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

Buchinski, 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 Buchinski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Buchinski in America

Buchinski is the 90853rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Buchinski surname appeared 203 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 Buchinski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Buchinski 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 Buchinski

The surname BUCHINSKI is of Polish origin, with roots dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the region of Bukovina, located in modern-day western Ukraine and northeastern Romania. The name is derived from the Polish word "buk," meaning beech tree, and the suffix "-inski," which denotes a place of origin or residence.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the BUCHINSKI surname can be found in the Metryka Koronna, a historical record of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from the 16th to 18th centuries. In these records, a nobleman named Jan BUCHINSKI was mentioned as a landowner in the Bukovina region during the late 1600s.

Another notable figure bearing the BUCHINSKI name was Franciszek BUCHINSKI, a Polish artist and painter who lived from 1792 to 1858. He is renowned for his landscapes and portraits, many of which can be found in various art galleries across Poland and Europe.

In the 19th century, a notable figure named Tomasz BUCHINSKI (1810-1879) made significant contributions to the field of agriculture in the Galician region of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now part of modern-day Poland and Ukraine). His innovations in crop rotation and farming techniques were widely adopted throughout the region.

Moving into the 20th century, a Polish-American author and journalist named Stanislawa BUCHINSKI (1892-1972) gained recognition for her works documenting the experiences of Polish immigrants in the United States. Her novels and short stories provided valuable insights into the struggles and triumphs of the Polish diaspora in the early 1900s.

Another prominent BUCHINSKI was Andrzej BUCHINSKI (1924-2001), a renowned Polish architect and urban planner. He was responsible for the design and construction of several iconic buildings and public spaces in Warsaw and other major Polish cities during the post-World War II reconstruction period.

Throughout its history, the BUCHINSKI surname has been associated with various regions and place names, such as Bukowina, Bukovina, and Bukovyna, all of which are derived from the Polish word "buk" and refer to areas with significant beech tree forests.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Buchinski

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

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

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