Submitted Surnames with 3 Syllables

Kindersley English

Kingetsu Japanese

Kinose Japanese
Ki means "tree, wood", no could be a possessive particle or it could mean "field, wilderness", and se means "current, ripple".

Kinoshi Japanese (Rare)

Kinoshita Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", an unwritten possessive marker 之 (no), and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Kinsella Irish
From Gaelic Uí Ceinnsealaigh meaning "descendant of Cinnsealach", a given name probably meaning "chief warrior".

Kinuya Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kinutani.

Kirchofer German
German topographic name for someone living near a churchyard, or habitational name for the proprietor or tenant of a farm named as "Church Farm", from Middle High German kirche "church" + hof "farmstead", "manor farm".

Kirida Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and da means "field, rice paddy".

Kirillov Russian
Means "son of Kirill"

Kirima Japanese (Rare)
Kiri (桐 or 霧) means "paulownia/foxglove tree" or "mist" respectively, ma (間), means "space".

Kirino Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Kirita Japanese
Variant of Kirida.

Kiriya Japanese
A variant of Kiritani.

Kırmızı Turkish
Means "red" in Turkish.

Kirsanov m Russian
Means "son of Kirsan."

Kiruta Belarusian, Russian

Kiryuin Japanese (?), Popular Culture (?)
Either from 桐生 (Kiryu), a place name, combined with 院 (in) meaning "college" or 鬼 (ki, oni) meaning "demon" and 龍 (ryu) meaning "dragon, imperial" combined with 院 (in) meaning "college".

Kiryukhin m Russian
Possibly derived from a diminutive of Kira 1.

Kiryushkin m Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the Russian name Kir.

Kishida Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kishino Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kishinyov m Russian (Rare)
Means "Chișinau", the capital of Moldova, in Russian. It is a very rare last name.

Kishio Japanese
Kishi means "bank, shore, beach" and o means "tail".

Kisida Japanese

Kislitsyn Russian
Derived from Russian кислица (kislitsa) meaning "mope, a dull, spiritless person".

Kissami Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "descendants of Qasim" in Arabic. This was the name of a Moroccan family descended from the Idrisid dynasty.

Kitani Japanese
From the Japanese 木 (ki or moku) "tree," "wood" and 谷 (tani or ya) "valley."

Kitano Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kitao Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".

Kitase Japanese
Kita means "north" and and se means "ripple".

Kitchener English
Variant spelling of Kitchen. A notable bearer was the Anglo-Irish senior British Army officer and colonial administrator Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916).

Kitzmiller English (American)
Americanized form of German Kitzmüller, literally ‘kid miller’ ( see Kitz + Muller ), a nickname for a miller who kept goats; alternatively, the first element may be from a personal name formed with the Germanic element Gid-, cognate with Old English gidd ‘song’.

Kiuchi Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Kiwara Japanese
Variant of Kihara.

Kiyoda Japanese

Kiyono Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kiyose Japanese
Kiyo means "pure, clean" and se means "ripple".

Kiyoshi Japanese
Kiyoshi means "pure, clean".

Kiyota Japanese
From the Japanese 清 (kiyo) "clearly," "brightly," "cleanly" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."

Kizuki Japanese
Kizuki has various spellings. It combines 木 (ki) meaning “tree”, 気 (ki) meaning “spirit”, 稀 (ki) meaning “rare”, 希 (ki) “hope, rare” and 妃 (ki) meaning “princess” with 月 (tsuki) meaning “moon, month”... [more]

Klepikov m Russian
Possibly derived from клепка (klepka), meaning riveting.

Kletenkov m Russian

Klobučar Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Occupational name derived from Serbian, Croatian and Slovene klobučar meaning "hatter" (a derivative of klobuk meaning "hat"), originally indicating a person who made, sold or repaired hats.

Klobuchar Slovene (Anglicized), Croatian (Anglicized), Serbian (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Klobučar. A notable bearer is the American politician, lawyer and senator Amy Klobuchar (1960-).

Kloppenburg German, Dutch
From Cloppenburg, the name of a town in Lower Saxony.

Kluczewski m Polish
Habititional surname for someone from a village called Kluczewo, derived from klucz, meaning "key."

Kluczyński m Polish
Variant of Kluczewski. A notable bearer was John C. Kluczynski (1896-1975), an American veteran who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Kobara Japanese
Variant of Kohara.

Kobari Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 針 (hari) meaning "needle, pin".

Kobashi Japanese
Variant of Kohashi.

Kobashi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Kobata Japanese
Variant of Kohata.

Kobata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta, added Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little".

Kobela Hungarian
May come from the slavic word kobila, meaning mare.

Kobel'kov m Russian

Kobori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 堀 (hori) meaning "moat, ditch".

Kocabaş Turkish
Means "hawfinch" (a type of bird) in Turkish.

Kocaman Turkish
Means "huge, enormous" in Turkish.

Kochiya Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 古知屋 (see Kucha).

Kociołek Polish
It literally means "small kettle".

Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 児 or 兒 (ko) meaning "child, young" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".

Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".

Kodzuchi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little" and 土 (dzuchi), the joining form of 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth; soil; mud, ground".

Koenigsberg Jewish
Associated with the Polish, then Prussian, then German, now Russian town Königsberg.

Kogami Japanese
Variant of Kokami.

Kogane Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 黄金, 小金, 古金, 子金, 故金 or 小賀根 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small", 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac", 故 (ko, furu.i, moto, yue) meaning "cause, circumstances, consequently, especially, happenstance, intentionally, reason, the late, therefore", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold."... [more]

Kogawa Japanese
Variant of Kokawa.

Kogure Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ko) meaning "tree, wood" and 暮 (kure) meaning "end, close".

Kohashi Japanese
Ko means "small" and hashi means "bridge".

Kohata Japanese

Kohira Japanese
A variant of Kodaira.... [more]

Kohsaka Japanese
Variant transcription of Kosaka.

Kohyama Japanese
Variant transcription of Koyama.

Koide Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 出 (ide or de) "rising."

Koike Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 池 (ike) "pond."

Koirala Nepali
From the name of the village of Koirali in Nepal.

Koishi Japanese
Ko means "small" and ishi means "stone".

Koiso Japanese
Combination of the kanji 小 (ko; "small, little, short") and 磯 (iso; "seashore")

Koivula Finnish
From Finnish koivu meaning "birch" and the suffix -la signifying a place.

Koivunen Finnish
From Finnish koivu meaning "birch" and the suffix -nen.

Kojima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 児 (ko) meaning "young" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kōjiya Japanese
From Japanese 麹 (kōji) meaning a substance made from plant molds to make fermented products and 屋 (ya) meaning "seller; shop".

Kojiya Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 麹屋, 麹家, 麹谷, 糀屋, 糀谷, 糀矢, 粷谷, or 小路谷 (see Kojiya) or a variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).

Kokawa Japanese
Ko means "small" and kawa means "river".

Kokubo Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect".

Kokubu Japanese
From Japanese 国 or 國 (koku) meaning "country, state" and 分 (bu) meaning "part, share, portion".

Kokuda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).

Kolesnik Russian
Denoting to a person who fixed wheels (from "колесник (kolesnik)" meaning "wheelwright").

Kolesnyk Ukrainian
Denoting to a person who fixed wheels (from "колесник (kolesnyk)" meaning "wheelwright").

Kolyada Russian, Belarusian
Derived from the holiday Kolyada, an old Slavic holiday celebrated by current day Rodnovers.

Komada Japanese
Ko could mean "small, little" or "old", ma could mean "real, genuine" and da comes from ta meaning "rice paddy, field".

Komarov Russian
From Russian комар (komar) meaning "mosquito".

Komaru Japanese
From Japanese 小丸 (Komaru) meaning "Komaru", a former village in the former district of Mikumi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.

Komata Japanese

Komatsu Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Komine Japanese
Ko mean "small" or "light" and mine means "peak".

Komiya Japanese
小 (Ko) means "small" and 宮 (miya) means "shrine".

Komiya Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Komoku Japanese

Komori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Kōmura Japanese
From Japanese 高 (kō) meaning "tall, high" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Komura Japanese
Ko means "small" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Komura Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Komura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 高村 (see Kōmura).

Kömürcü Turkish
Means "coal dealer, charcoal burner, coal miner" in Turkish.

Komuro Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 室 (muro) "room."

Konaka Japanese
小 (Ko) means "small" and 中 (naka) means "middle".

Konami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Kondrat'yev m Russian
Form of Polish Kondrat.

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

Konieczny m Polish
Means "necessary" in Polish.

Königsberg Jewish
Associated with the Polish/Prussian/German/Russian town Königsberg, now called Kaliningrad. This surname was borne by the parents of American actor, writer, teacher, and director Walter Koenig (1936-) before they emigrated to the United States.

Koniński m Polish
Derived from Polish koń, meaning "horse." It can also refer to the city of Konin in Poland.

Konkyuhri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).

Konkyuhryoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).

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

Konkyuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).

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

Konkyuryo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).

Konkyuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).

Konkyuuryou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).

Konoe Japanese
Means "royal guardian" in Japanese. The kanji that make up this name are 近 (kon, "near, close") and 衛 (e, "protection"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe (近衞 文麿; 1891–1945).

Konparu Japanese
Kon means "gold" and paru is a form of haru, meaning "spring".

Konstantin Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, German, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian
From the given name Konstantin

Konyakhin m Russian

Konzelman German
Orginating from Konrad, which is a variant of Conrad, meaning "brave counsel." The second half of the name indicates one who was a councilman or advisor to someone of importance or power.

Koplakov m Russian

Kopytov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian копыто (kopyto) meaning "hoof". This may have been a nickname for a lame man or a shepherd.

Kopyttsev m Russian

Koretskiy Russian
Name for a person originally from the Ukrainian city of Korets, derived from Russian корец (korets) or корчик (korchik) both referring to a type of ladle.

Koretsky Russian, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Koretskiy.

Korndilok Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kornilov m Russian
Means "son of Kornelij". Lavr Kornilov (1870-1918) was a Russian military intelligence officer, explorer, and general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the ensuing Russian Civil War.

Kornkowit Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Korntemi Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Korobchak Russian, Ukrainian

Korochkin m Russian
Derived from корочка (korochka) meaning crust.

Korolyov Russian
Derived from Russian король (korol) meaning "king".

Korshunov Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian коршун (korshun) meaning "kite (a type of bird)".

Korutürk Turkish
Nickname meaning "protector of the Turks", derived from the Turkish verb korumak meaning "to protect". This name was acquired by Turkish president Fahri Korutürk (1903-1987). It was given to him by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey (the verb korumak refers to Atatürk's expectation of Korutürk to preserve his legacy).

Koryakov m Russian
Denotes to a Koryak person. Koryaks are the native ethnic group of Kamchatka.

Kosaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Kosaki Japanese
Ko means "small" and saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".

Kosarev m Russian
Derived from косарь (kosar') meaning mower.

Koseki Japanese
Ko means "small" and seki means "frontier pass".

Koshiba Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Shiba but written 小斯波, by adding Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little".

Koshima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 児 (ko) meaning "young" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kosopkin m Russian

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

Kosuge Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little; short" and 菅 (suge) meaning "sedge".... [more]

Kosugi Japanese
Ko means "small" and sugi means "cedar". ... [more]

Kosugi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar".

Kotaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Kotake Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 竹 (take) "bamboo."

Kōtani Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōjiya).

Kotani Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōtani).

Kotenkov m Russian

Koteynko Ukrainian

Kothari Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit कोष्ठागारिक (koṣṭhāgārika) meaning "storekeeper".

Kotnikov m Russian

Kotono Japanese
Koto means "flute" and no means "field, plain".

Kotsuki Japanese
It means "above moon".

Koumoto Japanese
It might mean "light source origin".

Koura Japanese
Ko means "small" and ura means "bay, seacoast".

Kourakos Greek

Kouroshi Persian
From the given name Kourosh.

Kovtunov m Russian
A form of Kovtun.

Kowaka Japanese

Kowalczuk Polish, Ukrainian (Polonized)
Both the Polish form and the polonised form of Ukrainian Kovalchuk, which is used by Ukrainians in Poland.

Kowara Japanese
Variant of Kohara.

Kowerski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Kowersk.

Koyama Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain."

Koyano Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Koyasu Japanese
From the Japanese 子 (ko) "child" and 安 (yasu or an) "relax," "inexpensive," "low."

Kozaka Japanese
Variant of Kosaka.

Kozaki Japanese
Variant of Kosaki.

Kozankov m Russian

Kozeyev m Russian
Possibly another form of Kozlov.

Kozhevnik Russian
Derived from "кожевник (kozhevnik)" meaning tanner.... [more]

Kozhikov m Russian
Likely derived from "кожа (kozha)" meaning skin.

Kozicki Polish
A habitational name for someone from several places called Kozice, named with Koza 'nanny goat'.... [more]

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]

Kozuka Japanese
Variant of Kotsuka.

Kozuka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Kozuki Japanese
It is written as 上 (Ko) meaning "above" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "month, moon".

Kozyrev Russian
From Russian козырь (kozyr) meaning "high standing collar" or "canopy" or "head of a sleigh".

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

Krajewski Polish (Rare)
Habitational name taken from places in Poland named with Polish kraj "border area".

Krakowsky Czech (Anglicized)
Variant of Krakowski.

Kramarić Croatian
Possibly a Croatian form of Krämer.

Krasikov m Russian

Krasiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Krasne, Przasnysz County.

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."

Krayinyuk Ukrainian
A form of Kraina.

Kritikos Greek
Means "Cretan" in Greek, from Κρήτη (Kriti) referring to the island of Crete.

Krivulin m Russian

Krobušek Czech

Krolikov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian кролик (krolik) meaning "male rabbit".

Kruchina Russian
Derived from Russian кручина (kruchina) meaning "sorrow, sadness".

Kruchowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Kruchowo.

Krukowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Kruki, Kruków or Krukowo, all derived from Polish kruk meaning "raven".

Kryazhevskikh Russian
A form of Kryazhov.

Krzoska Polish
Altered spelling of Polish Brzózka, from a diminutive of Brzoza

Krzywiński m Polish
Habitational surname for someone from a town called Krzywiń, derived from krzywy, meaning "crooked."

Krzyżaniak Polish
Derived from Polish krzyż meaning "cross".

Krzyżewski Polish
Derived from the name of any of the villages called Krzyżewo in Poland. A notable bearer is American basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (b. 1947).

Kubara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kuhara.

Kubota Japanese
From the Japanese 久 (ku or hisa) "long time," 保 (bo or ho) "protect," "guaratee," "keep" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy." The first two characters can also be written as 窪 (kubo) "hollow."

Kubota Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 保 (ho) meaning "protect" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

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]

Kudinov m Russian

Kudryakov m Russian
Derived from a Russian word meaning "curly".

Kueda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久枝 (see Hisaeda).

Kuhara Japanese (Rare)
Ku means "long time" and hara means "plain, field".

Kukino Japanese
It could be from 柊 (ku, kuki) meaning "holly, ilex" combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, plain". The ki portion could also be spelled with 木 (ki, gi) meaning "tree, wood"... [more]

Kulagin m Russian

Kuleshov m Russian

Kumada Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kumai Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kumano Japanese
Kuma means "bear" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Kumari Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Tamil, Nepali, Sinhalese
Means "(young) girl, daughter, princess" in Sanskrit.

Kunakov m Russian

Kunayev m Udmurt (Russified, ?)

Kunida Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "a land, a large place" combined with 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".

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

Kuniki Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and ki means "tree, wood".

Kunio Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and o means "tail".

Kuperus Dutch
Latinized form of Kuiper "barrel cooper".

Kurachi Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse" and 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom".

Kurada Japanese

Kurai Japanese
Kura means "warehouse, storehouse" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Kurama Japanese
Kura can mean "own, possess, warehouse, storehouse" and ma can mean "horse".

Kurano Japanese
Kura means "storehouse, warehouse" no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Kuranoo Japanese
From 倉 (kura) meaning "possess, have, granary, storehouse", 野 (no) meaning "field", and 尾 (o) meaning "end, tail".... [more]

Kurasov m Russian

Kureshi Indian (Muslim)
Indian variant of Qureshi.

Kurida Japanese
From 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kuriki Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and ki means "tree, wood".

Kuriki Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle".

Kurio Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and o means "tail".

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]

Kurisu Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 栖 (su) meaning "nest, den".

Kurita Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chesnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kuritsuka Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and tsuka means "mound, hillock".

Kuritsyn Russian
Derived from Russian курица (kuritsa) meaning "chicken".

Kuroba Japanese
From the Japanese 黒 (kuro) "black" and 羽 (ha or hane) "wing."

Kurobe Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Kuroi Japanese
Kuro means "black" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".

Kuroko Japanese (Rare)
Kuro means "black" and ko means "child, sign of the rat". ... [more]

Kurone Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).

Kurono Japanese
Kuro means "black" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Kurose Japanese
Kuro means "black" and se means "current, ripple".

Kurosu Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary".

Kurumi Japanese (Rare)
From 栗 (kurumi) meaning "chestnut".

Kurup Malayalam
From a title traditionally bestowed upon weapon makers and masters of martial arts, of uncertain meaning.

Kurusu Japanese
Combination of 来 (kuru), meaning "come, next", and 栖 (su), meaning "nest, den".

Kuryokhin m Russian

Kurzawa Polish
Of Polish origin, used by celebrities Karina and Ronald Kurzawa (duo from Sis Vs. Bro).

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".

Kusama Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Kusano Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kushige Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 櫛笥 (Kushige) meaning "Kushige", a former alley in the area of Kushige in the ward of Kamigyō in the city of Kyōto in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.... [more]

Kushige Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 櫛 (kushi) meaning "comb" and 下 (ge) meaning "bottom; low", possibly referring to a comb case.

Kushige Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 櫛下 (Kushige), from 櫛下門 (Kushigemon), the name of one of the groups of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, as well as surrounding areas.

Kusuda Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kusumi Japanese

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

Kutyavin m Russian

Kuusinen Finnish
A surname originating from Eastern Finland, comprised of the elements “kuusi” meaning “six” or “moon”, and the suffix “-nen” which is typical of Eastern Finnish surnames. A notable bearer of this name is the Finnish-Soviet politician and writer Otto V. Kuusinen, one of the original founders of the Finnish Communist Party.

Kuwabe Japanese

Kuwako Japanese
Kuwa means "mulberry tree" and ko means "child, sign of the rat, first of the Chinese zodiac."

Kuwara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kuhara.

Kuwata Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kuzome Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久染 (see Hisazome).

Kvasnička Czech
from kvasnička ‘sour cherry’, applied as a nickname.

Kvyatkovskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Kwiatkowski.

Kyosaku Japanese

Kyousaku Japanese

Kyriakos Greek
From the given name Kyriakos.

Kyugoku Japanese
A variant of Kyogoku.

Kyuma Popular Culture

Kyyhkynen Finnish
Means "pigeon, dove" in Finnish.

Lachica Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish la chica meaning "the girl", either used as a nickname or a habitational name.

Lacsina Pampangan
From Kapampangan laksina meaning "south", ultimately derived from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).

Lacunza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lakuntza.

Ladulås Old Swedish
Most likely from Swedish ladulås "barnlock", but it could also be derived from the Slavic name Ladislaus. Magnus Ladulås, sometimes known as Magnus Birgersson or Magnus III in English, was the king of Sweden between 1275 and 1290.

Lagadu English
Possible French origins

Lagerlöf Swedish
A notable bearer was Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature (1909).

Laguna Spanish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in Spain named Laguna meaning "lake, pond" in Spanish.

Lalaurie French (Cajun)
A French surname meaning "the laurel".

Lámbarri Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lanbarri.

Lamberto Italian
From the given name Lamberto.

Lambillotte French (Modern)
Currently, a common name in Wallonia, Belgium with some descendants in USA. Believed to be derived from three terms..."lamb" "ill" "otte". The first term has remained unchanged from early Germanic term; the second is latin for "of the" and the third a dimiuative or feminine form suffix... [more]

Lamoureaux French
Means "the lover" in French. It would be the nickname of an amorous person.

Lancaster English
From the name of a city in northwestern England derived from Middle English Loncastre, itself from Lon referring to an ancient Roman fort on the River Lune combined with Old English ceaster meaning "city, town".

Lanchester English
Indicated the bearer of the surname lived in the settlement of Lanchester.

Lanciego Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lantziego.