Explore the Family Name Borawski

The meaning of Borawski

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of various places called Borawe (in Masovian Voivodeship), Borawskie (two villages in Podlaskie Voivodeship, formerly Borawe and Borawy). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Kazimierz, Dariusz, Iwona, Lech, Slawomir, Stanislaw, Wieslawa, Zbigniew, Zdzislaw.

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How common is the last name Borawski in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Borawski saw minor changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 31085 in popularity, with a total count of 706 individuals bearing the surname. By 2010, it moved slightly to rank 31251, an approximate drop of 0.53%. The count of individuals with the Borawski surname increased by 5.1% to 742. Proportionally, per 100,000 people, this surname went down from 0.26 to 0.25, indicating a decrease of around 3.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,085	#31,251	-0.53%
Count	706	742	5.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Borawski

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Borawski surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 97.88% in 2000 to 96.09% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Notably, the proportion of those identifying as Black or Hispanic appeared for the first time in 2010 at 1.08% and 0.94% respectively. Meanwhile, those who identified as belonging to two or more races decreased from 1.42% to 1.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.88%	96.09%	-1.83%
Two or More Races	1.42%	1.35%	-4.93%
Black	0%	1.08%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%