Submitted Surnames Matching Pattern *k

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the pattern is *k.
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Vogt Von Clarholz Und Herzebrock Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Bearers of this surname descend from the Edelherren von Lippe.
Voit Von Rieneck Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Members of this comital family also use the surname Voit von Rieneck zu Trunstadt.
Vojtek Slovak
Derived from the given name Vojtech.
Vokk Estonian
Vokk is an Estonian surname meaning "spinning reel/wheel".
Volk Russian
Russian cognate of Vovk.
Von Bock Popular Culture (?)
Used by Hetalia character Eduard Von Bock AKA Estonia
Vongphasouk Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ພະສຸກ (phasouk) meaning "Venus, Friday".
Von Hammersmark Popular Culture, German (?)
Means "from Hammersmark" in German. Bridget von Hammersmark is a fictional character in Quentin Tarantino's film 'Inglourious Basterds' from 2009.
Vonk Dutch
Means "spark" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a smith, or possibly a nickname for a lively or fiery person.
Von Langenbeck German
Means "from a long stream" in German, from Low German lange "long" and beke "stream". Bernhard Rudolf Konrad von Langenbeck (1810-1887) was a German surgeon known as the developer of Langenbeck's amputation and founder of Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery.
Võrk Estonian
Võrk is an Estonian surname meaning "net" or "web".
Vostok Russian
Means "east".
Vovk Ukrainian, Slovene
Derived from Ukrainian вовк (vovk) meaning "wolf", also used in Slovenia.
Vowk Belarusian
Cognate of Vovk.
Voychuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian війна (viyna), meaning "war". Probably nickname for soldier.
Voytek Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian
Americanized spelling of the given names VOJTEK, Vojtech, Wojtek, all pet forms of the Polish given name Wojciech, or other Slavic cognates.
Vreeswijk Dutch
Habitational name from a former village and municipality in the province Utrecht, Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch Frieso "Frisian" and wic "village, town"... [more]
Vrhovnik Slovene
From vrh meaning "top, peak, summit".
Vrielink Dutch
Etymology uncertain. Possibly from the name of a farmstead, itself perhaps derived from a given name such as Frigilo or Friedel... [more]
Vrolijk Dutch
Means "cheerful, merry" in Dutch.
Vtorak Ukrainian, Russian
Derived either from Russian второй (vtoroy) meaning "second, other" or directly from dialectal Ukrainian вторак (vtorak) meaning "secondborn".
Vůjtek Czech
All I know is that it's Czech. Anyone with more information, please edit.
Vuk Croatian, Serbian
Derived from vuk meaning ''wolf''.
V’yazovyk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian в’яз (v yaz), meaning "elm".
Walbrzychiak Polish
Means a person who is from the city of Walbrzych in Poland.
Walk English
Variant of Walker.
Wallwork English (British)
Anglo-Saxon name originating from Lancashire, first recorded in Worsley in 1278. May originate from the Old Warke area in Worsley, shown as "Le Wallwerke" in old documents. The surname Walworth may be related.
Wangchuk Tibetan
From the given name Wangchuk
Wardak Pashto
Meaning uncertain. The Wardak are a Pashtun tribe from the Maidan Wardak Province in Afghanistan.
Wassink Dutch
Derived from the personal name Wazo and the suffix -ink denoting origin from a family or place.
Wawrzyniak Polish
from the personal name Wawrzyniec
Weekusk Cree
Weekusk ( last name ) meaning “Sweetgrass” in cree.... [more]
Weinstock German, Jewish
English variant of the German surname Wenstock, an occupational name for a producer or seller of wine, from German Weinstock "grapevine" (also compare Wein).... [more]
Welk German (East Prussian)
Nickname from Middle High German welc, meaning "soft and mild". The name was first recorded in South Holland, however many of the bearers of the name trace its roots back to East Germany. A famous bearer of this name was Lawrence Welk, an American musician and host of the Lawrence Welk Show.
Wellspeak French (Anglicized)
Anglicized version of Beauparlant.
Wernik Polish (Rare)
A diminutive surname created from the initial sound of a personal name, place or thing and diminutive ik suffix added to create a surname. The ik suffix may be commemorative also, meaning a significant event has occured regarding the person or family... [more]
Westbroek Dutch
From the name of several towns in the Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch west "west, western" and bruoc "marsh, wetland"... [more]
Whitelock English
It is believed to be a habitational surname derived from Whitlock in Shropshire, England.
Whitlock English
Nickname for someone with white or fair hair, from Middle English whit ‘white’ + lock ‘tress’, ‘curl’. Compare Sherlock. ... [more]
Wiącek Polish
Derived from the given name Wiecek (see Więcesław).
Wicherek Polish, English
Means "a light, gentle breeze", or figuratively, "an unruly strand of hair". It is a diminutive of the Polish word wicher, "strong wind".
Wichorek Polish (Anglicized), English (American)
Americanized form of Wieczorek. Alternatively, it may be a variant of Wicherek.
Wick English, German
English: topographic name for someone who lived in an outlying settlement dependent on a larger village, Old English wic (Latin vicus), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, of which there are examples in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Worcestershire... [more]
Wijk Swedish
Derived from Swedish vik "bay".
Wilczek Polish
Diminutive form of Wilk, which means "wolf" in Polish.
Wildrick English
From German Wildreich, a medieval personal name, from Old High German wildi "wild".
Willock English
From the medieval male personal name Willoc, a pet-form based on the first syllable of any of a range of Old English compound names beginning with willa "will, desire".
Winnick English (Rare)
Habitational name for someone from a place called Winwick, for example in Northamptonshire or Cambridgeshire, both of which are named from the Old English personal name Wina + wic 'outlying dairy farm or settlement'.
Witek Polish, English (Rare)
From the personal name Wit, a short form of Witold, a derivative of Lithuanian Vytautas, a compound of vyti 'to guide' + tauta 'the people'... [more]
Withak English
Habitational name from any of various places so called, particularly those in Essex, Lincolnshire, and Somerset, though most often from Essex. The Essex placename may derive from Old English wiht ‘curve, bend’ + hām ‘village, homestead’... [more]
Wnuk Polish
Means "grandson" in Polish.
Woelk German
German variant spelling of Wölk (see Wolk).
Wojick Polish
Pet form of the personal name Wojciech (see Voytek).
Wojtczak Polish
Polish: patronymic from Wojtek, a pet form of the personal name Wojciech ( see Voytek ).
Wolk German, American
Surname derived from a northern German short form of the given name Walter.
Woodfork English
"fork in the road in woodland"
Woodlock English
From the given name Wudlac.
Woodstock English
From the name of a town in Oxfordshire, Kent or Gloucestershire, all derived from Old English wudu "wood" stoc "place, dwelling"
Work Scottish
Scottish: habitational name from the lands of Work in the parish of St. Ola, Orkney.
Woytek Czech, Slovak, Polish
Eastern European surname of unknown meaning. A variant of Vojtek.
Wozniak Polish (Expatriate)
Unaccented form of Woźniak primarily used outside of Poland.
Wozzek German
Germanized form of Voytek.
Wrbanek Polish
Polish, Czech (Urbánek), and Sorbian: from a pet form of the personal name Urban . The surname is also established in Germany.
Wszółek Polish
From the Slavic root wsze.
Wujcik Polish
Variant of Wójcik.
Wujek Polish
It literally means "uncle" in Polish but it could possibly refer to the Polesian village of the same name.
Xayachack Lao
From Lao ໄຊ​ (xay) meaning "victory" and ຈັກ (chak) meaning "wheel, circle, disk".
Yagnik Indian/Gujarati/Sanskrit (Modern)
Means "one who performs sacrifices". Derived from the Sanskrit word yajña (pronounced yagna or yagya) meaning "sacrifice" or "sacraficial fire".
Yanık Turkish
Means "burn, scald" in Turkish.
Yaprak Turkish
Means "leaf" in Turkish.
Yaremchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Yarema".
Yazbeck Arabic
Variant transcription of Yazbek.
Yermak Ukrainian, Russian
From the given name Yermak. Andriy Yermak is a Ukrainian politician and former film producer.
Yick Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yi.
Yontararak Thai (Rare)
From Thai ยนตร (yontra) meaning "mechanical device; motor; engine" and รักษ์ (rak) meaning "to cure, to take care of".
Yook Korean
Variant transcription of Yuk.
Yörük Turkish
Means "nomad, walker" in Turkish.
Youk Korean
Variant transcription of Yuk.
Yuk Korean
From Sino-Korean 陸 (yuk/ryuk) meaning "dry land; land".
Yüksek Turkish
Means "high, lofty, great, noble" in Turkish.
Yurchak Polish (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Polish Jurczak.
Yurchuk Ukrainian
Another form of Yurchenko.
Žabek Croatian
From žaba, meaning "frog".
Záček Czech
Žáček means "small school boy" in Czech. A famous bearer is Chicagoan writer Dennis Začek.
Žáik Slovak
Slovak form of ZAK.
Zajack Polish (Anglicized)
Possibly Anglicised form of Polish surname.
Žák Czech
Czech form of Żak.
Żak Polish
A nickname given to youthful or studious people. Comes from the Polish żak, meaning "student" or "schoolboy". It originally meant "novice" or "candidate for the priesthood", and so in some cases it is perhaps a nickname for someone who had been destined for holy orders.
Zalick English
Comes from the Greek surname Tsalikis.
Zashchitnik Russian (Rare)
From Russian защитник (zashchitnik), meaning "defender".
Zaychik Russian, Jewish
Means "bunny" in Russian.
Zbirak Ukrainian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Polish 'zbierac' meaning to collect or gather
Zbornak American
Zbornak is a surname. A famous bearer is Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur) from “The Golden Girls”.
Železnik Slovene
From the Slavic word "železo/zhelezo", meaning " iron", denoting to a person who worked with iron.
Zeleznik Slovak
Means "iron man".
Zelníček Czech
Czech form of Zelnick.
Zelnick Jewish
Occupational name for a tax collecter, comes from Yiddish tselnik which means haberdashery.
Zgłobieńiak Polish
Habitational name for somebody who comes from the village of Zgłobień in Poland.
Zheleznyak Ukrainian
Means "ironworker" in Ukrainian.
Zhevzhyk Ukrainian (Rare)
Means "sparrow" in Ukrainian.
Zhydak Ukrainian (Rare)
Denoted to a Jewish person, from Ukrainian жид (zhyd), a derogatory word for a Jew.
Zhynnyk Ukrainian
Means "bender, flexer".
Zhytaryuk Ukrainian
Means "child of the grain farmer". Derived from Ukrainian "житар (zhytar)", meaning "grain farmer" and the last name suffix -юк (-yuk).
Zhytnyuk Ukrainian (Rare)
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life".
Žiak Slovak
Žiak means "school boy" in Slovak
Zink German
German:... [more]
Zinyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Zinoviy".
Žižek Slovene
Derived from žižek, meaning "black bug".
Zoryk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian зірка (zirka), meaning "star".
Zoubek Czech
According to my translator, it means "tooth", so my guess is that it's an occupational surname for someone who's a dentist; the word for dentist is 'zubař.'
Zozulyak Ukrainian
A form of Zozulya, denoting to a person who worked with cuckoo birds.
Zrobok Ukrainian (Rare)
Lvivan localised surname meaning "at work". Denoted to a hardworker or person who worked too hard.
Zubok Ukrainian
From Ukrainian зуб (zub), meaning "tooth".
Zvonok Russian
Means "call, buzz, bell" in Russian.
Zwack Polish
Comes from the Polish name "Czwak." Possible German roots as well.
Żydak Ukrainian (Polonized, Rare)
Polonised form of Ukrainian Zhydak.
Żydek Polish (Rare)
Polish variant of Zhydak.
Zyk Russian, Belarusian
A Russian name now found in Belarus and other areas around "white Russia". Literally translates to the Russian word "beetle". It's pronounced "Z'ook" and has taken on other forms of spelling, such as; Zuck, Tzook, Shyk, etc.