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    The surname Kosar

    An occupational surname, carried by 718 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K260

    Kosar: #32,123 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Kosar #32,123, 718 people Kosar: #32,123 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Kosar #32,123, 718 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kosar is more common than 80.2% of them.

    Origin

    * From Czech Kosař, Slovene Kosar and Serbo-Croatian Kosar; occupational name for a maker of scythes derived from Proto-Slavic *kosa (“scythe”). * From Czech Košář, Slovak Košár, Slovene Košar and Serbo-Croatian Košar, or Hungarian kosár; occupational name for a basketmaker derived from Proto-Slavic *košь (“basket”).

    Kosar is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 718 people named Kosar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 430,008 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 721.

    #32,123
    rank among US surnames
    718
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.4%
    change since 2000 (was #30,552)

    Who is named Kosar

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

    89% of people named Kosar identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.2%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kosars

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bernie Kosar
      American football player, born 1963

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Kosar

    Kosar has the Soundex code K260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K260.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kosar come from?
    * From Czech Kosař, Slovene Kosar and Serbo-Croatian Kosar; occupational name for a maker of scythes derived from Proto-Slavic *kosa (“scythe”). * From Czech Košář, Slovak Košár, Slovene Košar and Serbo-Croatian Košar, or Hungarian kosár; occupational name for a basketmaker derived from…
    How common is the surname Kosar?
    718 people in the United States had the surname Kosar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 430,008 Americans. It ranked 32,123rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kosar?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Kosar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Kosar?
    Bernie Kosar, American football player.
    Where is the surname Kosar most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kosar in the United States.
    What type of surname is Kosar?
    Kosar is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Kosar getting more or less common?
    Less common. 721 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 718 in 2010, down 0.4%.