Explore the Family Name Cozza

The meaning of Cozza

Italian: 1. nickname for someone with a large or otherwise remarkable head, from medieval Italian coccia ‘head’ (also a dialect term). 2. from the feminine form of Cozzo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Pasquale, Guido, Luigi, Angelo, Artilio, Benedetto, Carmine, Dario, Emilio, Enzo, Filomena, Francesca, Francesco, Franco, Mario, Oliverio, Sergio, Silvino.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, in terms of popularity, the surname Cozza has seen a minor decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 21,406, but fell slightly by 7.7% to position 23,054 in 2010. The total count of people with this surname also reduced from 1,139 in 2000 to 1,109 in 2010, marking a 2.63% decrease. Consequently, the proportion per 100k of the population decreased from 0.42 to 0.38, a 9.52% decrease over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,406	#23,054	-7.7%
Count	1,139	1,109	-2.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.38	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cozza

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Cozza, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data, remained predominantly White between 2000 and 2010, despite a slight 0.81% decrease. While there was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native communities in 2000, there was a small 0.72% representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander community recorded in 2010. The percentage accounting for those identifying with two or more ethnicities rose by 11.34% from 0.97% in 2000 to 1.08% in 2010. There was also a rise in the Hispanic representation, increasing by 12.47% from 3.69% in 2000 to 4.15% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.73%	93.96%	-0.81%
Hispanic	3.69%	4.15%	12.47%
Two or More Races	0.97%	1.08%	11.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.72%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%