How common is the surname Sadowski?

5,965 people in the United States had the surname Sadowski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,760 Americans. It ranked 5,804th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sadowski?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Sadowski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sadowski?

Jonathan Sadowski, American actor (born 1979), followed by Ed Sadowski.

Where is the surname Sadowski most common?

Wikidata records people named Sadowski in the United States.

Is the surname Sadowski getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,172 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,965 in 2010, down 3.4%.

The surname Sadowski

A Polish surname, carried by 5,965 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sadowski is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

Borrowed from Polish Sadowski.

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 5,965 people named Sadowski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,760 Americans. That is down 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,172.

#5,804

rank among US surnames

5,965

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

-3.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,202)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,799	Truax	5,968	51,734
#5,801	Schick	5,967	51,742
#5,802	Kiernan	5,966	51,751
#5,804	Sadowski	5,965	51,760
#5,805	Hendershot	5,963	51,777
#5,806	Downes	5,956	51,838

Who is named Sadowski

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

95% of people named Sadowski identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sadowskis

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jonathan Sadowski
American actor (born 1979)
Ed Sadowski
American basketball player (1917–1990)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sadowski

Sadek

Sadowski has the Soundex code S320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S320.

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sadowski come from?: Borrowed from Polish Sadowski.
How common is the surname Sadowski?: 5,965 people in the United States had the surname Sadowski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,760 Americans. It ranked 5,804th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sadowski?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Sadowski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sadowski?: Jonathan Sadowski, American actor (born 1979), followed by Ed Sadowski.
Where is the surname Sadowski most common?: Wikidata records people named Sadowski in the United States.
Is the surname Sadowski getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,172 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,965 in 2010, down 3.4%.