Sokolski Surname

351,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Sokolski Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian, Polish) One with the qualities of a falcon or hawk; dweller at the sign of the falcon.

Sokolski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4701:771,18959,919
Poland3621:104,99715,931
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
France331:2,012,810168,616
Australia301:899,85754,700
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Wales81:386,81619,671
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Sokólski (1,479) are calculated separately.

Sokolski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian, Polish) One with the qualities of a falcon or hawk; dweller at the sign of the falcon.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sokolski Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sokolski Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sokolski (Georgian: სოკოლსკი, Russian: Сокольски) is found most in The United States. It can also occur as: Sokólski. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokolski? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 351,607th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,027,527 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Sokolski are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 470 people, or 1 in 771,189. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent live, Illinois, where 16 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 35 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Sokolski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sokolski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sokolski last name increased 11,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sokolski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sokolski are 5.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.22% registered with the party.

The amount Sokolski earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.2% less than the national average, earning $41,633 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sokolski Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokolski in the Georgian language
სოკოლსკიsokolski-
Sokolski in the Russian language
Сокольскиsokolski-

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