Explore the Family Name Kwiecien

The meaning of Kwiecien

Polish (Kwiecień): nickname from kwiecień ‘April’, given to someone who was baptized in that month. Compare April. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Danuta, Jacek, Kazimierz, Krystyna, Lucyna, Piotr, Tadeusz, Thadeus, Wladyslaw, Zigmund.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kwiecien was ranked as the 40,139th most popular surname in 2000 and fell to the 41,164th position by 2010, marking a popularity decrease of 2.55%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of people bearing the Kwiecien surname increased from 514 in 2000 to 529 in 2010, a growth rate of 2.92%. The proportion of individuals with the Kwiecien surname per 100,000 population decreased by 5.26%, from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,139	#41,164	-2.55%
Count	514	529	2.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kwiecien

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the Kwiecien surname is predominantly associated with white individuals, making up 97.08% in 2000 and slightly dropping to 96.03% by 2010. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic representation among those with the Kwiecien surname, growing from 1.36% in 2000 to 2.46% in 2010, an increase of 80.88%. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races dropped by 16.91% over the same period. Notably, there were no recorded instances of this surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.08%	96.03%	-1.08%
Hispanic	1.36%	2.46%	80.88%
Two or More Races	1.36%	1.13%	-16.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%