Explore the Family Name Kassay

The meaning of Kassay

Hungarian: habitational name for someone from a place called Kassa, now Košice in eastern Slovakia. This surname is also found in Slovakia, where it is also spelled Kaššay and Káššay. Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Zoltan, Dezso.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kassay's popularity has seen a minor decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 52,827th in popularity but fell to 53,538th place by 2010, indicating a 1.35% decrease. Despite the fall in rank, the number of people bearing this surname increased from 368 in 2000 to 386 in 2010, representing an increase of 4.89%. However, when considered as a proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname Kassay decreased by 7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,827	#53,538	-1.35%
Count	368	386	4.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kassay

As for its ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Kassay identified as White both in 2000 (94.02%) and 2010 (92.49%), although there was a slight decrease of 1.63% over the decade. The next largest group was those who identified as Black, though they made up a small percentage. This group saw a significant increase from 1.36% in 2000 to 3.37% in 2010, which is a change of 147.79%. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races also decreased slightly from 2.45% to 2.33%. No individuals with the surname Kassay identified themselves as Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.02%	92.49%	-1.63%
Black	1.36%	3.37%	147.79%
Two or More Races	2.45%	2.33%	-4.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%