How common is the surname Sobieski?

1,264 people in the United States had the surname Sobieski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 244,261 Americans. It ranked 20,864th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sobieski?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Sobieski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sobieski?

Leelee Sobieski, American actress and artist.

Where is the surname Sobieski most common?

Wikidata records people named Sobieski in the United States.

Is the surname Sobieski getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,274 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,264 in 2010, down 0.8%.

The surname Sobieski

A Polish surname, carried by 1,264 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex S120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sobieski is more common than 87.1% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

Borrowed from Polish Sobieski.

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 1,264 people named Sobieski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 244,261 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,274.

#20,864

rank among US surnames

1,264

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.8%

change since 2000 (was #19,587)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,864	Cadieux	1,264	244,261
#20,871	Gauntt	1,263	244,454

Who is named Sobieski

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

95% of people named Sobieski identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sobieskis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leelee Sobieski
American actress and artist, born 1983

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sobieski come from?: Borrowed from Polish Sobieski.
How common is the surname Sobieski?: 1,264 people in the United States had the surname Sobieski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 244,261 Americans. It ranked 20,864th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sobieski?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Sobieski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sobieski?: Leelee Sobieski, American actress and artist.
Where is the surname Sobieski most common?: Wikidata records people named Sobieski in the United States.
Is the surname Sobieski getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,274 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,264 in 2010, down 0.8%.