Explore the Family Name Koskey

The meaning of Koskey

1. Americanized form of Finnish and Polish Koski, Croatian Koški. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Koske.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Koskey has shown some slight fluctuations in popularity over a decade. In 2000, this surname ranked 49,563rd but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to a rank of 50,362nd, marking a change of -1.61%. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing this surname has increased from 398 in 2000 to 415 in 2010, indicating an increase of 4.27%. The proportion per 100k people also showed a minor decrease from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,563	#50,362	-1.61%
Count	398	415	4.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Koskey

When we look at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Koskey, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, we see that it is predominantly linked with individuals identifying as White. In 2000, 93.47% of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this decreased slightly to 89.88% by 2010. There was also a small percentage (5.28%) who identified as Black in 2000, which saw a slight decrease to 4.82% by 2010. The census data for 2010 also showed that some individuals with the surname Koskey started identifying with two or more races (2.17%) and as Hispanic (2.17%). There were no recorded instances of individuals with the surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.47%	89.88%	-3.84%
Black	5.28%	4.82%	-8.71%
Two or More Races	0%	2.17%	0%
Hispanic	0%	2.17%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%