Kosak

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Slavic

* As a Polish, Lower Sorbian (Kósak), Czech and Slovak surname, variant of Kós, surname meaning "blackbird," from Proto-Slavic *kosъ, and Kosa, meaning "scythe." The Sorbian forms are sometimes Germanized as Kossack or in some cases Kozak. * Also as a Czech surname, from košák (“beehive”), itself formed from koš (“basket”). * As a Slovene surname, from koščak (“kind of nut tree”), probably from kost (“bone”). Compare Koschak. * As a Serbo-Croatian surname, from košak (“basket”). Compare Kosack.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Kosaka Derived from Kosak
Kosaki Derived from Kosak
Kosaku Derived from Kosak
Kosakova Derived from Kosak
Kosakowski Derived from Kosak
Kosakowska Derived from Kosak
Kosakevitch Derived from Kosak
Kosakovskij Derived from Kosak
Anastasi Slavic origin
Begala Slavic origin

Popularity by Country

Kosak

Rank #19762

Frequency 33 people

sorokinpf/russian_names ↗

Kosak

Rank #35666

Frequency 596 people (0.22 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 96.98% Asian/PI 1.34% Two+ 0.84%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Kosak

Rank #131715

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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