# Kosch (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kosch/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from the Slavic languages.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 683 |
| US rank (2010) | 33,410 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 452,043 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.3% (681 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language; probably a short of form of a personal name like Mikuś or Jakus.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kosch in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Similar surnames

Kasch, Koch, Koss, Kos, Koshy, Kock, Kosa, Koc, Keys, Keyes, Keck, Kish.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.