Frequency: (146)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Czech: habitational name from Kalivoda near Mělnik, so named from kalit ‘to stir’ + voda ‘water’. It may also be a nickname for a troublemaker, someone who stirred the waters.
GIVEN NAME German 5%. Kurt (2).
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