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    The surname Kuriakose

    A Malayalam surname, carried by 853 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex K622

    Kuriakose: #28,065 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Kuriakose #28,065, 853 people Kuriakose: #28,065 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Kuriakose #28,065, 853 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kuriakose is more common than 82.7% of them.

    Origin

    Malayalam origin

    From Malayalam കുര്യാക്കോസ് (kuryākkōsŭ), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ (Quryaqos), from Koine Greek Κυριακός (Kuriakós).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 853 people named Kuriakose in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 361,953 Americans. That is up 88% since 2000, when the Census counted 453.

    #28,065
    rank among US surnames
    853
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +88.3%
    change since 2000 (was #44,654)

    Who is named Kuriakose

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

    96% of people named Kuriakose identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.6% as two or more races and 1.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kuriakose come from?
    From Malayalam കുര്യാക്കോസ് (kuryākkōsŭ), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ (Quryaqos), from Koine Greek Κυριακός (Kuriakós).
    How common is the surname Kuriakose?
    853 people in the United States had the surname Kuriakose in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 361,953 Americans. It ranked 28,065th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kuriakose?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kuriakose identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.6% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Kuriakose getting more or less common?
    More common. 453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 853 in 2010, up 88%.