Explore the Family Name Zborowski

The meaning of Zborowski

Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Zborów in Poland and Ukraine, named with the personal name Zbor (a derivative of z bor ‘to fight together’) or possibly with Polish zbór ‘herd’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Henryk, Jarek, Maciej, Wladyslaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Zborowski saw a minor decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 67,936th in terms of commonness among surnames in the United States. By 2010, it had slipped slightly to rank 68,122nd. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Zborowski surname saw a growth of 6.64%, from 271 in 2000 to 289 in 2010. The proportion of people with the Zborowski surname per 100,000 remained consistent during this period at 0.1.

20002010Change
Rank#67,936#68,122-0.27%
Count2712896.64%
Proportion per 100k0.10.10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zborowski

Looking at the ethnicity of those with the Zborowski surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the vast majority identify as White. This remained nearly constant from 2000 to 2010, with a slight increase of 0.29% to 95.85%. Individuals identifying as two or more races made up a small percentage of those with the surname, although this figure decreased from 2.95% to 1.73% over the decade. During both census years, no individuals with the Zborowski surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

20002010Change
White95.57%95.85%0.29%
Two or More Races2.95%1.73%-41.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%