Explore the Family Name Rybacki

The meaning of Rybacki

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of the many places in Poland called Rybaki, named with ryba ‘fish’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir, Tadeusz, Wieslaw, Zygmunt.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rybacki saw a slight fall in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name dropped by 2.94%, falling from 36,421 in 2000 to 37,492 in 2010. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname marginally increased by 2.41%, indicating an overall growth in the number of people named Rybacki. Proportionally, out of every 100,000 people, there were 0.22 named Rybacki in 2000, a figure that declined slightly to 0.20 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,421	#37,492	-2.94%
Count	580	594	2.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rybacki

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Rybacki, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the majority of people bearing this name identify as White, though there was a minimal decrease of 0.63% over the decade. In 2000, 97.41% identified as White, which slipped to 96.80% in 2010. The Hispanic population with the Rybacki surname experienced a significant increase of 19.35%, from 1.55% in 2000 to 1.85% in 2010. A new category emerged in 2010's census where 1.18% identified as belonging to two or more races. There were no recorded instances of individuals named Rybacki identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.41%	96.8%	-0.63%
Hispanic	1.55%	1.85%	19.35%
Two or More Races	0%	1.18%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%