Explore the Family Name Cosic

The meaning of Cosic

Serbian, Croatian, and Bosniak (Ćosić): nickname from Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian ćos(av) ‘without beard and mustache’, or a patronymic from Ćoso, a nickname with the same meaning.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Cosic" has shown significant growth between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked at 62,775 in terms of popularity but jumped to a rank of 55,505 by 2010, signifying an increase in popularity of approximately 11.58%. The count of individuals with this last name also rose from 298 to 370 over the decade, marking an increase of 24.16%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, the number of individuals named Cosic increased from 0.11 to 0.13, demonstrating an increase of 18.18%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,775	#55,505	11.58%
Count	298	370	24.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.13	18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cosic

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Cosic" also witnessed changes during the same period. The Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with the percentage increasing from 84.56% in 2000 to 95.14% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic increased by 26.38%, from 2.35% to 2.97%. In 2000, some individuals holding the Cosic surname identified with two or more ethnicities, amounting to 13.09%, but this category was reported as zero in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with the Cosic surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.56%	95.14%	12.51%
Hispanic	2.35%	2.97%	26.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	13.09%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%