Explore the Family Name Malewski

The meaning of Malewski

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Malewo in Masovian, Łódź, Pomeranian and Greater Poland voivodeships, or Malewice in Podlaskie Voivodeship. Both placenames are named with the personal name Mal, a short form of Old Polish Małomir, based on Old Slavic malъ ‘small, little’. Compare Maleski and Malesky. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir, Florian.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Malewski experienced a slight drop in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 83,618th and by 2010, it had dropped to 88,685th, marking a 6.06% decrease. Despite this dip in popularity, the count of individuals with the Malewski surname remained steady at 209 during both census years. However, when considering its proportion per 100k people, there is a 12.5% decrease from 0.08 to 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,618	#88,685	-6.06%
Count	209	209	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Malewski

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Malewski identify as White. There was a minor decrease in the percentage of White individuals from 96.65% in 2000 to 95.69% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic increased by 33.45%, even though it only rose from 2.87% to 3.83%. There were no recorded instances of people with the Malewski surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either the 2000 or 2010 Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.65%	95.69%	-0.99%
Hispanic	2.87%	3.83%	33.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%