Czech surnames
Kos: what the name means
Kos means “blackbird”.
In January 2017, 3,841 people in Czechia were named Kos or Kosová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha544
- Around Brno172
- Around Pelhřimov143
- Around Tábor108
- Around Kladno96
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 Kos mean?
Kos means “blackbird”.
How many people are called Kos in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,841 people in Czechia were named Kos or Kosová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kos most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (544), Brno (172), Pelhřimov (143).