Explore the Family Name Kawecki

The meaning of Kawecki

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of various placescalled Kawcze or Kawki, named with kawka ‘jackdaw’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Bronislaus, Jerzy, Krzystof, Stanislaw, Witold.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kawecki saw a slight change in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 34,711th in terms of prevalence in the United States, and by 2010 it had dropped to the 35,866th position, representing a decrease of about 3.33%. However, the count of individuals with the Kawecki surname increased slightly from 616 to 626 - an increase of approximately 1.62%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,711	#35,866	-3.33%
Count	616	626	1.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kawecki

The survey also revealed some interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Kawecki surname. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (96.75%), and this proportion grew slightly to 97.28% by 2010. The proportion of those identifying as having two or more races decreased significantly from 1.62% to 0.96%. A small fraction of people with the Kawecki surname identified as Hispanic, decreasing marginally from 0.81% in 2000 to 0.80% in 2010. There were zero percentages for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, while individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander emerged at 0.80% in 2010, where none were recorded in 2000. These figures are all according to the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.75%	97.28%	0.55%
Two or More Races	1.62%	0.96%	-40.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.8%	0%
Hispanic	0.81%	0.8%	-1.23%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%