Explore the Family Name Kunis

The meaning of Kunis

1. German and Dutch (of German origin): from a derivative of the personal name Konrad. The Sorbian cognate Kuniš is found in a Germanized form, only (see Kunisch). 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Kune (see Kunin). 3. Americanized form of Polish Kunisz (see Kunisch). Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel, Naum.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Kunis" experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It fell from rank 62,775 in 2000 to 65,244 in 2010, showing a drop of 3.93%. However, despite its lower rank, the actual count of people with this surname increased marginally by 2.01% from 298 to 304 during this period. The proportion of individuals named Kunis per 100,000 also decreased by 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,775	#65,244	-3.93%
Count	298	304	2.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kunis

In terms of ethnic identity, the decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname "Kunis" identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, there was an overwhelming proportion of White identification at 96.31% and 95.39% respectively, although there was a slight decrease of 0.96% over the decade. The Hispanic population using this surname saw a significant increase of 25.96%, rising from 2.35% in 2000 to 2.96% in 2010. There were no recorded persons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native within the Kunis surname group during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.31%	95.39%	-0.96%
Hispanic	2.35%	2.96%	25.96%
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%