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    The surname Tarnowski

    A Polish surname, carried by 1,625 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex T652

    Tarnowski: #17,379 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Tarnowski #17,379, 1,625 people Tarnowski: #17,379 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tarnowski #17,379, 1,625 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tarnowski is more common than 89.3% of them.

    Origin

    Polish origin

    Borrowed from Polish Tarnowski.

    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 1,625 people named Tarnowski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 189,997 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,555.

    #17,379
    rank among US surnames
    1,625
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.5%
    change since 2000 (was #16,891)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,379Tarnowski1,625189,997
    #17,385Brasel1,624190,114

    Who is named Tarnowski

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

    95% of people named Tarnowski identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Tarnowskis

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jan Tarnowski
      (1550–1605)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Tarnowski

    Tarnowski has the Soundex code T652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T652.

    Other Polish surnames

    All 304 Polish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tarnowski come from?
    Borrowed from Polish Tarnowski.
    How common is the surname Tarnowski?
    1,625 people in the United States had the surname Tarnowski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,997 Americans. It ranked 17,379th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tarnowski?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Tarnowski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Tarnowski?
    Jan Tarnowski, (1550–1605).
    Where is the surname Tarnowski most common?
    Wikidata records people named Tarnowski in Kingdom of Poland.
    Is the surname Tarnowski getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,555 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,625 in 2010, up 4.5%.