KurylenkoUkrainian Possibly an alternate transcription of Ukrainian Кириле́нко (see Kyrylenko). A famous bearer is Ukrainian-French actress and model Olga Kurylenko (1979-).
KuryloUkrainian From the personal name Kurýlo, a Ukrainian form of the ancient Slavic name Kiril, from Greek Kyrillos, a derivative of kyrios "Lord"... [more]
KurzawaPolish Of Polish origin, used by celebrities Karina and Ronald Kurzawa (duo from Sis Vs. Bro).
KurzbergGerman, Yiddish, Jewish From a location name meaning "short mountain" in German, from Middle High German kurz meaning "short" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
KusakaJapanese meaning of sound of KUSA-KA is grassy-place. on kanji it means 日(sun) 下(under), there is association which grass grows good under the sun. this is the special case of usage of kanji in Japanese such as 飛鳥 asuka, 春日 kasuga and 長谷川 hasegawa.
KusakaJapanese From Japanese 日 (ku) meaning "sun, day" and 下 (saka) meaning "under, below".
KusakariJapanese From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 刈 (kari) meaning "reap, cut, prune".
KusamaJapanese From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
KusanagiJapanese From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass" and 彅 (nagi) meaning "cutter". A notable bearer of this surname is actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (草彅 剛, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, 1974–).
KusanoJapanese From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
KushigeJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 櫛笥 (Kushige) meaning "Kushige", a former alley in the area of Kushige in the ward of Kamigyō in the city of Kyōto in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.... [more]
KushigeJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 櫛 (kushi) meaning "comb" and 下 (ge) meaning "bottom; low", possibly referring to a comb case.
KushigeJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 櫛下 (Kushige), from 櫛下門 (Kushigemon), the name of one of the groups of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, as well as surrounding areas.
KushnerJewish This surname is a German Jewish given name. A notable bearer is Jared Kushner the son in law of President Donald J. Trump who became president in the year 2016.
KushnirUkrainian Means "furrier, fur seller, animal skinner" in Ukrainian.
KushwahaIndian Kushwaha (sometimes, Kushvaha) is a community of the Indo-Gangetic plain which has traditionally been involved in agriculture. The term has been used to represent at least four subcastes, being those of the Kachhis, Kachwahas, Koeris and Muraos... [more]
KusunokiJapanese From Japanese 楠 (kusunoki) meaning "camphor tree". This name can also be formed from 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor", an unwritten possessive particle, and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
KutsarEstonian Kutsar is an Estonian surname meaning "coachman".
KutschGerman Topographic name of Slavic origin, from Sorbian kut ‘corner’, ‘nook’. Variant of Kutsche, metonymic occupational name for a coachman or coachbuilder, from the Hungarian loanword kocsi (see Kocsis).
KutscherGerman, Jewish occupational name for a coachman or coach builder from a derivative of the 16th-century Hungarian loanword kocsi "coach" German kutsche. The German -u- vowel comes from Slavic (Polish kucer).
KüttEstonian Means "hunter" in Estonian, derived from Middle Low German schütte.
KuttelwascherGerman Surname given to those who had the occupation of cleaning tripe. Combines the words kuttel meaning "tripe" and washer meaning "washer". Bearers of the surname typically live in Austria.
KüttimEstonian Küttim is an Estonian surname derived from "küttima" meaning "to hunt" or "pursue".
KuttnerGerman Originally from a nickname for someone wearing monk robes from Middle High German kuttner "robe wearing monk".
KutzPolish Germanized form of Polish Kuc "pony", "short person".
KutzerGerman Occupational name for a coachman or coach builder from old high German kutsche from Hungarian kocsi "coach". Variant of Kutscher.
KutzlerGerman This is the surname of my great-grandfather, of German ancestry.
KuubEstonian Kuub is an Estonian surname meaning "coat" and "jacket".
KuulEstonian Probably derived from Estonian kuul meaning "bullet, ball".
KuularTuvan Derived from Tuvan куу (kuu) meaning "swan" or "gray". Names bearing unfavourable meanings were traditionally used by Tuvans to ward off evil spirits.
KuulmataEstonian Kullmata is an Estonian surname derived from "kuulmatu" meaning "unheard".
KuulpakEstonian Kuulpak is an Estonian surname meaning "bullet ("kuul") "pack/packet/stock" ("pakk").
KuumEstonian Kuum is an Estonian surname meaning "hot" and "blazing".
KüünEstonian Küün is an Estonian surname meaning "barn".
KüünalEstonian Küünal is an Estonian surname meaning "candle".
KuurEstonian Kuur is an Estonian surname meaning "shed" or "hovel".
KuurmaaEstonian Kuurmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "shed/hovel land".
KuusaluEstonian Kuusalu is an Estonian surname derived from "kuusik" meaning "spruce wood" and "salu" meaning "grove".
KuuseEstonian Kuuse is an Estonian surname meaning "fir".
KuusepuuEstonian Kuusepuu is an Estonian surname meaning "fir tree".
KuusikEstonian Kuusik is an Estonian surname meaning "spruce stand".
KuusinenFinnish A surname originating from Eastern Finland, comprised of the elements “kuusi” meaning “six” or “moon”, and the suffix “-nen” which is typical of Eastern Finnish surnames. A notable bearer of this name is the Finnish-Soviet politician and writer Otto V. Kuusinen, one of the original founders of the Finnish Communist Party.
KuusistoFinnish Means "spruce forest" in Finnish, from Finnish kuusi "spruce" combined with a collective forming suffix.
KuuskEstonian Kuusk is an Estonian surname meaning "spruce".
KuuskmaaEstonian Kuuskmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "fir/spruce land".
KuuspaluEstonian Kuuspalu is an Estonian surname meaning "fir (kuusk) heathy woodland (palu)".
KuutEstonian Kuut is an Estonian surname meaning "kennel".
KüütsEstonian Küüts is an Estonian surname meaning "lift".
KuwataJapanese From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
KuwataniJapanese From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" combined with 谷 (tani) meaning "valley". A notable bearer of this surname is Natsuko Kuwatani (桑谷 夏子), a Japanese voice-actress who is best known for voicing Ryōko Asakura from the Haruhi Suzumiya series and Alph from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.
KuyengChinese (Russified) Russified form of Kuang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
KuyonHungarian, Romanian Largely unknown, but may have origins in a village in Poland, called Kujan. There’s records on the name at Ellis Island in New York where it was anglicized to the phonetic, Kuyon. There’s also a split in the main families with the name in the US to another diminutive, Kenyon.... [more]
KuzmaUkrainian, Belarusian From the personal name Kuzma, Greek Kosmas, a derivative of kosmos ‘universe’, ‘(ordered) arrangement’. St. Cosmas, martyred with his brother Damian in Cilicia in the early 4th century ad, came to be widely revered in the Eastern Church.
KvitkaUkrainian Means "flower" in Ukrainian. It is an ornamental surname, but it could also denote to someone from a village called Kvitka.
KvitsiniaAbkhaz Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname Kutsnia; the Abkhaz name was replaced by the Mingrelian spelling during the era of Joseph Stalin. It is most likely derived from Abkhaz икуцны иааз (ikutsny iaaz) meaning "one who migrates", though the word квици (kvitsi) has no real meaning in Abkhaz... [more]
KvonChinese (Russified) Russified form of Kuang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
KyröFinnish Origins remain unknown, might be deprived from the rare given name Kyrö or the location name. The earliest documented person with Kyrö as a surname dates back to 1553