Explore the Family Name Grabinski

The meaning of Grabinski

Polish (Grabiński): habitational name for someone from any of numerous places throughout Poland called Grabin, Grabina, or Grabiny, all named with grab ‘hornbeam’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Janusz, Boleslaw, Eugeniusz, Ewa, Jadwiga, Lech, Wojciech.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Grabinski has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 31,339th most popular, but by 2010 it had dropped to 33,036th, a change of -5.41%. The number of individuals with this surname also reduced slightly from 699 in 2000 to 693 in 2010, indicating a decline of -0.86%. The proportion of individuals with the Grabinski surname per 100,000 people also decreased by -11.54% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,339	#33,036	-5.41%
Count	699	693	-0.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.23	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grabinski

Turning to ethnicity associated with the Grabinski surname in the Decennial U.S. Census data, there are some notable shifts. People identifying as White made up the largest percentage of those with this surname, although their proportion dropped slightly from 97.57% in 2000 to 96.54% in 2010. The proportion of people identifying as Hispanic also decreased, going from 1.29% to 0.87%. Interestingly, we see the emergence of individuals identifying as Two or More Races in 2010, making up 1.88% of those with the surname Grabinski. However, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.57%	96.54%	-1.06%
Two or More Races	0%	1.88%	0%
Hispanic	1.29%	0.87%	-32.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%