Kobak Family History
Kobak Name Meaning
Polish Ukrainian and Rusyn; Slovak (Kobák): patronymic from the personal name Koba from Jakob (see Jacob ). Hungarian: from kobak ‘head forehead’ (a loanword from Cumanian and Pecheneg quabaq or Ottoman Turkish kabak ‘pumpkin’) hence a nickname for an unsophisticated person or someone with a bald or big head.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022