Explore the Family Name Kozuch

The meaning of Kozuch

1. Polish and Jewish (from Poland) (Kożuch): metonymic occupational name for a furrier, from Polish kożuch ‘fur, sheepskin’. 2. Americanized form of Ukrainian and Belorussian Kozhukh, a cognate of 1 above (from kozhukh ‘fur, sheepskin’), and a variant of the same Jewish (from Ukraine) surname. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Alicja, Beata, Bogdan, Ignatius, Janusz, Tadeusz, Zdzislaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kozuch saw a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 34,342nd in popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to 37,288th, a decline of 8.58%. The number of individuals with this surname also dropped slightly during this period, from 624 in 2000 to 598 in 2010, representing a 4.17% decrease. The proportion of people named Kozuch per 100,000 also fell by 13.04%, from 0.23 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,342	#37,288	-8.58%
Count	624	598	-4.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.2	-13.04%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kozuch

The ethnic identity associated with the Kozuch surname has seen minor changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of Kozuchs are of White ethnicity, accounting for 96.96% in 2000 and 96.15% in 2010, a slight decrease of 0.84%. There was a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic, going from 1.44% in 2000 to 1.67% in 2010, an increase of 15.97%. Those identifying as two or more races also increased from 0.8% to 1.00%, a 25% change. No Kozuchs identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.96%	96.15%	-0.84%
Hispanic	1.44%	1.67%	15.97%
Two or More Races	0.8%	1%	25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%