).... [more]
Krolikov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian кролик (krolik) meaning "male rabbit".
Kröll German
From Middle High German krellen "to claw", a nickname for a snappish or cruel person. Compare Kreul.
Kroll Polish (Germanized)
Germanized form of Król.
Kroll German, Dutch
Nickname for someone with curly hair, from Middle High German krol "curly", Middle Low German krulle "ringlet, curl", Middle Dutch croel, crul.
Kroll German
Derived from the given name Rollo.
Krõm Estonian
Krõm is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "krõmp" meaning "crackle".
Kroma English (American)
Surname of popular YouTuber Justin Kroma (LankyBox).
Kromrey English (American, Rare)
Kromrey middle school.
Kronberg German, Swedish
German habitational name from any of the places called Kronberg near Frankfurt in Hesse and in Bavaria from the elements krone "crown" and berg "mountain, hill". Swedish ornamental name from kron "crown" and berg "mountain hill".
Kronbergs Latvian (Archaic)
Germanic,originally swedish
Kronecker Jewish, German (Austrian)
Derived from the place name Kroneck in Austria. A famous bearer of this surname was Leopold Kronecker(1823~1891),the German mathematician who worked on number theory.
Kronen German
From German Krone 'crown', probably as an ornamental name. Or a nickname for a slender, long-legged individual, from a dialect form of Kranich.
Kronenberg German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name from a place called Kronenberg (there is one near Wuppertal) or possibly from any of the places called Kronberg (see Kronberg ) from German Krone "crown" and German Berg "mountain, hill".
Kronstadt German
Means "crown city (e. g. capital city)" in German
Kross Low German
Occupational name for a maker of mugs and jugs, from Middle Low German krus, kros 'pitcher', 'ceramic drinking vessel'.
Krouwel Dutch
From Middle Dutch crauwel meaning "trident, hook, claw", an occupational name for someone who used such a tool, or habitational name for someone who lived near a landmark depicting it.
Krstajić Montenegrin, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Krsto".
Krstanović Croatian, Serbian
Derived from krst, meaning "cross".
Krstev m Macedonian
Means "son of Krste".
Krsteva f Macedonian
Feminine form of Krstev.
Krstičević Croatian
Derived from krst, meaning "cross".
Kruchina Russian
Derived from Russian кручина (kruchina) meaning "sorrow, sadness".
Kruchowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Kruchowo.
Kruczynski Polish
Derived from the polish diminutive of kruk meaning “raven”.
Krug German
Means "tavern keeper"
Kruglov Russian
From kruglyi, meaning "round".
Kruglova Russian
Feminine form of Kruglov.
Kruip Dutch
Means "crawl, creep" in Dutch, possibly a nickname for someone known for skulking about.
Kruis Dutch, Flemish
Means "cross" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived near a crossroads, a sign depicting a cross, or a place where people were executed. Could also denote someone who made crosses, either the religious symbol or the instrument of torture.
Krukowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Kruki, Kruków or Krukowo, all derived from Polish kruk meaning "raven".
Krukowsky Polish (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Krukowski, used outside Poland.
Krull Estonian
Krull is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kull" meaning "hawk".
Krumbach German, German (Austrian)
From the name of various places in Austria and Germany, for example the town of Krumbach in the state of Bavaria.
Krumholz Jewish, German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) from Krumbholz ‘bent timber’, ‘mountain pine’, hence probably a metonymic occupational name for a cartwright or wheelwright. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Krumm German
From a nickname, which in turn is from the Middle High German word krum, meaning "crooked" or "deformed".
Krumreihn German
Possibly derived from Middle High German krum(b) meaning "crooked" and rein meaning "border of a field, margin", and hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a field with a crooked edge, or perhaps a nickname for a farmer who plowed a crooked furrow... [more]
Krūms Latvian
Meaning "bush".
Krumwiede German
Location-based name for people who lived by a gnarled old willow tree.... [more]
Krungthep Thai
from the place name Krungthep, referring to Bangkok, Thailand
Krupen Belarusian
From Belarusian круп (krup), meaning "grain".
Krupnykh Russian
Derived from Russian крупный (krupny) meaning "big, massive".
Krupskaya f Russian, Yiddish (Russified)
Derived from Russian крупа (krupa), meaning "grains". This was the last name of Nadezhda Krupskaya, Lenin's wife.
Krusch German (Silesian)
Derived from dialectal Polish krusza (gruszka in Standard Polish), Lower Sorbian ksusa and Upper Sorbian kruswa "pear, pear tree".
Krutoy Russian
Means "steep" in Russian.
Krutxaga Basque
Habitational name, probably derived from a variant of Basque gurutze "cross; intersection, crossing" and -aga "place of, abundance of".
Kruup Estonian
Kruup is an Estonian surname meaning "goat".
Kruus Estonian
Kruus is an Estonian surname meaning "gravel".
Kruusalu Estonian
Kruusalu is an Estonian surname meaning "gravel grove".
Kruusmaa Estonian
Kruusmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "gravel land".
Kruusmägi Estonian
Kruusmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "gravel mountain/hill".
Kruzhkin Russian
Derived from Russian кружка (kruzhka) meaning "cup, mug, tankard". This may have been a nickname either for a drinker or a cupmaker.
Kryčaŭski Belarusian
This indicates familial origin within the city of Krýčaŭ.
Krygin Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian крыга (kryga) meaning "ice floe".
Krykora Polish (Ukrainianized)
Probably a Ukrainianised variant of Krekora.
Krylenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Krylov.
Krylov m Russian
From Russian крылья (kryl'ya), meaning "wings".
Krym Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Belarusian, Polish
Means "Crimea", from Krym.
Krymchak Ukrainian
From Кримчак (Krymchak), a term for a Jewish Crimean Tatar, or just meaning "from Crimea".
Krymenko Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian variant of Krym.
Krymko Ukrainian, Russian
From the place name Крим/Крым (Krym), meaning "Crimea".
Krymov m Russian
Variant of Krym.
Krymskikh Russian
Another form of Krymskiy.
Krymskiy m Russian, Jewish (?)
Means "from Crimea" or "Crimean".
Krysco Ukrainian, Russian
Alternate transcription of Krisko.
Krysin Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian крыса (krysa) meaning "rat".
Kryuchkov Russian
From kryuchok, meaning "hook".
Kryukov Russian
From kryuk, meaning "hook".
Kryvoruchko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кривий (kryvyy), meaning "crooked", and рук (ruk), meaning "hand" or ручка (ruchka), meaning "handle".
Krzaklewska f Polish
Feminine form of Krzaklewski.
Krznar Croatian
Means ''furrier''.
Krznarić Croatian
From krznar meaning ''furrier''.
Krzoska Polish
Altered spelling of Polish Brzózka, from a diminutive of Brzoza
Krzywiński m Polish
Habitational surname for someone from a town called Krzywiń, derived from krzywy, meaning "crooked."
Krzyżaniak Polish
Derived from Polish krzyż meaning "cross".
Krzyżanowski Polish
habitational name for someone from Krzyżanów in Piotrków or Płock voivodeships, Krzyżanowo in Płock or Poznań voivodeships, or various places in Poland called Krzyżanowice, all named with krzyż ‘cross’.
Krzyżewski Polish
Derived from the name of any of the villages called Krzyżewo in Poland. A notable bearer is American basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (b. 1947).
Ksenofontov m Russian
Means "son of Ksenofont".
Ksiazek Polish
Nickname meaning ‘little priest’ or possibly a patronymic for an illegitimate son of a priest, from ksiadz ‘priest’ + the diminutive suffix -ek.nickname meaning ‘little prince’, from a diminutive of ksia?ze ‘prince’.
Ku Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 辜 (see Gu).
Ku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Kuandykov m Kazakh
Means "son of Kuandyk".
Kuandykova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kuandykov.
Kuantaev m Kazakh
Means "son of Kuantai".
Kuantaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kuantaev.
Kuanyshbekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Kuanyshbek".
Kuanyshbekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kuanyshbekov.
Kuanyshev m Kazakh
Means "son of Kuanysh".
Kuanysheva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kuanyshev.
Kuatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Kuat".
Kuatova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kuatov.
Kuba Japanese
From 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 場 (ba) meaning "place".... [more]
Kuba Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish
From Kuba, a pet form of the personal name Jakub.
Kuban Northern African, Nubian
Unknown Nubian surname.
Kübar Estonian
Kübar is an Estonian surname meaning "hat".
Kübarsepp Estonian
Kübarsepp is an Estonian surname meaning "hat maker" (literally, "hat smith").
Kubec Czech
Kubec is short form of Jakub.
Kubica Polish
Derived from the given name Kuba, a diminutive of Jakub.
Kubilus Lithuanian
This surname is a derivative of the given name Jacob.
Kublashvili Georgian
Last name originates from Imereti region of Georgia .
Kübler German, German (Swiss)
Derived from Middle High German kübel "tub vat barrel", this is an occupational surname referring to a cooper.
Kubota Japanese
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."
Kuboyama Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 保 (ho) meaning "protect" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Kubrava Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of an Abkhaz surname of unknown meaning.
Kubrick Jewish, Polish
Derived from Polish kubryk "ship's forecastle". Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and photographer, widely considered as the greatest filmmaker of all time.
Kubu Estonian
Kubu is an Estonian surname meaning a "bundle" or "truss".
Kubwa Swahili
From Swahili meaning "large".
Kuch German
German metonymic occupational name for a pastry cook, from German kuchen ‘cake’, or simply a variant of Koch ‘cook’.
Kucha Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 古知屋 (Kucha) meaning "Kucha", a former village in the former district of Kin in the former Ryūkyū Kingdom.
Kuchař Czech
Means "Chief", "Cook".
Kuchenmeister German
Occupational name for a master cook (literally "kitchen master"), a court official.
Kucher German
Occupational name for a pastry cook from an agent derivative of Middle High German kuoche "cake pastry".
Kucher Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Kučera.
Kuchi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku for the eldest son, Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.
Kuchiki Japanese
This name combines 朽 (kyuu, ku.chiru) meaning "decay, remain in seclusion, rot" or 口 (ku, kou, kuchi) meaning "mouth" with 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Kuchinoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Kuchinsky English (American), Jewish
Americanized spelling of Polish Kuczynski or Kucinski. ... [more]
Kuchler German (Rare)
Often confused with Küchler a name for a cookie baker, Kuchler is a noble name for an old german family. Kuchler is origined in a city named Kuchl at the border of todays german bavaria... [more]
Kudaibergen Kazakh
Derived from the given name Kudaibergen.
Kudashev Bashkir, Tatar, Russian
Means "son of Kudash", from a given name of Mordvin or Turkic origin possibly meaning "woman's son" or "wife's son", referring to a boy born from one father and another mother (in relation to his half-siblings)... [more]
Kudaybergenov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant transcription of Kudaibergenov.
Kudo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kudō.
Kudō Japanese
From Japanese 工 (ku) meaning "work, craft, art" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".
Kudoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Kudo.
Kudou Japanese
From 久 (ku) "long time" and 遠 (tou/dou) "distant" OR from 工 (ku) "construction" and 藤 (dou) "wisteria."
Kudrin Russian
From kudra, meaning "curly-haired".
Kudryakov m Russian
Derived from a Russian word meaning "curly".
Kudryavtsev Russian
From kudryavtsa, meaning "curly-haired".
Kue Hmong
From the clan name Kwm associated with the Chinese character 古 () (see Gu).
Kueda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久枝 (see Hisaeda).
Kueng Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Kuang.
Kuerzi Chinese
From the Chinese characters 哭儿子 (Kū érzi) meaning, "crying son." This is one of the rare multiple-character Chinese surnames.
Kues German, Dutch (Rare)
Habitational name from Cues, now part of Bernkastel-Kues in the Rhineland Palatinate.
Kues Dutch (Rare)
From Middle Dutch cuse "club, cudgel, knobstick".
Kuga Japanese
From the Japanese 久 (ku or hisa) "long time," and 我 (ga) "self."
Kugasov m Yakut
From Yakut кугас (kugas), meaning "ginger, reddish-brown".
Kugimiya Japanese
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]
Kugisaki Japanese
Kugi means "nail, tack, peg" and saki means "peninsula, promontory, cape".
Kuhara Japanese (Rare)
Ku means "long time" and hara means "plain, field".
Kuhi Estonian
Kuhi is an Estonian surname meaning "pile" or "stack".
Kühl German, Low German
The spelling Kühl results from a folk-etymological association with High German kühl ‘cool’ (Middle High German küel(e), a nickname from Middle High German küel ‘cool’, ‘calm’... [more]
Kuhlman German
Nickname from Middle High German küel ‘cool’, ‘calm.’
Kuhlmann German
German (also Kühlmann) nickname from Middle High German küel ‘cool’, ‘calm’ (see Kuhl).
Kühner German
From the given name Kunher.
Kuijper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Kuijt Dutch
Occupational name for a brewer of beer, derived from Dutch kuit, koyt literally meaning "beer". A famous bearer of this name is retired Dutch soccer player Dirk Kuijt (1980-), also known as Dirk Kuyt.
Kuilart Dutch
Derived from Dutch kuil "pit, hole in the ground", probably part of a toponym.
Kuiva Estonian
Kuiva is an Estonian surname derived from "kuivaks" meaning "dry".
Kuivjõgi Estonian
Kuivjõgi is an Estonian surname meaning "dry river".
Kujawski Polish
Regional name for someone from Kujawy (see Kujawa) or from a village called Kujawy, for example in Sielce voivodeship.
Kujikawa Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 慈 (ji) meaning "mercy", and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Kujira Japanese (Rare)
Kujira is an uncommon Japanese surname and first name that literally means "whale".
Kujundžić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from kujundžija (кујунџија), meaning "silversmith".
Kuka Albanian, Slovak, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, German, South Slavic
Albanian: from the old personal name Kukë (definite form Kuka), which is most likely of South Slavic origin, a cognate of the names in 3 below.... [more]
Kukac Croatian (Rare)
Means "insect, worm" in Croatian.
Kukava Georgian (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.
Kukhtin Russian
From kukhta, meaning "hoarfrost".
Kuki Japanese
From 久 (ku) meaning "long time (ago)" and 鬼 (ki) meaning "ghost, demon, spirit" or 岐 (ki) meaning "fork in a road, to branch off".
Kukić Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Derived from kuka (кука), meaning "hook".
Kukiç Albanian
Albanian form of Kukić.
Kukino Japanese
It could be from 柊 (ku, kuki) meaning "holly, ilex" combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, plain". The ki portion could also be spelled with 木 (ki, gi) meaning "tree, wood"... [more]
Kuklev m Russian
From кукла (kukla) meaning "doll"
Kukowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Kukowo in Wlolawek voivodeship or Kuków in Bielsko-Biala voivodeship, named with kuk, the cry of the cuckoo.
Kukushkin m Russian
Derived from Russian кукушка (kukushka) meaning "cuckoo".
Kukushkina f Russian
Feminine form of Kukushkin.
Kül Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur variant of Kul.
Kul German, Dutch
Derived from Old High German kol meaning "coal", perhaps an occupational name for a miner or coal seller.
Kul Pakistani, Pashto, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Persian, Kurdish, Odia, Thai, Khmer, Lao
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" or "rose".
Küla Estonian
Küla is an Estonian surname meaning "village".
Kulak Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish
Means "fist". Was also used to describe Ukrainian farmers who went against the Soviet government in the early 30s.
Kulakarni Indian, Kannada
Kannada variant of Kulkarni.
Kulakov Russian
Meaning "son of a peasant."
Külaots Estonian
Külaots is an Estonian surname meaning "village end".
Kulap Thai
Means "rose" in Thai (of Persian origin).
Kularathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලරත්න (see Kularatne).
Kularathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලරත්න (see Kularatne).
Kularatna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලරත්න (see Kularatne).
Kularatne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Kulas Polish
Polish in Origin