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

Grohoski, 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 Grohoski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Grohoski in America

Grohoski is the 110286th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Grohoski surname appeared 160 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 Grohoski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Grohoski 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 Grohoski

The surname Grohoski originated in Poland during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Polish word "groch," meaning "pea," and the suffix "-oski," indicating a place of origin or occupation. This suggests that the name might have referred to someone who lived near a pea field or was involved in the cultivation or trade of peas.

The earliest known record of the Grohoski name appears in a 15th-century manuscript from the Krakow region, where it was spelled "Grochowski." This variation highlights the common practice of using local dialects and spellings in historical records.

In the 16th century, the name Grohoski was found in various Polish census records and land ownership documents. One notable mention is in the chronicles of the Tarnow region, where a Jan Grohoski was listed as a landowner and farmer in the year 1543.

The 17th century saw the migration of several Grohoski families to neighboring countries, including Germany and Ukraine. This dispersal likely contributed to the emergence of different spellings, such as "Grohowsky" and "Grochowski."

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the Grohoski surname was Stanislaw Grohoski, a Polish nobleman born in 1625. He was known for his military service and participation in the Khmelnytsky Uprising against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Another notable figure was Katarzyna Grohoski (1712-1788), a renowned herbalist and healer from the village of Wieliczka, near Krakow. Her knowledge of medicinal plants and natural remedies was widely respected in the region.

In the 19th century, the Grohoski name gained prominence with the birth of Józef Grohoski (1824-1891), a Polish artist and painter renowned for his landscapes and portraits. His works are displayed in several museums across Poland.

During the same period, Franciszek Grohoski (1842-1908) was a pioneering Polish engineer who contributed to the development of railroads and infrastructure in the Galician region, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The 20th century saw the Grohoski name spread further across Europe and beyond, with individuals like Wladyslaw Grohoski (1907-1982), a Polish-American physicist who made significant contributions to the field of nuclear physics and worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Grohoski

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

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

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