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

Chrzanowski, 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 Chrzanowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chrzanowski in America

Chrzanowski is the 17481st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chrzanowski surname appeared 1,612 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 Chrzanowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chrzanowski 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 Chrzanowski

The surname CHRZANOWSKI is of Polish origin and can be traced back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Polish word "chrzan" which means horseradish, suggesting that the earliest bearers of this name may have been involved in the cultivation or trade of this plant.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name CHRZANOWSKI is found in a document from 1487, which mentions a man named Jan CHRZANOWSKI residing in the town of Krakow. This suggests that the name was already established in the region of Lesser Poland (Malopolska) during that time period.

The name CHRZANOWSKI is also associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such figure is Wojciech CHRZANOWSKI (1776-1861), a Polish general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the November Uprising against Russian rule.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Ignacy CHRZANOWSKI (1866-1940), a Polish mathematician and logician who made significant contributions to the field of set theory. He was born in the town of Zbaraz, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In the early 20th century, Jerzy CHRZANOWSKI (1892-1972) gained recognition as a Polish literary historian and critic. He was born in the city of Lviv, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the time, and later became part of modern-day Ukraine.

The name CHRZANOWSKI can also be found in various place names within Poland, such as the village of Chrzanów located in the Silesian Voivodeship. This further solidifies the historical roots of the name within the country.

It is worth noting that variations in spelling, such as CHRZANOWSKY or CHRZANOVSKI, may have existed in different regions or time periods, as is common with many surnames due to linguistic and cultural influences.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chrzanowski

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

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

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