Explore the Family Name Sobecki

The meaning of Sobecki

Polish: habitational name for someone from Sobki in Łódź or Greater Poland Voivodeship. Alternatively, a derivative of the personal name Sobek. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Janusz.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sobecki saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 44,430th out of all surnames, but by 2010, its rank fell to 46,037th, marking a decrease of 3.62 percent. Despite this fall in the ranks, the actual count of individuals bearing the Sobecki surname increased slightly from 456 in 2000 to 463 in 2010, representing a 1.54 percent growth. Its proportion per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.17 to 0.16 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,430	#46,037	-3.62%
Count	456	463	1.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sobecki

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that most people with the Sobecki surname identify as White, although there was a 2.40 percent decrease in this demographic between 2000 and 2010, dropping from 97.59 percent to 95.25 percent. The proportion of those identifying as having two or more races saw an increase of 31.47 percent, climbing from 1.97 percent in 2000 to 2.59 percent in 2010. There was also a notable appearance of Hispanic ethnicity in 2010, which did not exist in 2000. However, there were no reported changes for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.59%	95.25%	-2.4%
Two or More Races	1.97%	2.59%	31.47%
Hispanic	0%	1.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%