Explore the Family Name Ignatowski

The meaning of Ignatowski

Polish: habitational name for someone from a place called Ignatów, in Lublin or Łódź voivodeships, so named from the Polish personal name Ignacy (see Ignatius). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Ignacy, Zygmunt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ignatowski saw a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 43,955th in popularity with a count of 462 bearers of the surname per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, the ranking had dropped to 48,628, a decrease of 10.63%. The number of individuals with the Ignatowski surname also decreased during this time period, from 462 to 434, representing a decline of 6.06%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,955	#48,628	-10.63%
Count	462	434	-6.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ignatowski

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ignatowski. The vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, accounting for 95.67% in 2000 and 95.62% in 2010, indicating a negligible change of -0.05%. There were no individuals who identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there was a significant increase in the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities, which rose from 1.30% in 2000 to 2.30% in 2010, an increase of 76.92%. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 41.03%, from 1.95% to 1.15%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.67%	95.62%	-0.05%
Two or More Races	1.3%	2.3%	76.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.95%	1.15%	-41.03%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%