How common is the surname Grochowski?

1,697 people in the United States had the surname Grochowski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,936 Americans. It ranked 16,824th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Grochowski?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Grochowski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Grochowski getting more or less common?

More common. 1,650 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,697 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Grochowski

A Polish surname, carried by 1,697 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G622

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grochowski is more common than 89.6% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

Borrowed from Polish Grochowski.

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 1,697 people named Grochowski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 181,936 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,650.

#16,824

rank among US surnames

1,697

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #16,119)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,824	Red	1,697	181,936
#16,833	Kaser	1,696	182,043

Who is named Grochowski

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

95% of people named Grochowski identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Grochowski come from?: Borrowed from Polish Grochowski.
How common is the surname Grochowski?: 1,697 people in the United States had the surname Grochowski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,936 Americans. It ranked 16,824th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grochowski?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Grochowski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Grochowski getting more or less common?: More common. 1,650 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,697 in 2010, up 2.8%.