Explore the Family Name Kucinski

The meaning of Kucinski

1. Polish and Jewish (from Poland) (Kuciński): habitational name for someone from a place called Kuciny. 2. Polish (Kuciński): variant of Kuczyński (see Kuczynski). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Karol, Zdzislaw, Zigmund.

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

The surname Kucinski ranked 29,696 in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data from the year 2000 and dropped slightly to rank 30,538 in 2010, a decrease of 2.84%. The count of individuals bearing the Kucinski surname increased from 748 in 2000 to 764 in 2010, marking an increase of 2.14%. However, when considering the proportion of individuals named Kucinski per 100,000 people, there was a decrease from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010, a drop of 7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,696	#30,538	-2.84%
Count	748	764	2.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.26	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kucinski

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there has been a notable change in the distribution for the Kucinski surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Kucinski individuals identifying as White decreased by 2.10% from 95.19% in 2000 to 93.19% in 2010. There was also a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, with a jump of 68.46% from 2.41% in 2000 to 4.06% in 2010. Those reporting Two or More Races increased from 1.47% to 1.83%, an increase of 24.49%. No changes were observed in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories as they remained at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.19%	93.19%	-2.1%
Hispanic	2.41%	4.06%	68.46%
Two or More Races	1.47%	1.83%	24.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.67%	0%	0%