Explore the Family Name Chrusciel

The meaning of Chrusciel

Polish (Chruściel): nickname from chruściel ‘corncrake’, a bird with speckled plumage and reddish wings inhabiting fields and meadows. The Polish word is ultimately derived from Slavic chrust- ‘to rustle’, and so is cognate with Russian khrushch ‘cockchafer’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Beata, Danuta, Ewa, Ignatius, Jadwiga, Zdzislaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Chrusciel showed a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 53,299 in 2000, its rank dropped to 56,310 in 2010, representing a change of -5.65%. The count also slightly decreased from 364 in 2000 to 363 in 2010, marking a change of -0.27%. This data indicates that the proportion of people with the Chrusciel surname per 100,000 people also fell by -7.69% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,299	#56,310	-5.65%
Count	364	363	-0.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chrusciel

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes for those with the surname Chrusciel between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, individuals identifying as White made up 97.25% of the population with this surname, but this figure decreased to 94.77% by 2010. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. By 2010, however, there was a recorded presence of individuals identifying as Hispanic (2.75%) and those reporting two or more ethnic identities (1.38%), which did not exist in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.25%	94.77%	-2.55%
Hispanic	0%	2.75%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.38%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%