Explore the Family Name Ziolkowski
The meaning of Ziolkowski
Polish (Ziółkowski): habitational name for someone from Ziółkowo in Greater Poland and Kuyavian-Pomeranian (unidentified village) Voivodeship, Ziółków in Lublin Voivodeship, or Żółków (formerly also Ziółków) named with personal Ziółko (from ziółko ‘herb’, a diminutive of zioło). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir, Bogdan, Dorota, Eugeniusz, Ignatius, Jacek, Jadwiga, Jerzy, Karol, Krystyna, Pawel, Wiktor.
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How common is the last name Ziolkowski in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ziolkowski has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Ranked as the 12,043rd most popular surname in 2000, it fell to 13,360th place by 2010, a change of approximately -10.94 percent. During the same period, there was a minor decrease of about -4.12 percent in the total count of people bearing the name Ziolkowski, from 2,379 in the year 2000 to 2,281 in the year 2010. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also dropped by around -12.5 percent.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #12,043 | #13,360 | -10.94% |
| Count | 2,379 | 2,281 | -4.12% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.88 | 0.77 | -12.5% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ziolkowski
Discussing ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Ziolkowski identified as White, accounting for 97.73 percent in 2000 and slightly dropping to 96.93 percent in 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander identifiers decreased from 0.21 percent in 2000 to nil by 2010. However, those identifying with two or more ethnicities saw an increase of 45.24 percent. Hispanic identifiers also increased by 45.38 percent, from 1.30 percent in 2000 to 1.89 percent in 2010. In contrast, no change was observed in Black identifiers while a small emergence of American Indian and Alaskan Native identifiers was noted in 2010 after being unrecorded in 2000.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.73% | 96.93% | -0.82% |
| Hispanic | 1.3% | 1.89% | 45.38% |
| Two or More Races | 0.42% | 0.61% | 45.24% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.26% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.21% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |