Explore the Family Name Grodsky

The meaning of Grodsky

1. Americanized form of Polish Grodzki: habitational name for someone from Grodziec or Grodzie, places called with gród ‘castle, fortification’ (cognate with Russian grad). 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Grodziec or Grodzie in Poland (see 1 above). Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel.

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

The surname Grodsky has seen a slight increase in popularity in the United States based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it ranked 80,502 in popularity and increased to 76,275 by 2010, marking a growth of 5.25%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 219 to 252 during this decade, an increase of 15.07%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals named Grodsky per 100,000 people also witnessed a rise of 12.5%, moving from 0.08 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,502	#76,275	5.25%
Count	219	252	15.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grodsky

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Grodsky surname identified as White. In 2000, 99.54% of those with this surname were categorized as White, although this percentage slightly decreased to 97.22% in 2010. There was no recorded change for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, Black, or of Two or more races. Interestingly, the data shows that a small percentage (2.38%) of individuals with the Grodsky surname identified as Hispanic in 2010, a category that had previously been at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.54%	97.22%	-2.33%
Hispanic	0%	2.38%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%