Explore the Family Name Koteles

The meaning of Koteles

Hungarian (Köteles): 1. occupational name for a ropemaker, from kötél ‘rope’. 2. possibly a nickname forsomeone with some particular moral or legal obligation, from köteles ‘obliged’ (a derivative of kötél ‘rope’).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Koteles experienced a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Koteles ranked 59,293rd in popularity among all surnames in the United States, and by 2010 it had dropped slightly to 61,585th. Despite this, the actual count of individuals carrying the Koteles surname increased from 319 in 2000 to 326 in 2010, representing a growth of 2.19%. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, there was an 8.33% decrease, indicating that while the number of people with this surname increased, it did not keep pace with overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,293	#61,585	-3.87%
Count	319	326	2.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Koteles

The ethnicity associated with the surname Koteles also showed interesting changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In both 2000 and 2010, no recorded instances of the Koteles surname were found within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories. The majority of individuals with the Koteles surname identified as White, with the percentage growing from 95.61% in 2000 to 96.93% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as Hispanic decreased significantly, dropping by 41.21% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.61%	96.93%	1.38%
Hispanic	3.13%	1.84%	-41.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%