Explore the Family Name Jurewicz

The meaning of Jurewicz

Polish: patronymic from the personal name Jura. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Witold, Mieczyslaw, Stanislaw, Waclaw, Zygmunt.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Jurewicz' saw a drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 'Jurewicz' was ranked 25,098 in terms of popularity and by 2010 it had slipped to 27,581, representing a decrease of approximately 9.89 percent. The number of people with this surname also decreased from 927 in 2000 to 873 in 2010, a decline of about 5.83 percent. The proportion of individuals with the 'Jurewicz' surname per 100,000 people similarly fell by 11.76 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,098	#27,581	-9.89%
Count	927	873	-5.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.3	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jurewicz

As for ethnicity, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of people with the surname 'Jurewicz' identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase from 95.90 percent to 96.11 percent over the decade. Those identifying as Hispanic declined significantly during that same period, from 2.16 percent to 1.37 percent. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as having two or more races, rising from 0.54 percent to 1.03 percent, an increase of 90.74 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native rose slightly from 0.97 percent to 1.15 percent. No individuals with the 'Jurewicz' surname were recorded as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.9%	96.11%	0.22%
Hispanic	2.16%	1.37%	-36.57%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.97%	1.15%	18.56%
Two or More Races	0.54%	1.03%	90.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%