How common is the surname Chmielewski?

3,449 people in the United States had the surname Chmielewski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,517 Americans. It ranked 9,431st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chmielewski?

Zygmunt Chmielewski, actor (1894-1978).

Where is the surname Chmielewski most common?

Wikidata records people named Chmielewski in Poland.

Is the surname Chmielewski getting more or less common?

More common. 3,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,449 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname Chmielewski

A Polish surname, carried by 3,449 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex C542

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chmielewski is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

Borrowed from Polish Chmielewski.

One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,449 people named Chmielewski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,517 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,421.

#9,431

rank among US surnames

3,449

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #8,818)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,426	Trieu	3,451	89,466
#9,427	Bulger	3,450	89,491
#9,431	Geter	3,449	89,517
#9,433	Bork	3,448	89,543
#9,437	Bethune	3,447	89,569
#9,440	Wehner	3,446	89,595

Who is named Chmielewski

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

97% of people named Chmielewski identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Chmielewskis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zygmunt Chmielewski
Actor (1894-1978)

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Chmielewski come from?: Borrowed from Polish Chmielewski.
How common is the surname Chmielewski?: 3,449 people in the United States had the surname Chmielewski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,517 Americans. It ranked 9,431st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chmielewski?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Chmielewski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Chmielewski?: Zygmunt Chmielewski, actor (1894-1978).
Where is the surname Chmielewski most common?: Wikidata records people named Chmielewski in Poland.
Is the surname Chmielewski getting more or less common?: More common. 3,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,449 in 2010, up 0.8%.