Explore the Family Name Zadrozny

The meaning of Zadrozny

Polish (Zadrożny): habitational name for someone from Zadroże in Lesser Poland Voivodeship and Zadorozh’e in Belarus (Polish Zadroże), named with Polish za ‘beyond’ + drogą ‘road’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Krzysztof, Wlodzimierz. German Fritz.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Zadrozny in the United States has experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 43,290th most common surname with a count of 470 people bearing that name. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 47,006 with a count of 452, signifying a decline in popularity of about 3.83%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 11.76% from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,290	#47,006	-8.58%
Count	470	452	-3.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zadrozny

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Zadrozny identify as White. In 2000, a substantial 97.66% identified as White, which slightly decreased to 95.80% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. However, there was a small percentage (1.28%) in 2000 who identified with two or more races, but this number dropped to zero by 2010. In contrast, the percentages of those identifying as Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010 were 2.21% and 1.11%, respectively, indicating a shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Zadrozny surname during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.66%	95.8%	-1.9%
Hispanic	0%	2.21%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.11%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.28%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%