Explore the Family Name Kostik

The meaning of Kostik

1. Rusyn (from Slovakia; also Kostík): from a pet form of the personal name Kost 1 and local equivalents of Latin Constantius and Constantinus (see Constant, Constantine). 2. Czech (mainly Kostík): nickname from Kost 2 ‘bone’. 3. Altered form of Polish, Ukrainian, and Rusyn Kostyk, or a variant transliteration of the Ukrainian surname. Compare Costic and Kostick.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kostik has displayed a slight decrease in popularity rank from 2000 to 2010. Specifically, the rank fell from 87,348 to 92,358, representing a change of -5.74%. However, despite this drop in rank, the count or total number of people with the surname Kostik actually increased slightly, from 198 in 2000 to 199 in 2010. This growth yielded an increase of 0.51%, while the proportion of individuals with the Kostik surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#87,348	#92,358	-5.74%
Count	198	199	0.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kostik

Concerning ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that those bearing the surname Kostik predominantly identify as White. In 2000, 95.45% identified as White, and by 2010, this had risen slightly to 97.49%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic experienced a decline from 3.03% in 2000 to zero by 2010. For other ethnic identities, including Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, the percentages remained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.45%	97.49%	2.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	3.03%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%