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

Koob, 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 Koob surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Koob in America

Koob is the 22559th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Koob surname appeared 1,139 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 Koob.

We can also compare 2010 data for Koob 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 Koob

The surname KOOB originates from the Low German region of northern Germany and the Netherlands, where it first emerged in the late 13th century. It is derived from the Low German word "bok," which means "beech tree," suggesting that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a prominent beech tree or a forest of beech trees.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name KOOB can be found in the Bremisches Urkundenbuch, a collection of historical documents from the city of Bremen, dated to the year 1297. In this document, a certain "Henricus dictus Bok" is mentioned, likely referring to a person with the surname KOOB or a similar spelling.

In the 15th century, the KOOB surname appeared in various records across northern Germany and the Netherlands, with variations in spelling such as Boock, Bocke, and Boke. One notable example is the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516), whose surname is believed to be a variant of KOOB, referring to his likely place of origin in the town of 's-Hertogenbosch.

As the name spread across Europe, it underwent further variations in spelling and pronunciation. In England, for instance, the surname KOOB became anglicized as "Book" or "Booke," as evidenced by the inclusion of several individuals with these names in the Hearth Tax Rolls of the late 17th century.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the surname KOOB or its variations. One example is the German mathematician and astronomer Johann Bode (1745-1826), whose last name is a variant of KOOB. Another is the Dutch painter Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (1594-1652), whose surname is sometimes spelled as "Koob" or "Kob" in historical records.

Other noteworthy individuals with the KOOB surname or its variants include the German philosopher and theologian Johann Jakob Bode (1718-1793), the Dutch painter Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691), and the English writer and philosopher John Locke (1632-1704), whose surname is believed to be a variation of the Low German "Bok" or KOOB.

While the surname KOOB may not be as common today as it once was, its rich history and varied spellings across different regions and cultures attest to its enduring presence throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Koob

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

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

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