Explore the Family Name Walicki

The meaning of Walicki

Polish: 1. habitational name, probably for someone from any of the places called Waliska in Masovian voivodeships or from any of numerous places called Wały. Both placenames are named with wał dike. 2. alternatively, perhaps a derivative of the personal name Wal, Wala, a pet form of Walenty (see Valentine) or Wawrzyniec (see Lawrence). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Andrzej, Wlodzimierz, Zbigniew. German Florian, Hedwig.

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

The surname Walicki, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 54,880th, but by 2010 it fell to 58,481st, a drop of 6.56%. The actual count of people with this surname also decreased slightly from 351 in 2000 to 347 in 2010, representing a decline of 1.14%. The proportion per 100k individuals also dropped by 7.69% over the same time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,880	#58,481	-6.56%
Count	351	347	-1.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Walicki

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Walicki identify as White, with a small decrease from 95.73% in 2000 to 94.81% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.28% in 2000 to 3.17% in 2010 - an increase of 39.04%. No individuals identified as being of two or more races in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.73%	94.81%	-0.96%
Hispanic	2.28%	3.17%	39.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%