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    The surname Slowik

    A Polish surname, carried by 1,477 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S420

    Slowik: #18,633 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Slowik #18,633, 1,477 people Slowik: #18,633 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Slowik #18,633, 1,477 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Slowik is more common than 88.5% of them.

    Origin

    Polish origin

    From Polish Słowik (“nightingale”). Doublet of Slavik and Salavey.

    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 1,477 people named Slowik in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 209,036 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,448.

    #18,633
    rank among US surnames
    1,477
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2%
    change since 2000 (was #17,823)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,633Cuyler1,477209,036
    #18,640Nees1,476209,177

    Who is named Slowik

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

    96% of people named Slowik identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • 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.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Slowik

    Slowik has the Soundex code S420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S420.

    Other Polish surnames

    All 304 Polish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Slowik come from?
    From Polish Słowik (“nightingale”). Doublet of Slavik and Salavey.
    How common is the surname Slowik?
    1,477 people in the United States had the surname Slowik in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,036 Americans. It ranked 18,633rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Slowik?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Slowik identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Slowik getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,477 in 2010, up 2.0%.