Explore the Family Name Mieczkowski

The meaning of Mieczkowski

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Mieczkowo, Mieczków, and Mieczk, named with a derivative of mieci- ‘to throw’, or from the personal name Miecisław. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Krzysztof, Andrzej, Aniela, Bogdan, Boguslaw, Casimir, Czeslaw, Danuta, Genowefa, Jaroslaw, Jerzy, Jozef.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mieczkowski has shown a significant rise between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 30,682nd in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had ascended to the 29,366th position, marking an improvement of 4.29%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 717 to 805 during the same period, reflecting a growth rate of 12.27%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.27 during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,682	#29,366	4.29%
Count	717	805	12.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.27	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mieczkowski

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a predominant White ethnic identity associated with the Mieczkowski surname. In 2000, 98.61% identified as White, although this percentage slightly decreased to 97.52% in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000. However, by 2010, both the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic groups each made up 0.62% of the Mieczkowskis. Additionally, those reporting two or more races constituted 0.99% of the total in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.61%	97.52%	-1.11%
Two or More Races	0%	0.99%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.62%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.62%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%