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

Kochanski, 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 Kochanski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kochanski in America

Kochanski is the 26910th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kochanski surname appeared 902 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 Kochanski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kochanski 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 Kochanski

The surname Kochanski is of Polish origin, deriving from the region of Kochan, located in modern-day Lublin Voivodeship. The name is believed to have emerged in the late 15th century, initially taking the form of "Kochanski" or "Kochańsky".

It is thought that the name originates from the word "kochan", which in Old Polish referred to an endearment or a beloved person. This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive surname, given to someone who was well-loved or held in high esteem within their community.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of official documents from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, dating back to the 16th century. In these records, a certain Jan Kochanski is mentioned as a landowner in the region of Kochan.

Over the centuries, the spelling of the name has evolved, with variations such as "Kochansky", "Kochańsky", and "Kochanski" appearing in various historical documents. It is worth noting that the name has also been associated with several notable figures throughout history.

One such figure is Wespazjan Kochowski (1633-1700), a Polish poet and historian who is best known for his work "Annalium Poloniae Climacteris" (The Climacteric Years of Poland), which chronicled the events of the Swedish invasion of Poland in the mid-17th century.

Another notable individual was Stanisław Kochański (1512-1585), a Polish composer and theorist who is credited with publishing one of the earliest treatises on music theory in the Polish language, titled "Introductio Musicae".

In the 19th century, Wincenty Kochański (1828-1865) was a prominent Polish painter and illustrator, known for his landscapes and historical scenes depicting the lives of Polish nobility.

More recently, Grzegorz Kochański (1939-2021) was a Polish actor and theater director, renowned for his performances in numerous films and television shows throughout his long career.

Additionally, the name has been associated with various place names throughout Poland, such as the village of Kochańsko in the Masovian Voivodeship and the town of Kochanowice in the Silesian Voivodeship, further cementing its Polish roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kochanski

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

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 Kochanski 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 Kochanski 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 Kochanski was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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