Explore the Family Name Zaslavsky

The meaning of Zaslavsky

Jewish (from Ukraine): habitational name for someone from Zaslav (Izyaslav) in Ukraine. Compare Zaslow. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Boris, Leonid, Vladimir, Anisim, Dmitry, Igor, Lyudmila, Mikhail, Mily, Pasha, Semyon, Sergey. Jewish Hyman, Isaak, Izrail, Khana, Moisey, Rakhil.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zaslavsky has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked as the 60,083rd most popular in the United States, but by 2010, it had increased its ranking to 57,234th, marking a 4.74% increase. Likewise, the count of people with the surname Zaslavsky also saw an upward trend, increasing 13.38% from 314 individuals in 2000 to 356 in 2010. Despite these increases, the proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 remained steady at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,083	#57,234	4.74%
Count	314	356	13.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zaslavsky

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of those with the Zaslavsky surname identify as White, with this group accounting for 97.45% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 97.47% in 2010. The number of those identifying as two or more races went down slightly from 1.59% in 2000 to 1.40% in 2010, showing a decrease of 11.95%. Meanwhile, there were no individuals with the Zaslavsky surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either of these census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.45%	97.47%	0.02%
Two or More Races	1.59%	1.4%	-11.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%