Explore the Family Name Kash

The meaning of Kash

1. Americanized form of German Kasch or of a homonymous Germanized Sorbian surname (see Kasch 2). 2. Jewish (American): shortened form of some original Ashkenazic surname.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Kash" has been on a steady rise from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Kash was ranked 15,530 in popularity and had a count of 1,729. By 2010, this ranking had improved to 14,656, demonstrating an increase by 5.63%. The count also increased to 2,030, showing a growth of 17.41%. Moreover, the proportion per 100,000 individuals with the surname Kash rose from 0.64 to 0.69, indicating an increase of 7.81%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,530	#14,656	5.63%
Count	1,729	2,030	17.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.69	7.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kash

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Kash identified as white in both 2000 and 2010, with 92.25% and 92.66% respectively, indicating a slight increase of 0.44%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a significant rise from 0.64% to 1.48%, marking a significant change of 131.25%. On the other hand, the proportion of those identifying as Black, as well as American Indian and Alaskan Native, experienced declines between 2000 and 2010, falling from 3.88% to 2.17% and from 0.58% to 0.34% respectively. The Hispanic population bearing the Kash surname increased from 1.50% to 2.17% over the decade. The category of two or more races saw a minimal increase from 1.16% to 1.18%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.25%	92.66%	0.44%
Hispanic	1.5%	2.17%	44.67%
Black	3.88%	2.17%	-44.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.64%	1.48%	131.25%
Two or More Races	1.16%	1.18%	1.72%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.58%	0.34%	-41.38%