Explore the Family Name Janowsky

The meaning of Janowsky

Altered form of Polish Janowski, and a variant of the same Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) surname. This form of the surname is also found in Germany. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Janowsky" has seen a slight decline in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Janowsky was ranked 78,838 in popularity with about 225 individuals carrying this surname, equivalent to approximately 0.08 per 100k of the population. By 2010, the rank fell to 84,748 with around 221 people keeping the Janowsky name, making it roughly 0.07 per 100k of the population. This represents a decrease of 7.5% in ranking and a 1.78% drop in count, leading to an overall reduction of 12.5% in proportion per 100k.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,838	#84,748	-7.5%
Count	225	221	-1.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Janowsky

With respect to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that most individuals with the Janowsky surname identify as White. In 2000, approximately 96.89% of Janowskys identified as White, which slightly decreased to 94.57% by 2010, marking a change of -2.39%. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native all had no reported individuals identifying under these categories in both the 2000 and 2010 census. However, there is a new emergence of Janowskys identifying as Hispanic in 2010, representing 2.26% of individuals with this surname, up from 0% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.89%	94.57%	-2.39%
Hispanic	0%	2.26%	0%
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%