Explore the Family Name Kocian

The meaning of Kocian

1. Czech (mainly Kocián) and Slovak (also Kocián): variant of Kocan. 2. Americanized form of Slovenian Kocjan or its mostly Croatian variant Kocijan, and possibly also a shortened form of the Slovenian patronymics Kocjančič and Kocijančič, Croatian Kocijančić. 3. Americanized form of Hungarian Kóczián: patronymic from the personal name Kocz, a short form of Konstantin (see Constantine).

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

The surname Kocian, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, moderately dipped in popularity ranking between 2000 and 2010, moving from the 22,706th position to the 23,432nd. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Kocian surname increased by 2.75% during the same period, growing from 1,056 bearers in 2000 to 1,085 in 2010. However, when measured as a proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease, dropping by 5.13%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,706	#23,432	-3.2%
Count	1,056	1,085	2.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.37	-5.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kocian

Examining the changes in ethnic identity for those with the Kocian surname over the decade, again using Decennial U.S. Census data, reveals interesting shifts. The percentage of Kocians identifying themselves as White subtly decreased by 2.20%, from 97.16% in 2000 to 95.02% in 2010. Similarly, the percentage of Kocians identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, more than doubling from 2.08% in 2000 to 4.33% in 2010. The census data for other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed for privacy (S).

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.16%	95.02%	-2.2%
Hispanic	2.08%	4.33%	108.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.47%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%