GretzkyГрецкийRussian, Belarusian Originally derived from an old Russian word that meant "Greek", though in modern times, the word means "Greek nut" (walnut). A notable bearer is Wayne Gretzky, a former Canadian ice hockey player.
GribovГрибовmRussian Derived from Russian гриб, meaning "mushroom."
KalashnikovКалашниковRussian Means "son of the kalach-maker", derived from Russian калашник (kalashnik), a variant of калачник (kalachnik) "maker of kalaches" - kalach being a type of bread - combined with the patronymic suffix -ов (-ov)... [more]
KalevRussian Russian, from the elements Kal and -ev ("of"), therefore meaning "of Kal." Kal may be a shortened element of a Russian given name or place name.
KalininКалининRussian Derived from Russian калина (kalina) meaning "guelder rose" (a type of plant).
KalinovКалиновmRussian From Russian калина (kalina), meaning "viburnum".
KazakovКазаковRussian From Russian казак (kazak) meaning "Cossack".
KazanovКазановRussian Means "of Kazan", either referring to the city of Kazan in Tatarstan, Russia, or from a given name. The name is most likely of Turkic origin, possibly from Bulgar qazan meaning "cauldron, pot", which would have been used to denote someone who made pots.
KerbelEnglish, German, Russian (Rare) Means "chervil" in German, a parsley-related herb. The surname probably came into England via Germanic relations between the two languages, hence it being most common in German & English countries.
KhrustalyovХрусталёвmRussian Derived from Russian хрусталь (khrustal'), meaning "crystal". Georgiy Khrustalyov-Nosar was a Russian revolutionary.
KhrzhanovskiyХржановскийRussian, Jewish Russian form of Chrzanowski. Khrzhanovskiy was the last name of Andrey and Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, both Soviet film directors. Ilya has made most of his career in the Russian Federation.
KolchakКолчакRussian, Ukrainian Aleksandr Kolchak was a White Army general and the leader of the Russian Empire for a short period of time (1918-1920).
KolesnikКолесникRussian Denoting to a person who fixed wheels (from "колесник (kolesnik)" meaning "wheelwright").
KolesnikovКолесниковRussian Derived from Russian колесник (kolesnik) meaning "wheelwright, wheel artisan".
KomissarovКоммисаровmRussian Derived from a Russian word meaning commissar.
KomissarovaКомиссароваRussian Exact origin is unknown but is likely to mean something along the lines of "commissioner" from its Russian translation. The masculine version is "Komissarov" and is used for males. Komissarov
KoniRussian Derived from Russian конь (konʹ) "horse", denoting someone who worked with horses or whose traits are similar to one. Anatoly Koni (1844-1927) was a Russian jurist, judge, politician and writer... [more]
KopytovКопытовRussian Patronymic surname derived from Russian копыто (kopyto) meaning "hoof". This may have been a nickname for a lame man or a shepherd.
KoretskiyКорецкийRussian 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.
KornilovКорни́ловmRussian 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.