Explore the Family Name Kapusta

The meaning of Kapusta

Polish and Slovak: from kapusta ‘cabbage’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a cabbage grower or a nickname for someone with a cabbage-like peculiarity of the head. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Janusz, Kazimierz, Andrzej, Jolanta, Leszek, Stanislaw, Wladyslaw, Zigmund, Zygmunt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kapusta experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 25,805th most popular surname, but it slipped to the 26,671st position by 2010, representing a drop of -3.36%. However, the count of individuals with the Kapusta surname actually increased slightly, from 896 in 2000 to 913 in 2010, an increase of 1.9%. The proportion of Kapusta per 100k people also saw a decrease of -6.06% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,805	#26,671	-3.36%
Count	896	913	1.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.31	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kapusta

The Decennial U.S. Census data provides interesting insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Kapusta surname. In both 2000 and 2010, the vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, though this percentage did see a slight decline from 98.44% in 2000 to 96.71% in 2010. Notably, there was an increase in those identifying as two or more races and Hispanic, rising from 1.00% to 1.42% and 0% to 1.53% respectively. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.44%	96.71%	-1.76%
Hispanic	0%	1.53%	0%
Two or More Races	1%	1.42%	42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%