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    The surname Rutkowski

    A Polish surname, carried by 6,805 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex R322

    Rutkowski: #5,142 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rutkowski #5,142, 6,805 people Rutkowski: #5,142 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rutkowski #5,142, 6,805 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rutkowski is more common than 96.8% of them.

    Origin

    Polish origin

    Borrowed from Polish Rutkowski.

    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 6,805 people named Rutkowski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,370 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 6,773.

    #5,142
    rank among US surnames
    6,805
    people in 2010
    2.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.5%
    change since 2000 (was #4,776)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,133Denis6,81845,284
    #5,136Trainor6,81645,297
    #5,137Bechtel6,81345,317
    #5,138Richie6,81245,324
    #5,139Geller6,81045,337
    #5,140Larosa6,80845,350
    #5,141Ard6,80745,357

    Who is named Rutkowski

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

    96% of people named Rutkowski identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    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 Rutkowski come from?
    Borrowed from Polish Rutkowski.
    How common is the surname Rutkowski?
    6,805 people in the United States had the surname Rutkowski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,370 Americans. It ranked 5,142nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rutkowski?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Rutkowski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Rutkowski getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,773 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,805 in 2010, up 0.5%.