Explore the Family Name Szopinski

The meaning of Szopinski

Polish (Szopiński): habitational name for someone from any of the places called Szopa, Szopinek, or Szopy, named with szopa ‘shed, booth’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir, Ryszard.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Szopinski has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Szopinski was ranked 50,366th most popular surname nationwide; however, by 2010, it had dropped to the 52,482nd position, a 4.2% decrease in rank. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Szopinski surname increased by 1.28%, from 390 in 2000 to 395 in 2010. This means that while there were more people with the surname, other surnames grew in popularity at a faster rate.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,366	#52,482	-4.2%
Count	390	395	1.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Szopinski

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Szopinski using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we see that the majority identify as White, making up 93.67% of individuals with this surname in 2010, a slight decrease from 94.62% in 2000. There's also been a shift in those identifying as belonging to two or more races, which decreased substantially from 2.82% in 2000 to 1.77% in 2010. Interestingly, the 2010 census shows the emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic, which wasn't recorded in 2000. Data for other identities, like Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, were either not available or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.62%	93.67%	-1%
Hispanic	0%	2.03%	0%
Two or More Races	2.82%	1.77%	-37.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.79%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%