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

Filipiak, 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 Filipiak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Filipiak in America

Filipiak is the 22346th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Filipiak surname appeared 1,153 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 Filipiak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Filipiak 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 Filipiak

The surname Filipiak originates from Poland and traces its roots back to the Middle Ages. It is a patronymic name, meaning it was derived from the given name Filip, which is the Polish version of the name Philip. Filip was a popular name during the medieval period and was often associated with the nobility and upper classes.

The name Filipiak likely emerged in the 14th or 15th century as a way to distinguish between different branches of families bearing the same given name. The suffix "-iak" was added to the name Filip, indicating "son of Filip" or "descendant of Filip." This naming convention was common practice among Slavic populations during that time.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Filipiak can be found in the Polish town of Krakow, where a document from 1457 mentions a man named Jan Filipiak. Another early reference is in the records of the town of Poznan, where a person named Maciej Filipiak is listed in 1492.

During the Renaissance period, the name Filipiak became more widespread throughout Poland. Notable bearers of the name include Andrzej Filipiak, a Polish painter who lived in the 16th century and was renowned for his religious artwork. Another famous figure was Jan Filipiak, a military commander who fought in the Polish-Swedish wars of the 17th century and was awarded the prestigious Order of the White Eagle in 1685.

In the 18th century, the name Filipiak was associated with several prominent landowners and nobles in the regions of Greater Poland and Silesia. One notable figure was Michal Filipiak, a wealthy landowner from the town of Leszno, who was a patron of the arts and supported various cultural initiatives in the region.

As the 19th century dawned, the Filipiak name continued to be present among the Polish intelligentsia and academic circles. Józef Filipiak, born in 1818, was a renowned linguist and philologist who made significant contributions to the study of the Polish language and its dialects.

Another notable bearer of the Filipiak surname was Stanislaw Filipiak, a Polish revolutionary and freedom fighter who participated in the November Uprising against the Russian Empire in 1830. He was captured and exiled to Siberia but later pardoned and returned to Poland, where he continued his political activism until his death in 1879.

Throughout its history, the surname Filipiak has been associated with various professions, from artists and scholars to military leaders and landowners. While its origins can be traced back to medieval Poland, the name has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Filipiak

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

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

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