Explore the Family Name Garbacz

The meaning of Garbacz

Polish: nickname from the dialect word garbacz ‘hunchback’, from garb ‘hump’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Stanislaw, Andrzej, Elzbieta, Henryk, Janusz, Slawomir, Wieslawa.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Garbacz has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Garbacz was ranked as the 35,053rd most common surname in the United States. By 2010, however, it had moved up to become the 33,894th most common surname, reflecting a change of 3.31%. Additionally, the count of people with this surname also increased by 10.18% during this decade, from 609 individuals in 2000 to 671 in 2010. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 population remained stable at 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,053	#33,894	3.31%
Count	609	671	10.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Garbacz

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Garbacz identify as White, making up 96.39% in 2000 and 95.53% in 2010, showing a slight decrease of 0.89%. A small percentage identify as Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races, both of which saw decreases over the decade, dropping by 22.61% and 34.78% respectively. A notable increase was observed in those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 0.99% in 2000 to 2.68% in 2010, a whopping 170.71% change. It is important to note that no individual with the surname Garbacz identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.39%	95.53%	-0.89%
Hispanic	0.99%	2.68%	170.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.15%	0.89%	-22.61%
Two or More Races	1.15%	0.75%	-34.78%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%