Explore the Family Name Smulski

The meaning of Smulski

Polish: 1. habitational name for someone from Smulska in Masovian Voivodeship or Smulsko in Greater Poland Voivodeship, of the same etymology as 2. 2. variant of Smólski, a habitational name for someone from Smólsk in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or Smólsko in Lublin Voivodeship, named with the nickname Smoła (see Smola) or vocabulary word smoła ‘tar, pitch’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Smulski has seen a slight decrease over the past decade. In 2000, Smulski ranked as the 90,652nd most popular surname in the U.S., with a count of 189. By 2010, however, it had dropped to the 99,378th spot, with a count of 182. This represents a change of -9.63 in ranking and a -3.7 decrease in count. The proportion per 100,000 also saw a decrease, falling from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.06 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#90,652	#99,378	-9.63%
Count	189	182	-3.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Smulski

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Smulski, Decennial U.S. Census data shows that this name is predominantly linked to individuals who identify as White. In 2000, 96.30% of individuals with this surname identified as White, a figure that slightly decreased to 96.15% in 2010. It's worth noting that there was a small increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic under this surname, going from 0 in 2000 to 3.30% in 2010. No significant changes were observed for other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, which all reported zero percentages in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.3%	96.15%	-0.16%
Hispanic	0%	3.3%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%