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

Kozik, 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 Kozik surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kozik in America

Kozik is the 25083rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kozik surname appeared 990 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 Kozik.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kozik 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 Kozik

The surname "KOZIK" is of Polish origin, originating in the 16th or 17th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Polish word "kosa," meaning "scythe," possibly indicating that the earliest bearers of the name were farmers or agricultural workers.

The earliest known record of the name "KOZIK" can be found in the parish records of the village of Wysokie Mazowieckie, located in the Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Poland. These records date back to the late 16th century and include several entries for individuals with the surname "KOZIK."

In the late 17th century, the name appears in the records of the nearby town of Tykocin, where a family by the name of KOZIK owned a small farm and operated a blacksmith shop. This suggests that the name may have been associated with metalworking or agricultural implements in addition to farming.

One notable bearer of the surname "KOZIK" was Jan KOZIK (1589-1654), a Polish soldier who fought in the Polish-Swedish War of 1626-1629. He is mentioned in several historical accounts of the conflict and is believed to have been from the region around Wysokie Mazowieckie.

Another individual of note was Katarzyna KOZIK (1721-1798), a nun and educator who founded a school for girls in the town of Puławy in central Poland. The school, which operated for several decades in the 18th century, was one of the first of its kind in the region and played a significant role in promoting education for women.

In the 19th century, the surname "KOZIK" can be found in various records from the Galicia region, which at the time was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This includes the birth records of Franciszek KOZIK (1832-1911), a farmer and landowner from the village of Jabłonka, near the modern-day border with Slovakia.

By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the name had spread to other parts of Poland, as well as to neighboring countries with significant Polish populations, such as Ukraine and Belarus. One notable figure from this period was Stanisław KOZIK (1876-1958), a Polish-Ukrainian writer and journalist who was active in the early 20th century and published several works on the history and culture of the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kozik

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

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

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