How common is the surname Kosinski?

2,646 people in the United States had the surname Kosinski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,684 Americans. It ranked 11,829th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kosinski?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kosinski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kosinski?

Joseph Kosinski, American film director (born 1974), followed by Krzysztof Kosiński.

Where is the surname Kosinski most common?

Wikidata records people named Kosinski in the United States and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Is the surname Kosinski getting more or less common?

More common. 2,589 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,646 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Kosinski

A Polish surname, carried by 2,646 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex K252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kosinski is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

From Polish Kosiński.

One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,646 people named Kosinski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,684 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,589.

#11,829

rank among US surnames

2,646

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,224)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,821	Glasper	2,647	116,640
#11,829	Rollo	2,646	116,684
#11,836	Sethi	2,645	116,728

Who is named Kosinski

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

96% of people named Kosinski identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kosinskis

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph Kosinski
American film director (born 1974)
Krzysztof Kosiński
1545–1593

Notable Kosinskis come mostly from the United States (1) and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1).

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kosinski come from?: From Polish Kosiński.
How common is the surname Kosinski?: 2,646 people in the United States had the surname Kosinski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,684 Americans. It ranked 11,829th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kosinski?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kosinski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kosinski?: Joseph Kosinski, American film director (born 1974), followed by Krzysztof Kosiński.
Where is the surname Kosinski most common?: Wikidata records people named Kosinski in the United States and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Is the surname Kosinski getting more or less common?: More common. 2,589 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,646 in 2010, up 2.2%.