Explore the Family Name Sokolsky

The meaning of Sokolsky

1. Ukrainian, Belorussian, and Russian: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Sokola or Sokole, named with Russian sokol ‘falcon’. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from any of several places in Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland, named with Russian sokol ‘falcon’ (see above) or Polish sokół (see Sokolski). 3. Altered form of Polish Sokolski. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Avram, Hayim, Hyman, Isaak. Russian Leonid, Boris, Dmitry, Gennady, Lev, Raisa, Vladimir, Zhanna.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sokolsky saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sokolsky ranked 74,164th in terms of commonality, but by 2010 it had slipped to 76,029th, marking a decline of about 2.51%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual number of individuals bearing the Sokolsky name increased from 243 in 2000 to 253 in 2010, a growth of approximately 4.12%. However, its proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,164	#76,029	-2.51%
Count	243	253	4.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sokolsky

Ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of people with the Sokolsky surname identify as White. In 2000, about 95.88% of Sokolskys identified as White, which slightly increased to 96.05% in 2010. The census did not record any Sokolskys identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or two or more races. It's worth mentioning that some information might have been suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.88%	96.05%	0.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%