Explore the Family Name Sowinski

The meaning of Sowinski

Polish (Sowiński): habitational name for someone from any of the places called Sowin, Sowina, or Sowiniec, all named with sowa ‘owl’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir, Zbigniew, Zdzislaw, Andrzej, Dariusz, Grzegorz, Ignatius, Karol, Leszek, Ludwik, Miroslaw, Pawel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sowinski had a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 15,738th and by 2010, it dropped to the 16,839th spot, marking a 7% decrease. Moreover, the number of people carrying this surname also decreased from 1,703 in 2000 to 1,695 in 2010, a minimal change of -0.47%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k also saw a decline of 9.52% during that decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,738	#16,839	-7%
Count	1,703	1,695	-0.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.63	0.57	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sowinski

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the surname Sowinski identified as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 98.12% belonged to this group, and although there was a slight drop of 1.09%, it remained the predominant ethnicity in 2010. There was no data for Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, but by 2010, they made up 0.53% of the Sowinskis. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased by 10.17%, while the Hispanic representation experienced a considerable increase of 81.91% over the decade. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained at 0 throughout.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.12%	97.05%	-1.09%
Hispanic	0.94%	1.71%	81.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.53%	0%
Two or More Races	0.59%	0.53%	-10.17%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%