Explore the Family Name Borowicz

The meaning of Borowicz

Polish: patronymic from Borowy ‘forester’ or from a pet form of a personal name formed with the element bor ‘to fight’, e.g. Borzysław, Bolebor. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jozef, Leszek, Marcin, Zygmund.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Borowicz saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 27,646th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 28,333rd position, indicating a change of -2.48%. Nonetheless, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname increased from 820 to 843 during this period, marking a growth of 2.8%. However, the proportion per 100k people slightly decreased by 3.33% over these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,646	#28,333	-2.48%
Count	820	843	2.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.29	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Borowicz

Regarding ethnic identity associated with the surname Borowicz, analysis of the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as white, although this percentage decreased slightly from 96.83% to 95.02%. The Hispanic representation within the Borowicz family expanded significantly, rising by 78.77% from 1.46% to 2.61%. There was also a subtle increase in American Indian and Alaskan Native representation from 0.85% to 1.07%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black remained constant at 0%, and a new emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races was seen in 2010 at 0.59%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.83%	95.02%	-1.87%
Hispanic	1.46%	2.61%	78.77%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.85%	1.07%	25.88%
Two or More Races	0%	0.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%