These
names are used by Slavic peoples.
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JABŁONOWSKI Polish, JewishHabitational name for someone from a place called Jabłonowo or Jabłonow; both place names are from jabłoń meaning "apple tree".
JABLONSKI Polish, JewishHabitational name for someone from Jablonka, Jablonna, or Jablonica, all places named with
jablon "apple tree", or the diminutive form jablonka.
JAGODZIŃSKI Polish, JewishHabitational name for someone from a place called Jagodziny, Jagodzinek, or Jagodziniec, all named with jagoda meaning "berry".
JAGR CzechJágr is a Czech-language surname. It is related to the German surname Jäger which means "hunter" in German. It is used by the Ice Hockey player Jaromír Jágr.
JANUSZEWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Januszewo or Januszewice, both named with the personal name
Janusz.
JAROSZEWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Jaroszewo or Jaroszowce, places named with the personal name Jarosz.
JARZĄBEK PolishA Polish surname meaning "Grouse". A nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird.
JARZOMBEK PolishVariant spelling of
Jarząbek, from jarząbek meaning "grouse", presumably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird.
JAVORSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from any of numerous places named Jawory or Jaworze, named with Polish jawor 'maple', 'sycamore'.
JAWORSKI Polish, JewishHabitational name for someone from any of numerous places named Jawory or Jaworze, named with Polish jawor meaning "maple", "sycamore".
JELAVIĆ Serbian, Bosnianderived from the place name
Jelav, one of the places in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
JELUŠIĆ CroatianThe first ever appearance recorded to this date was even before the Turkish men (Ottoman) broke into the Kingdom of Croatia (around 13. century)....
[more] JEZIERSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Jezioro, Jeziory, Jeziora, or Jezierzyce, all places named with jezioro meaning "lake".
KABACIŃSKI PolishThe surname Kabaciński is a habitational name for someone from a place called Kabaty, in Warszawa voivodeship. It is also a derivative of the nickname Kabat.
KACZANOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from any of various places called Kaczanów or Kaczanowo, named with Polish kaczan meaning "cob".
KACZMAREK PolishFrom the word
karczma meaning "inn", this would have designated someone who worked in an inn or their relatives.
KALE CroatianPossibly derived from Turkish
kale, meaning "castle, fortress".
KALEV RussianRussian, 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.
KAPUŚCIŃSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Kapuścin or Kapuścino, placed named with kapusta meaning "cabbage".
KARBOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Karbowo in Torun voivodeship, a place so named from Polish
karbowy "overseer (of farm laborers)", from
karbowac "to make notches", i.e. to keep records.
KARCZEWSKI Polishhabitational name for someone from Karczew, named with Polish karcz ‘stump’.
KARLIN PolishPolish habitational name from a village in Poland.
KASIMOV RussianFrom the city of Kasimov, located in Ryazan district, Russia.
KASPEROVICH BelarusianThe last name taken literally is Kasper's son with -vich being a common patronymic suffix in Belarus and other slavic countries. The Kasper likey refers to an unknown Kasper in the family. However some stories tie the name to one of the wise men who visited Jesus after his birth - not named in the Bible but later referred to as Gaspar or Caspar/Kaspar in Eastern European traditions.
KAZAK RussianUnisex Russian surname, meaning the word "Cossack"
KAZAKOV RussianMeans "son of the Cossack" from Russian казак
(kazak) "Cossack".
KAZANOV RussianMeans "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.
KHIL RussianRussian spelling of
Hill. A notable bearer was Russian baritone singer Eduard Khil (1934-2012).
KHRUSHCHEV RussianDerived from Russian хрущ
(khrushch) meaning "cockchafer" or "May beetle".
KIEL PolishPolish from
kiel ‘tooth’, ‘fang’, hence a nickname for someone with bad or protruding teeth.
KLIMASZEWSKI Polishhabitational name for someone from Klimaszewnica or Klimasze in Łomża voivodeship, so called from the personal name Klimasz, a pet form of
Klemens KMET Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, SlovakSlovenian, Serbian, Croatian, and Slovak status name for a type of peasant. In Slovenia this denoted a peasant who had his own landed property. In Serbia and elsewhere it was a status name for a feudal peasant farmer who cultivated the land of his lord instead of paying rent or doing military service...
[more] KNAVS SloveneSlovenian form of
Knaus, this was the maiden name of Donald Trump's wife, and current First Lady of the United States,
Melania Trump.
KOKOSZKA PolishNickname for a fussy or broody person, from
kokoszka "laying hen".
KOŁAKOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Kołaków.
KOLESNIKOV RussianMeans "son of the wheelwright" from Russian колесо
(koleso) "wheel".
KOLO PolishA Polish surname for someone who was born in the area of
Koło, Wielkopolskie, Poland KONEČNÝ Czech, SlovakFrom Czech and Slovak
konečný meaning ''final, last, finite''. Perhaps a nickname for the youngest son of a family, a topographic name for someone who lived at the end of a settlement, or a nickname for someone who brought something to a conclusion.
KONIECPOLSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Koniecpol.
KONOPÁSEK CzechFrom konopa meaning "hemp", probably an occupational name for a rope maker.
KORALEWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Koralewo in Ciechanów voivodeship.
KORBEL CzechOccupational name for a maker of drinking vessels, from
korbel "tankard".
KOREN Slovene, HebrewKoren is a surname which has multiple origins. Koren may be a variant of the German occupational surname
Korn, meaning a dealer in grain. Alternatively, it may be a variant of the Greek female name
Kora...
[more] KOŠIR SloveneFrom the Slavic word
koš meaning "basket". It originally indicated a person who made or sold baskets.
KOSTRA Czech, SlovakUnusual 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.