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

Dynia, 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 Dynia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dynia in America

Dynia is the 116201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dynia surname appeared 150 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 Dynia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dynia 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 Dynia

The surname DYNIA is of Polish origin, originating in the late 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "dynia," meaning "pumpkin" or "gourd." The name likely originated as a nickname or occupational name for someone who grew or sold pumpkins or gourds.

In the early 17th century, the name DYNIA is recorded in the Polish town of Krakow, where a family of that name resided. The name is also found in various historical records from the region of Silesia, which was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the time.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DYNIA is in a 1612 document from the town of Wroclaw (then known as Breslau), which mentions a merchant named Jakub DYNIA. Another early record is from 1639, where a land deed in the village of Opole references a farmer named Jan DYNIA.

The name DYNIA is also linked to several place names in Poland, such as the village of Dynia in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the Dynia River that flows through the area. These place names likely predate the surname and may have influenced its adoption.

One notable bearer of the DYNIA surname was Andrzej DYNIA, a Polish military commander who fought in the Polish-Swedish War (1626-1629). He was born around 1590 and died in battle in 1629.

Another historical figure with the DYNIA surname was Wojciech DYNIA, a Polish poet and writer who lived in the 17th century. He is known for his collection of religious poems titled "Pieśni Duchowne" (Spiritual Songs), published in 1658.

In the 18th century, Marcin DYNIA was a Polish artist and painter who specialized in religious art and worked in the Baroque style. He was active in the city of Krakow from around 1720 to 1750.

The name DYNIA also appears in the records of the Polish Sejm (parliament) in the 19th century, with Franciszek DYNIA serving as a deputy from the Lwów region in the 1830s.

Jan DYNIA was a Polish educator and writer who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He authored several textbooks and educational works, including a popular geography book for children published in 1892.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dynia

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

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

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