Explore the Family Name Slowik

The meaning of Slowik

Polish and Jewish (from Poland) (Słowik): nickname for someone with a mellifluous voice or a night-time reveler, from Polish słowik ‘nightingale’. As a Jewish name, this was sometimes adopted by a cantor in a synagogue (see Slavik). Compare Slovick. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jozef, Grzegorz, Halina, Leszek, Malgorzata, Ryszard, Zygmunt.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Slowik was ranked 17,823 in popularity in the year 2000, but its rank fell slightly to 18,633 by the year 2010, representing a decrease of 4.54%. Despite this drop in ranking, the count of people with the Slowik surname increased from 1,448 to 1,477 over the same period, an uptick of 2%. However, the proportion of individuals named Slowik per 100,000 decreased by 7.41% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,823	#18,633	-4.54%
Count	1,448	1,477	2%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.5	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Slowik

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Slowik also shifted between 2000 and 2010, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, nearly all (98.07%) of those bearing the Slowik surname identified as White. This percentage saw a marginal decrease to 96.07% by 2010. Over the same period, the percentage identifying as Hispanic increased substantially from 0.83% to 2.03%, a change of 144.58%. There were also slight increases in the percentages identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races. The percentages identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0%, with no changes recorded between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.07%	96.07%	-2.04%
Hispanic	0.83%	2.03%	144.58%
Two or More Races	0.76%	0.95%	25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.68%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%