Explore the Family Name Kraszewski

The meaning of Kraszewski

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Kraszew or Kraszewo, both named with the personal name Krasz, from krasić ‘to add color or seasoning’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Andrzej, Boleslaw, Kazimierz, Lech, Maciej, Tadeusz, Wieslaw, Zbigniew.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kraszewski has seen a slight uptick in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 37,429th most popular, but by 2010, it had improved to the 37,341st spot, representing a 0.24% change. When looking at the count of individuals carrying the Kraszewski name, there was also an increase: from 560 individuals in 2000 to 597 in 2010, marking a 6.61% growth. However, its overall proportion per 100k took a slight dip of -4.76%, going down from 0.21 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,429	#37,341	0.24%
Count	560	597	6.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kraszewski

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kraszewski, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, though there was a minor decrease from 98.39% in 2000 to 97.49% in 2010. The other notable changes occur within the Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races categories, both starting from 0% in 2000 and seeing an introduction of 0.84% and 1.01% respectively in 2010. However, no notable changes were recorded in the Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.39%	97.49%	-0.91%
Two or More Races	0%	1.01%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.84%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%