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

Kochis, 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 Kochis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kochis in America

Kochis is the 22892nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kochis surname appeared 1,118 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 Kochis.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kochis 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 Kochis

The surname Kochis is believed to have originated in Greece, specifically in the region of Macedonia. It is thought to have derived from the Greek word "kokkinida," which means "red soil" or "red earth." This suggests that the name may have initially been used to identify people who lived in areas with reddish soil or worked as farmers or agricultural laborers on such land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Kochis surname dates back to the 16th century in historical documents from the town of Florina, located in the northern part of Greece near the borders with North Macedonia and Albania. In these records, the name was often spelled as "Kokkinos" or "Kokkinis," which further reinforces the connection to the Greek word for red.

The Kochis surname is also believed to have been present in other parts of the Balkan region, including present-day North Macedonia and Bulgaria, during the Byzantine and Ottoman periods. This could indicate that the name may have traveled and spread with population movements or migrations in those times.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as immigration to the United States and other parts of the world increased, the Kochis surname began to appear more frequently in various records and documents outside of Greece and the Balkans. Some notable individuals with this surname include:

1. Dimitrios Kochis (1869-1941), a Greek painter and artist who was born in Thessaloniki and is known for his portraits and landscapes.
2. Athanasios Kochis (1892-1967), a Greek athlete who competed in the marathon event at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.
3. Eleni Kochis (1918-2002), a Greek-American author and journalist who wrote extensively about Greek culture and history.
4. Michael Kochis (1941-2019), an American geologist and explorer who led expeditions to discover new fossil sites in Patagonia, Argentina.
5. Nikolaos Kochis (1976-), a Greek professional basketball player who played in the Greek Basket League and represented the Greek national team.

While the Kochis surname has its roots in Greece and the Balkan region, it has since spread to various parts of the world through immigration and diaspora communities. However, its origins can be traced back to the Greek word for red soil or earth, reflecting the potential agricultural or geographic connections of those who first bore this name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kochis

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

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

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