Explore the Family Name Cegielski

The meaning of Cegielski

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of various places called Cegły (named with cegła ‘brick’) or Cegielnia, from cegielna ‘brickworks’. It could also be a topographic name for someone who lived by a brickworks. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Ireneusz, Jozef, Tadeusz.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cegielski has seen a slight increase in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The surname ranked at 37,591 in 2000 and moved up to 36,525 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 2.84%. Additionally, the number of individuals carrying the Cegielski surname increased from 557 in 2000 to 612 in 2010, an increase of nearly 10%. Despite the rise in numbers, the proportion per 100k people remained consistent at 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,591	#36,525	2.84%
Count	557	612	9.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.21	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cegielski

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of those with the surname Cegielski identify as White, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.87% in 2000 to 94.28% in 2010. Meanwhile, there was a noticeable increase in the Hispanic population, which grew from 1.44% in 2000 to 3.10% in 2010. Those reporting as having two or more ethnic identities saw a minor decrease from 1.97% to 1.96%, while other ethnic groups such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native reported no changes.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.87%	94.28%	-1.66%
Hispanic	1.44%	3.1%	115.28%
Two or More Races	1.97%	1.96%	-0.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%