Explore the Family Name Kocik

The meaning of Kocik

1. Czech (Kocík), Slovak, and Polish: from a pet form of the Czech and Slovak personal name Chotimír, Polish Chocimir. 2. Polish: possibly also a nickname from a diminutive of kot ‘cat, kitten’. 3. Slovak and Czech (Kočík; Slovak also Kočik): occupational name for a coachman, from Slovak koč ‘coach’ or kočiš ‘coachman’, Czech kočí ‘coachman’. It may also be derived from Slovak kočík ‘small carriage’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jerzy, Wojciech.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kocik has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 54,269th most common surname, rising to 53,072nd position in 2010, marking an improvement of 2.21%. Correspondingly, the number of individuals bearing the surname 'Kocik' also saw a growth of 9.55%, from 356 in 2000 to 390 in 2010. However, its representation per 100,000 members of the population remained unchanged at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,269	#53,072	2.21%
Count	356	390	9.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kocik

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kocik has evolved subtly over the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The vast majority identifying as White decreased slightly from 97.19% in 2000 to 95.64% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic showed a notable increase, going from 1.40% to 2.56%. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.19%	95.64%	-1.59%
Hispanic	1.4%	2.56%	82.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%