Explore the Family Name Slutsky

The meaning of Slutsky

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) and Belorussian: habitational name forsomeone from Slutsk, a city in Belarus. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Avron, Naum, Sima, Aron, Etya, Hyman, Isadore, Khana, Revekka. Russian Boris, Leonid, Arkady, Efim, Fanya, Gennady, Igor, Mikhail, Raisa, Semyon, Yana, Yefim.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Slutsky experienced a decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 28005 in 2000 to 30367 in 2010, representing an 8.43% decrease. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also showed a downward trend during this decade, falling by 4.47% from 806 to 770. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 13.33%, moving from 0.3 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,005	#30,367	-8.43%
Count	806	770	-4.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.26	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Slutsky

In terms of ethnicity distribution, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals changes over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races both fell to zero during this time period. Individuals with the surname Slutsky who identified as White saw an increase of 1.20%, rising from 97.27% to 98.44%. Conversely, the Hispanic representation within this surname group witnessed a decrease of 16.13%, dropping from 1.24% to 1.04%. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained at zero in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.27%	98.44%	1.2%
Hispanic	1.24%	1.04%	-16.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.74%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%