Explore the Family Name Pniewski

The meaning of Pniewski

Polish and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name for someone from Pniewy in Greater Poland Voivodeship, or from any of the places called Pniewo in Masovian, Podlaskie and Greater Poland voivodeships. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Andrzej, Krzysztof, Mieczyslaw, Waclaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Pniewski has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Pniewski was the 55,481st most common surname in the United States, while by 2010, it had fallen to the 62,903rd position, marking a decline of 13.38%. This drop in rank is further reflected in the count of individuals bearing the surname, falling from 346 in 2000 to 318 in 2010, a decrease of 8.09%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname Pniewski per 100,000 population also decreased by 15.38% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,481	#62,903	-13.38%
Count	346	318	-8.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pniewski

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Pniewski, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, largely belongs to the White ethnicity, accounting for 97.98% in 2000 and 96.86% in 2010, showing a minimal decrease of 1.14%. There were no recorded individuals identified as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Two or more races in either 2000 or 2010. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of the Hispanic ethnicity within this surname group, registering at 1.89% in 2010 from zero in the prior decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.98%	96.86%	-1.14%
Hispanic	0%	1.89%	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%