Explore the Family Name Gorecki

The meaning of Gorecki

Polish and Jewish (from Poland) (Górecki): habitational name for someone from any of numerous places in Poland named Górka or Górki, from Polish góra ‘mountain, hill’. Compare Goretski. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir, Jerzy, Tadeusz, Krzysztof, Lech, Piotr, Andrzej, Ignatius, Jacek, Jaroslaw, Kazimierz, Maciej.

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

The surname Gorecki ranked 12,081 in popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data from 2000, and it saw a slight decrease to rank 13,177 in 2010. This represents a change of -9.07% over the decade. The count of individuals with this surname dipped slightly from 2,370 in 2000 to 2,320 in 2010, a change of -2.11%. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 also saw a decrease, from 0.88 to 0.79, representing a -10.23% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,081	#13,177	-9.07%
Count	2,370	2,320	-2.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.88	0.79	-10.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gorecki

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the surname Gorecki identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decrease from 97.34% to 95.65%, respectively. The Decennial U.S. Census data also shows a considerable increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races, rising from 0.25% to 0.99% and 0.42% to 1.03% respectively. Those identifying as Hispanic also saw an increase, from 1.60% in 2000 to 2.03% in 2010. There were no changes reported for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.34%	95.65%	-1.74%
Hispanic	1.6%	2.03%	26.87%
Two or More Races	0.42%	1.03%	145.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.25%	0.99%	296%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%