Noska

Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Noška, derivative of Nosek. Also from nôška, diminutive of noša (“backpack”) (compare nosiť (“to carry”)).

Noska (plural Noskas)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Noska is the 41501^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Noska is most common among White (95.61%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Noska”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 680.

• kōans, Kanos, Kason, koans, kanos, Sokna, kaons

 

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

Noska

Wikipedia ^cs

From nos (“nose”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈnoska]

Noska m anim (female equivalent Nosková)

1. a male surname

• “Noska”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)