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

Górecki, 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 Górecki surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Górecki in America

Górecki is the 13177th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Górecki surname appeared 2,320 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Górecki.

We can also compare 2010 data for Górecki 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 Górecki

The surname Gorecki originated in Poland and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Polish word "góra," meaning "mountain" or "hill," and was likely given to someone who lived near a prominent geographical feature or came from a mountainous region.

In its early forms, the name appeared as Gorecki, Górecki, and Goretzki, among other spellings. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Teutonic Knights' records from 1283, which mentions a person named "Goreczko de Nakel."

During the medieval period, Gorecki was prevalent in the regions of Silesia and Lesser Poland, particularly around the towns of Krakow and Czestochowa. It was also found in the historical regions of Masovia and Pomerania.

Notable individuals with the surname Gorecki include Jan Gorecki (1510-1584), a Polish Renaissance painter and architect who worked on the Wawel Castle in Krakow. Another notable figure was Henryk Gorecki (1933-2010), a Polish composer best known for his Symphony No. 3, the "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs."

Other historical figures bearing the Gorecki surname include Józef Gorecki (1813-1870), a Polish writer and translator, and Stanislaw Gorecki (1888-1939), a Polish military officer who fought in World War I and the Polish-Soviet War.

In the 16th century, the Gorecki family was recorded as landowners in the village of Gołkowice, near Krakow. The name also appeared in various historical documents, such as the Polish Nobility Records and the Heraldic Armorial of the Polish Nobility.

While the Gorecki surname is predominantly Polish, it has also been found in other Slavic countries, such as Ukraine and Belarus, due to migrations and border changes throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Górecki

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

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

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