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    The surname Koshy

    A surname, carried by 1,505 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K200

    Koshy: #18,401 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Koshy #18,401, 1,505 people Koshy: #18,401 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Koshy #18,401, 1,505 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Koshy is more common than 88.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,505 people named Koshy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 205,147 Americans. That is up 55% since 2000, when the Census counted 971.

    #18,401
    rank among US surnames
    1,505
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +55%
    change since 2000 (was #24,200)

    Who is named Koshy

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

    94% of people named Koshy identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Koshys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Liza Koshy
      American Internet personality, born 1996

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Koshy

    Koshy has the Soundex code K200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K200.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Koshy?
    1,505 people in the United States had the surname Koshy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 205,147 Americans. It ranked 18,401st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Koshy?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Koshy identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Koshy?
    Liza Koshy, American Internet personality.
    Where is the surname Koshy most common?
    Wikidata records people named Koshy in the United States.
    Is the surname Koshy getting more or less common?
    More common. 971 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,505 in 2010, up 55%.