Explore the Family Name Sakowski

The meaning of Sakowski

Polish and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from any of the places called Sakowo or Saków in Poland. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jozef, Stanislaw, Zdzislaw, Zygmunt.

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

Popularity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the surname Sakowski saw a decline in prevalence between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sakowski was the 25,673rd most common surname, but by 2010 it had slipped in rank to become the 27,732nd most common surname, representing an 8.02% change. The count of individuals with the Sakowski surname also decreased from 902 in 2000 to 867 in 2010, a drop of 3.88%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Sakowski surname per 100k people dropped by 12.12%, going from 0.33 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,673	#27,732	-8.02%
Count	902	867	-3.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.29	-12.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sakowski

Ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Sakowski surname identified as White both in 2000 (97.34%) and 2010 (96.66%). However, there was a slight decrease of 0.70% over this decade. The percentage of Sakowskis identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 1.11% in 2000 to 2.31% in 2010, a change of 108.11%. Although the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased from 1.33% to 0.81% over the same period, this group remains a small part of the Sakowski surname holders. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities was either 0 or suppressed for privacy in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.34%	96.66%	-0.7%
Hispanic	1.11%	2.31%	108.11%
Two or More Races	1.33%	0.81%	-39.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%