Explore the Family Name Poplawski

The meaning of Poplawski

Polish (Popławski): habitational name for someone from any of various places called Popławy, named with popław ‘current, flowing water’, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a river. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Miroslaw, Stanislaw, Alojzy, Andrze, Bogdan, Dorota, Izydor, Krzysztof, Piotr, Slawomir, Waclaw, Weislaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Poplawski ranked 16,535 in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped to 17,639 by 2010, a change of -6.68%. The count of people with this surname slightly decreased from 1,600 in 2000 to 1,593 in 2010, a decrease of 0.44%. Similarly, the proportion of individuals named Poplawski per 100,000 also decreased by 8.47% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,535	#17,639	-6.68%
Count	1,600	1,593	-0.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.54	-8.47%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Poplawski

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Poplawski has undergone some changes as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 94.56% of Poplawskis identified as White, which increased marginally to 95.23% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic also increased from 2.31% in 2000 to 3.26% in 2010. However, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 0.44% to 0.31%, and those identifying as two or more races saw a significant decrease from 2.31% to 0.82%. There were no reported Poplawskis identifying as Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.56%	95.23%	0.71%
Hispanic	2.31%	3.26%	41.13%
Two or More Races	2.31%	0.82%	-64.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.44%	0.31%	-29.55%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%