Explore the Family Name Snarski

The meaning of Snarski

Polish: habitational name for someone from Usnarz, a village in Podlaskie Voivodeship on the border with Belarus (it was the nest of the noble family Snarski). The vast majority of bearers of this surname live in region of Podlasie (Podlachia). Alternatively, (but less probably), a habitational name for someone from Snarki in Masovian Voivodeship. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Miroslaw, Jadwiga, Ludwik.

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

The surname Snarski saw a slight decline in popularity over the first decade of the 21st century, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, Snarski ranked 37,688 in popularity, with 555 individuals bearing the name across the United States. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 39,837 and the count of individuals decreased slightly to 551. This represents a change of -5.7 in rank and -0.72 in count. The proportion of Snarskis per 100,000 people also fell by 9.52, from 0.21 to 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,688	#39,837	-5.7%
Count	555	551	-0.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Snarski

In terms of ethnicity, almost all Snarskis identified as white in both 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 99.28% of Snarskis were white, but this figure decreased slightly to 96.73% in 2010, marking a change of -2.57%. There was no recorded change in the number of Snarskis identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, there was a small shift in the Hispanic population, which increased from 0 in 2000 to 1.81 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.28%	96.73%	-2.57%
Hispanic	0%	1.81%	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%