Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries

BAKOS

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Origin	of Hungarian origin
Type	Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status
	Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event
	Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name

Description
The name is derived from the Hungarian common noun bakos meaning ‘(goat) buck-keeper, buck-handler’, or from the Hungarian common noun bakos meaning ‘oil press worker’, and refers to an occupation. It may also be derived from the Hungarian adjective bakos meaning ‘crazy about women’ and refer to a characteristic feature. Alternatively, it may also be derived from the Hungarian given name Bakos ‘Bakos’ (derived from one of the above-mentioned words) and refer to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name.