Explore the Family Name Cose

The meaning of Cose

English (Devon): probably a variant of Cosh, a topographic name for someone who lived by or in a cottage, from Middle English cosche, coush, coyse ‘small cottage, hut, hovel’.

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How common is the last name Cose in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Cose' has seen a decrease between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 64,934 in terms of prevalence, which dropped to 71,478 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 10.08 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also declined from 286 to 273, reflecting a -4.55 percent change. Moreover, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 18.18 percent from 0.11 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,934	#71,478	-10.08%
Count	286	273	-4.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cose

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the Cose surname shows some notable changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of people identifying as White decreased from 90.21 percent to 84.98 percent, while those identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase, rising from 2.45 percent to 10.26 percent, reflecting an impressive 318.78 percent change. Meanwhile, the proportion of Black individuals with this surname saw a decline, decreasing from 2.80 percent to 2.20 percent. There were no individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in either year, and a small emergence of 1.83 percent who identified with two or more races in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category, however, went from 2.45 percent to zero within this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.21%	84.98%	-5.8%
Hispanic	2.45%	10.26%	318.78%
Black	2.8%	2.2%	-21.43%
Two or More Races	0%	1.83%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.45%	0%	0%