Explore the Family Name Wrobleski

The meaning of Wrobleski

Americanized form of Polish and Jewish (from Poland) Wróblewski (see Wroblewski), and also a very rare Polish variant (Wróbleski) of this name.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Wrobleski saw a slight decrease in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 21,349th and by 2010, it had slid to 22,260th, representing a -4.27% change. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Wrobleski surname actually increased mildly from 1,143 in 2000 to 1,158 in 2010, a growth of 1.31%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a -7.14% change, dropping from 0.42 to 0.39.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,349	#22,260	-4.27%
Count	1,143	1,158	1.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.39	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wrobleski

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Wrobleski, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identified as white in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a small decrease in this category, going from 98.25% in 2000 to 96.46% in 2010, a -1.82% change. During the same period, those identifying as Hispanic increased from 1.05% to 1.73%, a rise of 64.76%. There was also a significant increase in the number of individuals identifying as being of two or more races, which jumped from 0.52% to 1.30%, a substantial 150% increase. No people with the Wrobleski surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.25%	96.46%	-1.82%
Hispanic	1.05%	1.73%	64.76%
Two or More Races	0.52%	1.3%	150%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%