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

Adamiec, 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 Adamiec surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adamiec in America

Adamiec is the 118853rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adamiec surname appeared 146 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 Adamiec.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adamiec 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 Adamiec

The surname ADAMIEC is of Polish origin, with its roots tracing back to the early medieval period. It is a patronymic surname derived from the personal name Adam, which itself has Hebrew origins and means "earth" or "man of the earth." The addition of the suffix "-iec" indicates a locational or geographical association.

ADAMIEC likely originated in the region of Lesser Poland (Małopolska), where it was initially used to identify individuals from a particular village, town, or locality associated with someone named Adam. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Poloniae, a compilation of medieval Polish charters and documents dating back to the 11th century.

In the 14th century, a notable figure bearing the name ADAMIEC was Jan Adamiec, a prominent landowner and nobleman from the village of Adamowice, located in the vicinity of Kraków. His estate and holdings were documented in the records of the Kraków Land Court during the reign of King Kazimierz Wielki (Casimir the Great).

During the 16th century, the ADAMIEC surname gained further prominence when Mikołaj Adamiec, a Polish scholar and humanist, published his influential work "De Rebus Polonicis" (On Polish Matters) in 1546. This seminal text shed light on the history, culture, and customs of the Polish people during the Renaissance period.

In the 18th century, the name ADAMIEC appeared in the records of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where Jakub Adamiec (1720-1789) was a respected jurist and legal scholar who contributed to the development of Polish civil law.

Another notable figure was Franciszek Adamiec (1804-1876), a Polish painter and artist who specialized in portraiture and religious paintings. His works can be found in various churches and museums throughout Poland.

Throughout its history, the surname ADAMIEC has been associated with various occupations, including landowners, scholars, artists, and professionals. While its origins can be traced back to medieval Poland, the name has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through migration and the Polish diaspora.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adamiec

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

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 Adamiec 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 Adamiec 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 Adamiec was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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