How common is the surname Koss?

8,544 people in the United States had the surname Koss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,136 Americans. It ranked 4,147th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Koss getting more or less common?

More common. 6,882 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,544 in 2010, up 24%.

The surname Koss

A surname, carried by 8,544 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Koss is more common than 97.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,544 people named Koss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,136 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,882.

#4,147

rank among US surnames

8,544

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+24.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,707)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,138	Welker	8,566	36,043
#4,139	Teran	8,557	36,081
#4,140	Gainey	8,556	36,085
#4,141	Heinrich	8,552	36,102
#4,142	Vetter	8,550	36,111
#4,143	Meneses	8,548	36,119
#4,145	Trice	8,546	36,127

Who is named Koss

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

79% of people named Koss identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Koss

Koss 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 Koss?: 8,544 people in the United States had the surname Koss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,136 Americans. It ranked 4,147th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Koss?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Koss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Koss getting more or less common?: More common. 6,882 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,544 in 2010, up 24%.