Explore the Family Name Losinski

The meaning of Losinski

Polish and Jewish (from Poland) (Łosiński): habitational name for someone from any of various places called with Polish łoś ‘elk’ (Belorussian and Russian los), for example Łosie, Łosino, Łosiny, Łosiniec; or from Losi, now in Belarus.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Losinski saw a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 41,130th most popular surname in the United States and had a count of 500. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 45,804 with a count of 466, marking an 11.36% decrease in popularity and a 6.8% reduction in the number of people carrying this name. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also fell from 0.19 to 0.16 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,130	#45,804	-11.36%
Count	500	466	-6.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.16	-15.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Losinski

Shifting focus to ethnic identity, the majority of those carrying the Losinski surname identified as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 97% of Losinskis identified as White, but by 2010, this figure had slightly declined to 95.71%. There were no reported individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. However, there was a small emergence of Hispanic Losinskis in 2010, which did not exist in 2000. Similarly, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races increased from 2% to 2.58% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97%	95.71%	-1.33%
Two or More Races	2%	2.58%	29%
Hispanic	0%	1.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%