Czech surnames
Nosek: what the name means
Nosek means “little nose”: probably son of a man nicknamed Nos for his striking nose.
In January 2017, 5,562 people in Czechia were named Nosek or Nosková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha627
- Around Hradec Králové195
- Around Jihlava193
- Around Liberec182
- Around Semily171
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 Nosek mean?
Nosek means “little nose”: probably son of a man nicknamed Nos for his striking nose.
How many people are called Nosek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,562 people in Czechia were named Nosek or Nosková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Nosek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (627), Hradec Králové (195), Jihlava (193).