Kozak

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Type Surname
Usage Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian, Ukrainian
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Meaning & History

Ethnic name for a Cossack, a member of a people descended from a group of runaway serfs who set up a semi-independent military republic in Ukraine in the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Jewish
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Meaning & History

Nickname from Yiddish kozak from a Ukrainian loanword meaning "warrior", "brave man".

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