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

Koskinas, 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 Koskinas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Koskinas in America

Koskinas is the 112568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Koskinas surname appeared 156 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 Koskinas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Koskinas 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 Koskinas

The surname Koskinas originates from Greece, dating back to the Byzantine era around the 11th century. It is believed to have derived from the Greek word "koskinos," meaning a sieve or strainer, suggesting a possible occupational connection for earlier bearers of the name.

The Koskinas name first appeared in historical records from the Greek island of Crete, where it was commonly found in various medieval documents and manuscripts. One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be traced back to a document from the Monastery of Kykkos in Cyprus, dated around 1150, which mentions a certain Georgios Koskinas.

In the late 13th century, a notable figure named Ioannis Koskinas was a prominent scholar and theologian from Crete, renowned for his contributions to Byzantine literature and philosophy. He was born around 1260 and passed away in the early 14th century.

During the Ottoman era, the Koskinas surname was also found in regions of mainland Greece, particularly in the Peloponnese region. Historical records from the 16th century mention a family of artisans and craftsmen bearing this name in the town of Nafplion.

Another notable individual with the Koskinas surname was Konstantinos Koskinas, a Greek military officer who fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th century. He was born in 1784 in the village of Stemnitsa, Arcadia, and played a crucial role in several battles before his death in 1828.

In the late 19th century, a Greek immigrant named Dimitrios Koskinas settled in the United States, establishing one of the earliest known Koskinas families in the country. He was born in 1867 in the village of Agios Petros, Arcadia, and immigrated to New York City in 1892, where he worked as a merchant.

Throughout its history, the Koskinas surname has also been associated with various place names and locations in Greece, such as the village of Koskinades in Crete and the town of Koskinochoria in the Peloponnese region, further emphasizing its roots in the Greek culture and tradition.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Koskinas

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

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

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