Explore the Family Name Kotcher

The meaning of Kotcher

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kocher 5, an artificial name meaning ‘drake’. 2. Americanized form of Czech Kočer (see Kocer). 3. Americanized form of Slovenian Kočar or Czech Kočár (see Kochar).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kotcher has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 72,022 with a count of 252 holders in the U.S., equating to roughly 0.09 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 77,264, even though the number of individuals with this name only dropped minutely to 248, or about 0.08 per 100,000 people. This represents a decline of 1.59% in the count and a drop of 7.28% in ranking over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,022	#77,264	-7.28%
Count	252	248	-1.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kotcher

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kotcher also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this figure decreased slightly from 91.27% in 2000 to 87.5% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as Hispanic increased by 72.54%, from 3.97% to 6.85%. A small percentage reported having two or more races, dropping from 3.97% to 3.23% over the ten years. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while the Asian/Pacific Islander category saw a minimal increase from 0 to 2.02%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.27%	87.5%	-4.13%
Hispanic	3.97%	6.85%	72.54%
Two or More Races	3.97%	3.23%	-18.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.02%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%