Kos, meaning "blackbird", is a Slavic surname. It is very common in

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

, 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 Zagreb County () is a county in Northern Croatia. It surrounds, but does not contain, the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, the county is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring" (). According to the 2021 censu ...

of Croatia.

People

Slovenia

* Božo Kos (1931–2009), Slovenian artist * Franc Kos (1853–1924), Slovenian historian *

Gojmir Anton Kos Gojmir Anton Kos (January 24, 1896 – May 22, 1970) was a Slovene academy-trained painter, photographer, and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. Gojmir was born in the town of Gorizia (then part of Austria-Hungary, now in Ita ...

(1896–1970), Slovenian painter *

Janko Kos Janko Kos (born 9 March 1931) is a Slovenian literary historian, theoretician, and critic. Early life He was born in Ljubljana in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia as the son of the painter and sculptor Tine Kos. His father was a liberal ...

(born 1931), Slovenian literary historian *

Milko Kos Milko Kos (12 December 1892 – 24 March 1972) was a Slovenian historian, considered the father of the Ljubljana school of historiography. Early life and education He was born in the town of Gorizia (then part of Austro-Hungarian Empire, now ...

(1892–1972), Slovenian historian * Tine Kos (1894–1977), Slovenian sculptor

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* Anatoliy Kos-Anatolsky (1909–1983), Ukrainian composer * Ćiril Kos (1919–2003), Croatian Roman Catholic prelate *

Joanna Kos-Krauze Joanna Kos-Krauze (born 8 December 1972),''Joanna Kos-Krauze''
at the Filmpolski Database credi ...

(born 1972), Polish filmmaker * Józef Kos (1900–2007), Polish war veteran *

Károly Kós Károly Kós (, born Károly Kosch; 16 December 1883 – 25 August 1977) was a Hungarian architect, writer, illustrator, ethnologist and politician of Austria-Hungary and Romania. Biography Born as Károly Kosch in Temesvár, Austria-Hun ...

(1883–1977), Hungarian architect *

Maja Kos Maja Kos () (6 June 1968 – 16 March 2000) was a synchronized swimmer from Serbia. Kos competed as an Independent Olympic Participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad ...

(born 1968), Serbian synchronized swimmer *

Mile Kos Miodrag "Mile" Kos (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Миле Кос; 20 September 1925 – 1 September 2014) was a Serbian footballer, coach and sportswriter Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sport ...

(1925–2014), Serbian footballer *

Monika Kos Monika Kos (born 2 December 1967, Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.Tate, Lee (5 November 2017Monika Kos celebrates 20 years at the helm of Channel 7 Perth's Today Tonight ''Have a Go News''. Retrieved ...

(born 1967), Australian journalist *

Paul Kos Paul Joseph Kos (born December 23, 1942) is an American conceptual artist and educator, he is one of the founders of the Bay Area Conceptual Art movement in California. Kos incorporates video, sound and interactivity into his sculptural installa ...

(born 1942), American conceptual artist *

René Kos René Kos (born 17 October 1955) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He had his best achievements in motor-paced racing, winning the world championships in 1981 and finishing in second place in 1983; he also finished second in 1980 but was ...

(born 1955), Dutch cyclist *

Rudolph Kos Rudolph Edward Kos (born April 29, 1945) is a former Roman Catholic priest who was found guilty of sex crimes in the Diocese of Dallas in the U.S. state of Texas. In 1998, Kos was convicted of three counts of aggravated sexual assault and senten ...

(born 1945), American priest *

Stephen Kós Sir John Stephen Kós (born 23 January 1959) is a New Zealand judge on the Supreme Court of New Zealand and the former President of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand. Early life and career The son of a Hungary, Hungarian refugee, Kós was born ...

(born 1959), New Zealand judge *

Tomasz Kos Tomasz Kos (born 4 April 1974) is a Polish former professional footballer who spent most of his career playing as a defender for German clubs 1. FC Nürnberg and Erzgebirge Aue. Honours ŁKS Łódź * Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" i ...

(born 1974), Polish footballer *

Vladimir Kos Vladimir (, , pre-1918 orthography: ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is Vladimir of Bulgaria (). Etymology ...

(1936–2017), Czech football player

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