Explore the Family Name Cieslinski

The meaning of Cieslinski

Polish (Ciesliński): habitational name for someone from a place called Cieslin, named with cieśla ‘carpenter’.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cieslinski saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 38,706th most popular surname, while in 2010 it climbed slightly to become the 38,103rd most common name. The actual number of people with this surname also increased by about 8.38 percent, going from 537 individuals in 2000 to 582 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion of people named Cieslinski per 100,000 remained stable at 0.2.

20002010Change
Rank#38,706#38,1031.56%
Count5375828.38%
Proportion per 100k0.20.20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cieslinski

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of those with the Cieslinski surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 98.51 percent to 97.42 percent over this decade. Meanwhile, the proportion of those identifying as two or more races increased by 29.03 percent, reaching 1.20 percent in 2010 from 0.93 percent in 2000. The census data also indicates that there was a small emergence of people with this surname identifying as Hispanic in 2010, whereas there were none reported in 2000. No individuals with the Cieslinski surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

20002010Change
White98.51%97.42%-1.11%
Two or More Races0.93%1.2%29.03%
Hispanic0%0.86%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%