Czech surnames
Kohout: what the name means
Kohout means “rooster”: a cocky man.
In January 2017, 7,689 people in Czechia were named Kohout or Kohoutová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,235
- Around Plzeň284
- Around Kladno234
- Around Klatovy191
- Around České Budějovice184
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Kohout mean?
Kohout means “rooster”: a cocky man.
How many people are called Kohout in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 7,689 people in Czechia were named Kohout or Kohoutová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kohout most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,235), Plzeň (284), Kladno (234).