Explore the Family Name Wronski

The meaning of Wronski

Polish (Wroński): 1. derivative of the nickname Wrona or vocabulary word wrona ‘crow’, with the surname ending -ski. 2. habitational name for someone from a place called Wronie in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Wrońsko in Łódź Voivodeship, Wrońska in Masovian Voivodeship, or Wronin in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Rafal, Grzegorz, Leszek, Stanislaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wronski has seen a slight decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In terms of rank, Wronski dropped from 28,617 in 2000 to 30,165 in 2010, marking a decrease of 5.41%. There was also a small decrease in the number of individuals with this surname, with the count dropping from 784 to 777, a change of -0.89%. The proportion per 100k also decreased by 10.34%, moving from 0.29 to 0.26 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,617	#30,165	-5.41%
Count	784	777	-0.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.26	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wronski

Ethnically speaking, the majority of individuals with the surname Wronski identified as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 97.32% of Wronskis were White, and this percentage slightly increased to 97.94% in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic (1.66% in 2000 and 1.29% in 2010), and an even smaller portion identified as belonging to two or more races (0.77% in 2000 and 0.64% in 2010). However, there were no reported Wronskis identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.32%	97.94%	0.64%
Hispanic	1.66%	1.29%	-22.29%
Two or More Races	0.77%	0.64%	-16.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%