Explore the Family Name Cozad

The meaning of Cozad

Variant of Cozart, a surname of French origin (see Cossart). Compare Casad.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cozad has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 11,530 in popularity, but by 2010 it had fallen to 12,627, marking a change of -9.51%. The number of people bearing this last name also decreased slightly from 2,501 in 2000 to 2,451 in 2010, a change of -2.0%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with the surname per 100,000 people dropped by 10.75%, from 0.93 in 2000 to 0.83 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,530	#12,627	-9.51%
Count	2,501	2,451	-2%
Proportion per 100k	0.93	0.83	-10.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cozad

The ethnicity associated with the surname Cozad also experienced changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of people with the surname identified as white in both years (91.60% in 2000 and 90.82% in 2010), the percentage saw a slight reduction of -0.85%. The Hispanic proportion fell by 17.19%, from 1.92% to 1.59%. There were some increases, however. The proportion identifying as having two or more races nearly doubled, going from 1.00% to 1.88%, an increase of 88.00%. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased from 4.56% to 4.90%, a rise of 7.46%. The proportions of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black went down to 0% in 2010, from 0.68% and 0.24% respectively in 2000, indicating that those numbers may have been suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.6%	90.82%	-0.85%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.56%	4.9%	7.46%
Two or More Races	1%	1.88%	88%
Hispanic	1.92%	1.59%	-17.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0%	0%
Black	0.24%	0%	0%