Explore the Family Name Jezowski

The meaning of Jezowski

Polish (Jeżowski): habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Jeżów in Świętokrzyskie, Łódź, Lublin, and Lesser Poland voivodeships, Jeżowe in Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Jeżowice in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Jeżowa in Silesian Voivodeship, all named with the nickname Jeż (see Jez). In many cases the surname can be considered as a variant of Jeżewski (see Jezewski). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Thadeus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Jezowski has seen a small decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 84,310 in terms of national prevalence and slipped to a rank of 88,020 by 2010, indicating a dip of 4.4%. The number of individuals bearing the surname rose slightly over the decade from 207 to 211, an increase of approximately 2%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#84,310	#88,020	-4.4%
Count	207	211	1.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jezowski

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of those with the Jezowski surname identified as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census. This proportion slightly decreased from 96.14% in 2000 to 95.73% in 2010. Over the same period, there was a slight drop in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, falling from 3.38% to 2.84%. No individuals with this surname identified as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. There were no recorded individuals identifying as two or more races in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.14%	95.73%	-0.43%
Hispanic	3.38%	2.84%	-15.98%
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%