Explore the Family Name Kuznicki

The meaning of Kuznicki

Polish (Kuźnicki): habitational name for someone from any of various places called Kuźnica or Kuźnice, named with Polish kuźnia ‘smithy, forge’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jacek, Jaroslaw, Stanislaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kuznicki saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 38,079th most common surname, but it dropped to the 38,948th position by 2010, a change of -2.28%. However, the count of individuals with the Kuznicki surname increased by 3.47% from 547 to 566 during the same period. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100k people slightly decreased by 5%, from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,079	#38,948	-2.28%
Count	547	566	3.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kuznicki

When examining the ethnic identity tied to the surname Kuznicki, data from the Decennial U.S. Census suggests that the majority of those carrying the name are of White ethnicity. In 2000, approximately 97.81% identified as White, which declined somewhat to 96.29% by 2010. The percentage of individuals with the Kuznicki surname identifying as Hispanic witnessed a significant increase, jumping from 0.91% in 2000 to 2.30% in 2010. There was also a minor growth in the number of people claiming two or more races, increasing from 1.10% to 1.24%. No data was reported for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.81%	96.29%	-1.55%
Hispanic	0.91%	2.3%	152.75%
Two or More Races	1.1%	1.24%	12.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%