Explore the Family Name Myslinski

The meaning of Myslinski

Polish (Myśliński): 1. habitational name for someone from Myślin in Masovian Voivodeship or Myślina in Opole Voivodeship. 2. possibly also a nickname for a deep thinker, from a derivative of myśleć ‘to think’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jolanta, Kazimierz, Zigmont, Zosia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Myslinski saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Myslinski ranked 32,202 in terms of commonality, but it fell to a rank of 34,073 by 2010, marking a 5.81% drop. The count of people with this surname also decreased slightly during this decade, falling from 675 in 2000 to 667 in 2010 - a decrease of 1.19%. Concurrently, the proportion of Myslinskis per 100,000 people also declined by 8%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,202	#34,073	-5.81%
Count	675	667	-1.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Myslinski

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that most individuals with the Myslinski surname identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 96% of Myslinskis identified as White, though there was a slight decrease of 0.95% over the decade. There were no recorded Myslinskis who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Those identifying as Hispanic increased noticeably over the decade, from 1.33% in 2000 to 2.70% in 2010, representing a significant increase of 103.01%. In 2000, 0.89% identified as having two or more ethnic identities, however, this figure was suppressed for 2010 to protect privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.63%	96.7%	-0.95%
Hispanic	1.33%	2.7%	103.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.89%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%