Surnames
UK surnames beginning with K
Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.
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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Kowalski | 10 | 1,644 |
| 102 | Kirkman | 1,914 | 1,631 |
| 103 | Kumari | 0 | 1,629 |
| 104 | Kitchener | 1,024 | 1,621 |
| 105 | Kenworthy | 1,997 | 1,602 |
| 106 | Khanam | 0 | 1,598 |
| 107 | Kovacs | 0 | 1,596 |
| 108 | Kempster | 1,047 | 1,587 |
| 109 | Kirkbride | 880 | 1,582 |
| 110 | Keates | 989 | 1,525 |
| 111 | Kell | 1,214 | 1,500 |
| 112 | Keeler | 883 | 1,492 |
| 113 | Kerridge | 1,097 | 1,474 |
| 114 | Kilburn | 1,542 | 1,454 |
| 115 | Keefe | 1,285 | 1,421 |
| 116 | Kinder | 1,256 | 1,416 |
| 117 | Kara | 3 | 1,406 |
| 118 | Kingham | 1,088 | 1,393 |
| 119 | Kilner | 1,243 | 1,355 |
| 120 | Kerslake | 997 | 1,338 |
| 121 | Kibble | 899 | 1,318 |
| 122 | Keep | 1,089 | 1,315 |
| 123 | Kilgour | 1,115 | 1,315 |
| 124 | Kingdon | 936 | 1,312 |
| 125 | Kowalczyk | 0 | 1,310 |
| 126 | Kinghorn | 869 | 1,304 |
| 127 | Killeen | 303 | 1,303 |
| 128 | Kerai | 0 | 1,292 |
| 129 | Kyte | 514 | 1,278 |
| 130 | Kamal | 0 | 1,276 |
| 131 | Knighton | 1,049 | 1,270 |
| 132 | Kew | 856 | 1,252 |
| 133 | Khanum | 0 | 1,226 |
| 134 | Kaya | 0 | 1,213 |
| 135 | Keighley | 1,604 | 1,209 |
| 136 | Knibbs | 731 | 1,202 |
| 137 | Kaminski | 10 | 1,148 |
| 138 | Kempson | 656 | 1,143 |
| 139 | Kempton | 865 | 1,142 |
| 140 | Kinnaird | 524 | 1,126 |
| 141 | Khanna | 0 | 1,125 |
| 142 | Killen | 405 | 1,124 |
| 143 | Kabir | 0 | 1,123 |
| 144 | Kowalska | 0 | 1,122 |
| 145 | Kayani | 0 | 1,086 |
| 146 | Khawaja | 0 | 1,086 |
| 147 | Kirkup | 725 | 1,078 |
| 148 | Kiss | 74 | 1,076 |
| 149 | Kear | 510 | 1,061 |
| 150 | Knaggs | 773 | 1,055 |
| 151 | Kipling | 714 | 1,054 |
| 152 | Kazi | 0 | 1,050 |
| 153 | Keightley | 700 | 1,044 |
| 154 | Kingsbury | 679 | 1,042 |
| 155 | Kazmi | 0 | 1,041 |
| 156 | Kelman | 536 | 1,041 |
| 157 | Keech | 629 | 1,033 |
| 158 | Keddie | 926 | 1,030 |
| 159 | Kelso | 692 | 1,023 |
| 160 | Kimpton | 812 | 1,022 |
| 161 | Kinch | 586 | 1,022 |
| 162 | Karia | 0 | 1,003 |
| 163 | Kandola | 0 | 1,001 |
| 164 | Keast | 879 | 994 |
| 165 | Kong | 6 | 991 |
| 166 | Kwok | 0 | 987 |
| 167 | Kerrison | 697 | 965 |
| 168 | Kennerley | 428 | 963 |
| 169 | Kenward | 769 | 956 |
| 170 | Keyes | 319 | 953 |
| 171 | Knapton | 874 | 948 |
| 172 | Keyte | 562 | 946 |
| 173 | Kynaston | 564 | 946 |
| 174 | Kadir | 0 | 940 |
| 175 | Knapman | 807 | 939 |
| 176 | Krawczyk | 0 | 934 |
| 177 | Khatri | 0 | 929 |
| 178 | Kettlewell | 918 | 927 |
| 179 | Keller | 431 | 925 |
| 180 | Kersey | 574 | 902 |
| 181 | Khokhar | 0 | 901 |
| 182 | Kinloch | 669 | 887 |
| 183 | Krol | 0 | 882 |
| 184 | Knapper | 348 | 874 |
| 185 | Keeton | 490 | 870 |
| 186 | Ketley | 478 | 869 |
| 187 | Keyworth | 687 | 869 |
| 188 | Kellaway | 631 | 867 |
| 189 | Kirtley | 590 | 863 |
| 190 | Krasniqi | 0 | 857 |
| 191 | Kamran | 0 | 845 |
| 192 | Kerley | 543 | 835 |
| 193 | Kohli | 0 | 832 |
| 194 | Kooner | 0 | 828 |
| 195 | Kainth | 0 | 822 |
| 196 | Kitchin | 647 | 822 |
| 197 | Kilgallon | 84 | 815 |
| 198 | Kozlowski | 0 | 809 |
| 199 | Kramer | 126 | 807 |
| 200 | Kilbride | 303 | 802 |