Explore the Family Name Mikolajewski

The meaning of Mikolajewski

Polish (Mikołajewski): habitational name for someone from any of various places called Mikołajew or Mikołajewo, named with the personal name Mikołaj (see Nicholas). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Maciej.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mikolajewski saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the surname fell from 69,428 to 70,645, marking a drop of approximately 1.75%. However, the count of individuals bearing this surname experienced a small growth of about 4.92%, increasing from 264 in 2000 to 277 in 2010. Despite this increase in count, the proportion of individuals named Mikolajewski per 100,000 people saw a decrease of 10%, falling from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,428	#70,645	-1.75%
Count	264	277	4.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mikolajewski

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Mikolajewski identified as White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 98% of individuals with this surname were White, with a slight uptick of 0.46% observed over this decade. It's interesting to note that in 2000, 1.89% of individuals with this surname identified as belonging to two or more races, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010. There were no instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.11%	98.56%	0.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.89%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%