Explore the Family Name Grudzinski

The meaning of Grudzinski

Polish (Grudziński): habitational name for someone from any of various places called Grudna or Grudno, named with the Polish word gruda ‘clod of earth’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Andrzej, Tadeusz, Wojciech, Zygmunt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Grudzinski has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Grudzinski was ranked as the 31,301st most popular surname in the United States, with approximately 700 individuals carrying this name. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 33,280 and the number of individuals with the Grudzinski surname decreased marginally to 687, representing a change of -1.86%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also saw a decline of approximately 11.54% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,301	#33,280	-6.32%
Count	700	687	-1.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.23	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grudzinski

With respect to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the vast majority of individuals with the Grudzinski surname identify as White, making up 97% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 96.94% in 2010. There was a small percentage that identified as Hispanic, which slightly decreased from 1.86% in 2000 to 1.75% in 2010. Interestingly, the data shows a small but noticeable increase in individuals identifying as having two or more ethnicities, going up by 18.6% from 0.86% in 2000 to 1.02% in 2010. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97%	96.94%	-0.06%
Hispanic	1.86%	1.75%	-5.91%
Two or More Races	0.86%	1.02%	18.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%