Explore the Family Name Wolanin

The meaning of Wolanin

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of various places called Wola, named with the personal name Wolan. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Grzegorz, Feliks, Halina, Janina, Zdzislaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Wolanin has seen a slight drop in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 44,273, but by 2010, it had slipped to a ranking of 44,957, indicating a 1.54% decrease. Despite this fall in rank, the actual number of individuals with the Wolanin surname increased from 458 in 2000 to 477 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 4.15%. However, when viewed as a proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the surname declined by 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,273	#44,957	-1.54%
Count	458	477	4.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wolanin

With regards to the ethnic identity associated with the Wolanin surname, the Decennial U.S. Census provides further insights. The overwhelming majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, with 96.72% in 2000 and 96.23% in 2010, marking a minor decrease of 0.51%. There's a notable increase observed in the representation of those identifying as belonging to two or more races, going from 1.53% in 2000 to 1.89% in 2010, an increase of 23.53%. However, there were no reported instances of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or Black communities in either year. The percentage of individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped from 1.09% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.72%	96.23%	-0.51%
Two or More Races	1.53%	1.89%	23.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.09%	0%	-100%