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

Białowąs, 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 Białowąs surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Białowąs in America

Białowąs is the 82044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Białowąs surname appeared 230 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 Białowąs.

We can also compare 2010 data for Białowąs 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 Białowąs

The surname BIALOWAS has its origins in Eastern Europe, specifically Poland. It is a toponymic surname derived from the Polish place name "Białowas," which means "white settlement" or "white village." This place name comes from the Slavic words "bialy," meaning "white," and "wies," meaning "village" or "settlement."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname BIALOWAS can be traced back to the 16th century in various Polish historical records and documents. One notable example is the mention of a Jakub BIALOWAS in a land registry from the town of Krakow, dated 1587.

In the 17th century, the surname BIALOWAS appeared in several parish records and census documents from various regions of Poland, such as the Mazowsze and Małopolska regions. This suggests that the name was well-established and relatively widespread throughout the country during this time period.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname BIALOWAS was Jan BIALOWAS, a landowner and farmer who lived in the village of Białowas near Lublin in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Tomasz BIALOWAS, a military officer who fought in the Polish-Swedish War of the mid-17th century.

In the 18th century, the surname BIALOWAS gained prominence through the works of Michał BIALOWAS, a renowned Polish poet and writer who was born in 1737 in the town of Radom. His collection of poems, titled "Wiersze Polskie" (Polish Poems), was widely acclaimed and contributed to the cultural renaissance of the Polish language during that era.

Another significant figure with the BIALOWAS surname was Katarzyna BIALOWAS, a prominent philanthropist and social activist who lived in Warsaw in the late 19th century. She founded several orphanages and schools for underprivileged children, leaving a lasting impact on the city's educational and welfare systems.

As the surname BIALOWAS spread throughout Poland over the centuries, variations in spelling and pronunciation began to emerge, such as BIAŁOWAS, BIALOWASK, and BIALOWASKII. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained unchanged, reflecting the "white settlement" or "white village" from which it derived.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Białowąs

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

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

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