Explore the Family Name Zabinski

The meaning of Zabinski

Polish (Żabiński): habitational name for someone from Żabin in Masovian, Podlaskie, and Greater Poland voivodeships, named with the nickname Żaba (from żaba ‘frog’). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Witold, Jacek, Zdzislaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Zabinski has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 27,049th in terms of commonality among surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had fallen to 28,909th, representing a change of -6.88%. The overall count of people with this surname also slightly decreased from 842 people in 2000 to 822 people in 2010, a drop of -2.38%, which led to a decrease in the proportion per 100,000 people from 0.31 in 2000 to 0.28 in 2010 (-9.68%).

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,049	#28,909	-6.88%
Count	842	822	-2.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.28	-9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zabinski

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Zabinski. In 2000, 98.57% of individuals with this surname identified as White, a figure that slightly decreased to 97.69% by 2010. Interestingly, there was an emergence of Hispanic ethnicity among those with the Zabinski surname in 2010, accounting for 1.34% of the total. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there was a small percentage (0.95%) of individuals reporting two or more races in 2000, but this figure appears to have been suppressed in the 2010 data for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.57%	97.69%	-0.89%
Hispanic	0%	1.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.95%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%