Explore the Family Name Pieczynski

The meaning of Pieczynski

Polish (Pieczyński): habitational name for someone from Pieczyn in Greater Poland Voivodeship.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pieczynski has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 34,399th in terms of frequency but slipped to the 35,447th spot in 2010, indicating a 3.05% decline. Despite this fall in ranking, the actual count of people with this last name increased from 623 in 2000 to 635 in 2010, representing a growth rate of 1.93%. However, when normalized to the proportion per 100,000 people, we observe a decrease of 4.35%, moving from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,399	#35,447	-3.05%
Count	623	635	1.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pieczynski

The ethnic identity linked to the surname Pieczynski as per the Decennial U.S. Census data is predominantly White, with this group accounting for 94.86% in 2000 and only experiencing a minor dip of 0.06% to reach 94.80% in 2010. The second most common ethnicity associated with the surname is Hispanic, which saw an increase from 1.28% in 2000 to 2.68% in 2010, marking a significant rise of 109.38%. Individuals identifying as two or more races dropped by 31.68%, from 1.61% in 2000 to 1.1% in 2010. There were no individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnic identities reported in either year, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native were reported in 2000 at 1.28%, but not in 2010, hence showing a complete drop.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.86%	94.8%	-0.06%
Hispanic	1.28%	2.68%	109.38%
Two or More Races	1.61%	1.1%	-31.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.28%	0%	0%