Explore the Family Name Guzinski

The meaning of Guzinski

Polish (Guziński): habitational name, possibly for someone from a place called Guzy in Pomeranian Voivodeship (or in Podlaskie Voivodeship, but it is less possible) or Guźnia in Łódź Voivodeship. Alternatively, from the personal name Guz (from guz ‘bump, nodule’). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Wojciech.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Guzinski has seen a slight decline in popularity over the last decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 58,553rd most common surname in the United States but fell to 59,603 by 2010, marking a decrease of 1.79%. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Guzinski surname saw a small increase from 324 in 2000 to 339 in 2010, resulting in a 4.63% growth. The proportion per 100k showed a decrease of 8.33%, moving from 0.12 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,553	#59,603	-1.79%
Count	324	339	4.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guzinski

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Guzinski surname identify as White, with 95.58% in 2010, down slightly from 96.30% in 2000. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, 2010 saw the first representation of Hispanic ethnicity at 1.77%. Those identifying as two or more races also saw a slight increase from 1.85% in 2000 to 2.06% in 2010, marking an 11.35% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.3%	95.58%	-0.75%
Two or More Races	1.85%	2.06%	11.35%
Hispanic	0%	1.77%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%