Explore the Family Name Chowaniec

The meaning of Chowaniec

Polish: from chowaniec ‘foster child’, also ‘boarder’, a derivative of the verb chować ‘to bring up, to feed’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Danuta, Jozef, Andrzej, Jozefa, Krzysztof, Lucjan.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Chowaniec has seen a growth in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 50,686 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had moved up to position 46,219, reflecting an increase of 8.81 percent. The actual count of individuals bearing the surname also rose from 387 to 461 during this period, marking a significant increase of 19.12 percent. The proportion of individuals with the Chowaniec surname per 100,000 people also showed a positive change, increasing by 14.29 percent from 0.14 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,686	#46,219	8.81%
Count	387	461	19.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.16	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chowaniec

Ethnic identity data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the Chowaniec surname is predominantly associated with White ethnicity. The percentage of Whites with this surname grew marginally from 95.35 percent in 2000 to 96.10 percent in 2010. The surname also saw a slight rise among Hispanics, with the percentage shifting upwards from 2.58 percent in 2000 to 3.25 percent in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, those identifying as two or more races, Blacks, or American Indian and Alaskan Natives during both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.35%	96.1%	0.79%
Hispanic	2.58%	3.25%	25.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%