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The Kosinski surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,646 people carried this name — #11,829 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 111,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 2,589 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Kosinski surname

From Polish Kosiński.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kosinski» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

14,614 people named Kosinski have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 16,115 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Masovian 2,936
Podlaskie 1,320
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 1,163
Silesian 1,111
Greater Poland 1,025
Łódź 1,019
Lower Silesian 963
Warmian-Masurian 837

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 185 people named Kosinski live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Misiones 113
Buenos Aires Province 62
Santa Fe 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 109 people named Kosinski.

22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 22
Pas-de-Calais 18
Nord 9
Moselle 8
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Seine-et-Marne 5
Lozère 4
Paris 4
Ardennes 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

50 people named Kosinski is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 50

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Kosinski in American newspapers,
1878–1926.

Newspaper page from New York Dispatch carrying the name Kosinski
New York Dispatch 1878-08-11
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Kosinski
Evening Star 1926-10-23
Newspaper page from The Ranch carrying the name Kosinski
The Ranch 1894-03-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,694 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Kosinski,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Kosinski
    Joseph Kosinski 1974– · screenwriter
  • Norbert A. Kosinski 1918–1978 · politician
  • Dorothy Kosinski 1933– · curator
  • Kiki Kosinski 1933–2007 · bank manager
  • Geyer Kosinski 1953– · film producer
  • Gerard Kosinski 1954– · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Kosinski.

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