Explore the Family Name Marcinowski

The meaning of Marcinowski

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Marcinów, Marcinowa, Marcinowice, or any of numerous other places in Poland named with the personal name Marcin (see Martin). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Aleksander, Bogdan, Jerzy, Zbigniew, Zigmund.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Marcinowski held the rank of 62,236 in popularity in the year 2000 and slipped to 65,782 by 2010, marking a slight decrease of 5.7%. Despite the drop in ranking, the count of individuals with this surname remained constant at 301 during both census years. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people also saw a marginal decline from 0.11 to 0.1 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,236	#65,782	-5.7%
Count	301	301	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marcinowski

While examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Marcinowski, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that predominantly, individuals carrying this name identified as White, with a slight increase from 94.68% in 2000 to 96.01% in 2010. The data also reveals a moderate presence of Hispanic heritage, though it witnessed a decrease of 22.07% over the ten-year period. Interestingly, a small percentage (1.66%) identified with two or more races in 2000, but this statistic was not present in the 2010 data. Ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either absent or suppressed for privacy (S) in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.68%	96.01%	1.4%
Hispanic	2.99%	2.33%	-22.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.66%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%