Explore the Family Name Turowski

The meaning of Turowski

1. Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from any of various places called Turowo or Turów, named with Polish tur ‘aurochs’. Compare Trosky 2. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Turov in Belarus (see Turoff). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Grzegorz, Krystyna, Casimir, Mieczyslaw, Tadeusz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Turowski has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The ranking of this surname fell from 35,106 in 2000 to 36,048 in 2010, indicating a -2.68% change. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Turowski surname increased by 2.3%, growing from 608 in 2000 to 622 in 2010. Nevertheless, the proportion per 100,000 people saw a decline of -8.7%, moving from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,106	#36,048	-2.68%
Count	608	622	2.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Turowski

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Turowski surname identify as White, with a slight decrease from 96.55% in 2000 to 95.66% in 2010. There was no representation from Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either 2000 or 2010. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities decreased from 1.97% in 2000 to 1.29% in 2010, showing a change of -34.52%. On the other hand, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 109.57%, climbing from 1.15% in 2000 to 2.41% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.55%	95.66%	-0.92%
Hispanic	1.15%	2.41%	109.57%
Two or More Races	1.97%	1.29%	-34.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%