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    The surname Modzelewski

    A Polish surname, carried by 1,046 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex M324

    Modzelewski: #24,075 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Modzelewski #24,075, 1,046 people Modzelewski: #24,075 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Modzelewski #24,075, 1,046 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Modzelewski is more common than 85.2% of them.

    Origin

    Polish origin

    Borrowed from Polish Modzelewski.

    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 1,046 people named Modzelewski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 295,168 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 962.

    #24,075
    rank among US surnames
    1,046
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.7%
    change since 2000 (was #24,386)

    Who is named Modzelewski

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

    97% of people named Modzelewski identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    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 Modzelewski come from?
    Borrowed from Polish Modzelewski.
    How common is the surname Modzelewski?
    1,046 people in the United States had the surname Modzelewski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 295,168 Americans. It ranked 24,075th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Modzelewski?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Modzelewski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Modzelewski getting more or less common?
    More common. 962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,046 in 2010, up 8.7%.