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

Kotun, 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 Kotun surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kotun in America

Kotun is the 123796th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kotun surname appeared 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 Kotun.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kotun 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 Kotun

The surname KOTUN is believed to have originated in Russia during the 16th century. It is derived from the Old Russian word "kotun," which means "a person who makes or deals with cauldrons or kettles." The name likely referred to an occupation or trade involving metalworking or the production of cauldrons and kettles.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name KOTUN can be found in the Veliky Novgorod Chronicles, a collection of medieval manuscripts that document the history of the city of Novgorod in northwestern Russia. These chronicles mention a certain Semyon Kotun, a blacksmith who lived in the 16th century.

In the 17th century, the surname KOTUN appeared in several tax records and census documents from various regions of Russia, including the Moscow Governorate and the Smolensk region. This suggests that the name had spread across different parts of the country by that time.

One notable figure with the surname KOTUN was Ivan Kotun (1650-1718), a Russian merchant and philanthropist who made significant contributions to the development of the city of Arkhangelsk. He funded the construction of several churches and public buildings in the area.

Another individual of historical significance was Mikhail Kotun (1795-1867), a Russian military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and later served as the governor of the Smolensk Governorate.

In the 19th century, the KOTUN surname was also found among the Cossack communities of southern Russia. One example is Grigory Kotun (1820-1890), a prominent Cossack leader and military commander who participated in the Crimean War and the Caucasian campaigns.

Towards the end of the 19th century, the surname KOTUN began to appear in records from other parts of the Russian Empire, including Ukraine and Belarus. This could be attributed to migration patterns and the spread of the name beyond its original geographic boundaries.

It is worth noting that the surname KOTUN may have had variations in spelling or pronunciation in different regions, such as Kotunov or Kotunov, which likely derived from the same root word.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kotun

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

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

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