Explore the Family Name Kochanowski

The meaning of Kochanowski

Polish and Jewish (from Poland and Belarus): habitational name for someone from Kochanów or Kochanowo, both named from Polish kochać ‘to love’ (kochany ‘dear’). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Bogumil, Boguslaw, Boleslaw, Jacek, Jerzy.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kochanowski saw a marginal decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, slipping from rank 43,058 to 43,285, a change of -0.53%. However, the number of people with this surname increased by 5.5% during the same period, growing from 473 to 499. The proportion of people named Kochanowski per 100,000 population also declined slightly, dropping by 5.56%, indicating that the overall growth in the U.S. population outpaced the increase in the number of people named Kochanowski.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,058	#43,285	-0.53%
Count	473	499	5.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kochanowski

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of people with the surname Kochanowski identified as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. However, there was a small decline of 1.52% in this group between 2000 and 2010, dropping from 97.67% to 96.19%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races saw an increase of 32.08% during the same period, rising from 1.06% to 1.40%. There were negligible numbers who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native in both years. Interestingly, there was no recorded percentage of people with this surname identifying as Hispanic in 2000, but by 2010, this figure had risen to 1.20%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.67%	96.19%	-1.52%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.4%	32.08%
Hispanic	0%	1.2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%