Surname
Kosař
333
Bearers
5005.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Likely an occupational surname (the -ář/-íř craft suffix).
Origin: the -ář/-íř occupational suffix
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 65 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kosař — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Královéhradecký kraj | 90 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 41 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 41 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 36 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 35 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 23 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 15 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 15 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 12 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 9 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 7 |
| 12 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 6 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 333 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 41 |
| 2 | Hradec Králové | 41 |
| 3 | České Budějovice | 25 |
| 4 | Náchod | 18 |
| 5 | Brno | 18 |
| 6 | Chrudim | 12 |
| 7 | Hlinsko | 10 |
| 8 | Nové Město nad Metují | 8 |
| 9 | Liberec | 7 |
| 10 | Trutnov | 7 |
| 11 | Turnov | 7 |
| 12 | Nové Město na Moravě | 6 |
| 13 | Kolín | 5 |
| 14 | Sedlčany | 5 |
| 15 | Pardubice | 5 |
| 16 | Dobruška | 5 |
| 17 | Mladá Boleslav | 4 |
| 18 | Slaný | 4 |
| 19 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 20 | Dobříš | 4 |
| 21 | Třeboň | 4 |
| 22 | Karlovy Vary | 4 |
| 23 | Sokolov | 4 |
| 24 | Most | 4 |
| 25 | Holice | 4 |
| 26 | Vrchlabí | 4 |
| 27 | Benešov | 3 |
| 28 | Hořovice | 3 |
| 29 | Černošice | 3 |
| 30 | Písek | 3 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011