How common is the surname Lewandowski?

11,577 people in the United States had the surname Lewandowski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,669 Americans. It ranked 3,110th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lewandowski?

Gina Lewandowski, American soccer player, followed by Ricardo Lewandowski.

Where is the surname Lewandowski most common?

Wikidata records people named Lewandowski in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Lewandowski getting more or less common?

Less common. 11,822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,577 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Lewandowski

A Polish surname, carried by 11,577 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex L532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lewandowski is more common than 98.1% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

Borrowed from Polish Lewandowski.

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 11,577 people named Lewandowski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,669 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,822.

#3,110

rank among US surnames

11,577

people in 2010

3.9

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,794)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,101	Scanlon	11,610	26,593
#3,102	Nolasco	11,609	26,595
#3,104	Wallis	11,594	26,630
#3,105	Jacobo	11,590	26,639
#3,106	Branson	11,587	26,646
#3,107	Simpkins	11,585	26,650
#3,108	Ramon	11,582	26,657

Who is named Lewandowski

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

96% of people named Lewandowski identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lewandowskis

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gina Lewandowski
American soccer player, born 1985
Ricardo Lewandowski
Brazilian judge, politician, former Justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil from 20, born 1948
Corey Lewandowski
American political operative and commentator, born 1973
Bruce Lewandowski
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, born 1967

Notable Lewandowskis come mostly from the United States (3) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Lewandowsky

Surnames that sound like Lewandowski

Lands

Lewandowski has the Soundex code L532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L532.

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lewandowski come from?: Borrowed from Polish Lewandowski.
How common is the surname Lewandowski?: 11,577 people in the United States had the surname Lewandowski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,669 Americans. It ranked 3,110th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lewandowski?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Lewandowski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lewandowski?: Gina Lewandowski, American soccer player, followed by Ricardo Lewandowski.
Where is the surname Lewandowski most common?: Wikidata records people named Lewandowski in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Lewandowski getting more or less common?: Less common. 11,822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,577 in 2010, down 2.1%.
What are other spellings of Lewandowski?: Lewandowsky.