Explore the Family Name Joswick

The meaning of Joswick

1. Americanized form of Polish Jozwiak or of its Germanized form Joswig. 2. Americanized form of North German Joswig: most likely a habitational name from a place so named.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Joswick saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 37,266th in the United States with 563 individuals carrying the name, equating to 0.21 per every 100,000 people. By 2010, there was an increase of 7.46%, raising the count to 605 individuals, although the proportion remained steady at 0.21 per 100,000 people. This change elevated the rank of the Joswick surname to 36,900th in the country.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,266	#36,900	0.98%
Count	563	605	7.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.21	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Joswick

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that in both 2000 and 2010, the majority of individuals with the Joswick surname identified as White, with 97.34% in 2000 and 95.37% in 2010. However, there were marginal shifts in other ethnicities. For instance, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic more than doubled from 0.89% in 2000 to 1.82% in 2010. Similarly, there was a small increase in individuals who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 0% in 2000 to 0.83% in 2010. Conversely, the number of those identifying as having two or more races saw a decrease from 1.24% to 1.16% over the same period. There were no individuals with the Joswick surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.34%	95.37%	-2.02%
Hispanic	0.89%	1.82%	104.49%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.16%	-6.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.83%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%