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

Balcerzak, 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 Balcerzak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Balcerzak in America

Balcerzak is the 37646th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Balcerzak surname appeared 591 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 Balcerzak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Balcerzak 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 Balcerzak

The surname Balcerzak originates from Poland and can be traced back to the early 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Polish word "balcerak," meaning a person who makes or sells barrels, casks, or tubs. This suggests that the name's earliest bearers were likely involved in the cooperage trade.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Balcerzak can be found in various historical documents from the regions of Greater Poland and Lesser Poland. In the 1560s, a man named Jan Balcerzak was mentioned in the municipal records of the town of Kalisz, where he was listed as a master cooper.

During the 17th century, the Balcerzak name appeared in several church registers and tax records from the villages around the city of Krakow. This indicates that the name had spread across different parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by that time.

One notable figure bearing the Balcerzak surname was Stanislaw Balcerzak (1715-1789), a prominent landowner and nobleman from the Kuyavian region. His estate, located near the town of Bydgoszcz, was known for its successful agricultural operations and brewery.

In the 19th century, as Polish communities began to migrate to other parts of Europe and the Americas, the Balcerzak name traveled with them. For instance, a man named Jakub Balcerzak (1822-1898) settled in the city of Chicago, Illinois, where he worked as a cooper and became a respected member of the local Polish community.

Another notable individual was Wladyslaw Balcerzak (1865-1939), a Polish painter and illustrator who gained recognition for his depictions of rural life and landscapes. His works can be found in several art museums across Poland.

Towards the end of the 19th century and into the early 20th century, the surname Balcerzak appeared in various emigration records and passenger lists of ships carrying Polish immigrants to countries like the United States, Canada, and Brazil. This further contributed to the global spread of the name.

Among the notable figures of the 20th century was Zygmunt Balcerzak (1910-1981), a Polish army officer who fought in World War II and later became a respected military historian and author, publishing several works on the history of the Polish armed forces.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Balcerzak

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

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

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