Explore the Family Name Kwiatek

The meaning of Kwiatek

Polish and Jewish (from Poland): from a diminutive of kwiat ‘flower’, a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of flowers. As a Jewish name it is generally artificial. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Malgorzata, Marzena, Witold.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kwiatek has seen a slight decrease over the past decade. In 2000, Kwiatek ranked 37,788 in popularity and had a count of 553. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 39,052, although the count increased slightly to 564; this represents a decline of 3.34% in popularity, but a growth of 1.99% in the absolute number of people with this surname. The proportion of people named Kwiatek per 100,000 also reduced by 5.0% from 0.2 to 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,788	#39,052	-3.34%
Count	553	564	1.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kwiatek

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Kwiatek identify as White, with an increase from 95.48% in 2000 to 96.10% in 2010. During the same period, there was a slight decrease in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.35% to 2.30%. One notable change is the appearance of Asian/Pacific Islander in the 2010 census at 0.89%, which was not present in the 2000 data. The percentage of Kwiateks identifying as two or more races fell from 1.45% to zero, while the counts for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.48%	96.1%	0.65%
Hispanic	2.35%	2.3%	-2.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.89%	0%
Two or More Races	1.45%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%