Explore the Family Name Maliszewski

The meaning of Maliszewski

Polish: habitational name for someone from a place called Maliszew and Maliszewa in Masovian Voivodeship, Maliszewo in Podlaskie and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Maliszów in Masovian Voivodeship, all named with the nickname Malisz (see Malis). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Bogdan, Grzegorz, Halina, Jaroslaw, Krzysztof, Leszek, Piotr, Tadeusz, Waclaw, Wincenty, Zbigniew, Zofia.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Maliszewski ranked 24,642 in popularity in the year 2000 with a count of 950 individuals carrying this surname. By the 2010 census, the rank had slightly decreased to 24,934 and the count increased by approximately 5% to 997 individuals. This indicates that despite its small increase in number, the surname's overall popularity compared to other surnames decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,642	#24,934	-1.18%
Count	950	997	4.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maliszewski

On the aspect of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of those bearing the Maliszewski surname identified as White, comprising about 97.89% in 2000 and decreasing to 96.59% in 2010. A notable increase was observed among those identifying as Hispanic, growing from 0.74% in 2000 to 2.01% in 2010. The proportion of individuals with this surname identifying as two or more races also experienced an increase from 0.63% to 0.90%. No individuals with the Maliszewski surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.89%	96.59%	-1.33%
Hispanic	0.74%	2.01%	171.62%
Two or More Races	0.63%	0.9%	42.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%