Explore the Family Name Kostuch

The meaning of Kostuch

Polish: 1. from a pet form of the old personal name Kost 1 and local equivalents (see Kostyk) of Constant and Constantine. 2. nickname from a derivative of kość ‘bone’ (see Kost 2). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Marcin, Tadeusz.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kostuch has seen an increase in its popularity within the United States. In 2000, it was ranked as the 66,676th most popular surname and by 2010, it had climbed to the 64,200th position, a change of approximately 3.71%. The number of individuals with this surname also increased over this period, rising from 277 in 2000 to 310 in 2010, indicating an 11.91% growth. This corresponds to a slight increase in the proportion of people named Kostuch per 100k population, moving from 0.1 to 0.11 in these ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,676	#64,200	3.71%
Count	277	310	11.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kostuch

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kostuch, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals identify as White. In 2000, 97.11% of those with this surname identified as White, a figure that slightly increased to 97.42% by 2010. There were no recorded individuals with the Kostuch surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races during either census year. Similarly, there were no recorded individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2000, though the 2010 data was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.11%	97.42%	0.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%