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

Dominski, 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 Dominski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dominski in America

Dominski is the 53419th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dominski surname appeared 387 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 Dominski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dominski 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 Dominski

The surname Dominski originated in Poland, where it was first recorded in the early 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "domin," meaning "furnace" or "forge," suggesting that the name's earliest bearers were likely associated with the metalworking trade.

Dominski is a locative surname, meaning it originated from a specific place name. In this case, the name likely refers to the village of Dominy or Dominowo, both located in the Pomeranian region of northern Poland. These place names are believed to have derived from the personal name "Domin," a diminutive form of the Slavic name "Dominik."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Dominski name can be found in the Cracow Grod Court Records from 1509, which mention a certain "Jan Dominski." Another early reference appears in the Poznań Land and Grod Court Records from 1529, which lists a "Mikolaj Dominski."

In the 17th century, the Dominski name can be found in various historical documents from the Tarnów region of southern Poland. For example, the Tarnów Grod Court Records from 1678 mention a "Marcin Dominski."

A notable bearer of the Dominski surname was Jan Dominski (1774-1844), a Polish priest and writer who authored several religious works and served as a chaplain in the Napoleonic Wars.

Another prominent Dominski was Józef Dominski (1792-1868), a Polish painter and engraver known for his landscape and portrait works. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and later became a professor there.

In the 19th century, the Dominski name appeared in various parts of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, including present-day Belarus and Ukraine. For instance, the Polish genealogist Józef Wolff documented a family of Dominskis from the town of Pinsk (now in Belarus) in his 1855 work "Kniaziowie Litewsko-Ruscy."

Another significant figure was Tomasz Dominski (1833-1908), a Polish engineer and inventor who designed and built several bridges and railway lines in Congress Poland and the Russian Empire.

Lastly, Władysław Dominski (1867-1935) was a Polish military officer and politician who served as a member of the Sejm (parliament) and as the Voivode (governor) of the Lublin Voivodeship in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dominski

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

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

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