Explore the Family Name Pankowski

The meaning of Pankowski

Polish: habitational name for someone from Pękowo (Polish post-war name, German Pankow, it doesn’t exist anymore) near Szczecinek in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, or (less possibly) from Pękowo in Masovian Voivodeship, Panki in Silesian Voivodeship and places called Panków or Pankowo, now in Ukraine. Alternatively, a derivative of the personal name Panek. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Dariusz, Franciszek, Jadwiga, Jozef, Zbigniew, Zdzislaw.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pankowski has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the decade. In 2000, it ranked 38,706 and by 2010, it had dropped slightly to rank 39,164 – a change of -1.18%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 537 in 2000 to 562 in 2010, indicating a 4.66% growth. The proportion per 100,000 people also witnessed a minor decrease of -5.0%, from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,706	#39,164	-1.18%
Count	537	562	4.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pankowski

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Pankowski surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 97.58% to 96.62% over the decade. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or having two or more races during these years. It's noteworthy that in 2010, for the first time, 1.96% of the individuals with the surname Pankowski identified as Hispanic.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.58%	96.62%	-0.98%
Hispanic	0%	1.96%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%