Explore the Family Name Cossio

The meaning of Cossio

Spanish: variant of Cosio. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Luis, Jose, Manuel, Alejandra, Alvaro, Antolin, Elvira, Jaime, Jesus, Jorge, Miguel.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cossio has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 20,543 in popularity with approximately 1,200 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the rank climbed to 17,283 with an increase of around 15.87%. This change is also reflected in the count of people with this surname which rose by 36.5% during the same period. The proportion of individuals named Cossio per 100,000 people also witnessed a rise of 27.27%, further indicating the growing prevalence of this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,543	#17,283	15.87%
Count	1,200	1,638	36.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.56	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cossio

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the surname Cossio is predominantly Hispanic, with 92.08% of bearers identifying as such in 2000 and this figure increasing slightly to 94.08% in 2010. However, there was a notable decrease in those identifying as White, with a drop of 18.39% over the decade. The number of individuals with this surname who identified as Black also decreased by 58.67%, while there were no changes amongst those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. It's important to note that the data for those identifying as two or more races was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.08%	94.08%	2.17%
White	6.58%	5.37%	-18.39%
Black	0.75%	0.31%	-58.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.5%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%