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

Kochubey, 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 Kochubey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kochubey in America

Kochubey is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kochubey surname appeared 116 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 Kochubey.

The history of the last name Kochubey

The surname Kochubey has its origins in Ukraine, tracing back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Ukrainian word "kochubeyi," which referred to a group of nomadic people who settled in the region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Cossack Registers of the Zaporizhian Host, a military formation in what is now central Ukraine. These records, dating back to the late 16th and early 17th centuries, mention several individuals with the surname Kochubey serving as rank-and-file Cossacks or holding leadership positions.

The name gained particular prominence in the 18th century with Vasyl Kochubey (1640-1708), a Ukrainian statesman and military leader who played a significant role in the struggle against Russian imperial expansion into Ukrainian lands. He served as the General Judge of the Zaporizhian Host and was known for his efforts to preserve Ukrainian autonomy and rights.

Another notable figure was Viktor Kochubey (1768-1834), a Russian statesman and diplomat who served as the Minister of the Interior under Tsar Alexander I. He was born into a noble Ukrainian family and played a key role in the administration of the Russian Empire in the early 19th century.

In the realm of literature, the surname is associated with Marko Vovchok (1833-1907), whose real name was Mariya Vilinska-Kochubey. She was a renowned Ukrainian writer and ethnographer, known for her short stories and novels that depicted the lives of Ukrainian peasants and serfs.

The Kochubey family also had connections to the arts, with Vasyl Kochubey (1810-1891), a Ukrainian painter and art collector who played a significant role in the development of Ukrainian art in the 19th century.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Arkadiy Kochubey (1892-1938), a Ukrainian Soviet statesman and diplomat who served as the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the 1920s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kochubey

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

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 Kochubey 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.

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

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