Kochan Family History
Kochan Name Meaning
Polish Slovak Rusyn (from Slovakia and Poland) Czech and Sorbian: from the old personal name Kochan (Rusyn Kokhan) ‘beloved’ derived from a verb meaning ‘to love’ (see 2 below) or from a pet form of any personal name beginning with Ko- (compare Koch ). Compare also Kohan . Polish: nickname for an attractive man from kochan kochanek a term of endearment meaning ‘darling beloved’ from kochać ‘to love’. Americanized form of Bosniak Slovak Czech and Slovenian Kočan (see Kocan ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022