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    The surname Zielinski

    A Polish surname, carried by 11,087 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex Z452

    Zielinski: #3,256 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Zielinski #3,256, 11,087 people Zielinski: #3,256 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Zielinski #3,256, 11,087 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zielinski is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    Polish origin

    Borrowed from Polish Zieliński.

    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 11,087 people named Zielinski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,848 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,024.

    #3,256
    rank among US surnames
    11,087
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.6%
    change since 2000 (was #3,014)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,247Ezell11,12127,762
    #3,248Switzer11,11427,780
    #3,249Pardo11,10427,805
    #3,250Eller11,10327,807
    #3,252Infante11,10227,810
    #3,253Kroll11,09827,820
    #3,254Rivero11,09627,825

    Who is named Zielinski

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

    96% of people named Zielinski identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Zielinskis

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ricardo Zielinski
      Argentine footballer and manager, born 1959

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Zielinski

    Zielinski has the Soundex code Z452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z452.

    Other Polish surnames

    All 304 Polish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Zielinski come from?
    Borrowed from Polish Zieliński.
    How common is the surname Zielinski?
    11,087 people in the United States had the surname Zielinski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,848 Americans. It ranked 3,256th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zielinski?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zielinski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Zielinski?
    Ricardo Zielinski, Argentine footballer and manager.
    Where is the surname Zielinski most common?
    Wikidata records people named Zielinski in Argentina.
    Is the surname Zielinski getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,087 in 2010, up 0.6%.