Explore the Family Name Kochis

The meaning of Kochis

Americanized form of Hungarian Kocsis and Slovak, Czech, Croatian, and Slovenian Kočiš (see Kocis).

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

The surname Kochis, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 21,438th most popular surname, with 1,137 people bearing this name. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 22,892nd, despite only losing 19 bearers, dropping its count to 1,118. This represents a -6.78% change in ranking and a -1.67% change in count over the decade. Accordingly, the proportion of Kochis per 100,000 individuals also declined by -9.52%, shifting from 0.42 to 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,438	#22,892	-6.78%
Count	1,137	1,118	-1.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.38	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kochis

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Kochis surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data suggests a largely White association, although there are indications of increasing diversity. In 2000, 97.1% of those with the Kochis surname identified as White, but this proportion fell slightly to 95.35% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic rose from 1.41% to 2.15%, a substantial 52.48% increase. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively stable at around 0.7%. Notably, there was a significant increase in those identifying as belonging to two or more races, from 0.44% in 2000 to 1.43% in 2010. No data indicated identification with Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.1%	95.35%	-1.8%
Hispanic	1.41%	2.15%	52.48%
Two or More Races	0.44%	1.43%	225%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.72%	2.86%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%