Explore the Family Name Koskie

The meaning of Koskie

1. Americanized form of Finnish and Polish Koski, Croatian Koški. 2. Possibly also a shortened and altered form of Irish McCuskey, a variant of McCaskey. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Aileen, Kieran.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Koskie slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 58,397 in popularity, but it dropped to 59,603 by 2010, a decrease of approximately 2.07%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname increased during this period. There were 325 individuals with the Koskie surname in 2000, which increased to 339 by 2010, marking an increase of about 4.31%. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, there was a marginal decrease of around 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,397	#59,603	-2.07%
Count	325	339	4.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Koskie

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Koskie, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White. In 2000, 96% of those with the Koskie surname identified as White, and this figure slightly increased to 96.76% by 2010. Interestingly, there was a recorded change in those who identified as Black, with a small proportion (1.85%) noted in 2000, but none reporting this ethnicity in 2010. No changes were observed for the categories Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with all remaining at zero across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96%	96.76%	0.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.85%	0%	-100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%