Explore the Family Name Ossowski

The meaning of Ossowski

Polish: variant of Osowski, associated in particular with Ossowa in Lublin Voivodeship and Ossów in Masovian Voivodeship. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir, Jerzy, Maciej, Zbigniew, Zygmunt.

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

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the popularity of the surname "Ossowski" has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 55,849 in 2000, it dropped to 57,234 by 2010, representing a decline of 2.48%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 343 to 356 during the same period, indicating a growth of 3.79%. Consequently, the proportion of the Ossowski surname per 100k people fell by 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,849	#57,234	-2.48%
Count	343	356	3.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ossowski

Based on the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname "Ossowski" identified as White both in 2000 and 2010, although there was a minor decrease from 92.71% to 91.57%. Representation amongst those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 20.60%, moving from 2.33% to 2.81%. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races witnessed a drop of 35.50%, reducing from 2.62% to 1.69%. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, by 2010 1.97% of individuals with the Ossowski surname identified as Black. The representation of American Indian and Alaskan Natives remained constant at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.71%	91.57%	-1.23%
Hispanic	2.33%	2.81%	20.6%
Black	0%	1.97%	0%
Two or More Races	2.62%	1.69%	-35.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%