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

Bozak, 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 Bozak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bozak in America

Bozak is the 79846th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bozak surname appeared 238 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 Bozak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bozak 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 Bozak

The surname Bozak originated in Poland and is derived from the Polish word "bożak," which means "devoted to God." The name likely first appeared in the 10th or 11th century, during the Christianization of Poland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bozak can be found in the "Liber Beneficiorum" of the Archdiocese of Gniezno, which dates back to the 15th century. This document mentions a certain "Nicolaus Bozak" who lived in the village of Sulmierzyce.

The name Bozak was particularly prevalent in the regions of Greater Poland and Silesia, but it also spread to other parts of the country over time. It's possible that the name originally referred to someone who was particularly devout or worked in a religious capacity.

In the 16th century, a man named Jan Bozak (c. 1510-1572) was a prominent Polish painter and one of the first artists to introduce Renaissance styles to Poland. His work can still be seen in churches and museums throughout the country.

Another notable bearer of the name was Michał Bozak (1763-1825), a Polish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and later served as a general in the Polish Army during the November Uprising against Russian rule.

During the 19th century, the Bozak surname was found among Polish immigrants who settled in various parts of the United States, particularly in the Great Lakes region. One such immigrant was Stanisław Bozak (1845-1917), who arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the 1870s and became a successful businessman.

In the 20th century, Czesław Bozak (1905-1989) was a Polish-born American engineer and inventor who developed several important technologies related to radar and television broadcasting.

Other notable individuals with the surname Bozak include Kazimierz Bozak (1898-1944), a Polish resistance fighter during World War II, and Tyler Bozak (born 1986), a Canadian professional ice hockey player who has played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bozak

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

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

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