Explore the Family Name Brzostowski

The meaning of Brzostowski

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of various places called Brzostów, Brzostowa, Brzostowo, Brzostowiec (from the word brzost ‘wych elm, Ulmus glabra’).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brzostowski ranked 62,046 in popularity in the year 2000 and has slightly decreased to a rank of 67,747 by 2010. This indicates a decrease in popularity over the decade, as represented by a change of -9.19%. In terms of the count, there were 302 individuals with the Brzostowski surname in 2000, which slightly reduced to 291 in 2010, marking a decline of 3.64%. The proportion of the Brzostowski surname per 100k people also experienced a drop from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, a decrease of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,046	#67,747	-9.19%
Count	302	291	-3.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brzostowski

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Brzostowski surname, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, it was predominantly reported among the White population, with 93.38% in 2000 increasing to 94.50% in 2010. The presence of the surname in the Asian/Pacific Islander community declined by 27.19%, going from 3.31% in 2000 to 2.41% in 2010. On the other hand, the Hispanic community saw an increase from 1.99% in 2000 to 2.41% in 2010, showing a rise of 21.11%. The surname was not recorded among the Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native populations, or those identifying with two or more races in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.38%	94.5%	1.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.31%	2.41%	-27.19%
Hispanic	1.99%	2.41%	21.11%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%