Explore the Family Name Twardowski

The meaning of Twardowski

Polish: habitational name for someone from Twardowo or Twardów in Greater Poland Voivodeship, named with the nickname Twardy ‘hard’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Andrzej, Czeslaw, Eugeniusz, Henryk, Jacek, Janusz, Krzysztof, Mieczyslaw, Waclaw.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Twardowski experienced a slight shift in its popularity ranking between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 25398th most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 26391st position, marking a decrease of 3.91%. Despite this decline in rank, the actual count of people with the Twardowski surname saw a modest increase of 1.09%, growing from 915 in 2000 to 925 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 8.82% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,398	#26,391	-3.91%
Count	915	925	1.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.31	-8.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Twardowski

When it comes to ethnic identity, the findings from the Decennial U.S. Census show that the Twardowski surname is predominantly associated with individuals who identify as White, making up 96.11% of the population in 2010, albeit a slight decrease from 96.61% in 2000. The percentage of Twardowskis identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped by 9.16%, while those identifying as Hispanic rose by 10.20%. Interestingly, there was a 24.14% increase in individuals identifying with two or more races. The percentages for Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.61%	96.11%	-0.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.31%	1.19%	-9.16%
Two or More Races	0.87%	1.08%	24.14%
Hispanic	0.98%	1.08%	10.2%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%