The kost Surname
kost Name Meaning and History
- German, Dutch, Czech, etc.: from the personal name Kost, a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Constantius or Constantinus (see Constant, Constantine).
- Polish, Czech, and German (of Slavic origin): from Slavic kost ‘bone’, ‘knucklebone’, probably a nickname for a thin, angular person.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a grocer, from German Kost ‘provisions’, ‘food’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Kost in Australia & New Zealand |
 bejme
| 3 |
| Deena (Leopoldina) Kost | Martha | 29 |
| John Kost Family | Nancy Kost | 6 |
| Mary J Kost/Yergey |
blazerls
| 1 |
| KOST in Croatia |
RoseFry
| 0 |
| Orville & Twyla May (Lockwood) Kost - Clio Iowa |
hdfl60
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| Kost/Mueller |
| 0 |
| Any info needed on the kost family line |
jeaniekost
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| Kost Family - Minnesota |
NaeMiz
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| Eugen Wilhelm Kost | Enos Martin | 2 |
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