Tamil Surnames Starting with K
70 surnames
Kadal
Sea, ocean
Kadalamma
Mother of the sea
Kadirgamar
Lord of rays of light
Kailasanathan
Lord of Mount Kailash (Shiva)
Kalaignar
Artist or scholar of arts
Kaliappan
Servant of Kali, devoted to the goddess
Kalimuthu
Dark pearl, from 'kali' and 'muthu'
Kalingadevam
Divine conqueror of Kalinga
Kalingarayan
King who conquered Kalinga
Kallar
Stone-hearted warrior, a Mukkulathor sub-group
Kamalakannan
Lotus-eyed one (Lord Vishnu)
Kamatchi
Eye of love, from the goddess Kamakshi
Kamatchiappan
Lord of Goddess Kamakshi
Kamban
From the great poet Kambar lineage
Kanchipuram
From the golden city of Kanchipuram
Kandaiah
Father Skanda (Lord Murugan)
Kandhasamy
Lord Skanda, another name for Murugan
Kannagi
Chaste woman, heroine of Silappatikaram
Kannan
Lord Krishna, the dark-complexioned one
Karaikal
From Karaikal coastal town
Karalar
Bull-like strong ones (ancient clan)
Karaveddi
From Karaveddy village in Jaffna
Karikalan
One with the charred leg (Chola prince)
Karkathar
One who ploughs (agricultural leader)
Karkattavellalar
Vellalar who manages granaries
Karpagam
Wish-fulfilling tree
Karumbaiah
One of sugarcane sweetness
Karunamoorthy
Image of compassion
Karunanidhi
Treasure of compassion
Karuppagounder
Dark-complexioned Gounder
Karuppaiya
Dark-complexioned lord
Karuppaiyah
Dark father
Karuppan
Dark one, from 'karuppu' meaning black
Karuppasamy
Dark-complexioned lord (village deity)
Karuthapillai
Dark-complexioned noble child
Kathavarayan
Lord of stories
Kathiresan
Lord of rays, from 'kathir' meaning ray of light
Kaviarasan
King of poets
Kavundampalayam
From the Gounder village
Kavundar
Village headman, variant of Gounder
Kayalpatnam
From the town of Kayalpattinam
Kodaikanal
Gift of the forest (hill station)
Kodikalmudali
Leader who raises the victory flag
Kolappan
Lord of the beauty (shapely one)
Kollar
Blacksmith, one who works the forge
Komattichettiar
Chettiar of the Komatti trading community