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Surnames Starting with K: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 1 of 3)

276 family names beginning with K. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.

  • Kabat
    Poland

    A coat, clothing trade, or military nickname

  • Kaczmarczyk
    Poland

    "innkeeper's son"

  • Kaczmarek
    Poland

    Innkeeper's son, little innkeeper

  • Kaczor
    Poland

    "drake"

  • Kaczorowski
    Poland

    From Kaczorowo / drake

  • Kagan
    Poland

    'The rabbi or teacher

  • Kagen
    Poland

    'The rabbi or teacher

  • Kaiser
    Germany

    Emperor

  • Kaleta
    Poland

    Purse

  • Kalina
    Poland

    A flowering shrub, a personal name, or a settlement

  • Kalinowski
    Poland

    From Kalinowo (guelder rose)

  • Kaliński
    Poland

    "guelder rose"

  • Kalkowski
    Poland

    A place called Kałków or a lime-related regional formation

  • Kamiński
    Poland

    From a stony place (Kamień)

  • Kammerer
    Germany

    A chamberlain, superintendent or overseer

  • Kamp
    England

    The warrior or soldier

  • Kampe
    England

    The warrior or soldier

  • Kampf
    England

    The warrior or soldier

  • Kampmann
    Germany

    Man of the field

  • Kamps
    England

    The warrior or soldier

  • Kane
    Ireland

    Descendant of Cathán ("battle")

  • Kania
    Poland

    "kite"

  • Kanter
    Germany

    The soloist who sang liturgical music in the synagogue

  • Kaplan
    Poland

    Priest

  • Kapp
    Germany

    A descendant of Kapp, a pet form of Kaspar (treasure)

  • Kappel
    Germany

    A chapel landscape, place name, or familiar form

  • Karczewski
    Poland

    Someone from Karczew or a place of clearings

  • Karner
    Germany

    Several regional occupations or a Carinthian connection

  • Karp
    Poland

    A fish nickname or personal-name formation

  • Karpinski
    Poland

    From Karpin

  • Karwowski
    Poland

    From Karwowo

  • Kasper
    Poland

    A personal name in German and Polish traditions

  • Kasprzak
    Poland

    "son of Kasper"

  • Kasprzyk
    Poland

    A son of Kasper

  • Kass
    Germany

    A descendant of Kass, a pet form of Cazo

  • Kastner
    Germany

    "granary keeper"

  • Katz
    Germany

    Priest of righteousness

  • Kaufmann
    Germany

    Merchant, trader

  • Kavanagh
    Ireland

    Follower of Caomhán

  • Kay
    England

    Jackdaw

  • Kaźmierczak
    Poland

    Son of Kaźmierz (Casimir)

  • Kealey
    Ireland

    A descendant of the slender man

  • Keane
    Ireland

    Descendant of Cathán ("battle")

  • Kearney
    Ireland

    Descendant of Catharnach ("warlike")

  • Kearns
    Ireland

    An Irish name usually explained as a descendant of a dark-haired man

  • Keating
    Ireland

    Norman, perhaps "kite"

  • Keaton
    England

    Someone from Ketton or a similar place

  • Keats
    England

    Kite

  • Keck
    Germany

    Lively, bold or forward

  • Kedzierski
    Poland

    From Kędzierzyn

  • Keefe
    Ireland

    A grandson of Caomh (beautiful, gentle)

  • Keeffe
    Ireland

    A grandson of Caomh (beautiful, gentle)

  • Keegan
    Ireland

    Son of Aodhagán (little fire)

  • Keeler
    England

    Boatman

  • Keeley
    Ireland

    A descendant of the slender man

  • Keely
    Ireland

    A descendant of the slender man

  • Keen
    England

    Bold, brave

  • Keenan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Cianán, 'ancient'

  • Keener
    Germany

    Bold

  • Keil
    Germany

    Wedge

  • Keir
    Scotland

    From Keir

  • Keith
    Scotland

    From the lands of Keith

  • Kelleher
    Ireland

    Descendant of Céileachair ("companion dear")

  • Keller
    Germany

    Cellarer, steward of stores

  • Kellermann
    Germany

    Cellar keeper

  • Kellogg
    England

    Kill hog

  • Kelly
    Ireland

    Descendant of Ceallach

  • Kelsey
    England

    Cenel's island

  • Kelso
    Scotland

    Place name

  • Kemp
    England

    Champion, warrior

  • Kemper
    Germany

    Champion, fighter

  • Kendall
    England

    Valley of the River Kent

  • Kendrick
    Wales

    Hero, or royal ruler

  • Kendzior
    Poland

    Someone with curly hair

  • Kennedy
    Ireland

    Descendant of Cinnéide

  • Kennelly
    Ireland

    A grandson of Ceannfhaoladh (wolf head, or learned man)

  • Kenny
    Ireland

    Descendant of Cionaodh (Kenneth)

  • Kent
    England

    From Kent

  • Kenyon
    England

    Mound of Einion

  • Keogh
    Ireland

    Son of Eochaidh ("horseman")

  • Kępa
    Poland

    River islet, clump of trees

  • Kerber
    Germany

    A basket maker, or someone from Korb

  • Kern
    Germany

    Core, kernel; a nickname

  • Kerner
    Germany

    A carter, a miller, or someone from Kern

  • Kerr
    Scotland

    Dweller by the marshy scrubland

  • Kersey
    England

    Someone from Kersey in Suffolk

  • Kershaw
    England

    "church wood"

  • Kersten
    Germany

    A descendant of Christianus, follower of Christ

  • Kessel
    Germany

    A maker of kettles, or someone from Kessel

  • Kessler
    Germany

    Coppersmith, kettle maker

  • Ketchum
    England

    Someone from a homestead associated with a man named Caecca

  • Key
    England

    Key maker, or quay

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Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.