Explore the Family Name Czerwonka

The meaning of Czerwonka

Polish: from czerwony ‘red’, presumably a nickname for someone who had red hair or a ruddy complexion, or perhaps for someone who habitually wore red. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Iwona, Jozef, Karol, Malgorzata, Tadeusz, Thadeus, Wladyslaw, Zbigniew.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Czerwonka has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 36,956th most common surname in the United States, whereas in 2010, it fell to the 38,902nd position. This represented a change of -5.27 percent. The count of people with this surname also slightly decreased from 569 in 2000 to 567 in 2010, a reduction of approximately 0.35 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people named Czerwonka per 100k also declined from 0.21 to 0.19, marking a decrease of 9.52 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,956	#38,902	-5.27%
Count	569	567	-0.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Czerwonka

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the vast majority of individuals with the Czerwonka surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with an increase from 98.59 percent to 99.29 percent over the decade. In 2000, about 1.05 percent identified as Hispanic; however, there were no reported individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010. There were no changes in the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with all these categories reporting zero percentages for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.59%	99.29%	0.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.05%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%