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

Blyskal, 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 Blyskal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blyskal in America

Blyskal is the 114424th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blyskal surname appeared 153 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 Blyskal.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blyskal 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 Blyskal

The surname BLYSKAL originates from the Slavic regions of Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in modern-day Poland and Ukraine. It likely emerged during the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century.

The name BLYSKAL is derived from the Slavic root word "blyskat," which means "to flash" or "to shine." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a descriptive nickname, perhaps referring to someone with a bright or radiant appearance, or possibly as a reference to a metalworker or blacksmith whose work involved the flashing of molten metal.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BLYSKAL can be found in a Polish census record from the city of Krakow, dated around 1480. This document lists a certain "Jakub Blyskal" as a resident of the city's metalworking district.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various church records and land registries across the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. For example, a 1547 baptismal record from the town of Lublin mentions a "Jan Blyskal" as the father of a newborn child.

Moving into the 17th century, the name BLYSKAL can be found in connection with several notable individuals. One such figure is Marcin Blyskal (1602-1678), a Polish nobleman and military commander who fought in the Smolensk War against Russia.

Another prominent bearer of the BLYSKAL name was Katarzyna Blyskal (1640-1712), a Polish noblewoman and philanthropist who founded several schools and hospitals in the city of Warsaw.

In the 18th century, the name BLYSKAL gained recognition through the work of Józef Blyskal (1720-1793), a renowned Polish architect and urban planner who designed numerous churches, palaces, and public buildings across the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

As for place names associated with the surname BLYSKAL, there is a small village called Blyskaly in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of southeastern Poland, which may have been the original homeland of some families bearing this name.

While the name BLYSKAL is relatively uncommon outside of its Slavic heartland, it has been carried by various individuals throughout history, such as the 19th-century Russian painter Ivan Blyskal (1818-1887) and the 20th-century Polish-American writer and journalist Józef Blyskal (1919-2003).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blyskal

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

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

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