Explore the Family Name Zimny

The meaning of Zimny

Polish: from zimny ‘cold, bleak’, presumably a nickname for someone with a distant or dour disposition, but perhaps also a topographic name for someone living in a cold or exposed spot. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Stanislaw, Ewa, Jacek, Jaroslaw, Jozef, Miroslaw, Zygmunt.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zimny has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 33,933rd among all U.S. surnames, but by 2010, it had risen to the 33,036th spot, marking a change of 2.64%. The count of people with the Zimny surname also increased during this period, moving from 633 to 693 individuals, which represents a 9.48% growth. However, despite these changes, the proportion of Zimnys per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,933	#33,036	2.64%
Count	633	693	9.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zimny

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Zimny also shifted slightly over this ten-year span, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 97.31% of Zimnys identified as White, but this percentage dropped slightly to 96.54% in 2010. During the same period, there was a notable increase in the percentage of Zimnys identifying as Hispanic, from 1.26% to 1.59%. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races also saw a small rise, from 0.95% to 1.01%. No Zimnys identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.31%	96.54%	-0.79%
Hispanic	1.26%	1.59%	26.19%
Two or More Races	0.95%	1.01%	6.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%