Explore the Family Name Kolodziej

The meaning of Kolodziej

Polish (Kołodziej): occupational name for a wheelwright, kołodziej. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Tadeusz, Irena, Ireneusz, Zosia, Andrzej, Boguslaw, Casimir, Czeslawa, Dariusz, Eugeniusz, Feliks, Genowefa.

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

The Kolodziej surname, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 12,524 in terms of commonality and fell to 13,445 by 2010, reflecting a decrease of 7.35%. The count of people bearing this surname also dipped slightly from 2,269 in 2000 to 2,265 in 2010, marking a marginal change of -0.18%. The proportion per 100k people dropped by 8.33% over the same period, from 0.84 to 0.77.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,524	#13,445	-7.35%
Count	2,269	2,265	-0.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.84	0.77	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kolodziej

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Kolodziej identified as White, both in 2000 (96.65%) and 2010 (96.51%), showing a minor decrease of 0.14%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained stable at 0.57% for both years. Interestingly, the Hispanic percentage registered a significant increase of 79.25%, growing from 1.06% in 2000 to 1.90% in 2010. On the other hand, those who identified with two or more ethnicities decreased dramatically from 1.50% in 2000 to 0.57% in 2010, a change of -62%. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.65%	96.51%	-0.14%
Hispanic	1.06%	1.9%	79.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0.57%	0%
Two or More Races	1.5%	0.57%	-62%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%