German Surnames Starting with K
50 surnames
Kainz
Bold fighter
Austria
Kaiser
Emperor
Rhineland165K+
Kaltenbach
Cold brook
Germany
Kammerer
Chamberlain
Bavaria5K+
Kannengießer
Pewter caster
Germany
Kapellmann
Chapel man
Rhineland2K+
Karlsohn
Son of Karl
Germany
Kaspar
Treasurer
Germany
Katzenbach
Cat brook
Palatinate3K+
Kaufmann
Merchant
Germany
Keller
Cellar master, wine cellar worker
Alsace116K+
Kellermann
Cellar man
Franconia6K+
Kiefer
Pine tree, or barrel maker
Palatinate72K+
Kirchhoff
Church yard
Westphalia8K+
Kirchner
Church attendant
Germany
Kirschbaum
Cherry tree
Germany
Kirschner
Furrier
Germany
Klein
Small, short
Rhineland290K+
Klostermann
Monastery man
Germany
Kluge
Clever one
Germany
Knecht
Servant
Germany
Koch
Cook
Rhineland330K+
Koenig
King
Saxony92K+
Kohler
Charcoal burner
Black Forest185K+
Koller
Charcoal burner
Austria
Konig
King or chieftain
Prussia175K+
Kornblum
Cornflower
Silesia3K+
Kornfeld
Grain field
Germany
Kraft
Strength, power
Bavaria58K+
Kramer
Shopkeeper or merchant
Lower Saxony84K+
Kranich
Crane
Germany
Kraus
Curly-haired, crispy
Austria74K+
Krause
Curly-haired, frizzy
Brandenburg200K+
Krautwurst
Herb sausage
Thuringia2K+
Krug
Jug or pitcher maker
Germany
Kruger
Innkeeper, tavern owner
Prussia240K+
Krumm
Crooked
Germany
Krämer
Shopkeeper
Germany
Krüger
Innkeeper
Germany
Kuhn
Bold one
Germany
Kunz
Short form of Konrad, bold counsel
Rhineland46K+
Kupfer
Copper
Germany
Kurz
Short, small
Swabia16K+
Köhler
Charcoal burner
Germany
König
King
Germany
Königsberg
King's mountain
Germany
Köster
Sexton
Germany