Explore the Family Name Rawski

The meaning of Rawski

Polish: habitational name for someone from Rawa Mazowiecka, town in Łódź Voivodeship, or Rawa, village in Lublin Voivodeship. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir, Teofil.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rawski has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, the surname ranked 51,458 in terms of popularity in the United States and by 2010, it had dropped to 55,962. This constitutes an 8.75% decline in rank. The actual count of individuals with the Rawski surname also went down from 380 in 2000 to 366 in 2010, which is a 3.68% decrease. The proportion per 100,000 people similarly fell by 14.29%, going from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,458	#55,962	-8.75%
Count	380	366	-3.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rawski

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Rawski surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals identify as White. In 2000, 96.84% of individuals with the Rawski surname identified as White, and this number slightly decreased to 96.17% in 2010. There was a minor increase in those identifying as Hispanic, increasing from 1.58% in 2000 to 2.19% in 2010, a change of 38.61%. It's also worth noting that there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either years. The category of two or more races showed a presence in 2000 but was not recorded in the 2010 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.84%	96.17%	-0.69%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.19%	38.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.32%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%