Explore the Family Name Dolinsky

The meaning of Dolinsky

1. Ukrainian, Belorussian, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic); Slovak and Czech (Dolinský): habitational name for someone from any of various places called with Slavic dolina ‘valley’. Compare Dolinski. 2. Altered form of Polish Doliński (see Dolinski), a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Aron, Hyman, Mordechai, Zelig. Russian Boris, Dmitry, Mikhail, Sergey, Yevgeny.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dolinsky has seen a slight change in its popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 35,916 and by 2010, it had fallen slightly to 37,288, marking a 3.82% decrease. However, the actual count of people with this surname marginally increased from 591 in 2000 to 598 in 2010, a growth of 1.18%. The proportion of people named Dolinsky per 100,000 also dropped by 9.09% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,916	#37,288	-3.82%
Count	591	598	1.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dolinsky

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010 for the Dolinsky surname. The majority of people with this surname identified as White in both years, although there was a slight decrease from 97.46% in 2000 to 95.15% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.86% in 2000 to 3.18% in 2010, a growth of almost 71%. The category "Two or more races" appeared in 2010 with a result of 1.34%, while in 2000 this data point was suppressed for privacy. Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.46%	95.15%	-2.37%
Hispanic	1.86%	3.18%	70.97%
Two or More Races	0%	1.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%