How common is the surname Gorecki?

2,320 people in the United States had the surname Gorecki in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,080 Americans. It ranked 13,177th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gorecki?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Gorecki identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Gorecki getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,370 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,320 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Gorecki

A Polish surname, carried by 2,320 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gorecki is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

From Polish Górecki or Gorecki.

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 2,320 people named Gorecki in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,080 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,370.

#13,177

rank among US surnames

2,320

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #12,081)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,171	Tedeschi	2,321	133,023
#13,177	Kennison	2,320	133,080
#13,184	Landman	2,319	133,137
#13,186	Moraga	2,318	133,195

Who is named Gorecki

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

96% of people named Gorecki identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gorecki

Gorecki has the Soundex code G620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G620.

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gorecki come from?: From Polish Górecki or Gorecki.
How common is the surname Gorecki?: 2,320 people in the United States had the surname Gorecki in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,080 Americans. It ranked 13,177th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gorecki?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Gorecki identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Gorecki getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,370 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,320 in 2010, down 2.1%.