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

Bedosky, 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 Bedosky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bedosky in America

Bedosky is the 132206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bedosky surname appeared 128 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 Bedosky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bedosky 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 Bedosky

The surname Bedosky is believed to have originated in Poland in the early 15th century. It is derived from the Polish word "bedoki," which means "potter" or "maker of pottery." The name likely referred to someone who worked as a potter or was involved in the pottery trade.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Bedosky surname can be found in the town of Krakow, where a man named Jan Bedosky was listed in a local census in 1412. This suggests that the name had already been established in the region by the early 15th century.

In the 16th century, the Bedosky name appears in several historical documents related to the Polish nobility. For example, a man named Stanislaw Bedosky was mentioned in a land deed from 1563, indicating that he was a landowner of some means.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Bedosky name spread throughout various regions of Poland, including the areas around Warsaw and Poznan. Some notable individuals with this surname from this period include Kazimierz Bedosky (1624-1691), a renowned Polish poet, and Jadwiga Bedosky (1738-1812), a philanthropist who founded several orphanages in the city of Krakow.

As Polish immigrants began to arrive in other parts of Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Bedosky name traveled with them. For instance, a man named Pawel Bedosky was recorded as having arrived in the United States from Poland in 1885, settling in the state of Pennsylvania.

Other notable individuals with the Bedosky surname include Wladyslaw Bedosky (1876-1942), a Polish military officer who fought in World War I, and Ewa Bedosky (1920-2005), a Polish-American author and poet who wrote extensively about her experiences as an immigrant to the United States.

Overall, the Bedosky surname has a rich history rooted in Poland, with its origins dating back to the early 15th century and its meaning tied to the pottery trade. While the name has since spread to other parts of the world, it remains a testament to the cultural heritage and traditions of its Polish roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bedosky

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

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

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