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

Bielinski, 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 Bielinski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bielinski in America

Bielinski is the 34668th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bielinski surname appeared 652 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 Bielinski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bielinski 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 Bielinski

The surname Bielinski is of Polish origin, deriving from the Polish word "biały" meaning white. It emerged as a surname in the 14th century, primarily in the regions of Greater Poland, Silesia, and Mazovia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bielinski can be traced back to a 1389 document from the town of Tarnów, which mentions a certain Jan Bielinski. Another early reference is found in the 1433 records of the Cistercian monastery in Jędrzejów, where a monk named Mikołaj Bielinski is listed.

The surname Bielinski is believed to have originated as a descriptive name, possibly referring to someone with fair hair or light complexion. It may have also been used to denote a person's place of origin, such as a village or town with the word "biały" in its name.

In the 16th century, the Bielinski family gained prominence as members of the Polish nobility. One notable figure was Sebastian Bielinski (1567-1630), a Polish writer and diplomat who served as a secretary to King Sigismund III Vasa.

Another distinguished Bielinski was Franciszek Bielinski (1683-1766), a Polish nobleman and military commander who played a crucial role in the defense of the city of Gdańsk during the Great Northern War.

During the 18th century, the Bielinski family branched out to other parts of Europe. Jan Bielinski (1713-1789) was a Polish-Lithuanian diplomat and writer who served as the ambassador of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth to the Ottoman Empire.

In the 19th century, the Bielinski surname was also found in Russia, where it was sometimes spelled as Belinsky. One notable figure was Vissarion Belinsky (1811-1848), a Russian literary critic and philosopher who made significant contributions to the development of Russian literary criticism.

Another prominent individual with the surname Bielinski was Bronisław Bielinski (1909-1988), a Polish-American engineer and inventor who played a crucial role in the development of early computer systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

While the surname Bielinski has its roots in Poland, it has since spread to various parts of the world, including other Slavic countries, Western Europe, and the Americas, due to migration and cultural exchange.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bielinski

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

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

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