Explore the Family Name Gorczyca

The meaning of Gorczyca

Polish: metonymic occupational name for a mustard grower, from gorczyca ‘white mustard’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir, Krzysztof, Danuta, Elizbieta, Fryderyk, Jozef, Kazimierz, Ryszard, Teofil.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gorczyca saw a small decrease in popularity between 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 29,481 and dropped slightly to rank 29,719 by 2010, indicating a change of -0.81. However, the count of people with this surname actually increased from 755 in 2000 to 792 in 2010, exhibiting a growth of 4.9. The proportion of people per 100,000 with this surname also saw a slight decrease, going from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010, marking a -3.57 change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,481	#29,719	-0.81%
Count	755	792	4.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.27	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gorczyca

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals slight fluctuations for the surname Gorczyca. Individuals identifying as White made up the largest percentage of those with this surname, though this decreased marginally from 97.75% in 2000 to 96.84% in 2010. There was an absence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in the 2000 data; however, by 2010, 0.76% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. Those claiming two or more races decreased slightly from 0.93% to 0.88%, and the proportion of Hispanic identifiers showed a significant increase from 1.06% to 1.52%. Please note, any figures marked with "(S)" were suppressed to protect privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.75%	96.84%	-0.93%
Hispanic	1.06%	1.52%	43.4%
Two or More Races	0.93%	0.88%	-5.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.76%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%