Explore the Family Name Wawrzyniak

The meaning of Wawrzyniak

Polish: patronymic from the personal name Wawrzyniec (see Lawrence and Wawro). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Grazyna, Casimir, Ignacy, Ignatius, Janina, Jerzy, Krzysztof, Piotr, Radoslaw, Stanislaw, Wojciech.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Wawrzyniak has slightly declined from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 21,832nd in terms of popularity and fell to 23,300th by 2010, indicating a change of -6.72%. The number of individuals bearing this name also decreased by -1.53%, with a count of 1110 in 2000 dropping to 1093 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also experienced a decrease of -9.76%, moving from 0.41 in 2000 to 0.37 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,832	#23,300	-6.72%
Count	1,110	1,093	-1.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.37	-9.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wawrzyniak

When considering ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts within the Wawrzyniak population between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (96.40% in 2000 and 94.51% in 2010), there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.25% to 3.84%. Additionally, those identifying as belonging to two or more races rose from 0.72% to 1.10%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year, but in 2010, 0.46% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, a category that had not been represented in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.4%	94.51%	-1.96%
Hispanic	2.25%	3.84%	70.67%
Two or More Races	0.72%	1.1%	52.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.46%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%