Explore the Family Name Pacholski

The meaning of Pacholski

Polish: 1. occupational name or nickname from pachoł(ek) ‘servant’ + the suffix -ski. 2. habitational name, probably from Pachole in Lublin Voivodeship or Pacholewo in Greater Poland Voivodeship.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Pacholski has slightly decreased over a decade, from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Pacholski ranked 45,482 in terms of surname popularity, with a count of 443 occurrences for every 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank slipped to 46,725 and the occurrence rate dropped by 6.25% to 0.15 per 100,000 people. However, the overall count of people bearing the surname Pacholski saw a slight increase of 2.71%, up from 443 in 2000 to 455 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#45,482#46,725-2.73%
Count4434552.71%
Proportion per 100k0.160.15-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pacholski

On the subject of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that individuals with the surname Pacholski predominantly identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 96% of Pacholskis identified as White, although there was a small decrease of 0.84% between the two years. The percentage of Pacholskis identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 33.70%, going from 1.81% in 2000 to 2.42% in 2010. There were no reported instances of Pacholskis identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or two or more races in either 2000 or 2010.

20002010Change
White97.74%96.92%-0.84%
Hispanic1.81%2.42%33.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%