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

Ignatowski, 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 Ignatowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ignatowski in America

Ignatowski is the 48628th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ignatowski surname appeared 434 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 Ignatowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ignatowski 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 Ignatowski

The surname Ignatowski originated in Poland, likely in the late 15th or early 16th century. It is a patronymic name derived from the given name Ignacy, which is the Polish form of the Latin name Ignatius. Ignatius was a popular name among early Christians, as it was borne by St. Ignatius of Antioch, one of the Apostolic Fathers.

The name Ignatowski is believed to have first appeared in historical records in the region of Masovia, in central Poland. Some of the earliest recorded bearers of the name include Jan Ignatowski, who was mentioned in a document from the town of Pułtusk in 1527, and Maciej Ignatowski, who was listed in a parish register in the village of Nowe Miasto in 1568.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Ignatowski name was found primarily in the area around Warsaw and the nearby towns of Błonie and Grodzisk Mazowiecki. It is possible that the name may have derived from a place name, as there were several villages in the region with names similar to Ignacówka or Ignacowo.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the Ignatowski surname was Maciej Ignatowski, a Polish nobleman who lived in the late 16th century. He was a member of the landed gentry and served as a counselor to the King of Poland, Sigismund III Vasa.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Jan Ignatowski, a Polish military officer who fought in the Polish-Swedish War of 1655-1660. He was born in 1620 and served as a captain in the army of King John II Casimir Vasa.

In the 18th century, Franciszek Ignatowski was a Polish painter and artist who was active in the city of Kraków. He was born in 1734 and is known for his religious paintings and frescoes in several churches in the region.

During the 19th century, the Ignatowski name was also found in the area around the city of Łódź, which was a center of the textile industry in Poland. One notable figure from this period was Józef Ignatowski, who was born in 1845 and became a successful entrepreneur and factory owner in the textile trade.

In more recent times, one of the most well-known individuals with the Ignatowski surname was Tadeusz Ignatowski, a Polish composer and music educator who lived from 1881 to 1964. He was a professor at the Lviv Conservatory and composed numerous works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ignatowski

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

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

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