Explore the Family Name Rolbiecki

The meaning of Rolbiecki

Polish: habitational name for someone from the village of Rolbik in Pomeranian Voivodeship, where the vast majority of its bearers live (especially in Chojnice, Kościerzyna, Bytów, and Tuchola counties). Place name is an adaptation of German Rohrbecke, from Rohr ‘reed, cane’ and Low German becke ‘stream, creek, brook’. Compare Lorbiecki.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rolbiecki has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 85,297th most common surname, but by 2010 it had risen to become the 78,567th most popular, a gain of 7.89 percent. The count of individuals carrying this name also increased during this period, from 204 to 243, marking a significant growth of 19.12 percent. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population remained constant at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#85,297	#78,567	7.89%
Count	204	243	19.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rolbiecki

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with the surname Rolbiecki identify as White, with a slight decrease from 96.57 percent in 2000 to 96.30 percent in 2010. The census data does not show any Rolbieckis identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native within these years. There were also no respondents reporting two or more races for this surname. The changes in ethnicity for this surname are negligible over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.57%	96.3%	-0.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%