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

Dasko, 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 Dasko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dasko in America

Dasko is the 129825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dasko surname appeared 131 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 Dasko.

The history of the last name Dasko

The surname DASKO is believed to have originated in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, particularly in areas that are now part of Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus. Its roots can be traced back to the 14th century, when it was likely derived from the Slavic word "dasko," meaning "plank" or "board."

The earliest known record of the DASKO surname dates back to 1407, when a man named Piotr Dasko was mentioned in a document from the town of Lublin, Poland. This suggests that the name may have originated among tradespeople or craftsmen working with wood, such as carpenters or woodworkers.

In the 16th century, the DASKO surname appeared in several historical records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Notable individuals from this period include Jan Dasko (1520-1582), a prominent merchant and landowner from the city of Krakow, and Katarzyna Dasko (1540-1612), a noblewoman known for her philanthropic work in the region of Galicia.

As the DASKO family dispersed throughout Eastern Europe, variations in spelling began to emerge. In some areas, the name was written as Daszko, Daszkov, or Daschko, reflecting local linguistic and cultural influences.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the DASKO surname outside of Eastern Europe can be found in the records of the Dutch East India Company, where a sailor named Andrzej Dasko (1625-1678) is mentioned as part of a crew that sailed to the Dutch East Indies in the mid-17th century.

In the 19th century, several notable figures bearing the DASKO surname gained recognition. These include Józef Dasko (1788-1868), a Polish writer and poet, and Mikhail Dasko (1835-1905), a Russian military officer who fought in the Crimean War and later became a governor in the Caucasus region.

Other historical figures with the DASKO surname include:

1. Stefan Dasko (1892-1944), a Polish resistance fighter during World War II.
2. Olga Dasko (1905-1987), a Ukrainian-born opera singer who performed in Europe and the United States.
3. Aleksandr Dasko (1920-1997), a Soviet military aviator and Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II.
4. Bogdan Dasko (1948-2021), a Polish politician and member of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament.
5. Kateryna Dasko (1977-), a Ukrainian chess grandmaster and three-time European Women's Chess Champion.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dasko

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

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 Dasko 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.

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

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