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

Dembowski, 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 Dembowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dembowski in America

Dembowski is the 22646th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dembowski surname appeared 1,133 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 Dembowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dembowski 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 Dembowski

The surname Dembowski is of Polish origin, with the earliest recorded examples dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "dąb," meaning oak, and the suffix "-owski," which denotes a place of origin or association. This suggests that the name may have originated from a place where oak trees were prevalent or from a location closely tied to oak-related activities or industries.

The earliest known record of the Dembowski surname appears in the Akta Ziemskie Krakowskie (Land Acts of Krakow) from the late 16th century, where individuals with this name were mentioned as landowners or residents in the Krakow region of southern Poland. Over the centuries, various spellings emerged, including Dębowski, Dambowski, and Dombowski, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and orthography.

In the 17th century, the Dembowski name gained prominence when Jan Dembowski (1638-1696) served as a Polish military commander and diplomat during the reign of King John III Sobieski. He played a crucial role in the famous Battle of Vienna in 1683, where Polish forces helped defeat the Ottoman Empire and lift the siege of the city.

Another notable figure was Władysław Dembowski (1833-1877), a Polish journalist, writer, and political activist who was actively involved in the January Uprising against the Russian Empire in the 1860s. He authored several works on Polish literature and culture, and his writings influenced the development of Polish national consciousness.

In the 20th century, Bronisław Dembowski (1888-1964) was a renowned Polish economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Poland from 1952 to 1956. He played a significant role in the country's post-World War II reconstruction efforts and the implementation of economic policies during the early years of communist rule.

Jerzy Dembowski (1925-2013) was a distinguished Polish-American mathematician and computer scientist, known for his contributions to the field of information theory and coding theory. He held academic positions at several prestigious universities, including Cornell University and the University of Chicago.

Throughout its history, the Dembowski surname has been associated with various place names in Poland, such as Dąbrowa, Dębowiec, and Dębogóra, which are derived from the same root word "dąb" (oak) and may have influenced the name's origins or variations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dembowski

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

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

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