Explore the Family Name Malczewski

The meaning of Malczewski

Polish: habitational name for someone from a place called Malczewo in Greater Poland Voivodeship, or Malczew in Masovian Voivodeship.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Malczewski has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade, as the ranking of the surname went from 41,924 in 2000 to 42,455 in 2010, representing a -1.27% change. Despite the drop in rank, the count of people bearing this name actually rose slightly from 488 in 2000 to 511 in 2010, suggesting that while other surnames may have grown more common, the number of individuals with the Malczewski name still increased by 4.71%. The proportion per 100k also saw a slight decline of -5.56%, moving from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,924	#42,455	-1.27%
Count	488	511	4.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Malczewski

In terms of ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Malczewski surname is predominantly associated with white ethnic identity. In 2000, 94.26% of those with this surname identified as white, although this figure decreased slightly to 89.82% by 2010. The Hispanic community with this surname saw an increase from 2000 to 2010, rising from 5.12% to 8.41%. Meanwhile, those identifying as two or more races made up 0.98% of Malczewskis in 2010, whereas there were no recorded individuals from this group in 2000. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year for this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.26%	89.82%	-4.71%
Hispanic	5.12%	8.41%	64.26%
Two or More Races	0%	0.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%