Explore the Family Name Jaskowski

The meaning of Jaskowski

1. Polish (Jaśkowski): habitational name for someone from any of several places in Poland called Jaśków. 2. Possibly also an altered form of Polish Jaszkowski: habitational name for someone from any of several places in Poland called Jaszkowice. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Dariusz, Krystyna, Mieczyslaw, Stanislawa.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Jaskowski has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The name ranked 75,466th in 2000 and fell to 76,768th in 2010, marking a change of -1.73%. Despite a drop in rank, the count of people with this surname increased from 238 in 2000 to 250 in 2010, representing a growth of 5.04%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the relative occurrence of this surname decreased by 11.11%, going from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,466	#76,768	-1.73%
Count	238	250	5.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jaskowski

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Jaskowski identified as White, although there was a small decrease of this group from 96.64% in 2000 to 95.6% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, going from 2.10% in 2000 to 3.20% in 2010, marking a change of 52.38%. During both census years, there were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.64%	95.6%	-1.08%
Hispanic	2.1%	3.2%	52.38%
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%