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

Błaszczak, 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 Błaszczak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Błaszczak in America

Błaszczak is the 60960th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Błaszczak surname appeared 330 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 Błaszczak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Błaszczak 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 Błaszczak

The surname Blaszczak is of Polish origin, originating in the late medieval period. It likely derives from the Polish word "blaszczak," which refers to a person who worked with or produced metal plates or sheets. The name is thought to have originated in the regions of modern-day central and southern Poland.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Blaszczak can be traced back to the 16th century in various Polish parish records and tax rolls. One notable early record is from 1567, which mentions a Jan Blaszczak, a blacksmith residing in the town of Krakow.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Blaszczak name began to spread across Poland as the families migrated and established themselves in different regions. In 1692, a Marcin Blaszczak was recorded as a landowner in the village of Brzeźnica, near the city of Lublin.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname Blaszczak was Jakub Blaszczak (1735-1819), a Polish nobleman and military officer who served in the military campaigns of King Stanisław August Poniatowski.

In the 19th century, the Blaszczak name continued to be prevalent in various Polish records. A notable example is Franciszek Blaszczak (1811-1887), a prominent Polish writer and poet from the city of Krakow.

Another historically significant individual with the Blaszczak surname was Józef Blaszczak (1880-1957), a Polish politician and member of the Sejm (Polish parliament) in the early 20th century.

As the name spread across Poland, variations in spelling began to emerge, such as Blaszczyk, Blaszczyk, and Blaszczak. However, the original Blaszczak spelling remained the most common throughout the centuries.

While the Blaszczak name has its roots firmly in Poland, it has since been carried to other parts of the world by Polish immigrants and their descendants, though it remains primarily concentrated in Poland and areas with significant Polish diasporas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Błaszczak

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

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

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