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

Kozel, 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 Kozel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kozel in America

Kozel is the 17970th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kozel surname appeared 1,555 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 Kozel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kozel 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 Kozel

The surname "KOZEL" is of Czech origin, derived from the Czech word "kozel" meaning "goat." It is believed to have originated as an occupational surname or a nickname for someone who raised or herded goats, or perhaps someone who had a physical resemblance to a goat.

The name can be traced back to the 13th century in Bohemia, which is now part of the Czech Republic. It was commonly found in areas with a strong Czech or Slavic influence, such as Moravia and Silesia.

There are records of the name "KOZEL" appearing in various historical documents from the region, including parish records, tax rolls, and land registers. One of the earliest recorded instances is in the Codex Diplomaticus et Epistolaris Regni Bohemiae, a collection of medieval documents from Bohemia, which mentions a "Nicolaus Kozl" in the year 1389.

Some notable individuals with the surname "KOZEL" throughout history include:

1. Jan Kozel (c. 1510-1589), a Czech Protestant reformer and theologian who played a significant role in the Bohemian Reformation.
2. Václav Kozel (1608-1677), a Czech soldier and nobleman who served as a colonel in the Thirty Years' War.
3. Josef Kozel (1784-1856), a Czech artist known for his landscape paintings and etchings.
4. František Kozel (1909-1986), a Czech gymnast who won a silver medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
5. Jaroslav Kozel (1919-2006), a Czech film director and screenwriter, best known for his award-winning films "Bílá tma" (White Darkness) and "Záviš, pravnuk králův" (Záviš, the King's Great-Grandson).

While the name "KOZEL" has its roots in Czech and Slavic regions, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and intermarriage. However, the earliest recorded examples and the majority of historical references can be found in the Czech lands and surrounding areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kozel

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

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

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