Explore the Family Name Kolczynski

The meaning of Kolczynski

Polish (Kolczyński): habitational name for someone from either of two places called Kolczyn, in Masovian (in particular) and Lublin voivodeships, named with the nickname Kolcza (from Old Polish kolec ‘spike; someone who darts’, kolcza ‘harlot’).

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kolczynski grew in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 81,100th in commonality amongst all surnames in the United States but rose to 76,533rd by 2010 — a change of 5.63%. During that same period, the count of individuals with the Kolczynski surname increased by 15.67%, from 217 to 251 people. As a result, the proportion of Americans with this surname per 100,000 also grew, moving from 0.08 to 0.09 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#81,100	#76,533	5.63%
Count	217	251	15.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kolczynski

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals insights into the ethnic identity of those sharing the Kolczynski surname. In both 2000 and 2010, the overwhelming majority of individuals identified as White, with this group making up 99.08% in 2000 and rising slightly to 99.20% in 2010. Notably, there were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The presence of individuals identifying as Black was only registered in 2010, while the number of individuals identifying with two or more races remained consistently negligible across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.08%	99.2%	0.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%