Explore the Family Name Koziel

The meaning of Koziel

Polish: from an Old Polish and dialect variant of kozioł ‘goat’ (see Koziol). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jacek, Janina, Miroslaw, Stanislaw, Stanislawa, Wiktor, Witold, Wojciech, Zygmunt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Koziel saw slight changes in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 29,516th most popular surname, and by 2010, it had moved up slightly to become the 29,473rd most popular. The number of people with this surname also increased by around 6.23%, from 754 in 2000 to 801 in 2010. However, the proportion of people with the Koziel surname per 100,000 decreased slightly by -3.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,516	#29,473	0.15%
Count	754	801	6.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.27	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Koziel

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Koziel according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority identified as White in both 2000 (97.21%) and 2010 (95.88%), despite a small decrease over the decade. Additionally, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly by 69.17%, rising from 1.33% in 2000 to 2.25% in 2010. A small increase was also noted in those identifying with two or more races, from 0.93% in 2000 to 1.12% in 2010. Meanwhile, there were no individuals with the Koziel surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, a small percentage (0.75%) identified as Asian/Pacific Islander.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.21%	95.88%	-1.37%
Hispanic	1.33%	2.25%	69.17%
Two or More Races	0.93%	1.12%	20.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.75%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%