Explore the Family Name Gladkowski

The meaning of Gladkowski

Polish (Gładkowski): habitational name for someone from Gładczyn (formerly also Gładkowo), Gładkowo, now Gladkava in Mogilev Oblast, Belarus, or (less possibly) Gładków in Masovian Voivodeship, named with personal Gładek, Gładka, Gładko (from gładki ‘smooth’, compare Hladky). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Tadeusz, Wlodzimierz.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gladkowski saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 73,154th in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 79,598th position, representing an 8.81% decrease. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname dipped from 247 to 239 over the same period, marking a 3.24% reduction. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 11.11%, going from 0.09 to 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,154	#79,598	-8.81%
Count	247	239	-3.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gladkowski

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the Gladkowski name, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows majority identifying as White, accounting for 95.55% in 2000 and growing to 97.91% in 2010. This depicts an increase of 2.47%. In 2000, about 2.02% of individuals with this surname identified with two or more races and another 2.02% as Hispanic. However, both categories changed to zero by 2010. No individuals with the Gladkowski surname were recorded as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.55%	97.91%	2.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.02%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.02%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%