Submitted Surnames with 2 Syllables

Kázmér Hungarian
From the given name Kázmér.

Keagle German (Americanized)
This surname is the Americanized form of the German surname "Kegel".

Kedem Hebrew
Either means "east" or "ancient" in Hebrew.

Kedzie English

Keenan Irish
Variant of O'keenan.

Keener English
Anglicized form of Kiener or Kühner.

Keeton English
Habitational name from a place called Ketton in Durham or one in Rutland or from Keaton in Ermington, Devon. The first is named from the Old English personal name Catta or the Old Norse personal name Káti and Old English tūn "settlement"; the second is probably from an old river name or tribal name Cētan (possibly a derivative of Celtic cēd "wood") and Old English ēa "river"; and the last possibly from Cornish kee "hedge, bank" and Old English tūn.

Keever Celtic
From McKeever, a form of McIver, meaning "son of Ivor".

Kehler German
Habitational name from various places called Kehl, notably the town across the Rhine from Strasbourg. In some cases it may be a variant of Köhler.

Keidar Hebrew
Keidar is an ancient nickname given to the descendants of Ishmael.

Keigwin Welsh
From "kei", meaning 'a dog' and "gwyn", meaning, 'white' in Cornish.(a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family.)... [more]

Keiser German
Variation of Kaiser.

Keizer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Kaiser.

Kekke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結解 (kekke), a variant reading of 結解 (ketsuge) meaning "klesha to nirvana".

Kekke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結解 (kekke), a variant reading of 結解 (ketsuge) meaning "account settlement", referring to someone who would deal with settlement of accounts.

Kelce English
Variant of Kelsey.

Keleş Turkish
Means "brave, handsome" as well as "bald" or "ugly" in Turkish.

Kellner German, Dutch, Jewish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, French
Means "waiter, cellarman" in German, ultimately derived from Latin cellarium "pantry, cellar, storeroom". This was an occupational name for a steward, a castle overseer, or a server of wine.

Kemmer German
Kemmer is a surname. The surname Kemmer is an occupational surname. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old German word "kämmerer," which means "chamberlain." A chamberlain was the person in charge of the noble household; to him would fall the duty of ensuring that the castle and court of the noble ran smoothly... [more]

Kempe Swedish
Variant of Kämpe.

Kempes German, Dutch
German and Dutch variant of Kemp or Kamp. It could also be a habitational name for a person from any of the various places named Kempen on the border between Germany and the Netherlands (for example the town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, close to the Dutch border), a status name for a peasant farmer or serf, or an occupational name for an official calibrator who marked the correct weight and measures for verification, derived from Middle Low German kempen... [more]

Kempton English
From the name of a place in Shropshire meaning "Cempa's town" or "warrior town", from a combination of either the Old English word cempa "warrior" or the byname derived from it and tun "farmstead, settlement".

Kendrew English
Variant of Andrew, possibly influenced by Mcandrew. Notable namesake is Nobel Prize winning chemist John Kendrew (1917-1997).

Kenner German, Jewish
Means "expert, connoisseur" in German, from kennen "to know", a nickname for someone considered to be intelligent or knowledgeable.

Kensley English
This surname might derive from the surname Kinsley or from the locational surname Kelsey (denoting someone who is from either North or South Kelsey in Lincolnshire).

Kentie Dutch
Origin and meaning unknown. Possibly derived from a Scottish surname such as MacKenzie.

Kenton English
habitational name from any of various places so named Kenton, for example in Devon, Greater London (formerly Middlesex), Northumberland, and Suffolk... [more]

Kenttä Finnish
Means "field" in Finnish.

Keogh Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Keough, which is a shortened form of McKeough, itself an anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha meaning "son of Eochaidh"... [more]

Kerbow French
Possibly derived from the French word 'corbeau', meaning "raven".

Kerchuk Ukrainian
Denotes to a person from Kerch.

Keren Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Keren.

Kershaw English
Derived from Old English cirice "church" and sceaga "thicket, grove, copse".

Kerslake English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a stream where cress grew, derived from Old English cærse meaning "watercress" and lacu meaning "stream".

Kerwin Irish
Variant of Kirwan.

Keshet Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Keshet which means "rainbow" in Hebrew, it is used more as a surname than a given name.

Keskin Turkish
Means "sharp, bitter" in Turkish.

Kessel German
Occupational name for a maker of cooking vessels from Middle High German kezzel meaning "kettle, cauldron, boiler".

Kessel Dutch
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in the Netherlands named Kessel, ultimately derived from Latin castellum "fortress, stronghold, castle". Could possibly also be a variant of German Kexel.

Kessler German, Jewish
Means "kettle-maker, tinker", denoting a maker of copper or tin cooking vessels, derived from Middle High German kezzel meaning "kettle, cauldron". In some instances, it could have referred to the shape of a landform.

Ketcham English
Contracted form of Kitchenham.

Ketchum English
Variant of Ketcham

Kevat Indian
From Sanskrit केवट (kevaṭ) meaning "boatman". This is used by the Kevat caste who traditionally specialized in rowing boats.

Keville English
Denoted someone from Keevil (recorded in the Domesday book as Chivele), a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, probably derived from Old English c¯f meaning "hollow" and leah meaning "woodland clearing".

Kevin Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Caoimhín "descendant of Caoimhín" (the personal name Kevin) a name derived from gein "birth" although now regarded as a diminutive of Gaelic cóem "dear, beloved".

Kewat Indian
Variant transcription of Devanagari केवट (see Kevat).

Khairy Arabic
Derived from the given name Khayri.

Khalaf Arabic
From the given name Khalaf.

Khaldi Arabic
From the given name Khalid.

Khaleel Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Khalil.

Khalil Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Khalil.

Khaliq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Khaliq.

Khalsa Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Derived from Arabic خلص (khalasa) meaning "pure, clear". This is also the term used to refer to initiated Sikhs.

Khamdee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai คำดี (see Khamdi).

Khamdi Thai
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" and ดี (di) meaning "good, fine, excellent".

Khamees Arabic
From the given name Khamees.

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).

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

Kharkov m Russian
From Харьков (Kharkov), also known as Kharkiv.

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

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

Khatun Bengali, Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
From the Persian title خاتون‎ (khatun) meaning "lady, noblewoman" (the feminine counterpart to Khan).

Khavro Russian (?)

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

Khemkhaeng Thai
Means "strong" in Thai.

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

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

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

Khlyvnyuk Ukrainian

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

Khomyuk Ukrainian
Variant of Khomenko.

Khorram Persian
Means "happy, pleasant" in Persian.

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".

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

Khrushchyov Russian
Alternative transcription of Khrushchev.

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

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

Kido Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" or 城 (ki) meaning "castle" combined with 戸 (to) meaning "door".

Kidoh Japanese

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".

Kieffer German, Luxembourgish
Variant of Kiefer.

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".

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

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.

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

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

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]

Kilberg Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kihlberg.

Kılıç Turkish
Means "sword" in Turkish.

Killeen Irish
From the Gaelic name Ó Cillín meaning "descendant of Cillín".

Kimi Japanese (Rare)
Abbreviated form of Kimigafukuro or Kimigabukuro and written 君.

Kimmel German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German kumin and German kümmel meaning "caraway" (related to Latin cuminum, a word of Oriental origin, like the plant itself), hence a metonymic occupational name for a spicer, literally a supplier of caraway seeds... [more]

Kimpo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kimpō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 金 (kin) meaning "gold, metal" and 宝 (pō), the joining form of 宝 (hō) meaning "treasure", possibly referring to someone who manufactured precious metals.

Kimpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kimpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kina Okinawan

Kingsmore English
Derived from several places named Kingsmoor or King’s Moor, in Somerset, Sussex, and Essex, England.

Kingswood English
Means “King’s wood.”

Kinjo Japanese
From the Japanese 金 (kin or kane) "gold," "money" and 城 (jo or shiro) "castle."

Kinjo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 金城 (see Kinjō).

Kinjō Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kin) meaning "gold, money, metal" and 城 (jō) meaning "castle".

Kinne German
From the female given name Kinne, a Silesian diminutive of Kunigunde.

Kinney Scottish
Reduced form of McKinney.

Kino Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness".

Kinpo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kinpō Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kinpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kinpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kıran Turkish
Means "pestilence, murrain" or "breaker, crusher" in Turkish.

Kiraz Turkish
Means "cherry" in Turkish.

Kirdpan Thai
From Thai เกิด (koet) meaning "to become" and พันธุ์ (phan) meaning "breed; species; lineage".

Kirkland English, Scottish
Derived from the Scottish 'kirk', meaning church, and land. This name denoted one who lived near or tended to the land belonging to or surrounding a church. A famous /fictional/ bearer is Arthur Kirkland, a main character in the highly popular anime/webmanga Axis Powers Hetalia... [more]

Kirkman English
A name originally found in both Scotland and England. From Kirk- meaning "church" and -man for someone who lived near or worked at a church.

Kirkwood Scottish, English
From any of several places in Scotland named Kirkwood, derived from Old English cirice "church" and wudu "tree, wood, forest".

Kirsten English
English and modernized version of Kirstein

Kirwan Irish
From Gaelic Ó Ciardhubháin meaning "descendant of Ciardhubhán", a given name composed of the elements ciar "dark" and dubh "black" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Kiryuu Japanese

Kısa Turkish
Means "short, brief" in Turkish.

Kishi Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "bank, shore".

Kishii Japanese
Koshi means "shore, bank, beach" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Kishka Ukrainian
Means "cat" in Ukrainian.

Kishore Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
From the given name Kishor.

Kisly Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian кислый (kisly) meaning "acid, acidic, sour".

Kislyak Belarusian, Russian

Kisner English

Kitcher English (British)
This name derives from the Old English word "Cyta", and describes 'the cat' or perhaps more specifically a wild cat. This name may also refer to someone who worked in a Kitchen.

Kittler German

Kittridge English
Variant form of Kittredge.

Kivi Estonian, Finnish
Means "stone, rock" in Estonian and Finnish.

Kiya Japanese
Means "tree valley" in Japanese, from 木 (ki) "tree" and 谷 (ya) "valley".

Kızıl Turkish
Means "red, scarlet" in Turkish.

Kjeldahl Danish

Kjella Norwegian (?)
Meaning unknown, but it might be related to the given name Kjell.

Kjellberg Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse kelda or Swedish källa both meaning "spring, source (of water)", and berg "mountain".

Klaesson Swedish
Variant of Claesson.

Klahan Thai
Means "brave" in Thai.

Klanac Croatian
Means "gorge, ravine, narrow pass".

Klapdi Thai
From Thai กลับ (klap) meaning "return, come back" and ดี (di) meaning "good, fine, excellent".

Klaver Dutch
Means "clover" in Dutch, a topographic name for someone who lived by a field of clovers or a sign depicting them, or an occupational name for a clover farmer.

Klepper German
A metonymic name for someone who bred or kept horses, from Middle High German klepper "knight’s horse", possibly derived from kleppen "to strike rapidly, to ring sharply" in reference to bells on their harness... [more]

Kliewer German, German (West Prussian), Mennonite
Germanized form of Dutch Kluiver, an occupational name for a court official, originally a hangman or torturer.

Klimov Russian
Means "son of Klim".

Klimson English (Australian)

Klopfer German, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Derived from Middle High German klopfen "to knock, pound, hammer", an occupational name for a clothmaker, metalworker, miner, or hunter. As a Jewish name, it can refer to a shulklopfer, someone who knocks to call people to synagogue.

Klose German, Silesian
From a Silesian short form of the given name Nikolaus. A notable bearer is the German former soccer player Miroslav Klose (1978-).

Kluivert Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Nickname perhaps related to Dutch kluiven meaning "to gnaw, to bite, to nibble". A notable bearer is Dutch former soccer player Patrick Kluivert (1976-).

Knauer German (Silesian)
Nickname for a gnarled person, from Middle High German knur(e) 'knot', 'gnarl'. habitational name for someone from either of two places in Thuringia called Knau.

Knopfler English, German
Derived from Knopf (German for "button"), this surname was originally given to button makers or button sellers. A famous bearer of this surname is English musician Mark Knopfler (1949-).

Knyazev m Russian
Derived from князь (knyaz'), a word for a Russian prince used in the Kiyevan Rus' settlement.

Kobe Japanese
From the Japanese city of Kobe.

Kobzev m Russian

Koca Turkish
Means "large, great" or "husband" in Turkish.

Köcher German
It literally means "quiver".

Kochkin m Russian

Kočí Czech
Kočí means "driver".

Koda Japanese
From Japanese 香 (kō) meaning "fragrance, incense", 神 (kō) meaning "god", or 行 (kō) meaning "journey, travel" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Kōen Japanese
Japanese form of Cohen.

Koerner German
Koerner is an occupational name for a grain merchant or possibly an administrator of a granary. ... [more]

Koetsier Dutch
Means "coachman, coach driver" in Dutch.

Kofoed Polish

Koga Japanese
From Japanese 古 (ko) meaning "old, past" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".

Kogan Jewish (Russified)
Russified version of the common Jewish surname Cohen.

Kōgi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鴻 (kō) meaning "powerful, prosperous" and 戯 (gi) meaning "frolic".

Kogi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Kōgi.

Kohen Jewish, Hebrew, English
Hebrew form of Cohen.

Kohlrus German (?), Romanian (?), Hungarian (?)

Kohno Japanese
Variant transcription of Kono.

Koivu Finnish
Means "birch" in Finnish.

Kōja Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紅 (kō) meaning "crimson; vivid red" and 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake; serpent".

Koja Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 紅蛇 (see Kōja).

Kōka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紅花 (kōka) meaning "red- or crimson-colored flower", referring to an occupation that involves flowers and rouge powder.

Kokan Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).

Köken Turkish
Means "root, origin" in Turkish.

Koki Japanese
This surname combines 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old" or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."

Kolan Indian (Christian), Sinhalese
Variant of Colón used by Christians from India and in Sri Lanka.

Kolin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Kolya of the Russian given name Nikolay.

Kollar German
Derived from the kolar "cartwright".

Kolos Hungarian
From the given name Kolos.

Komi Japanese

Kondo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kondō.

Kondō Japanese
From Japanese 近 (kon) meaning "near, close" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Kondou Japanese
From Japanese 近 (kon) meaning "near, close" and 藤 (dou) meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Kondrat Polish
From the given name Kondrat.

Kongkestr Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI.

Konick Yiddish
Variation of Koenig.

Konkyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).

Konkyū Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).

Konkyuh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).

Konkyuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).

Konno Japanese
From Japanese 今 (kon) meaning "this, now" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Konno Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kon) meaning "gold, money" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Konno Japanese
From Japanese 紺 (kon) meaning "dark blue, navy blue" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kōno Japanese
From Japanese 河 (kō) meaning "river" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kōno Japanese
From Japanese 高 (kō) meaning "tall, high" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kono Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 河野 (see Kōno).

Koolhof Dutch
Denoted someone from the Dutch neighbourhood Koolhof, derived from koolhof "vegetable garden".

Koori Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 氷 (see Kōri).

Kōri Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 氷 (kōri) meaning "ice".

Kori Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 氷 (see Kōri).

Korkmaz Turkish
Means "unafraid, fearless" in Turkish.

Kornfeld German, Jewish
Means "cornfield" in German.

Korsak m Russian
Possibly denoting a sly person, derived from Russian корсак (korsak) "corsac fox", itself derived from Proto-Turkic *karsak "short, steppe fox".

Korsik Belarusian

Korver Dutch
Derived from Dutch korf meaning "basket", an occupational name for someone who either made baskets or used them, such as a fisherman.

Kosach Ukrainian
Means "mower" in Ukrainian, ultimately from косити (kosyty), meaning "to mow". This was the birth surname of Lesya Ukrainka.

Köse Turkish
Means "beardless" in Turkish.

Kosem Cham

Koška Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian кошка (koška) meaning "cat".

Kossen German

Kostis Greek
From the given name Kostis.

Kostyuk Ukrainian
Variant of Kostenko.

Kotik Russian
Kotik is a Russian diminutive of кот (kot), meaning cat.

Kotsuki Japanese
It means "above moon".

Kouno Japanese
Variant transcription of Kono.

Kovacs Hungarian (Anglicized)
Variant of Kovács.

Kovatch Hungarian (Americanized)
A corruption of Hungarian Kovács; a name that means “blacksmith”.

Kovrov m Russian

Kovtun Ukrainian, Russian
Means "plica, mophead" in Ukrainian, refering to someone with unkempt hair "Polish plait" .

Kowal Polish
Blacksmith

Kowall Czech

Köylü Turkish
Means "villager, peasant" in Turkish.

Kozu Japanese
From 神 (ko) meaning "god" and 津 (tsu) meaning "harbor, port".

Kozub Czech, Polish, Slovak
Either denoted a fireplace maker or a saddler depending on the origin, either meaning "fireplace, hearth" in Czech and Slovak or "saddle" in Polish.

Kpodo Western African

Kraina Czech, South Slavic, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Slavic word meaning "border" or "country".

Krajca Czech
Means "tailor".

Kraljić Croatian, Serbian
From kralj ''king''.

Krasa Thai (Rare)
Means "heron, stork" in Thai.

Krasnoff Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Krasnov.

Krasnov Russian
From Russian красный (krasniy) meaning "red".

Krechter German
Possibly derived from Krämer

Kretschmer German
Means "innkeeper, tavernkeeper, pubkeeper", derived from Proto-Slavic *kъrčьmařь.

Krief Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic خريف (kharif) meaning "lamb" (a dialectal word).

Krieff Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Krief.

Krieger German
Noun to kriegen, kämpfen meaning "to fight (with words)". Describes a person who likes to argue. A wrangler, a quarreler, a brawler. Literal translation "warrior", from the German noun krieg "war" and the suffix -er.

Kriger German (Russified)
Russified form of Krieger.

Krijgsman Dutch
Means "warrior, soldier" in Dutch, derived from krijg "war, warfare" and man "person, man".

Krochmal Polish, Yiddish, Hebrew
Krochmal (Yiddish: קראָכמאַל, Hebrew, קרוכמל/קרוכמאל) is a rare Ashkenazi-Jewish-Polish surname meaning "laundry starch" (a starch solution in water used to whiten and stiffen fabric)... [more]

Krungthep Thai
from the place name Krungthep, referring to Bangkok, Thailand

Krupnykh Russian
Derived from Russian крупный (krupny) meaning "big, massive".

Kruschwitz German

Krutoy Russian
Means "steep" in Russian.

Kruzhkin Russian
Derived from Russian кружка (kruzhka) meaning "cup, mug, tankard". This may have been a nickname either for a drinker or a cupmaker.

Kryazhov m Russian

Krygin Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian крыга (kryga) meaning "ice floe".

Krylov m Russian
From Russian крылья (kryl'ya), meaning "wings".

Krymchuk Ukrainian
Variant of Krymenko.

Krymskikh Russian
Another form of Krymskiy.

Krymskiy m Russian, Jewish (?)
Means "from Crimea" or "Crimean".

Krysin Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian крыса (krysa) meaning "rat".

Kuba Japanese
From 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 場 (ba) meaning "place".... [more]

Kubrick Jewish, Polish
Derived from Polish kubryk "ship's forecastle". Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and photographer, widely considered as the greatest filmmaker of all time.

Kucha Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 古知屋 (Kucha) meaning "Kucha", a former village in the former district of Kin in the former Ryūkyū Kingdom.

Kucher Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Kučera.

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]

Kuchuk Russian, Ukrainian (?)

Kudahl Danish

Kudo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kudō.

Kudō Japanese
From Japanese 工 (ku) meaning "work, craft, art" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".

Kudoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Kudo.

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.

Kuester German
Variant of Küster.

Kuga Japanese
From the Japanese 久 (ku or hisa) "long time," and 我 (ga) "self."

Kuge Japanese

Kühner German
From the given name Kunher.

Kujou Japanese

Kukac Croatian (Rare)
Means "insect, worm" in Croatian.

Kukan Slovak (Modern)

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".

Kukiç Albanian
Albanian form of Kukić.

Kulak Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish
Means "fist". Was also used to describe Ukrainian farmers who went against the Soviet government in the early 30s.

Kulash Ukrainian, Russian (?)

Kulik Russian
Means sandpiper in Russian.

Kulya Ukrainian
Means "bullet" in Ukrainian. Denoted to a soldier.

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".

Kumbhar Indian, Marathi, Odia, Gujarati
Marathi, Odia and Gujarati form of Kumbhakar.

Kume Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 米 (me) meaning "rice".

Kumhar Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Hindi and Nepali form of Kumbhakar.

Kumon Japanese (Rare)
One notable bearer of this surname is Tōru Kumon (公文 公), the founder of Kumon Education.

Kunic Yiddish
Variation on Koenig.

Kunii Japanese
From Japanese 国 or 國 (kuni) meaning "country, land" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kuno Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kuri Japanese
From 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

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]

Kurnaz Turkish
Means "sly, cunning" in Turkish.

Kuroo Japanese
From 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".

Kurskiy m Russian
Means "from Kursk".

Kurşun Turkish
Means "lead (the element), bullet, projectile" in Turkish.

Kurtzman German
Variant of Kurzmann.

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.