Explore the Family Name Rudnitsky

The meaning of Rudnitsky

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic), Belorussian, and Ukrainian: habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Rudniki in Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania, all named with Slavic rudnik ‘mine’. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Sergey, Vladimir, Anatoly, Semyon, Vasily, Yefim. Jewish Haim, Moisey.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rudnitsky has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 85,643rd in terms of popularity. By 2010, it had moved up to 80,131st, marking an increase of 6.44%. The number of people with this surname also grew during this period. In 2000, there were 203 individuals identified as Rudnitsky; by 2010, this number had increased by 16.75% to 237. However, the proportion per 100,000 remained stable at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#85,643	#80,131	6.44%
Count	203	237	16.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rudnitsky

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Rudnitsky also showed minor changes between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The vast majority, around 97%, are identified as white, with a slight decrease of 0.50%. There was a notable change in those identifying as two or more races, which plummeted from 2.46% to 0.00%. Also, no individuals with this surname were recorded as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, there was an appearance of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010, accounting for 2.53% of all people with the Rudnitsky surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.54%	97.05%	-0.5%
Hispanic	0%	2.53%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.46%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%