Explore the Family Name Rucinski

The meaning of Rucinski

Polish (Ruciński): habitational name for someone from a place called Ruciany (formerly Ruty) in Masovian Voivodeship, or other places called with the personal name Ruta or vocabulary word ruta ‘ruta, rue’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Zygmunt, Andrzej, Janusz, Slawek, Slawomir.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rucinski saw a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Rucinski was ranked 18,735 but fell to 20,285 in 2010, marking an 8.27% decrease. The count of this surname also declined from 1,354 in 2000 to 1,311 in 2010, a 3.18% drop. The proportion per 100k people declined as well, dropping by 12% from 0.5 in 2000 to 0.44 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,735	#20,285	-8.27%
Count	1,354	1,311	-3.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.44	-12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rucinski

Regarding ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Rucinski surname identified as White, accounting for 97.71% in 2000 and 97.10% in 2010. However, there were minor shifts within other ethnic identities over this decade. The percentage of Rucinskis identifying as Hispanic increased from 0.52% to 1.14%, marking a jump of 119.23%. Those identifying with two or more races dropped from 0.96% to 0.53%, a decline of 44.79%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category saw a slight increase, though the change ratio was suppressed due to privacy concerns. The Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories held steady at 0% across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.71%	97.1%	-0.62%
Hispanic	0.52%	1.14%	119.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.61%	0%
Two or More Races	0.96%	0.53%	-44.79%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%