Submitted Surnames from Other Sources

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Koshkaki Persian
Means “having a small or pointed nose.”
Koshkov Russian (Rare)
Possibly from Russian кошка (koshka) "cat".
Kossow German
unknown
Kostabi Estonian
Kostabi is an Estonian surname meaning "echo".
Kostelnik m Russian
Status name for a sacristan or sexton, from an agent noun based on kostel "church".
Kostra Czech, Slovak
Unusual surname found in Slovakia and the Czech Republic meaning "skeleton" from the word kostra, ultimately from the word kost meaning "bone". In Czech in particular, kostra refers only to the biological meaning of "skeleton" - a skeleton as an independent entity is known as a kostlivec.
Kotaira Japanese
Ko means "small" and taira means "peace, level".
Kotani Japanese
Ko means "Small" and Tani means "Valley".
Köth German
From Middle High German, Middle Low German kote ‘cottage’, ‘hovel’, a status name for a day laborer who lived in a cottage and owned no farmland.
Kotli Estonian
Kotli is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kotlet" meaning "cutlet" or "chop"
Kotobuki Japanese
This surname is used as 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."... [more]
Kott German, Polish, Czech
German: variant of Köth or Kotz.... [more]
Kotti Albanian
Kottie or Kotte
Kou Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神 (see ).
Koumoto Japanese
It might mean "light source origin".
Kourdakov Russian
The origin of this name is Russia. The meaning is not Known.
Kõva Estonian
Kõva is an Estonian surname meaning "hard", "solid" and "tough".
Kowsari Persian
"Kowsar" refers to a river or stream in paradise, which is mentioned in the Quran. Another interpretation is that it means "abundant" or "overflowing."
Koyuncu Turkish
Means "sheep farmer" in Turkish.
Kozak Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian, Ukrainian
Ethnic name for a Cossack, a member of a people descended from a group of runaway serfs who set up a semi-independent military republic in Ukraine in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Kozakiewicz Polish
Patronymic from Kozak.
Koziorowski Polish
Means "son of koziorożec" (Capricorn).
Kozuchi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 小土 (see Kodzuchi).
Kozue Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 梢, 小梢 or 梢江 with 梢 (shou, kusunoki, kozue) meaning "treetops, twig", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" and 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet."... [more]
Kozyrev Russian
From Russian козырь (kozyr) meaning "high standing collar" or "canopy" or "head of a sleigh".
Kozyreva Russian
Feminine form of Kozyrev.
Krabi Estonian
Krabi is an Estonian surname meaning "crab".
Krabs Popular Culture
This is the surname of Eugene H. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants.
Kraeft German
Possible variant of Kraft and Kräft
Kraftmel Yiddish
It literally means "starch".
Krahe German, Spanish
From the German word Krähe, meaning "crow".... [more]
Krais German, Brazilian
Brazilian adaptation of the German surname Greis; altered for easier comprehension by the Portuguese-speaking population of Brazil.
Kraivichian Thai
Variant transcription of Kraivichien.
Kraivichien Thai
From Thai กรัย (krai) of unknown meaning and วิเชียร (wichian) meaning "diamond".
Kraivixien Thai
Variant spelling of Kraivichien.
Krajca Czech
Means "tailor".
Kraljević Croatian, Serbian
From kralj ''king'', means ''little king, prince''.
Kraljić Croatian, Serbian
From kralj ''king''.
Kramarić Croatian
Possibly a Croatian form of Krämer.
Krasniqi Albanian
The name "Krasniqi" is of Albanian linguistic origin. The exact historical origin and meaning of the surname "Krasniqi" can vary, but it's believed to be related to the Albanian word "kërsenik" or "kërseniku," which means "blackbird" or "thrush."
Kratt German
German metonymic occupational name for a ''basketmaker'', from Middle High German kratte ''basket''.
Krautschat German (East Prussian)
Derived from Prussian-Lithuanian kraucźius (kriaučius in Standard Lithuanian), meaning "tailor".
Kreisler German, Jewish
Derivative of Kreisel with the agent suffix -er.
Kricfalusi Czech (Archaic, ?)
Has unknown etymology, Beared by disgraced Canadian animator John Kricfalusi (1955-)
Krieviņš Latvian
Derived from the word krievs meaning "Russian".
Krievs Latvian
Means "Russian (person)".
Kriips Estonian
Kriips is an Estonian surname meaning "line", "stroke" and "dash".
Kriisa Estonian
Kriisa is an Estonian surname derived from "kriise" meaning "screech".
Kriiska Estonian
Kriiska is an Estonian surname derived from "kriiskama" meaning "screech" and "shriek".
Križaj Slovene
Means "crucify" in Slovene.
Krolik Polish
1 Polish (Królik): from a diminutive of Polish król ‘king’ ( see Krol ).... [more]
Krõm Estonian
Krõm is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "krõmp" meaning "crackle".
Kronstadt German
Means "crown city (e. g. capital city)" in German
Krstanović Croatian, Serbian
Derived from krst, meaning "cross".
Krukowsky Polish (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Krukowski, used outside Poland.
Krusch German (Silesian)
Derived from dialectal Polish krusza (gruszka in Standard Polish), Lower Sorbian ksusa and Upper Sorbian kruswa "pear, pear tree".
Kruzhkin Russian
Derived from Russian кружка (kruzhka) meaning "cup, mug, tankard". This may have been a nickname either for a drinker or a cupmaker.
Krygin Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian крыга (kryga) meaning "ice floe".
Krzoska Polish
Altered spelling of Polish Brzózka, from a diminutive of Brzoza
Ku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Kuban Northern African, Nubian
Unknown Nubian surname.
Kubica Polish
Derived from the given name Kuba, a diminutive of Jakub.
Kublashvili Georgian
Last name originates from Imereti region of Georgia .
Kubrava Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of an Abkhaz surname of unknown meaning.
Kubu Estonian
Kubu is an Estonian surname meaning a "bundle" or "truss".
Kuchi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku for the eldest son, Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.
Kuchiki Japanese
This name combines 朽 (kyuu, ku.chiru) meaning "decay, remain in seclusion, rot" or 口 (ku, kou, kuchi) meaning "mouth" with 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Kuchinoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Kudo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kudō.
Kudō Japanese
From Japanese 工 (ku) meaning "work, craft, art" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".
Kudou Japanese
From 久 (ku) "long time" and 遠 (tou/dou) "distant" OR from 工 (ku) "construction" and 藤 (dou) "wisteria."
Kuerzi Chinese
From the Chinese characters 哭儿子 (Kū érzi) meaning, "crying son." This is one of the rare multiple-character Chinese surnames.
Kuhi Estonian
Kuhi is an Estonian surname meaning "pile" or "stack".
Kuiva Estonian
Kuiva is an Estonian surname derived from "kuivaks" meaning "dry".
Kujira Japanese (Rare)
Kujira is an uncommon Japanese surname and first name that literally means "whale".
Kukava Georgian (Rare), Mingrelian (Rare)
Not much is known about the meaning of the Mingrelian last name "Kukava" (Mingrelia being a province in Georgia), but it is recorded that the surname was possibly Apsuafied somewhere in 17th century, being turned into "Kukaa" (-aa is usually an Apsuan surname suffix) and then re-Mingrelifying some decades later back to its current form - "Kukava." The earliest known person with the last name dates back to 17th century, his name being Ivana Kuka, a Mingrelian male who lived in the Abkhazia province of Georgia.
Kuki Japanese
From 久 (ku) meaning "long time (ago)" and 鬼 (ki) meaning "ghost, demon, spirit" or 岐 (ki) meaning "fork in a road, to branch off".
Kül Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur variant of Kul.
Kul Pakistani, Pashto, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Persian, Kurdish, Odia, Thai, Khmer, Lao
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" or "rose".
Kulas Polish
Polish in Origin
Kulasekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලසේකර (see Kulasekara).
Kulasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලසිංහ (see Kulasinghe).
Kulasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Kulasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Kulasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලසූරිය (see Kulasuriya).
Kulasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Kulathilaka Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhala कुल (kula) meaning "family" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament".
Kulathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතිලක (see Kulathilaka).
Kulathunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".
Kulathunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතුංග (see Kulathunga).
Kulatilaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතිලක (see Kulathilaka).
Kulatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතිලක (see Kulathilaka).
Kulatunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතුංග (see Kulathunga).
Kulatunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතුංග (see Kulathunga).
Kulawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Kulawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලවංශ (see Kulawansa).
Kulu Estonian
Kulu is an Estonian surname meaning "sumptuary" and "cost".
Kumada Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kumanov Bulgarian (Modern)
Turkic origins, delivered from the Cuman people (Cumanov) who ruled the steppes around 12 century
Kumarage Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince" combined with the Sinhala suffix -ගේ (-ge) meaning "of".
Kumarasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුමාරසිංහ (see Kumarasinghe)
Kumarasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Kumarathunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".
Kumaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුමාරතුංග (see Kumarathunga).
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".
Kumoiri Japanese
蜘蛛 (Kumo) = spider... [more]
Kumon Japanese (Rare)
One notable bearer of this surname is Tōru Kumon (公文 公), the founder of Kumon Education.
Kun Hungarian, Jewish
Hungarian: ethnic name for a member of a Turkic people known in English as the Cumanians (Hungarian kún). ... [more]
Kundla Estonian
Kundla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kindla", meaning "certain" or "fixed".
Kuniyoshi Japanese
Kuni means "large place, country" and yoshi means "good luck".
Kunizane Japanese
From 国 (kuni) meaning "country" and 実 (zane) meaning "truth," "fruit."
Künnis Estonian
Künnis is an Estonian surname meaning "threshold" and "doorstep" and "crest".
Kuopus Finnish
A house name in Pudasjärvi Oulu Finland... [more]
Kuosmanen Finnish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly deriving from the Finnish element kuoha ("foam"), or the element kousi ("pattern"). Features the nen suffix commonly found in surnames of Savo-Karelian origin.
Kupp Estonian
Kupp is an Estonian surname meaning "pip".
Kurasawa Japanese
倉 (Kura) means "Owns, Storehouse, Posesses" and 沢 (Sawa) means "Marsh, Swamp".
Kurigawa Japanese
The Surname "Kurigawa/Kurikawa" translates to "Chestnut River"
Kurimoto Japanese
Kuri means "Chestnut" and Moto means "Origin, Source, Root".
Kurisingal Malayalam
Malayalam surname used by the St Thomas Christians of Kerala.
Kurogi Japanese
Variant of Kuroki, Kuro means "Black" and Gi means "Tree, Wood".
Kurohashi Japanese
Kuro means "black" and hashi means "bridge".
Kuroko Japanese (Rare)
Kuro means "black" and ko means "child, sign of the rat". ... [more]
Kurosaka Japanese
Kuro means "Black" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".
Kurosu Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary".
Kuroyanagi Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".
Kursumulu Albanian
Meaning unknown.
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.
Kuryakin Russian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Koryakin.
Kurzawa Polish
Of Polish origin, used by celebrities Karina and Ronald Kurzawa (duo from Sis Vs. Bro).
Kusanagi Japanese
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–).
Kusayanagi Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusayanagi) meaning "grass" or 日 (kusayanagi) meaning "sun, day". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kush English (American)
Americanization of Kusz, Kusch, Kuš and Kus.
Kushibiki Japanese
From Japanese 櫛 (kushi) meaning "comb" and 引 (hiki) meaning "pull, stretch".
Kushida Japanese (Rare)
This surname is written multiple ways, Kushi meaning "Skewer" or "Comb" (these are different kanji),and da is "Rice Paddy".
Kushieda Japanese (Rare)
Kushi means "Comb" and Eda means "Branch, Twig".
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]
Kutch German (Anglicized)
Americanized variant of German Kutsch.