Explore the Family Name Kohut

The meaning of Kohut

Ukrainian, Rusyn, Polish, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic); Slovak (Kohút): nickname from Ukrainian and Rusyn (and Polish dialect) kohut, Slovak kohút ‘rooster’. Compare Kogut.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kohut ranked 13,352nd in popularity in the year 2000 but slipped slightly to a rank of 14,814 by 2010, indicating a decrease of around 10.95%. In terms of count, there were 2,093 individuals with the surname Kohut in 2000 and this number decreased by about 4.35% to 2,002 by 2010. The proportion of people named Kohut per 100,000 also fell from 0.78 in 2000 to 0.68 in 2010, representing a decline of approximately 12.82%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,352	#14,814	-10.95%
Count	2,093	2,002	-4.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.78	0.68	-12.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kohut

The ethnicity table based on the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kohut has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of people with this surname who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander increased significantly from 0.33% to 0.80%, while those identifying as two or more races saw a slight increase from 0.81% to 0.85%. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, however, their representation declined marginally from 96.99% to 96.35%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation increased from 1.43% to 1.65%. There were no individuals with the surname Kohut identifying as Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.99%	96.35%	-0.66%
Hispanic	1.43%	1.65%	15.38%
Two or More Races	0.81%	0.85%	4.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0.8%	142.42%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%