Explore the Family Name Polonsky

The meaning of Polonsky

Jewish (from Ukraine and Belorussia): habitational name for someone from any of various places called Polonnoe, Polonka, and Polonsk, in Ukraine and Belarus. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hymen, Isadore, Khana, Yakov, Yenta. Russian Boris, Leonid, Mikhail, Yury, Akim, Anatoly, Arkady, Konstantin, Nataliya, Sergey.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Polonsky has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The count of individuals with this surname grew by 7.35% in this decade, from 381 to 409 people. Despite this growth, its rank in terms of popularity among all surnames slightly improved from 51352 in 2000 to 50960 in 2010, indicating that compared to other surnames, Polonsky became relatively more common. The proportion of people named Polonsky per 100k population remained stable at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,352	#50,960	0.76%
Count	381	409	7.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Polonsky

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Polonsky, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, we can observe some changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 96.06% identified as white, which declined slightly to 94.13% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw significant growth, from 2.62% in 2000 to 3.91% in 2010. A new group emerged in 2010 with 1.47% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, while no change occurred in the groups identifying as two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.06%	94.13%	-2.01%
Hispanic	2.62%	3.91%	49.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.47%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%