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Kos

in Idaho

There is 1 person with the last name "Kos" in Idaho.

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Ranking in Idaho

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Kos 70,967
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  1. is 70,963rd most common Kortlever
  2. is 70,964th most common Kortman
  3. is 70,965th most common Koruan
  4. is 70,966th most common Korzep
  5. is 70,967th most common Kos
  6. is 70,968th most common Kosamke
  7. is 70,969th most common Kosbab
  8. is 70,970th most common Kosche
  9. is 70,971st most common Koscheski

Similar Names and Nicknames

Kok, Kus, Koc, Kis, Kaz, Kes, Kas, Kiz, Koz, Kuz

Most Common First Names for Kos

Benjamin

Meaning & History

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Kos

Slovenian, Croatian, Czech, and Polish: nickname from kos ‘blackbird’, denoting someone thought to resemble the bird in some way, for example someone with a good singing voice. This is a very common surname in Slovenia and Croatia.

Czech and Sorbian (Koš): metonymic occupational name for a basketmaker, from koš ‘basket’.

German (Kös): possibly a nickname for a gossip or a smooth-talker, from Middle High German kōse, koese ‘talk’, ‘chat’. Compare Koser.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): of uncertain origin. It may be an ornamental name from Slavic kos ‘blackbird’, as in 1, or alternatively it may be from Hebrew kos ‘drinking glass’ or Yiddish kos ‘goblet’, ‘cup’, probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made glasses or cups.

Dutch: from a Zeeland personal name derived from Constantius (see Constant).

Hungarian (Kós): from a Turkish loanword kos ‘ram’ (from Old Turkish qoč, Ottoman Turkish qoç); perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a shepherd but more probably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal.

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