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Kos

in Nevada

There are 21 people with the last name "Kos" in Nevada.

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Ranking in Nevada

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Kos 10,303
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  1. is 10,299th most common Kolar
  2. is 10,300th most common Kolesar
  3. is 10,301st most common Koller
  4. is 10,302nd most common Korman
  5. is 10,303rd most common Kos
  6. is 10,304th most common Kral
  7. is 10,305th most common Kress
  8. is 10,306th most common Krogh
  9. is 10,307th most common Kronenberg

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Kos

Michael, Robert, Annette, Dawn, Edward, Jeff, Jonathon, Kimberly, Kirsten

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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