How common is the surname Gorski?

7,213 people in the United States had the surname Gorski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,804 Americans. It ranked 4,882nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gorski?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Gorski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gorski?

Mark Gorski, American racing cyclist.

Where is the surname Gorski most common?

Wikidata records people named Gorski in the United States.

Is the surname Gorski getting more or less common?

Less common. 7,352 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,213 in 2010, down 1.9%.

The surname Gorski

A Polish surname, carried by 7,213 people in the United States.

2 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). Gorski is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

Borrowed from Polish Górski.

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 7,213 people named Gorski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,804 Americans. That is down 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,352.

#4,882

rank among US surnames

7,213

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.9%

change since 2000 (was #4,449)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,873	Bobbitt	7,230	42,703
#4,874	Rosenberger	7,228	42,715
#4,875	Michels	7,225	42,733
#4,876	Sturdivant	7,223	42,745
#4,877	Hammock	7,222	42,751
#4,878	Simone	7,221	42,757
#4,879	Walz	7,220	42,763

Who is named Gorski

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

96% of people named Gorski identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gorskis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mark Gorski
American racing cyclist, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gorski

Gorski 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 Gorski come from?: Borrowed from Polish Górski.
How common is the surname Gorski?: 7,213 people in the United States had the surname Gorski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,804 Americans. It ranked 4,882nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gorski?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Gorski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gorski?: Mark Gorski, American racing cyclist.
Where is the surname Gorski most common?: Wikidata records people named Gorski in the United States.
Is the surname Gorski getting more or less common?: Less common. 7,352 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,213 in 2010, down 1.9%.