Explore the Family Name Kosik

The meaning of Kosik

1. Polish; Czech and Slovak (Kosík): nickname from kos ‘blackbird’ (see Kos). 2. Slovak (Kosík): occupational name from an agent noun derivative of kosiť ‘to scythe’. 3. Czech and Slovak (Košík): metonymic occupational name for a basketmaker, from košík, a diminutive of koš ‘basket’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kosik has shown a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this name fell by 2.77% from 28,489 in 2000 to 29,279 in 2010. However, the count of people with the surname Kosik increased by 2.54% from 788 to 808 during the same period. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people reduced by 6.9%, indicating that the overall population growth outpaced the growth of individuals with the Kosik surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,489	#29,279	-2.77%
Count	788	808	2.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.27	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kosik

Discussing ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that a majority of individuals with the surname Kosik identify as White, although there was a marginal decrease of 1.83% in this group from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 59.29% over the decade. While the portion of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 13.16%, the data showed a new emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, which was not present in 2000. There was no change for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native over the given years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.57%	94.8%	-1.83%
Hispanic	1.4%	2.23%	59.29%
Two or More Races	0%	1.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.14%	0.99%	-13.16%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%