Explore the Family Name Chrostowski

The meaning of Chrostowski

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of various places called Chrostowa, Chrostowo, or Chrostow, named with Old Polish chrost ‘brushwood, dry twigs’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Tadeusz, Andrzej, Casimir, Elzbieta, Jerzy, Lech, Zbigniew.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Chrostowski has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname Chrostowski ranked 35,621 in terms of popularity. By 2010, it climbed to rank 34,801, marking a 2.3% increase. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 597 in 2000 to 649 in 2010, an 8.71% change. However, the proportion of people named Chrostowski per 100k remained consistent at 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,621	#34,801	2.3%
Count	597	649	8.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.22	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chrostowski

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the surname Chrostowski identified as White, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 97.32% of Chrostowskis were White, a figure that slightly rose to 97.84% by 2010. The next most common ethnicity was those identifying with two or more races, which fell from 1.17% in 2000 to 0.77% in 2010. The percentage of Chrostowskis who identified as Hispanic experienced a decrease, moving from 1.51% in 2000 to 1.08% in 2010. There were no recorded Chrostowskis identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.32%	97.84%	0.53%
Hispanic	1.51%	1.08%	-28.48%
Two or More Races	1.17%	0.77%	-34.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%