Czech surnames
Kozák: what the name means
Kozák means “goatherd”: or a Cossack.
In January 2017, 7,308 people in Czechia were named Kozák or Kozáková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha748
- Around Brno226
- Around Šumperk185
- Around Plzeň170
- Around Jičín168
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Kozak.
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 Kozák mean?
Kozák means “goatherd”: or a Cossack.
How many people are called Kozák in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 7,308 people in Czechia were named Kozák or Kozáková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kozák most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (748), Brno (226), Šumperk (185).