Explore the Family Name Suminski

The meaning of Suminski

Polish (Sumiński): habitational name for someone from any of various places called Sumin, named with sum ‘wels’ (see Sum).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Suminski has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Suminski was ranked as the 36,956th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 40,204th, marking an 8.79% decrease. The number of individuals with this surname also dropped by 4.22% over the same period, from 569 in 2000 to 545 in 2010. Correspondingly, the proportion of people named Suminski per 100,000 decreased by 14.29%, moving from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,956	#40,204	-8.79%
Count	569	545	-4.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Suminski

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes within the Suminski population. Those identifying as White made up the majority in both years, but their representation slightly decreased from 95.96% in 2000 to 94.86% in 2010. There was no change in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black, with the former group appearing for the first time in 2010 at 0.92%. The count of those identifying with two or more ethnicities saw a decrease of 21.99%, falling from 1.41% in 2000 to 1.10% in 2010. Meanwhile, Hispanic representation almost doubled, increasing by 95.04% from 1.41% in 2000 to 2.75% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native fell from 0.88% to zero during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.96%	94.86%	-1.15%
Hispanic	1.41%	2.75%	95.04%
Two or More Races	1.41%	1.1%	-21.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.92%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.88%	0%	0%