Explore the Family Name Kobrin

The meaning of Kobrin

Jewish (from Belarus): habitational name from Kobrin, now in Belarus. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Faina, Emanuel, Isadore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kobrin manifested a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 43,232nd most common surname, with a count of 471 instances per 100,000 people. By 2010, its ranking had dropped to 45,886th, and its count had similarly decreased slightly to 465 instances per 100,000 people, demonstrating a change of -1.27%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also saw a reduction of approximately 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,232	#45,886	-6.14%
Count	471	465	-1.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kobrin

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kobrin also underwent some changes between the two census years. White individuals constituted the vast majority of those bearing the surname, though their percentage declined somewhat from 96.60% in 2000 to 94.19% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in either year. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic with this surname saw a significant increase, jumping from 2.12% in 2000 to 4.30% in 2010. No individuals reported having two or more races in the 2010 census, a change from the 1.06% that did in 2000. This data originates from the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.6%	94.19%	-2.49%
Hispanic	2.12%	4.3%	102.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.06%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%