Explore the Family Name Krupski

The meaning of Krupski

1. Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Krupy in Poland, Krupiai or Kruopiai in Lithuania, or Krupka or Krupa in Belarus, all named with krupa ‘barley’. 2. In some cases possibly also a variant transliteration of Belorussian Krupsky, a cognate of 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Krupski' has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 29,040 in terms of popularity, but this dropped to a ranking of 30,043 by 2010, representing a change of -3.45%. Despite this dip in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the 'Krupski' surname did increase slightly from 769 to 781, which signifies a 1.56% growth. The proportion of individuals with the 'Krupski' surname per 100,000 people also fell by 10.34% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,040	#30,043	-3.45%
Count	769	781	1.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.26	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krupski

In relation to ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the 'Krupski' surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with an increase from 97.27% to 98.72%. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, there was a small percentage (1.69%) of individuals who identified as having two or more ethnic identities in 2000; however, this figure dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.27%	98.72%	1.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.69%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%