Kosek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech and Polish Kosek:

• from a diminutive of kos (“blackbird”);
• also a diminutive of kosa (“schythe”).
• Also as a Czech surname, from a pet form of the name Koša; see Kosa.

Proper noun

Kosek (plural Koseks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kosek is the 22618^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1135 individuals. Kosek is most common among White (97.53%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kosek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 341.