How common is the surname Cosey?

1,676 people in the United States had the surname Cosey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,216 Americans. It ranked 16,958th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cosey?

Glenn Cosey, American basketball player (born 1992).

Where is the surname Cosey most common?

Wikidata records people named Cosey in the United States.

Is the surname Cosey getting more or less common?

More common. 1,529 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,676 in 2010, up 9.6%.

The surname Cosey

A surname, carried by 1,676 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cosey is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,676 people named Cosey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 184,216 Americans. That is up 9.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,529.

#16,958

rank among US surnames

1,676

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+9.6%

change since 2000 (was #17,122)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,953	Chittum	1,677	184,106
#16,958	Villamil	1,676	184,216

Who is named Cosey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Cosey identified as Black (not Hispanic), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 74%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Coseys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Glenn Cosey
American basketball player (born 1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cosey

Cosey has the Soundex code C200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C200.

Questions

How common is the surname Cosey?: 1,676 people in the United States had the surname Cosey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,216 Americans. It ranked 16,958th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cosey?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Cosey identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cosey?: Glenn Cosey, American basketball player (born 1992).
Where is the surname Cosey most common?: Wikidata records people named Cosey in the United States.
Is the surname Cosey getting more or less common?: More common. 1,529 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,676 in 2010, up 9.6%.