How common is the surname Sobolewski?

1,593 people in the United States had the surname Sobolewski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,814 Americans. It ranked 17,639th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sobolewski?

In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Sobolewski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sobolewski?

Michael Anthony, American bassist.

Where is the surname Sobolewski most common?

Wikidata records people named Sobolewski in the United States.

Is the surname Sobolewski getting more or less common?

More common. 1,545 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,593 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Sobolewski

A Polish surname, carried by 1,593 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex S142

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sobolewski is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

Borrowed from Polish Sobolewski.

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 1,593 people named Sobolewski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 193,814 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,545.

#17,639

rank among US surnames

1,593

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #16,972)

Who is named Sobolewski

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

98% of people named Sobolewski identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 98%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
Two or more races 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sobolewskis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Anthony
American bassist, born 1954

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Soboleski

Sobolewski has the Soundex code S142, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S142.

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sobolewski come from?: Borrowed from Polish Sobolewski.
How common is the surname Sobolewski?: 1,593 people in the United States had the surname Sobolewski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,814 Americans. It ranked 17,639th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sobolewski?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Sobolewski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sobolewski?: Michael Anthony, American bassist.
Where is the surname Sobolewski most common?: Wikidata records people named Sobolewski in the United States.
Is the surname Sobolewski getting more or less common?: More common. 1,545 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,593 in 2010, up 3.1%.
What are other spellings of Sobolewski?: Soboleski.