Explore the Family Name Kucharski

The meaning of Kucharski

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of variousplaces in Poland called Kuchary, named with kucharz ‘cook’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Janusz, Zbigniew, Casimir, Lech, Piotr, Tomasz, Andrzej, Basia, Bogdan, Boguslaw, Czeslaw, Ewa.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kucharski has seen a slight decline between the years 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 11,795 in 2000, it dropped to 12,482 by 2010 – a change of -5.82%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 2,432 to 2,487 during the same period, indicating a growth of 2.26%. The proportion per 100k people also decreased from 0.9 to 0.84.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,795	#12,482	-5.82%
Count	2,432	2,487	2.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.9	0.84	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kucharski

When examining the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we see that the largest group of people with the Kucharski surname identifies as White, accounting for 96.92% in 2000, which slightly decreased to 96.54% in 2010. The second-largest ethnic identity is Hispanic, which saw an increase of 43.48% over the decade, moving from 1.15% to 1.65%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also grew from 0.49% to 0.64%. Interestingly, the proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased from 1.15% to 0.76%, a change of -33.91%. No individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.92%	96.54%	-0.39%
Hispanic	1.15%	1.65%	43.48%
Two or More Races	1.15%	0.76%	-33.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	0.64%	30.61%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%