Find out how popular the last name Adamiak is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Adamiak.

Adamiak, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Adamiak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adamiak in America

Adamiak is the 58604th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adamiak surname appeared 346 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Adamiak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adamiak to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Adamiak

The surname ADAMIAK originated in Poland in the medieval period, likely derived from the personal name Adam, which traces its roots to the Hebrew word meaning "earth" or "man". It is a patronymic name, indicating a familial relationship to someone named Adam.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name can be found in the 14th-century records of the town of Krakow, where a certain Piotr Adamiak was listed as a landowner. The name also appears in various Polish census records and tax rolls from the 15th and 16th centuries, particularly in the regions of Masovia and Greater Poland.

In the 17th century, the ADAMIAK name gained prominence when Jan Adamiak (1590-1648), a Polish military commander, distinguished himself in the Polish-Swedish Wars. He was recognized for his bravery and strategic skills during the Siege of Marienburg in 1626.

Another notable figure was Katarzyna Adamiak (1720-1792), a renowned herbalist and folk healer from the village of Stare Skalmierzyce. Her knowledge of medicinal plants and traditional remedies was widely sought after in her time.

During the 19th century, the ADAMIAK name was associated with the Polish independence movement. Władysław Adamiak (1832-1902) was a prominent activist and organizer of the January Uprising against the Russian Empire in 1863.

In the field of literature, the Polish poet and writer Zygmunt Adamiak (1855-1911) gained recognition for his works celebrating the beauty of the Polish countryside and the struggles of the rural population.

Throughout its history, the ADAMIAK surname has also been associated with various place names in Poland, such as the village of Adamiak near Łódź, or the town of Adamiakowo in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adamiak

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Adamiak.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Adamiak was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Adamiak has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Adamiak was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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