Explore the Family Name Rakowski
The meaning of Rakowski
1. Polish and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name for someone from any of several places called Rakowo and Raków, including one south of Warsaw and another in Belarus, which was a frontier town between Poland and the Soviet Union from 1921 to 1939. This surname is also found in Germany. 2. Altered form of Ukrainian or Belorussian Rakovsky, a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir, Lech, Andrzej, Henryk, Jozef, Karol, Stanislaw, Witold, Wlodzimierz, Zigmund.
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How common is the last name Rakowski in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rakowski was ranked 13,469 in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped to 14,307 in 2010, a decrease of 6.22 percent. The number of people with this surname slightly increased from 2,072 in 2000 to 2,092 in 2010, representing a growth of 0.97 percent. However, the proportion of individuals with the Rakowski surname per 100,000 decreased by 7.79 percent, going from 0.77 in 2000 to 0.71 in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #13,469 | #14,307 | -6.22% |
| Count | 2,072 | 2,092 | 0.97% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.77 | 0.71 | -7.79% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rakowski
As for the ethnic identity of individuals with the Rakowski surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White in both years, with a small decrease from 97.73 percent in 2000 to 96.80 percent in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0.77 percent to 1.67 percent. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander identifiers went from 0.34 percent in 2000 to being suppressed for privacy in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw a decline of 12.64 percent. No Black identifiers were recorded in either year, but there was an emergence of American Indian and Alaskan Native identifiers in 2010 that had not been present in 2000.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.73% | 96.8% | -0.95% |
| Hispanic | 0.77% | 1.67% | 116.88% |
| Two or More Races | 0.87% | 0.76% | -12.64% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.33% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.34% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |