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KASSMEYER : From the Low German area around Paderborn. The ending of the name is derived from German meyer "farmer".

KASUN : Derived from the Old Slavic term kazac "to order, command", here referring to one who bore an air of authority, and whose word was heeded and obeyed.

KATIRCI : Derived from Turkish katır meaning "mule", a name for a person who made transports by mule.

KATO : From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 藤 (tou) meaning "wisteria". The latter character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

KATONA : Means "soldier" in Hungarian.

KATRANJIEV : Patronymic from katranjia "one who works at a tar pit".

KATSAROS : Means "curly-haired" in Greek.

KATZ : Derived from the German word Katze "cat".

KATÓ : Derived from a diminutive of the Hungarian feminine given name KATALIN.

KAUBE : From the name of a town, Kaub, in Germany.

KAUFER : Means "a trader" in German.

KAUFFMANN : Variant of KAUFMAN.

KAUFMAN : Means "merchant" in German.

KAUR : In 1699 the Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh female followers the surname Kaur and all males Singh. Kaur means "princess" in Sanskrit. In many inst...

KAVA : Derived from Polish kawa "coffee", perhaps originally denoting one who worked in the coffee trade.

KAVANAGH : Derived from the Irish Gaelic name Caomhánach, which means "a student of saint CAOMHÁN". It was the name used by a 12th-century king of Leinster, Do...

KAVANAH : Variant of KAVANAGH.

KAVANAUGH : Variant of KAVANAGH.

KAWAGUCHI : Means "mouth of the river", from Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

KAY (1) : Derived from the given name KAY (2).

KAY (2) : Derived from Middle English kaye "wharf, quay". A name for one who lived near or worked on a wharf.

KAŠPAR : Variant of KASPAR.

KEARNEY : From the Irish name Ó Ceithearnaigh meaning "descendant of Ceithearnach", a given name meaning "warrior".

KECSKEMÉTI : Derived from the name of a town in Hungary, Kecskemét.

KEDVES : Means "kind" in Hungarian.

KEDZIERSKI : From a nickname meaning "curly", describing a person with curly hair.

KEEFE : Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Caoimh meaning "descendant of CAOMH".

KEEGAN : From Irish Mac Aodhagáin meaning "descendant of Aodhagán". The given name Aodhagán is a double diminutive of AODH.

KEEN : From Old English cene "bold, brave".

KEIGHLEY : Derived from an English place name meaning "clearing belonging to Cyhha". The Old English given name Cyhha is of unknown meaning.



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