Explore the Family Name Gronski

The meaning of Gronski

Polish (Groński): habitational name for someone from Grońsko in Greater Poland Voivodeship (named with the nickname Gron, Grono, from grono ‘bunch of grapes’) or from Groń, the name of several places in southern, mountainous part of Lesser Poland (named with the regional word groń ‘ridge’).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gronski has seen a slight dip in popularity ranking from 39,499 in 2000 to 40,082 in 2010, marking a decrease by 1.48 percent. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 4.39 percent over the same period, from 524 to 547. Interestingly, the proportion per 100k people remained steady at 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,499	#40,082	-1.48%
Count	524	547	4.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gronski

In terms of ethnicity, the Gronski surname is predominantly associated with those identifying as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 97.14 percent of those bearing the Gronski surname identified as White, and this figure increased slightly in 2010 to 97.26 percent. Meanwhile, the portion identifying as two or more races dropped from 1.72 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010. It's also worth noting that while there were no individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2000, this group accounted for 1.65 percent of the total by 2010. The data showed no individuals with the Gronski surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.14%	97.26%	0.12%
Hispanic	0%	1.65%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.72%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%