Find out how popular the last name Kaz is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kaz.

Kaz, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kaz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kaz in America

Kaz is the 62903rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kaz surname appeared 318 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kaz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kaz to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Kaz

The surname "Kaz" is believed to have originated in Poland, where it first appeared in the 14th century. The name is derived from the Polish word "kaza," which means "to preach" or "to lecture." This suggests that the surname may have been initially given to a preacher or a teacher.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "Kaz" can be found in the Akta Grodzkie, a collection of court records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, dating back to the 15th century. In these records, a man named Jan Kaz is mentioned as a witness in a legal dispute.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name "Kaz" was also found in various Polish chronicles and historical documents. For example, in the 1564 census of the city of Krakow, a family named Kaz is listed among the residents.

In the 18th century, a notable figure bearing the surname "Kaz" was Stanisław Kaz (1708-1776), a Polish nobleman and politician who served as a member of the Sejm (the Polish parliament) during the reign of King Stanisław August Poniatowski.

Another prominent individual with the surname "Kaz" was Józef Kaz (1812-1887), a Polish writer and journalist who was a prominent figure in the Polish national revival movement of the 19th century.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the surname "Kaz" also spread to other parts of Europe, particularly to Germany and Russia, due to migration and population movements. One example is Alexander Kaz (1871-1942), a Russian-born engineer who played a significant role in the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway.

The surname "Kaz" has also been found in various place names and geographic locations in Poland, such as the village of Kazimierskaja Buczka in the Lublin region and the town of Kazimierz Dolny, which was once an important center of Jewish culture and learning.

It is worth noting that the surname "Kaz" has undergone various spellings and variations over the centuries, including "Kaza," "Kazik," and "Kazimirski," among others. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remain rooted in the Polish language and cultural heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kaz

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kaz.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kaz was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Kaz has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kaz was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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