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

Galownia, 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 Galownia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Galownia in America

Galownia is the 160975th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Galownia surname appeared 100 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 Galownia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Galownia 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 Galownia

The surname GALOWNIA originated in Poland in the 13th century. It is derived from the Polish word "gałąź," meaning "branch" or "twig." The name likely referred to someone who lived near a wooded area or worked with wood, such as a forester or lumberjack.

In the late 15th century, the name GALOWNIA appeared in the records of the Polish city of Krakow, where a family of that name lived and worked as woodcutters. The earliest known record of the name is from 1487, when a Jan GALOWNIA was listed as a resident of the city.

By the 16th century, the name had spread to other parts of Poland, as well as to neighboring countries like Belarus and Lithuania. One notable bearer of the name was Andrzej GALOWNIA (1520-1585), a Polish nobleman and landowner who served as a military commander during the Polish-Lithuanian wars against Muscovy.

In the 17th century, the GALOWNIA name can be found in the records of several Polish villages, indicating that the family had settled in rural areas and continued to work in forestry or agriculture. One such village was Galownia Wola, located in the Łódź region, which may have been named after the family or vice versa.

The 18th century saw the GALOWNIA name spread further across Europe, with some members of the family emigrating to countries like Germany and Austria. One significant figure from this period was Marcin GALOWNIA (1723-1798), a Polish botanist and naturalist who conducted extensive research on the flora of the Carpathian Mountains.

In the 19th century, the GALOWNIA name continued to be found throughout Poland and neighboring regions, with some individuals achieving notable positions in society. For example, Katarzyna GALOWNIA (1845-1921) was a Polish educator and women's rights activist who founded several schools for girls in Warsaw.

Other notable individuals with the surname GALOWNIA include Józef GALOWNIA (1879-1942), a Polish painter and artist known for his landscapes and portraysmits of rural life; Tomasz GALOWNIA (1901-1988), a Polish engineer and inventor who developed several innovative construction techniques; and Ewa GALOWNIA (born 1958), a contemporary Polish author and poet whose works have been widely acclaimed and translated into multiple languages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Galownia

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

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

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