Explore the Family Name Jelinski

The meaning of Jelinski

Polish (Jeliński): habitational name for someone from a place called Jelna in Lithuania, named with Polish jedla, jodła ‘fir tree’. Some characteristic forenames: German Johannes, Klaus, Wolf.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Jelinski had a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Jelinski held rank 38,464 and counted for 541 individuals, or 0.2 per 100k people in the United States. However, by 2010, it fell to rank 44,423 with just 484 individuals bearing the surname, equivalent to 0.16 per 100k people. This represents a drop in popularity of approximately 15.49% and a decrease in count of about 10.54%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,464	#44,423	-15.49%
Count	541	484	-10.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.16	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jelinski

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census highlights some changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Jelinski surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this last name identified as White, accounting for 97.23% in 2000 and slightly falling to 93.8% by 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic saw a notable increase from 1.48% to 3.93%. In 2000, 1.11% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander; however, there were no individuals with this ethnic identity reported in 2010. The data also shows new representation from those identifying as two or more races at 1.03% in 2010, where there was none in 2000. There were no reported changes for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.23%	93.8%	-3.53%
Hispanic	1.48%	3.93%	165.54%
Two or More Races	0%	1.03%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.11%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%