Kudirka
Kudirka is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. Its feminine forms are: Kudirkienė and Kudirkaitė. The Dictionary of Lithuanian surnames says that the surname is of uncertain origin, probably related to the French surname Couderc.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Juozas Kudirka, Lithuanian ethnologist, habilitated doctor of sciences in humanities
- Simas Kudirka, seaman known for defecting from the USSR by jumping to the USCGC Vigilant, and who was portrayed in the TV movie The Defection of Simas Kudirka
- Tom Kudirka, founder of 2015, Inc., American video game developer
- Vincas Kudirka, poet and doctor, author of the Lithuanian national anthem