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

Gasior, 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 Gasior surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gasior in America

Gasior is the 24665th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gasior surname appeared 1,012 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 Gasior.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gasior 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 Gasior

The surname Gasior is of Polish origin, originating in the late medieval period around the 15th century. It is derived from the Polish word "gaz," which means "gas" or "smoke," and likely referred to an occupation or someone associated with a smoky or gaseous environment, such as a blacksmith or a worker in a foundry.

The name Gasior is found primarily in the regions of Silesia and Lesser Poland, which were historically part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in church records and municipal documents from these areas in the 16th and 17th centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name Gasior was Jan Gasior, a blacksmith who lived in the town of Bielsko (now Bielsko-Biała) in Silesia in the late 16th century. His son, Jakub Gasior, was also a blacksmith and continued the family trade.

In the 17th century, the name appeared in the records of the Pauline monastery in Jasna Góra, a famous Catholic pilgrimage site in Częstochowa, Poland. A monk named Stanisław Gasior was mentioned in the monastery's chronicles in the year 1643.

Another notable figure with the surname Gasior was Franciszek Gasior, a Polish military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1789 in the village of Radłów, near Tarnów, and fought in several major battles against the Russian Empire and the Prussian forces.

In the 19th century, a prominent bearer of the name Gasior was Karol Gasior, a Polish writer and journalist who was born in 1856 in the town of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, near Kraków. He was a proponent of the Polish independence movement and wrote several works on Polish history and culture.

Another notable figure with the surname Gasior was Bronisław Gasior, a Polish sculptor and artist who lived from 1887 to 1960. He is known for his monumental sculptures and works of public art, many of which can be found in cities across Poland.

Overall, the surname Gasior has a long and rich history in Poland, with its origins dating back to the late medieval period and its bearers playing various roles in Polish society, including as artisans, clergy, military officers, writers, and artists.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gasior

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

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

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