Explore the Family Name Gruszka

The meaning of Gruszka

Polish (mainly Silesia) and Jewish (from Poland): from gruszka ‘pear’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or sold pears, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fruit. As a Jewish surname it is mainly artificial. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Andrzej, Casimir, Jerzy, Tadeusz, Dorota, Elzbieta, Grazyna, Jozef, Kazimierz, Lucyna.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Gruszka" has slightly risen over the past 10 years. In 2000, Gruszka was ranked the 36,232nd most popular surname in the United States, with a count of 584 people bearing the name. By 2010, it had moved up to the 35,395th rank with a count of 636 individuals, marking an 8.9% increase. Despite this rise, the proportion per 100,000 remained steady at 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,232	#35,395	2.31%
Count	584	636	8.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.22	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gruszka

When we look into the ethnicity distribution for the surname "Gruszka", the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a shift between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although there was a decrease from 97.95% in 2000 to 94.65% in 2010. During the same period, there was a significant increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, from 1.37% in 2000 to 4.40% in 2010. The data shows no individuals reporting as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. The representation of two or more races also remained stagnant at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.95%	94.65%	-3.37%
Hispanic	1.37%	4.4%	221.17%
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%