Koch

See also: koch and köch

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /koʊk/, /kɑx/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəʊk/, /kɒx/

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Koch

  1. A language of Meghalaya (India), Assam, Tripura, Manipur, West Bengal, Bihar, and Bangladesh.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Koch (plural Kochs)

  1. A German occupational surname​ meaning "cook".

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Koch is the 698th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 49,395 individuals. Koch is most common among White (95.3%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Old High German choch, from a Late Latin cocus from Latin coquus. See also kochen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔχ/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Koch m (genitive Koches or Kochs, plural Köche, feminine Köchin)

  1. cook, a cooker (male or of unspecified sex)

Declension

Proper noun

Koch ? (genitive Koch)

  1. An occupational surname​.

Polish

Etymology

From the verb kochać (“to love”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔx/

Proper noun

Koch m pers, f

  1. A masculine surname​.
  2. A feminine surname​.

Declension

Masculine surname:

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

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