# Koth (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Polish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,159 |
| US rank (2010) | 22,246 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 266,390 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (1,136 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a German surname, from the noun Kate (“hut, cottage”). Compare Kotz. Also shortened from names starting with Gott (“god”), such as Gottfried. * Also as a Germanized Slavic name, from Polish, Czech and Lower Sorbian kót (“tomcat”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Koth 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) | 1.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Similar surnames

Kohut, Kott, Kot, Keith, Kidd, Kite, Kato, Kitt, Keitt, Keita, Kohout, Kyte.

## 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.