Explore the Family Name Kasowski

The meaning of Kasowski

Polish: variant of Kaszowski, a habitational name for someone from Kaszów in Lesser Poland and Masovian voivodeships, named with the personal name Kasz, a short form of compound names beginning with Ka-, such as Kazimierz (see Kazimir). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Stanislaw.

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

The popularity of the surname Kasowski has seen a significant increase over the years, according to data provided by the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Kasowski was ranked as the 79,958th most popular surname in the United States, and by 2010, it had climbed to the 74,826th position, indicating a 6.42% change. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 221 in 2000 to 258 in 2010—a growth rate of 16.74%. This indicates that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., the proportion bearing the Kasowski name increased from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,958	#74,826	6.42%
Count	221	258	16.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kasowski

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Kasowski surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were noticeable shifts between 2000 and 2010. In both years, there were no recorded instances of the name being associated with Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities. However, while the White ethnicity dominated in association with this surname, accounting for 98.19% in 2000, it decreased slightly to 96.12% in 2010. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation under this surname emerged in 2010 at 3.49%, which had been completely absent in the year 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.19%	96.12%	-2.11%
Hispanic	0%	3.49%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%