Czeschin last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Czeschin

A Polish surname derived from a place name or topographic feature.

Czeschin, 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 Czeschin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Czeschin in America

Czeschin is the 108734th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Czeschin surname appeared 163 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 Czeschin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Czeschin 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 108734 114166 -4.87%
Count 163 142 13.77%
Proportion per 100k 0.06 0.05 18.18%

The history of the last name Czeschin

The surname CZESCHIN has its origins in Poland and is derived from the Slavic personal name Czeslaw, meaning "glorious fame". The name first appeared in historical records in the 14th century, when it was recorded as Czeschin in the Akta Grodzkie, a collection of court records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

In the 16th century, the name was also recorded in various forms, such as Czesczynski and Czeschinski, which indicated the place of origin or residence of the family. These variations were often used to distinguish different branches of the same family.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname was Jan Czeschin, a Polish nobleman who lived in the late 15th century. He was mentioned in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of official documents from the Polish Crown.

In the 17th century, the name Czeschin appeared in the Akta Metrykalne, a set of parish records from the Archdiocese of Warsaw. This suggests that families with this surname were present in the region around Warsaw during this time period.

Another notable individual with the surname Czeschin was Kazimierz Czeschin, a Polish military officer who fought in the Polish-Russian War of 1792. He was born in 1762 and died in 1830.

During the 19th century, the name Czeschin was also found in the Akta Stanu Cywilnego, which were civil registration records from the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This indicates that the name was still in use and had spread throughout the region.

In the early 20th century, a prominent figure with the surname Czeschin was Stanislaw Czeschin, a Polish artist and painter who was born in 1890 and died in 1975. He is known for his landscapes and portraits depicting rural life in Poland.

Another individual of note was Wladyslaw Czeschin, a Polish writer and poet who lived from 1905 to 1988. He was a member of the Polish Underground State during World War II and wrote several collections of poetry and prose.

While the surname CZESCHIN is not as common today as it was in the past, it remains a part of Poland's cultural heritage and a reminder of the country's rich history and traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Czeschin

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

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 Czeschin was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 99.39% 162
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 0.00% 0
Hispanic Origin (S)% (S)

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 Czeschin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 99.39% 99.00% 0.39%
Black (S)% 0.00% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Two or More Races 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Hispanic (S)% 0.00% (S)%

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

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