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KLÍMEK : Derived from Klímek, a diminutive of KLIMENT.

KNAGGS : Found most commonly in the north of England, in particular Yorkshire. It means "someone that lived by a knagg (a small mound)".

KNEF : Occupational name for a shoemaker (derived from Low German knif meaning "shoemaker's knife").

KNEIB : Variant of KNEF.

KNELLER : Originally a nickname for a noisy or disruptive person, derived from Old German knellen "to make noise, to cause a disturbance".

KNEPP : Variant of KNOPF.

KNEŽEVIĆ : Patronymic of the South Slavic word knež meaning "prince".

KNIGHT : From Old English cniht meaning "knight" or "tenant serving as a mounted soldier".

KNOCHENMUS : From German knochen "bone" and mus "sauce". It probably referred to someone who worked in the butcher trade.

KNOPF : Means "button" in German, originally belonging to a button maker or button seller.

KNOPP : Variant of KNOPF.

KNUDSEN : Means "son of KNUD".

KNUTSEN : Means "son of KNUT".

KNUTSON : Variant of KNUTSSON.

KNUTSSON : Means "son of KNUT".

KOBAYASHI : From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

KOCH : From a German word meaning "cook". This is a very common German name.

KOCK : From Middle Low German kok meaning "cook".

KOCSIS : Means "coachman" in Hungarian.

KOEMAN : From the Old Dutch word koeman, which means "merchant". It is also possible that the first bearer of this surname was a man who owned cows, as koe is ...

KOEMANS : Variant of KOEMAN.

KOENIG : German cognate of KING.

KOENIGSMANN : Variant of KÖNIGSMANN.

KOHL : Derived from Middle High German kol "cabbage".

KOHLER : From Middle High German koler meaning "charcoal burner" or "charcoal seller".

KOHOUT : Means "rooster" in Czech.

KOHUT : Means "rooster" in Ukrainian. It was a nickname for a proud person.

KOIZUMI : From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 泉 (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain". A notable bearer of this name is Junichiro Koizumi (1942-), who was...

KOKINOS : From a nickname meaning "red".

KOKOT : Means "rooster" in Slovene.



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