Submitted Surnames Matching Pattern *k

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the pattern is *k.
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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]
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 Irish, French, English
From an Old English personal name, Wudlac, composed of the elements wudu ‘wood’ + lac ‘play’, ‘sport’.
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.
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.
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.