Polish Surnames Starting with K

Derived from Kacper (Casper)

Innkeeper

From innkeeper or tavern keeper

Drake or male duck

Little duck

Weaver from Czech influence

Purse or money bag

One from a place with guelder rose

Stone worker or mason

One from a stony place

Derived from kania (kite bird)

Drop or droplet

Derived from kapusta (cabbage)

Derived from karcz (tree stump)

From Karczew (stump clearing)

Derived from karzeł (dwarf)

Derived from karp (carp fish)

Of Croat or military origin

Derived from Kasper (Casper)

From Kasper (Jasper)

From Kaszuby (Kashubian region)

Derived from kawka (jackdaw)

From Kazimierz meaning great destroyer

Derived from kędzierzawy (curly-haired)

From Kielce (city in Poland)

From kielec meaning fang or tusk

Derived from kisiel (fruit jelly)

From Kitow village

Derived from klęczeć (to kneel)

Derived from Klemens (Clement)

Little Klement (merciful)

Derived from kłos (ear of grain)

Diminutive from kmieć (peasant farmer)

Little button or knob

Mare or female horse

Derived from kochać (to love)

Tom cat or rooster

Derived from kołacz (round cake)

Wheelwright

Patronymic from kołodziej (wheelwright)

From Komorow meaning chamber

Hemp plant

From Kopczyn (mound place)

Soot or lamp black

From Koprów (dill settlement)

Derived from szlachta clan name Korybut

From horn or animal horn

Derived from kościół (church)