Surnames Starting with K

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Kadam

Marathi surname found in western India.

Indian

Kaiser

Nickname or status surname meaning emperor.

German

Kanaan

Kanaan is an Arabic surname referring to the ancient land of Canaan, the hist...

Arabic

Kaneko

Japanese surname meaning 'golden child', from kane (gold, metal) and ko (chil...

Japanese

Kang

Historic Korean surname with ancient regional roots.

Korean

Kanye

Kanye is a surname of African origin, with possible roots in various African ...

American (famous)

Kaplan

Jewish surname equivalent to chaplain or priestly associations.

Jewish

Kapoor

Punjabi surname of Khatri origin.

Indian

Kardashian

Kardashian is an Armenian surname derived from the word kardash meaning stone...

American (famous)

Kasowitz

Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from the city of Auerbach in Germany, where ...

Jewish

Kato

Historic Japanese surname associated with old clan and office traditions.

Japanese

Katz

Jewish acronym surname associated with priestly status.

Jewish

Kaufman

Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from the German "Kaufmann", meaning "merchan...

Jewish

Kaur

Community surname commonly adopted by Sikh women, meaning princess.

Punjabi

Kavanagh

Anglicized form of Caomhánach, linked to a historic Leinster dynasty.

Irish

Kay

Surname with several origins including a personal name and place-name roots.

English

Keane

Anglicized surname from Ó Catháin or related Gaelic roots depending on family...

Irish

Kearney

Irish surname from O Cearnaigh, meaning descendant of Cearnach (victorious). ...

Irish

Keating

Irish surname from O Ceitinn, meaning descendant of Ceitin. The most famous b...

Irish

Kelleher

Irish surname from O Ceileachair, meaning descendant of Ceileachar (companion...

Irish

Keller

Occupational surname meaning cellarer or keeper of a cellar.

German

Kelly

From Gaelic roots often interpreted as bright-headed or warrior-like.

Irish

Kennedy

From Gaelic roots often interpreted as helmeted head or misshapen head in old...

Irish

Kent

Locational surname from the county of Kent or Celtic river roots.

English

Kerr

Surname with border-region origins, possibly linked to marshland or a left-ha...

Scottish

Khalil

Arabic surname meaning friend or companion. Derived from one of the titles of...

Arabic

Khan

Title-based surname meaning ruler or leader, widely adopted as a family name ...

South asian

Khanna

Punjabi surname associated with Khatri communities.

Indian

Khatri

Community surname associated with mercantile and administrative lineages.

South asian

Khoury

Arabic surname meaning priest (Christian). One of the most common Christian A...

Arabic

Khumalo

Historic southern African surname associated with clan lineage.

South african

Kidd

Nickname surname for a lively person or young goat in old usage.

Scottish

Kikuchi

Japanese surname meaning 'chrysanthemum pond', combining kiku (chrysanthemum)...

Japanese

Kim

Historic Korean clan surname, often associated with gold in Sino-Korean chara...

Korean

Kimura

Topographic surname meaning tree village.

Japanese

Kimura

Japanese surname meaning tree village or wood village. One of the top 20 most...

Japanese

King

Nickname surname that may have referred to someone regal, a pageant role, or ...

English

Kinoshita

Japanese surname meaning 'beneath the tree', from ki (tree) and noshita (bene...

Japanese

Klein

Nickname surname meaning small.

German

Kleinman

Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from the German "klein" (small) and "Mann" (...

Jewish

Knight

Status surname for a knight or household servant of knighthood rank in early ...

English

Knowles

Knowles is an English surname meaning dweller at the hilltop or knoll, from t...

American (famous)

Kobayashi

Topographic surname meaning small forest.

Japanese

Kohli

Punjabi surname found among Khatri and related communities.

Indian

Kojima

Japanese surname meaning 'small island', combining ko (small) and jima (islan...

Japanese

Kowalski

Occupational surname meaning smith.

Polish

Krieger

Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from the German "Krieger", meaning "warrior"...

Jewish

Krishnan

Patronymic or devotional surname derived from Krishna.

Indian

Kruger

Occupational surname for an innkeeper, tavern keeper, or potter in some regions.

German

Kudoh

Japanese surname meaning 'work and wisteria', from ku (craft, work) and do/fu...

Japanese

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