Explore the Family Name Kozinski

The meaning of Kozinski

Polish and Jewish (from Poland) (Koziński): habitational name for someone from any of various places called Kozina, Kozińce, or Kozino, named with koza ‘nanny goat’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Boleslaw, Dariusz, Iwona, Janusz.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kozinski saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 44,497 in popularity with a count of 455 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 46,314 despite a small increase in count to 460 individuals. The proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 5.88% to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,497	#46,314	-4.08%
Count	455	460	1.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kozinski

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kozinski saw some changes between the 2000 and 2010 censuses, as measured by the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, a significant majority of those bearing the surname, 95.60%, identified as White. This number increased slightly to 96.09% in 2010. There was a noted increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.10% in 2000 to 1.74% in 2010, a change of 58.18%. Interestingly, there appeared to be one individual who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, where there were none in 2000. However, the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased to zero in 2010. There were no reported identities as American Indian and Alaskan Native or of two or more races in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.6%	96.09%	0.51%
Hispanic	1.1%	1.74%	58.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.3%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.76%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%