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

Kosa, 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 Kosa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kosa in America

Kosa is the 34110th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kosa surname appeared 666 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 Kosa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kosa 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 Kosa

The surname KOSA is of Polish origin, derived from the word "kosa" which means "scythe" in Polish. The name likely originated in the late medieval period or early modern era, referring to an occupation or a defining physical characteristic.

The earliest recorded instances of the KOSA surname can be traced back to the 16th and 17th centuries in various regions of Poland, particularly in the central and southern regions. The name was initially spelled in various ways, including "Kossa," "Kosse," and "Kosa."

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the surname KOSA was Jan Kosa, a Polish nobleman and military commander who fought in the Polish-Teutonic War of the late 15th century. He was born around 1460 and died in 1523.

Another prominent individual with the KOSA surname was Maciej Kosa, a Polish painter and engraver who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is known for his religious artworks and portraits commissioned by the Polish nobility.

In the 18th century, Józef Kosa was a Polish writer and philosopher who contributed to the Polish Enlightenment movement. He was born in 1732 and died in 1804.

In the 19th century, Franciszek Kosa was a Polish botanist and naturalist. He was born in 1819 and made significant contributions to the study of Polish flora and fauna.

During the 20th century, one notable figure with the KOSA surname was Kazimierz Kosa, a Polish writer and journalist who lived from 1892 to 1972. He was a prolific author and wrote extensively on political and social issues in Poland.

The KOSA surname has also been associated with various place names in Poland, such as Kosakowo, a town in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, and Kosarzewo, a village in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. These place names may have influenced the surname's development or vice versa.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kosa

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

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

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