Submitted Surnames on the United States Popularity List

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the name appears on the United States popularity list.
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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."
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).
Kühn German, Jewish
Variant of Kuhn or from German kühn meaning "daring, audacious". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Kühner German
From the given name Kunher.
Kujawski Polish
Regional name for someone from Kujawy (see Kujawa) or from a village called Kujawy, for example in Sielce voivodeship.
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]
Kukić Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Derived from kuka (кука), meaning "hook".
Kukiç Albanian
Albanian form of Kukić.
Kukla Ukrainian
Means "doll, puppet" in Ukrainian.
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.
Kuku Crimean Tatar
Emir-Üsein Kuku (1976-) is a Crimean Tatar human rights activist and political prisoner in Russia.
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.
Kulas Polish
Polish in Origin
Kulhánek Czech
Bohemian for a man who walks with a limp.
Kulick Russian
Meaning unknown, most likely to derive from the russian word кулик (kulic) which translated means "sandpiper".
Kulik Russian
Means sandpiper in Russian.
Kulish Ukrainian
Kulish (Куліш) is Ukrainian and Belarusian traditional wheat or grain food similar to better known kasha (porridge).
Kulju Finnish
Means "quagmire, morass" in Finnish
Kull Estonian
Kull is an Estonian surname meaning "hawk".
Kullberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish kulle "hill" and berg "mountain".
Külm Estonian
Külm is an Estonian surname meaning "cold" or "chilly".
Kulp German
anglicized version of Kolbe
Külper German
German cognate of Culpeper.
Kulyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kulik.
Kuma Japanese
Kuma could mean "bear", or it could be written with ku meaning "long lasting, long time ago" and ma meaning "horse" or "flax".
Kumai Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Kumari Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Tamil, Nepali, Sinhalese
Means "(young) girl, daughter, princess" in Sanskrit.
Kumasaka Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".
Kume Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 米 (me) meaning "rice".
Kumm Estonian
Kumm is an Estonian surname meaning "vault" and "arch".
Kummerer Upper German (Germanized, Rare)
Kummerer means ""bringer of sorrow""
Kummerow German
Habitational name from any of various places in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg called Kummerow.
Kun Hungarian, Jewish
Hungarian: ethnic name for a member of a Turkic people known in English as the Cumanians (Hungarian kún). ... [more]
Kunce German (?)
Possibly a variant of Kunz.
Kundla Estonian
Kundla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kindla", meaning "certain" or "fixed".
Küng Estonian
Küng is an Estonian surname derived from "küngas" meaning "knoll", "mound" and "hillock".
Kung Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 龚 (see Gong).
Kung Swedish
Swedish cognate of King.
Kuni German (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Konrad.
Kunimoto Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "country" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Kunimura Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "country" and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".
Kunin Jewish
Metronymic form of Kune.
Kunis Jewish
Metronymic form of Kune. This surname is most famous for its association with the American actress named Mila Kunis.
Kunis German, Dutch
From a derivative of the personal name Kuno or Konrad.
Kunitake Japanese
From 國 or 国 (kuni) meaning "country, land, large place" and 武 (take) meaning "martial, military".
Kuniyoshi Japanese
Kuni means "large place, country" and yoshi means "good luck".
Kuniyuki Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and yuki can mean "good" or "snow".
Künk Estonian
Künk is an Estonian surname meaning "hillock" and "knoll".
Künnen German
Metronymic from the given name Kunigunde.
Kuno Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Künzi German (Swiss)
Derived from a diminutive of Kunz.
Künzler German
Nickname for a flatterer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German künzen "to flatter".
Kuo Taiwanese
Alternate transcription of Guo chiefly used in Taiwan.
Kuperus Dutch
Latinized form of Kuiper "barrel cooper".
Kupfer German, Jewish
German (Küpfer) and Jewish (Ashkenazic) metonymic occupational name for a worker or trader in copper, Middle High German kupfer, German Kupfer ‘copper’... [more]
Kupferschmidt German, Jewish
German cognate of Coppersmith, from German Kupferschmied "brazier, coppersmith".
Kupka Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Slovak, Sorbian, Jewish
Nickname or topographic name from the Polish, Ukrainian, Czech and Sorbian word kupka, a diminutive of kupa meaning "heap, pile", in Upper Sorbian also "lump".... [more]
Kupp Estonian
Kupp is an Estonian surname meaning "pip".
Kuramoto Japanese
From Japanese 倉 or 蔵 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Kureshi Indian (Muslim)
Indian variant of Qureshi.
Kuri Japanese
From 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Kuriakose Syrian, Aramaic
Kuriakose is a common male first name and surname among Saint Thomas Christians, mainly from central part of the state of Kerala in India and surrounding areas.... [more]
Kurian Greek
Originated from the name Quriaqos (ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ) or the Greek Kyrios or kurios (Ancient Greek: κύριος) meaning Lord, master, power or authority, and is very popular among Kerala Christians both as a first name and as a surname.
Kurian Indian (Christian)
From the given name Kurian.
Kurien Indian (Christian)
From the given name Kurien.
Kurihara Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chesnut" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kurisu Japanese
This surname is used as 栗栖, 栗須, 栗洲 with 栗 (ri, ritsu, ononoku, kuri) meaning "chestnut", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought" and 洲 (shuu, su, shima) meaning "continent, country, island, sandbar."... [more]
Kurita Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chesnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kuriyama Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Kurniawan Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Gu (古), Guo (郭), Liang (樑), Lin (林) or Luo (羅)... [more]
Kurokawa Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" combined with 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river."
Kurosaki Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Kurose Japanese
Kuro means "black" and se means "current, ripple".
Kurosu Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary".
Kürschner German
Occupational name for a furrier, Middle High German kürsenære, from Middle High German kürsen meaning "fur coat".
Kurt Turkish
Means "wolf" in Turkish.
Kurth German
From the given name Kurt
Kurtis English
Variant of Curtis.
Kurtz German
Variant of Kurz.
Kuru Japanese
Japanese: though written with the character for ‘give’ or ‘present’, the original meaning may actually be ‘sunset’. The name is listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku and is no longer common in Japan, but there is a city by that name in Hiroshima prefecture and the area may have ancient connections with the family.
Kuru Turkish
Means "dry, bare" in Turkish.
Kurup Malayalam
From a title traditionally bestowed upon weapon makers and masters of martial arts, of uncertain meaning.
Kurylo Ukrainian
From the personal name Kurýlo, a Ukrainian form of the ancient Slavic name Kiril, from Greek Kyrillos, a derivative of kyrios "Lord"... [more]
Kurzawa Polish
Of Polish origin, used by celebrities Karina and Ronald Kurzawa (duo from Sis Vs. Bro).
Kurzhals German
Short Neck
Kuş Turkish
Means "bird" in Turkish.
Kusaka Japanese
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.
Kusaka Japanese
From Japanese 日 (ku) meaning "sun, day" and 下 (saka) meaning "under, below".
Kusano Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Kuse Japanese
Ku means "long time ago" and se means "world"
Kush English (American)
Americanization of Kusz, Kusch, Kuš and Kus.
Kushi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久枝 (see Hisaeda).
Kushman German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Kuschmann.
Kushner Jewish
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.
Kushnir Ukrainian
Means "furrier, fur seller, animal skinner" in Ukrainian.
Kushwaha Indian
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]
Küster German
It literally means "sexton".
Kusters Dutch
Variant of Koster.
Kusuda Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kusuma Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Gu (古), Guo (郭), Qiu (邱, 丘) or Wu 1 (吳)... [more]
Kusunoki Japanese
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".
Kutch German (Anglicized)
Americanized variant of German Kutsch.
Kutcher Czech (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Kučer or Kučera. Notable actor Ashton Kutcher is of Czech origin.
Kutlu Turkish
Means "auspicious, blessed, happy, holy, lucky" in Turkish.
Kutsar Estonian
Kutsar is an Estonian surname meaning "coachman".
Kutsch German
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).
Kutscher German, 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).
Kutschera German
German cognate of Kučera.
Kütt Estonian
Means "hunter" in Estonian, derived from Middle Low German schütte.
Kuttner German
Originally from a nickname for someone wearing monk robes from Middle High German kuttner "robe wearing monk".
Kutty Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "child" in Malayalam and Tamil.
Kutz German
Habitational name for someone from Kuhz, a small village near Prenzlau, Germany.
Kutz German
From a pet form of the personal name Konrad.
Kutz Polish
Germanized form of Polish Kuc "pony", "short person".
Kutzer German
Occupational name for a coachman or coach builder from old high German kutsche from Hungarian kocsi "coach". Variant of Kutscher.
Kutzler German
This is the surname of my great-grandfather, of German ancestry.
Kuusisto Finnish
Means "spruce forest" in Finnish, from Finnish kuusi "spruce" combined with a collective forming suffix.
Kuwahara Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kuwamoto Japanese
Kuwamoto/桑元 = Mulberry Origin/Book
Kuwata Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kuyper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Kuypers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Kuzin m Russian
Means "son of Kuzya".
Kuzma Ukrainian, 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.
Kuzmak Ukrainian
From the given name Kuzma.
Kuz'menko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Kuzmenko.
Kuzmin m Russian
Means "son of Kuzma".
Kvasnička Czech
from kvasnička ‘sour cherry’, applied as a nickname.
Kwa Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ke.
Kwak Korean
From Sino-Korean 郭 (gwak) meaning "outer city" (making it the Korean form of Guo) or 霍 (gwak) meaning "quickly, suddenly".
Kwan Korean
Korean Hanja: 管, 關 ... [more]
Kwasigroch Polish
person who ferments(kwasic) peas(groch)
Kwasnik Polish
Meaning: Sour or acidic.
Kwee Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Guo based on Dutch orthography.
Kwek Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Guo.
Kwiat Polish
Means "flower" in Polish, from the Old Slavic root květŭ.
Kwiatek Polish
Derived from a diminutive of Kwiat.
Kwiecień Polish
Means "April (month)" in Polish.
Kwieciński Polish, Jewish
Habitational surname for someone from a place named Kwiecin, named after the Polish word kwiat, which means "flower".
Kwon Korean
Korean form of Quan, from Sino-Korean 權 (gwon).
Kwong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Kuang.
Kyan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.
Kyan Japanese
From 喜 (ki) meaning "value, expensive", 屋 (ya) meaning "vendor, roof, dwelling", and 武 (n) meaning "military, martial".
Kyei African
Ghanaian surname that is derived from the Akan language. It means "greatness" or "to become great" in English.
Kyer English (American)
Anglicized form of Geier.
Kyne Irish
From Gaelic Ó Cadháin meaning "descendant of Cadhán", a byname meaning "barnacle goose".
Kyriacou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Kyriakou chiefly used in Cyprus.
Kyriakos Greek
From the given name Kyriakos.
Kyrö Finnish
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
Kyte English
Variant of Kite.
La Hui
From the Arabic surname al-Din.
La Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Luo, from Sino-Vietnamese 羅 (la).
Lã Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lu 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 呂 (lã).
Laas Estonian
Laas is an Estonian surname meaning "greenwood" (wood that has been recently cut) and "woodland".
Labao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano labaw meaning "surpassing, outdoing, prevailing".
La Barbera Italian
Variant of Barbera using the definite article la.
Labeau French
Variant of Lebeaux.
Label French
Variant of Labelle.
Labib Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Labib.
Labonté French (Quebec), Haitian Creole, Mauritian Creole
From French la bonté meaning "(the) kindness, (the) goodness", originally used as a soldier's name and perhaps also as a nickname for a benevolent person. This surname is rare in France.
Laborde French
Derived from the French word borde meaning "small farm" (from Frankish bord meaning "plank") with the definite article la. This is an occupational surname for a tenant farmer.
Labossiere French
Norman habitational name from a common village name La Boissière, meaning 'wooded area', from bois 'wood'. possibly a metronymic, from a feminine derivative of Bossier 'cooper', denoting the 'wife of the cooper'.
Labrador Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
From the root word "labora" meaning labor or work. This means laborer or worker but often associated to farmers as in San Isidro Labrador
Labrie French
Topographic name from l’abri meaning "the shelter", or a habitational name from a place named with this word.
LaBrie French
Referred to a person who came from various places named Brie in France, for example Brie-sous-Matha, a commune in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Labrum English
variant of Laybourn with metathesis of -r-
Lacanilao Tagalog
From Tagalog lakan ilaw meaning "lord of light".
Lacasse French
Means "box maker"
Lacaze French, Occitan
Derived from Occitan caze meaning "house".
Lāce f Latvian
Feminine form of Lācis "bear".
Lace English
Possibly a nickname for someone who wore braided laces as clothing ties or a belt, or an occupational name for someone made such articles.
Lace Manx
Shortened form of Manx Mac Guilley Chass (Gaelic Mac Giolla Chais) meaning "son of the curly-haired youth", derived from macc "son", gilla "boy, youth; attendant, servant" and cas "curly, twisted".
Lacerda Portuguese, Spanish
Nickname for someone with remarkably thick or long hair, or with an unusually hairy back or chest. From Spanish and Portuguese la cerda ‘the lock (of hair)’.
Lachica Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish la chica meaning "the girl", either used as a nickname or a habitational name.
Lachowski Polish
Place name for someone from the Polish village of Lachow.
Lācis m Latvian
Means "bear" in Latvian.
Lackey Irish
Lackey was originally a name for a horse servant.
La Cognata Italian
From Sicilian cugnata "hatchet". Compare Cugno.
Lacombe French
French (western and southwestern): topographic name for someone living in or near a ravine, from la combe ‘the ravine’ (a word of Gaulish origin, related to English Combe).... [more]
Lacosta Spanish
Variant of Costa with fused definite article la.
Lacoste French
French form of Da Costa.
Lacour French
topographic or occupational name for someone who lived at or was employed at a manorial court (see also Court).
Lacsina Pampangan
From Kapampangan laksina meaning "south", ultimately derived from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).
Lacson Chinese (Filipino)
From Hokkien 六孫 (la̍k-sun) meaning "sixth grandson".
Lacunza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lakuntza.
Ladley English
Probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Ladouceur French
french canadian
Ladson English
Patronymic of Ladd.
Laemmle German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Lämmle. A famous bearer was the German-American film producer Carl Laemmle (1867-1939).
Laes Estonian
Laes is an Estonian surname meaning "fore" and "overhead".
Lafayette French
The name of Marquis de Lafayette; a famous French man during the revolutionary war.
Laffey Irish
Reduced anglicisation of Gaelic Ó Laithimh, itself derived from the earlier form Ó Flaithimh, ultimately from flaitheamh meaning "ruler". It could also be a variant of Leahy.
Lafitte French
French: topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary mark, Old French fitte (Late Latin fixta petra ‘fixed stone’, from the past participle of figere ‘to fix or fasten’), or habitational name from any of several places in western France named with this word
Laflamme French (Quebec)
Means "The Flame" in French.
Laflash French (Quebec, Anglicized)
Anglicization of the name "Richer dit Laflèche." Richer comes from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ric ‘power(ful)’ + hari, heri ‘army.' Laflèche is a reference to La Flèche, a town in historical Anjou, France... [more]
Laflèche French (Quebec)
A French-Canadian secondary surname from "Richer dit Laflèche," used independently since 1746. Laflèche is derived from the French town of La Flèche, in the former province of Anjou.
Lafleur French, French (Caribbean)
from la fleur "the flower" used as a soldier's name and also as a servant's name; it was one of the most common nicknames (noms de guerre) among French soldiers.
Lafont French
topographic name for someone living near a spring or well a variant of Font with fused feminine definite article la.
Lafont Occitan
Topographic name for someone who lived near a spring or well, from Occitan font meaning "fountain".
Lafontaine French
Means" The fountain" in French.
La Forge French
This is my Grandmother's maiden name
Laframboise French, French (Quebec)
Derived from La Framboisière, a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
Lafranchi Alpine
Possibly, the Frank. Thought by some to indicate a group of merchants in Middle Ages responsible for the transalpine trade to the French.
Lafrenière French
Topographic name derived from French frenière meaning "place of ash trees". It is often Americanised as Freeman.
Lafuente Spanish
Means "the fountain" in Spanish derived from fons "fountain" with fused definite article la. Variant of Fuentes and cognate to Lafontaine.
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