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

Adamsky, 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 Adamsky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adamsky in America

Adamsky is the 66164th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adamsky surname appeared 299 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 Adamsky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adamsky 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 Adamsky

The surname Adamsky has its origins in Poland, dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Slavic word "adam," meaning "man" or "human being," combined with the Polish suffix "-ski," which indicates a place of origin or residence.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Adamsky can be found in historical documents from the Krakow region of southern Poland. It is believed that the name was originally used to identify individuals who resided in or near a place named Adam or Adamowo, although the exact location of these settlements is now uncertain.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Adamsky name was Jan Adamsky, a farmer and landowner who lived in the village of Wieliczka near Krakow in the late 16th century. Records from this period show that he was involved in a dispute over land ownership with a neighboring landowner.

In the 17th century, the Adamsky name appeared in the records of the Catholic Church in the town of Bochnia, also located in southern Poland. Several members of the Adamsky family were listed as parishioners during this time, suggesting that the name had become more widespread in the region.

As the centuries progressed, the Adamsky surname began to spread beyond its original homeland. In the 18th century, a Polish immigrant named Kazimierz Adamsky settled in the town of Vilnius, which was then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He established a successful business and his descendants continued to use the Adamsky name in the region.

One notable bearer of the Adamsky name was Józef Adamsky, a Polish military officer who fought in the November Uprising against Russian rule in 1830-1831. He was captured and exiled to Siberia for his role in the rebellion but later pardoned and allowed to return to Poland.

Another historically significant figure with the Adamsky surname was Jadwiga Adamsky, a Polish author and feminist activist who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She wrote several novels and essays advocating for women's rights and education, and was a prominent figure in the Polish women's movement of her time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adamsky

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

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

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