Explore the Family Name Niedzwiecki

The meaning of Niedzwiecki

Polish (Niedźwiecki): habitational name for someone from a place called Niedźwiedź, named with niedźwiedź ‘bear’ (see Niedzwiedz). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Boguslawa, Czeslaw, Henryk, Ignatius, Jacek, Janusz, Jerzy, Kazimierz, Krzysztof, Malgorzata, Ryszard, Stanislaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Niedzwiecki slightly declined from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 20,497 and dropped to 21,686 in 2010, a decrease of 5.8%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a slight reduction, from 1,203 in 2000 to 1,201 in 2010, representing a change of -0.17%. The proportion per 100k people also decreased by 8.89% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,497	#21,686	-5.8%
Count	1,203	1,201	-0.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.41	-8.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Niedzwiecki

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes in the distribution from 2000 to 2010. Those identifying as White remained the majority, though there was a minor decrease from 97.92% in 2000 to 97.67% in 2010. There were no records for Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicities in 2010 compared to minimal representation previously. The percentage of those identifying as belonging to two or more races halved from 1.08% to 0.50%. Interestingly, those indicating Hispanic ethnicity increased noticeably from 0.58% to 1.58%. The group American Indian and Alaskan Native maintained a consistent presence of 0.00% through both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.92%	97.67%	-0.26%
Hispanic	0.58%	1.58%	172.41%
Two or More Races	1.08%	0.5%	-53.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.42%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%