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

Belinski, 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 Belinski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Belinski in America

Belinski is the 64721st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Belinski surname appeared 307 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 Belinski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Belinski 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 Belinski

The surname BELINSKI is of Polish origin, derived from the Slavic root "bel," which means "white" or "fair." It is believed to have originated in the 12th or 13th century, when surnames were becoming more common in Poland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BELINSKI can be found in a 14th-century document from the city of Krakow, where a merchant named Piotr Belinski is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already established in the region by that time.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the BELINSKI name appears to have spread across various parts of Poland, with records indicating families bearing this surname in cities such as Warsaw, Poznan, and Lublin.

In the 18th century, a notable figure with the surname BELINSKI was Franciszek Belinski (1715-1783), a Polish nobleman and military commander who served in the army of King Stanislaw August Poniatowski.

Another prominent BELINSKI was Vissarion Belinski (1811-1848), a Russian literary critic and philosopher who was highly influential in the development of Russian realist literature. Despite his Russian nationality, his surname suggests Polish ancestry.

The 19th century saw the BELINSKI name spread further afield, with records showing individuals bearing this surname in various parts of Europe and even in the United States. One such individual was Vladislav Belinski (1835-1901), a Russian painter known for his landscapes and genre scenes.

In more recent times, a notable BELINSKI was Bronislaw Belinski (1906-1988), a Polish author and journalist who wrote extensively about the experience of Poles living under Soviet rule during World War II.

It is worth noting that the spelling of the surname has varied slightly over the centuries, with variations such as BIELINSKI, BYELINSKI, and BYELINSKY appearing in historical records. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remain rooted in the Polish language and its association with the concept of "whiteness" or "fairness."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Belinski

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

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

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