Submitted Surnames Starting with K

Khamenei Persian
Originally denoted someone who came from the village of Khamaneh, located in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. A famous bearer is Ali Khamenei (1939-), a former president and the current Supreme Leader of Iran.

Khamidov Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen
Means "son of Khamid".

Khamis Arabic
Derived from the given name Khamis.

Khamkaeo Thai
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond".

Khamkaew Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai คำแก้ว (see Khamkaeo).

Khamlichi Moroccan
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is actress Asmaa Khamlichi.

Khammanivong Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold", ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວົງ (wong) meaning "lineage, family".

Khamvongsa Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family line".

Khamwaen Thai
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" and แหวน (waen) meaning "ring".

Khamzin Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh
From the given name Khamza.

Khamzina f Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh
Feminine form of Khamzin.

Khan Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Han.

Khanam Bengali
Variant of Khanum.

Khandakar Bengali
Means "teacher, scholar" (literally "one who reads"), derived from Persian خواندن (khandan) meaning "to read, to study" and the occupational suffix گار (kar).

Khandaker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).

Khandkar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).

Khandker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).

Khandu Indian

Khanenko Ukrainian, Muslim
Derived from the given name Khan.

Khang Hmong
From the clan name Kha, Khab or Khaab all associated with the Chinese character 康 (kāng) (see Kang).

Khanki Indian (Modern, Rare)

Khanna Indian

Khanom Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খানম (see Khanum).

Khanov Turkmen, Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Khan".

Khansari Persian
Actual meaning is unknown; originated in the Iranian tribe the Kurds.

Khanthawong Thai
From Thai คันธ (khantha) meaning "smell, scent, fragrance" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".

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.

Kharaan Pakistani

Kharat Indian

Kharazia Abkhaz
There are several theories on the origin of the name. It could be derived from Arabic حَارِس (ḥāris) meaning "guard, guardian, defender", from a contraction of a Hebrew term, or from the Abkhaz word ҳара (ḥārā́) meaning "we, ours" combined with the Abkhaz suffix -ya or -ia denoting descent.

Kharban Arabic, Persian

Kharchenko Ukrainian

Khare Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Means "pure, true" in Hindi and Marathi.

Kharebaty Ossetian
Derived from Georgian ხარება (xareba) meaning "annunciation".

Kharebov Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of Kharebaty.

Kharebova f Ossetian (Russified)
Feminine form of Kharebov.

Kharitonov m Russian
Means "son of Khariton". Nikolay Kharitonov was the KPRF's candidate for the 2024 Russian elections.

Khariuk Ukrainian

Kharn Indian

Kharra Indian

Khasanov Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir, Chechen
Means "son of Khasan".

Khashba Abkhaz
Either derived from Abkhaz ахацə (āxācə) meaning "stone" or алашара (ālāšārā) "light".

Khashoggi Arabic
Arabized form of the Turkish surname Kaşıkçı.

Khaskheli Urdu, Sindhi
Referred to a person belonging to the Khaskheli tribe in the Pakistani provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. It is perhaps derived from the Urdu words خاص (khas) meaning "proper" and خالی (khali) meaning "performer"... [more]

Khat Khmer
From Chinese 凯 meaning "triumphant","victorious"

Khatana Indian

Khatchadourian Armenian
Variant of Khachaturian. This was the surname of Eva Khatchadourian, the mother of Kevin Khatchadourian, a school shooter in the 2003 fictional novel We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver.

Khateeb Arabic, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Khatib as well as the Urdu form.

Khatidze Georgian

Khatiwada Nepali
From the name of a village in the Doti District of Nepal.

Khaton Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Odia, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Khatun.

Khatoon Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Hindi ख़ातून, Urdu خاتون or Bengali খাতুন (see 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).

Khatzis Greek

Khavari Persian
Means "eastern" from Persian خاور (khāvar) meaning "east".

Khavaza Dungan
Derived from the second part of the Arabic given name Muhammad, -ha-.

Khavrenkov m Russian

Khaw Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xu 2.

Khawaja Urdu
From an honorific title for a Muslim teacher or saint, derived from Persian خواجه (khajeh) meaning "lord, master, owner".

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

Khaybulaev Avar, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Khaybulla", from a given name derived from Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy) meaning "alive" combined with الله (allāh) meaning "Allah, God".

Khazhimet'yev m Kyrgyz

Khelif Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Khelifa Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Khelifa.

Khelil Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Khalil.

Khem Khmer
Meaning uncertain.

Khemkhaeng Thai
Means "strong" in Thai.

Khemson Thai (Rare)
Means "pine needle" in Thai.

Khen Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Hen or Chen 2 which both mean "beauty", "grace", "charm" in Hebrew.

Khenaffou Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Knafo.

Khenafou Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Knafo.

Khertek Tuvan
Meaning uncertain.

Khida Indian (Rare)

Khidirbegishvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.

Khieu Khmer
Means "to be blue (in colour)" in Khmer.

Khiev Khmer
From Khmer ខៀវ (khiev) meaning "blue".

Khil Russian
Russian spelling of Hill. A notable bearer was Russian baritone singer Eduard Khil (1934-2012).

Khilko Russian

Khim Khmer
Means "zither, harp" in Khmer, referring to a type of traditional stringed instrument.

Khinikadze Russian

Khirin Russian
Possibly derived from dialectal Russian хиря (khirya) meaning "illness".

Khirlig-ool Tuvan (Rare)
Means "dirty boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan хирлиг (khirlig) "dirty" and оол (ool) "son, boy".

Khismatullin Tatar, Bashkir
From the given name Ismatullah.

Khismatullina f Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine form of Khismatullin.

Khitrov m Russian
Derived from Russian word хитрость (khitrost') meaning cunning.

Khizriev Chechen
Means "son of Khizir".

Khizrieva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Хизриев (see Khizriev).

Khlebnikov Russian
This surname means a baker who makes bread.

Khlyvnyuk Ukrainian

Khmyrov m Russian

Khmyz Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian хмыз (khmyz) meaning "bush, thicket".

Khnanisho Assyrian
Means "mercy of Jesus" from Syriac ܚܢܢܐ (ḥənānā) meaning "mercy, grace, favour" and ܝܫܘܥ (Išōʿ) meaning "Jesus".

Khổng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Kong, from Sino-Vietnamese 孔 (khổng).

Kho Chinese (Hokkien, Anglicized)

Kho Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2.

Khodayari Persian
From the given name Khodayar.

Khodyrev m Russian

Khoe Chinese (Cantonese)

Khoe Indonesian

Khokhlov Russian
Derived from Russian хохол (khokhol) meaning "topknot". Khokhol is also a derogatory word often used to describe Ukrainians.

Kholmogorov m Russian
Yegor Kholmogorov is a notable Russian nationalist.

Kholod Russian
From Russian meaning "cold".

Kholodinin Russian
From kholodnii, meaning "cold".

Kholodkov m Russian
Derived from холодный (kholodnyy) meaning cold.

Kholodov Russian
Derived from Russian холод (kholod) meaning "cold".

Khomeini Persian
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Khomeyn in the Markazi province of Iran. A notable bearer of this surname was the Islamic revolutionary, politician and religious leader Ruhollah Khomeini (1900 or 1902-1989), who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran following the Iranian Revolution in 1979... [more]

Khomsiri Thai

Khomyakov Russian
From Russian хомяк (khomyak), meaning "hamster".

Khomyuk Ukrainian

Khondakar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).

Khondaker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).

Khondkar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).

Khondker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).

Khondokar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).

Khondoker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).

Khoo Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Qiu.

Khoo Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien spellig of the surname Qiu. This Means a person who lived near a mound, dune or hill. This spelling is found amongst Hokkien and Hakka families in Southeast Asia

Khor Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2.

Khorchidian Armenian
Variant transcription of Khorchidyan.

Khorchidyan Armenian
Means "son of Khorchid".

Khorinyak Russian
Uncertain meaning.

Khorkina Russian

Khoroshko Russian, Ukrainian (?)
Derived from Russian хорошо (khorosho), meaning "good".

Khorram Persian
Means "happy, pleasant" in Persian.

Khorrami Persian
Variant of Khorram.

Khorsandi Persian
Derived from Persian خرسند (khorsand) meaning "happy, content, satisfied".

Khorshidian Armenian
Means "son of Khorshid" in Armenian.

Khosla Indian, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.

Khosravi Persian
From the given name Khusraw.

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.

Khouw Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2 based on Dutch orthography. It is more commonly used in Indonesia.

Khovanskiy m Russian, Jewish

Khrapko Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian (Rare)
Derived from East Slavic храп (khrap) meaning "snore".

Khreshchyk Ukrainian
Probably from the street Khreshchatyk in Kyiv.

Khromykh Russian, Ukrainian
From proto-slavic *xromъ meaning "lame, crippled"

Khrueachan Thai
From Thai เครือ (khruea) meaning "family" and จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon".

Khrueathong Thai
From Thai เครือ (khruea) meaning "family" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".

Khrupkin Belarusian, Russian
From Russian and Belarusian хрупкий (khrupkiy) meaning "fragile".

Khrushchev Russian
Derived from Russian хрущ (khrushch) meaning "cockchafer" or "May beetle".

Khrushcheva Russian
Feminine counterpart of Khrushchev.

Khrushchyov Russian
Alternative transcription of Khrushchev.

Khrustalëv Russian

Khrustalyov m Russian
Derived from Russian хрусталь (khrustal'), meaning "crystal". Georgiy Khrustalyov-Nosar was a Russian revolutionary.

Khrzhanovskiy Russian, 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.

Khuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Huang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.

Khuất Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qu, from Sino-Vietnamese 屈 (khuất).

Khuat Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khuất.

Khúc Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qu, from Sino-Vietnamese 曲 (khúc).

Khuc Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khúc.

Khumalo Zulu, Ndebele, South African
Zulu and Ndebele clan name meaning "descendant of the fish tribe".

Khumpiraphan Thai
From Thai คัมภีร (khampira) meaning "deep; profound" and พันธุ์ (phan) meaning "breed; species; lineage".

Khuon Khmer
Meaning uncertain.

Khương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Jiang 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 姜 (khương).

Khuong Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khương.

Khurana Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Meaning uncertain.

Khuren-ool Tuvan (Rare)
Means "brown boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan хүрең (khüreñ) meaning "brown" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".

Khurshid Persian, Urdu
From the given name Khurshid

Khusainov Kazakh, Uzbek, Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Khusain".

Khutsishvili Georgian
Means "son of the priest" from Georgian ხუცესი (khuts'esi) meaning "priest".

Khuu Vietnamese

Khvan Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Hwang used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.

Khwaja Dari Persian
Derived from the given name Khwaja.

Khyla Ukrainian

Ki Western African

Kial Arabic (Maghrebi)

Kiarostami Iranian

Kiba Japanese

Kibar Turkish
Means "kind, polite, noble" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic كبار (kibar).

Kibara Japanese
Variant of Kihara.

Kibo Central African

Kibus Estonian
Kibus is an Estonian surname meaning "piggin" (a small wooden pail with one stave extended upward as a handle).

Kibuspuu Estonian
Kibuspuu is an Estonian surname meaning "piggin wood".

Kibuuka South African

Kichida Japanese
A variant pronunciation of Yoshida.

Kichita Japanese

Kichiyasu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 吉安 (see Yoshiyasu).

Kichocho Chamorro

Kiçi Albanian

Kicinski Polish

Kicklighter American
Americanized spelling of German Kückleiter, literally ‘chicken ladder’, probably a nickname for a chicken farmer.

Kicza American (Rare)

Kida Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kidamura Japanese
This surname could be made up of 木 (Ki) meaning "Tree, Wood", 貴 (Ki) meaning "Valuabele", or 喜 (Ki) meaning "Rejoice", with 田 (Da) meaning "Rice Paddy, Field", and 村 (Mura) means "Hamlet, Village"... [more]

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]

Kiden African

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.

Kido Japanese

Kido Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".

Kido Japanese
From Japanese 城 (ki) meaning "castle" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".

Kidoh Japanese

Kidou Japanese

Kidrič Slovene

Kidston English

Kidwell Welsh, English
The origins of this surname are uncertain, but it may be derived from Middle English kidel "fish weir", denoting a person who lived by a fish weir or made his living from it, or from an English place called Kiddal, probably meaning "Cydda's corner of land" from the Old English given name Cydda and halh "nook or corner of land".

Kiebler German
Comes from the Middle High German word "kübel" meaning a "vat," or "barrel." As such it was an occupational name for a cooper, or barrel maker.

Kief English

Kieffer German, Luxembourgish
Variant of Kiefer.

Kiehl Medieval Low German
From Middle Low German kil ‘wedge’, applied as a metonymic occupational name or as a pejorative nickname for a ruffian. Possibly a habitational name from Kiel in Schleswig-Holstein, from Dutch and Frisian kil ‘stagnant water’ (see Kiel)... [more]

Kiel German
German surname of several possible origins and meanings.... [more]

Kiel Dutch
From Middle Dutch kidel, kedel "smock", hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who make such garments or perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually wore one. Also a Dutch habitational name from a place so named in Antwerp or from the German city Kiel in Schleswig-Holstein.

Kiel Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) variant of Kil.

Kiel Polish
From Polish kieł "tooth, fang", hence a nickname for someone with bad or protruding teeth.

Kielas Polish

Kiełbasińska f Polish
Feminine form of Kiełbasiński

Kiełbasiński m Polish
Habitational name for a person from the town of Kiełbasiń.

Kielland Norwegian
Alexander Kielland was a Norwegian writer (1849–1906).

Kiely English

Kienbaum German, Jewish
from Low German kienbaum "Scots pine" originally denoting any species or variety of pine tree. Derived from kien "pine tree" and boum "tree".

Kiener German (Swiss)
Nickname derived from the dialect verb chienen 'to whimper'.

Kienlin German

Kieran Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciaráin ‘descendant of Ciarán’, a byname from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black-haired’... [more]

Kierkegaard Danish
Means "farm near the church" from elements kirke meaning "church" and gaard meaning "farm." A famous bearer is Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.

Kiernan Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Thighearnáin, which means "son of Tighearnán."

Kies German
Either from Middle High German kis "gravel, shingle", denoting someone who lives in a gravelly place, or kiesen "to choose". Johann Kies (1713–1781) was a German astronomer and mathematician.

Kiesewetter German

Kiesler German
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of gravelly land, derived from Middle High German kisel or Old High German kisil meaning "pebble, gravel".

Kiestler German
Possibly a form of Kistler an occupation name for a joiner or cabinet maker.

Kiet Vietnamese

Kiều Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qiao, from Sino-Vietnamese 喬 (kiểu).

Kieu Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Kiều.

Kieyoomia Navajo

Kiff English
the origin of the name KIFF could have come from a variation of KITH as in "kith and kin". The O.E.D. definition of the word KITH is that of a native land, familiar place or home so "kith and kin" meant your home and your relations... [more]

Kiff German
Topographic name from a Westphalian dialect Kiff "outhouse, tied cottage, shack".

Kigawa Japanese
Variant of Kikawa.

Kigeya Ugandan

Kiggins Irish, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mag Uiginn and variant of Higgins.

Kihara Japanese

Kihara Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kihlberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish kil "wedge" and berg "mountain".

Kihoro Kikuyu
Of uncertain Meaning.

Kihu Estonian
Kihu is an Estonian surname meaning "impulse" and "urge".

Kihulane Estonian
Kihulane is an Estonian surname meaning "midge".

Kiidemaa Estonian
Kiidemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "praised land".

Kiigemägi Estonian
Kiigemägi is an Estonian surname meaning "swaying mountain".

Kiiker Estonian
Kiiker is an Estonian surname meaning "spyglass" and "telescope"; may also relate to "kiik", meaning "swing".

Kiil Estonian
Kiil is an Estonian surname meaning "keel", "wedge (tool)", and "frog".

Kiin Estonian
Kiin is an Estonian surname meaning both "gadfly" and "cleaver".

Kiire Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 喜入 (Kiire) meaning "Kiire", a former village in the former district of Kiire in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, or it being a variant spelling of 給黎 (Kiire) meaning "Kiire", the name of the district which the village was located in.

Kiirend Estonian
Kiirend is an Estonian surname derived from "kiirendi" meaning "accelerator/accelerant" and "catalyst".

Kiiri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 喜入 (see Kiire).

Kiiroja Estonian
Kiiroja is an Estonian surname meaning "fast (flowing) creek".

Kiisk Estonian
Kiisk is an Estonian name meaning "ruffe" (a freshwater fish: Gymnocephalus cernua).

Kiiver Estonian
Kiiver is an Estonian surname meaning "helmut".

Kiivit Estonian
Kiivit is an Estonian surname meaning "peewit/lapwing" (bird species: "Vanellus vanellus").

Kijewski m Polish, Jewish (?)

Kijima Japanese
Variant of Kishima.

Kijowski m Polish, Jewish (?)
Derived from Kijów, the Polish form of Kyiv.

Kijura Korean (Modern)

Kikanović Bosnian

Kikas Greek

Kikawa Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".

Kikerpill Estonian
Kikerpill is an Estonian surname meaning "cicer instrument".

Kikerpuu Estonian
Kikerpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "cicer wood".

Kikidis Greek
(Greek background) not very common surname and comes from Greece

Kikkamägi Estonian
Kikkamägi is an Estonian surname meaning "spindle (tree: Euonymus) mountain".

Kikkas Estonian
Means "rooster" in Estonian.

Kiku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).

Kikubara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kikuhara.

Kikuchi Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 池 (chi) meaning "pool, pond" or 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land, ground".

Kikuda Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and da means "field, rice paddy".

Kikugai Japanese
Variant of Kikutani.

Kikugaya Japanese
Variant of Kikutani.

Kikuhara Japanese (Rare)
Kiku (菊) means "chrysanthemum", hara (原) means "plain/field/meadow"

Kikumori Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and mori means "forest".

Kikunaga Japanese

Kikuta Japanese
Variant of Kikuda.

Kikuta Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kikutani Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and tani means "valley".

Kikutani Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 麹谷 (see Kōjiya).

Kikuwara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kikuhara.

Kikuya Japanese
"Chrysanthemum valley."

Kikyo Japanese
This surname is used as 桔梗, 喜京, 木京 or 鬼京 with 桔 (kitsu, ketsu, ki), which is used in plant names, 梗 (kyou, kou, oomune, fusagu, yamanire) meaning "close up, flower stem, for the most part", 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 鬼 (ki, oni, oni-) meaning "devil, ghost" and 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital."... [more]

Kil Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) of uncertain origin; perhaps a nickname from Yiddish kil ‘cool’.

Kil Korean
There is one Chinese character for the Kil surname. In the 1930 census, there was a significantly larger number of Kils living in Korea; it was the 62nd most common name in Korea. In a census taken after the Korean War, however, it had dropped to 72nd... [more]

Kilba Abazin

Kilberg Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kihlberg.

Kilbride Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Bhrighde "son of the devotee of Saint Brigid" (cf... [more]

Kilburg German, Luxembourgish
"Kyll castle," from German burg (castle) near the Kyll river in Germany. Also "wedge mountain" in Swedish: kil (wedge) and berg (mountain).

Kilby English

Kilcommon Irish
Indicated a person who was from Kilcommon, Erris, County Mayo in Ireland. The place name Kilcommon derives from the Gaeltacht phrase Cill Chomáin, meaning "church of St. Comán."

Kilcommons Irish
Variant of Kilcommon

Kilcoyne Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chaoine "son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Caoin" or from Mac Giolla Chaoin "son of the gentle lad"... [more]

Kilcullen Irish
Variant of Kilgallen.

Kile Scottish, English
Variant of Kyle.

Kile English (American)
Americanized form of Keil.

Kile Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from any of thirteen farmsteads named Kile from, ultimately derived from Old Norse kíll "wedge" and, by extension, "narrow bay inlet".

Kiley Irish, English
Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic "O' Cadhla" meaning "son of Cadhla". Cadhla means meaning graceful or beautiful; hence, "descendant(s) of 'the graceful one'".

Kilgallen Irish
Kilgallen comes from the Irish name Mac Giolla Chaillin, meaning the son of a servant or devotee of St. Caillin.

Kilgi Estonian
Kilgi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kilgendama", meaning "sparkle" and "shine".

Kilgore Scottish
Habitational name for someone from Kilgour in Fife, named with the Gaelic coille "wood" and gobhar, gabhar "goat".

Kilgour Scottish

Kilian German, Dutch, Polish, Czech
from the Irish personal name Cillín (see Killeen).

Kılıç Turkish
Means "sword" in Turkish.

Kılıçaslan Turkish
From Turkish kılıç meaning "sword" and aslan meaning "lion".

Kılıçlı Turkish

Kılık Turkish
Means "appearance, attire, dress" in Turkish.