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- Kozak - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Kozak
- Used in: 4 countries
Origin: Ottoman
* As a Ukrainian, Carpathian Rusyn, Polish, Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian surname, all from the noun Kozak (“Cossack”). Compare the variants Kazak, Kosack, Kosak, Kozack. * Also as a Polish and Czech surname, occupational surname for a goatherd, from koza (“nanny goat”). This is also found in Slovene and Serbo-Croatian, though probably influenced by the sense above. * Also as a Slovak and Czech surname, possibly from kozák (“kind of mushroom”). * As a Turkish surname, from kozak (“cone”) or its homonym meaning "shady place," from Ottoman Turkish قوزاق. * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish קאָזאַק (kozak, “Cossack”), related to the first sense above.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
- Kozaki Derived from Kozak
- Kozaka Derived from Kozak
- Kozakis Derived from Kozak
- Kozakov Derived from Kozak
- Kozakai Derived from Kozak
- Kozakova Derived from Kozak
- Kozakowski Derived from Kozak
- Kozakevich Derived from Kozak
- Abdulaziz Ottoman origin
- Aydin Ottoman origin
Popularity by Country
Kozak
Rank #4278
Frequency
7,672 people (2.84 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 96% Hispanic 1.51% Black 0.29% Asian/PI 0.53% Native Am. 0.2% Two+ 1.47%
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