Kosek

Borrowed from Czech and Polish Kosek:

• from a diminutive of kos (“blackbird”);
• also a diminutive of kosa (“schythe”).

Also as a Czech surname, from Košek, a pet form of the name Koša; see Kosa.

Kosek (plural Koseks)

1. A surname.

• 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.

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkosɛk]

Kosek m anim (female equivalent Kosková)

1. a male surname

• “Kosek”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔsek]

Kosek m pers (female equivalent Kosková)

1. a male surname

• “Kosek”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025