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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Czech and Slovak (Kosák) : from a diminutive of Kos or Kosa.
  • Slovenian (Košak) : nickname from a simplified form of koščak, denoting a kind of nut tree with very hard nuts, probably denoting a strong, vigorous man. Also found as Koščak.

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