Explore the Family Name Prusinski

The meaning of Prusinski

Polish (Prusiński): 1. variant of Pruszyński, a habitational name for someone from Pruszyn in Siedlce County, Masovian Voivodeship. 2. derivative of the nickname (ethnic name) Prus, Prusin, or a habitational name for someone from any of various places called it. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Waclaw.

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

From the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Prusinski shows moderate popularity in the United States. In 2000, it held a ranking of 39,617, which slightly declined to 40,082 by 2010, marking a -1.17% change in its rank. However, despite this slight drop in rank, the count of individuals with the Prusinski surname actually increased from 522 in 2000 to 547 in 2010, indicating a growth of 4.79%. The proportion per 100k remained consistent at 0.19 from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,617	#40,082	-1.17%
Count	522	547	4.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prusinski

Focusing on ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Prusinski surname identify as White, with a slight decrease from 96.74% in 2000 to 95.80% in 2010. The presence of Hispanic ethnicity within the Prusinski population decreased notably by nearly 30%, falling from 2.87% in 2000 to 2.01% in 2010. Notably, the 2010 census also showed a small percentage (1.65%) of people with the Prusinski surname identifying with two or more races. There was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.74%	95.8%	-0.97%
Hispanic	2.87%	2.01%	-29.97%
Two or More Races	0%	1.65%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%