Unique Last Names

Rare and unusual surnames from around the world — each with a story to tell.

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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

Kumar

Name meaning youth or prince, widely used as surname and middle name in South...

Indian

Kuroda

Japanese surname meaning 'black rice paddy', from kuro (black) and da (rice f...

Japanese

Kuznetsov

Occupational surname meaning son of a smith or from smith.

Russian

Kwon

Historic Korean clan surname with ancient roots.

Korean

Lam

Romanized form used for Lin or other surnames depending on dialect.

Chinese

Lamb

Nickname surname for a gentle person or one who tended lambs.

English

Lambert

Derived from a personal name meaning land-bright.

French

Landry

Derived from a Germanic personal name and later hereditary surname.

French

Lane

Topographic surname for someone living by a lane or narrow road.

English

Lang

Nickname surname meaning tall or long.

Germanic

Larkin

Irish surname from O Lorcain, meaning descendant of Lorcan (fierce or cruel)....

Irish

Larsen

Patronymic surname meaning son of Lars.

Scandinavian

Laurent

Derived from the personal name Laurent, from Laurentius.

French

Lawrence

Derived from the personal name Lawrence or Laurence.

English

Historic Vietnamese surname associated with dynastic and noble traditions.

Vietnamese

Leblanc

Nickname surname meaning the white-haired or fair one.

French

Leclerc

Occupational surname meaning clerk or scholar.

French

Lee

Topographic surname referring to a clearing or meadow.

English

Leeuwen

Locational surname tied to lion imagery or places with Leeuw roots.

Dutch

Lefevre

Occupational surname meaning smith.

French

Lehman

Status or locational surname related to leaseholding or a fief holder in old ...

German

Leigh

Topographic surname meaning meadow or clearing.

English

Leitner

Topographic surname associated with a slope or hillside path.

German

Lennon

Anglicized form of Ó Leannáin, descendant of Leannán.

Irish

Leon

Locational surname from León or nickname linked to lion imagery.

Spanish

Leone

Derived from the personal name Leone, meaning lion.

Italian

Leroy

Status surname meaning the king.

French

Leung

Romanized Cantonese surname often corresponding to Liang.

Chinese

Levine

Jewish surname indicating Levitical heritage in many family lines.

Jewish

Levy

Jewish surname associated with the Levites.

Jewish

Lewis

Derived from the given name Lewis, from Germanic or Frankish roots.

English

Historic Chinese surname often written with several characters, one common fo...

Chinese

Liang

Ancient Chinese surname associated with old states and dynasties.

Chinese

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