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

Kohut, 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 Kohut surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kohut in America

Kohut is the 14814th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kohut surname appeared 2,002 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kohut.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kohut 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 Kohut

The surname KOHUT is believed to have originated in modern-day Poland and Ukraine, where it dates back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "kohut," which means "rooster" or "cockerel." This suggests that the name may have originated as a nickname or an occupational name for someone who raised or worked with roosters.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the KOHUT surname can be found in the court records of the town of Krakow, Poland, from the year 1563. The record mentions a certain Jan KOHUT, who was a farmer and landowner in the nearby village of Bierzanów.

In the 17th century, the KOHUT surname appeared in several historical documents from the region of Galicia, which was then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. For example, a record from 1643 mentions a village called Kohutów, which likely derived its name from an early settler with the KOHUT surname.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the KOHUT surname spread throughout the regions of modern-day Ukraine and Poland. Notable individuals with this surname include the Ukrainian composer and conductor Henryk KOHUT (1885-1948), and the Polish writer and journalist Józef KOHUT (1858-1923).

In the early 20th century, the KOHUT surname began to appear in North America and other parts of the world due to immigration from Eastern Europe. One of the most well-known individuals with this surname was the Polish-American psychoanalyst and author Heinz KOHUT (1913-1981), who developed the theory of self psychology.

Other notable figures throughout history with the KOHUT surname include the Polish military officer and politician Józef KOHUT (1805-1876), the Ukrainian painter and art critic Oleksandr KOHUT (1906-1991), and the American baseball player and coach Joe KOHUT (1918-1991).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kohut

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

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

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