Explore the Family Name Mikulski

The meaning of Mikulski

Polish: habitational name for someone from a place called Mikuły or Mikulice, named with the personal name Mikuła (see Mikula). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Piotr, Jozef, Stanislaw.

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

The surname Mikulski saw a slight decline in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, dropping 5.14% in rank from 20,898 in 2000 to 21,972 in 2010. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Mikulski surname increased slightly by 0.6%, growing from 1,174 to 1,181 during the same period. However, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 9.09%, indicating that while the overall count increased, the relative prevalence of the surname dropped.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,898	#21,972	-5.14%
Count	1,174	1,181	0.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.4	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mikulski

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Mikulski name, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates several shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 2.08%, going from 96.59% to 94.58%. On the other hand, those declaring Hispanic ethnicity almost doubled, increasing by 88.27%, from 1.62% to 3.05%. The percentage of people identifying as having two or more races also rose, moving up by 43.62% from 0.94% to 1.35%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category saw an increase from 0 to 0.51%, while the Black category dropped slightly, by 15%, from 0.60% to 0.51%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained constant at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.59%	94.58%	-2.08%
Hispanic	1.62%	3.05%	88.27%
Two or More Races	0.94%	1.35%	43.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.51%	0%
Black	0.6%	0.51%	-15%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%