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

Chmielewski, 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 Chmielewski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chmielewski in America

Chmielewski is the 9431st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chmielewski surname appeared 3,449 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Chmielewski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chmielewski 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 Chmielewski

The surname Chmielewski is of Polish origin and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is a toponymic name derived from the Polish word "chmiel," meaning "hops." This suggests that the name may have originated from a place where hops were grown or processed.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Chmielewski can be found in a 16th-century document from the town of Poznań, Poland. The document mentions a certain Jan Chmielewski, a landowner and farmer.

In the 17th century, the name appeared in various records from the regions of Mazovia and Greater Poland. There are mentions of a Michał Chmielewski, a nobleman who lived in the village of Chmielnik near Warsaw, and a Stanisław Chmielewski, a merchant from the city of Kalisz.

The 18th century saw the rise of a prominent Chmielewski family in the town of Tykocin, in what is now northeastern Poland. One of the notable members of this family was Kazimierz Chmielewski (1745-1823), a Polish military officer who fought in the Kościuszko Uprising against Russian forces.

In the 19th century, the name Chmielewski became more widespread across different regions of Poland. One notable figure was Józef Chmielewski (1810-1879), a Polish painter and sculptor who studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.

Another significant figure was Władysław Chmielewski (1848-1912), a Polish writer and journalist who was a prominent advocate for Polish independence from Russian rule. He founded several Polish-language newspapers and was active in various patriotic organizations.

As the Polish diaspora grew in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the name Chmielewski spread to other parts of the world. One example is Benedykt Chmielewski (1700-1763), a Polish Jesuit missionary who traveled to South America and established several missions in present-day Bolivia and Brazil.

Throughout its history, the surname Chmielewski has been associated with various professions, including landowners, merchants, artists, writers, and military personnel. While the name originated in Poland, it has since been carried by individuals of Polish descent around the globe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chmielewski

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

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

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