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

Blaszak, 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 Blaszak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blaszak in America

Blaszak is the 37792nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blaszak surname appeared 588 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 Blaszak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blaszak 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 Blaszak

The surname Blaszak originated in Poland, with its earliest known records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Polish word "blazen," which means "jester" or "fool." This suggests that the name may have been given as a nickname to someone with a jocular personality or occupation.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Blaszak can be found in various historical documents and records from the regions of Greater Poland and Silesia. One notable mention is in the parish records of the town of Kościan, where a family with the surname Blaszak is listed as landowners in the early 1700s.

The earliest recorded individual with the surname Blaszak is Jan Blaszak, born around 1570 in the village of Żerków, near the city of Kalisz. He was a farmer and landowner, and his descendants continued to live in the same area for several generations.

Another prominent figure with the name Blaszak was Stanisław Blaszak, born in 1784 in the town of Koźmin Wielkopolski. He was a respected teacher and writer, known for his works on Polish grammar and literature.

In the 19th century, the Blaszak surname spread beyond Poland as some families emigrated to other parts of Europe and the Americas. One notable individual from this period was Franciszek Blaszak, born in 1832 in the village of Krobia. He was a soldier in the Polish Army and fought in the January Uprising against Russian occupation in 1863.

The name Blaszak has also been associated with several place names in Poland, such as the village of Blaszki in the Łódź region, which may have derived its name from the surname or vice versa.

Other notable individuals with the surname Blaszak include Józef Blaszak, a Polish painter and artist born in 1885, and Kazimierz Blaszak, a Polish-American engineer and inventor who lived from 1886 to 1963.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blaszak

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

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

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