How common is the surname Kogan?

3,102 people in the United States had the surname Kogan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,531 Americans. It ranked 10,387th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kogan?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kogan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kogan?

Jacob Kogan, American actor, followed by Valentina Kogan.

Where is the surname Kogan most common?

Wikidata records people named Kogan in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Kogan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,703 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,102 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Kogan

A Russian surname, carried by 3,102 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kogan is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

Russian origin

Transliteration of Russian Ко́ган (Kógan), the Russian version of the Jewish surname Cohen

One of 24 Russian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,102 people named Kogan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,531 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,703.

#10,387

rank among US surnames

3,102

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+14.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,827)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,380	Hosier	3,104	99,467
#10,382	Donohoe	3,103	99,499
#10,387	Tyus	3,102	99,531
#10,391	Carnevale	3,101	99,563
#10,395	Felty	3,100	99,595
#10,396	Vasques	3,099	99,627

Who is named Kogan

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

95% of people named Kogan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kogans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jacob Kogan
American actor, born 1995
Valentina Kogan
Argentine handball player, born 1980

Notable Kogans come mostly from the United States (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kogan

Kogan has the Soundex code K250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K250.

Other Russian surnames

All 24 Russian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kogan come from?: Transliteration of Russian Ко́ган (Kógan), the Russian version of the Jewish surname Cohen
How common is the surname Kogan?: 3,102 people in the United States had the surname Kogan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,531 Americans. It ranked 10,387th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kogan?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kogan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kogan?: Jacob Kogan, American actor, followed by Valentina Kogan.
Where is the surname Kogan most common?: Wikidata records people named Kogan in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Kogan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,703 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,102 in 2010, up 15%.