How common is the surname Kot?

1,511 people in the United States had the surname Kot in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,332 Americans. It ranked 18,337th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kot?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Kot identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Kot?

Greg Kot, American music journalist and author.

Where is the surname Kot most common?

Wikidata records people named Kot in the United States.

Is the surname Kot getting more or less common?

More common. 1,223 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,511 in 2010, up 24%.

The surname Kot

A surname, carried by 1,511 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kot is more common than 88.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,511 people named Kot in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 204,332 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,223.

#18,337

rank among US surnames

1,511

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+23.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,247)

Who is named Kot

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

89% of people named Kot identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kots

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Greg Kot
American music journalist and author, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kot

Kot has the Soundex code K300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K300.

Questions

How common is the surname Kot?: 1,511 people in the United States had the surname Kot in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,332 Americans. It ranked 18,337th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kot?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Kot identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Kot?: Greg Kot, American music journalist and author.
Where is the surname Kot most common?: Wikidata records people named Kot in the United States.
Is the surname Kot getting more or less common?: More common. 1,223 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,511 in 2010, up 24%.