Explore the Family Name Kolodziejski

The meaning of Kolodziejski

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kołodzieje, named with Kolodziej ‘wheelwright’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Lucjan, Gerzy, Ireneusz, Janusz, Tadeusz, Tomasz.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kolodziejski saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 46,000th in popularity among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to 46,902nd, a decline of about 1.96%. However, the total count of people with this surname actually increased during this period from 437 to 453, an increase of 3.66%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased slightly, from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,000	#46,902	-1.96%
Count	437	453	3.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kolodziejski

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Kolodziejski identified as White, both in 2000 (95.42%) and in 2010 (95.58%). This represents a minimal increase of 0.17% over the ten-year period. During the same period, the percentage identifying as Two or More Races decreased significantly from 2.06% to 1.10%, a drop of 46.60%. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw a slight decrease from 1.83% to 1.77%. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or Black during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.42%	95.58%	0.17%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.83%	1.77%	-3.28%
Two or More Races	2.06%	1.1%	-46.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%