Explore the Family Name Helinski

The meaning of Helinski

Polish (Heliński): 1. variant of Cheliński, itself a variant of Chyliński (see Chylinski). 2. derivative of the personal name Hela, see Helena. It is not likely that it is a habitational name for someone from a place called Helin in Łódź Voivodeship, because the village was established after WWI. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Janusz, Pawel, Zigmund.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Helinski has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Helinski was ranked 41,995th most popular surname with a count of 487 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, while the actual number of people with this surname increased to 515, the rank fell slightly to 42,163rd, representing a decline of 0.4%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 also dropped by 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,995	#42,163	-0.4%
Count	487	515	5.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Helinski

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Helinski identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races. The percentage of individuals identified as White decreased slightly from 98.56% in 2000 to 98.25% in 2010. However, it's important to note that some data may have been suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.56%	98.25%	-0.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%