Kos (surname)
Kos, meaning "blackbird", is a Slavic surname. It is very common in Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, Ukraine, and the Czech Republic.
It is the 10th most common surname in Slovenia. Unlike many other Slovene surnames, Kos is found throughout the country, although it's more common in the central and eastern regions than in the west.
It is the third most common surname in the Zagreb County of Croatia.
People
Slovenia
- Božo Kos, Slovenian artist
- Gojmir Anton Kos, Slovenian painter
- Janko Kos, Slovenian literary historian
- Milko Kos, Slovenian historian
Elsewhere
- Anatoliy Kos-Anatolsky, Ukrainian composer
- Ćiril Kos, Croatian Catholic prelate
- Joanna Kos-Krauze, Polish filmmaker
- Józef Kos, Polish war veteran
- Károly Kós, Hungarian architect
- Maja Kos, Serbian synchronized swimmer
- Mile Kos, Serbian footballer
- Monika Kos, Australian journalist
- Paul Kos, American conceptual artist
- René Kos, Dutch cyclist
- Rudolph Kos, American priest
- Stephen Kós, New Zealand judge
- Tomasz Kos, Polish footballer
- Vladimir Kos, Czech football player