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

Jachimiak, 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 Jachimiak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jachimiak in America

Jachimiak is the 108734th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jachimiak surname appeared 163 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 Jachimiak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jachimiak 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 Jachimiak

The surname Jachimiak has its origins in Poland. It is thought to have emerged sometime in the 13th or 14th century, likely derived from the personal name Joachim or Jachim, which itself comes from the Hebrew name Yehouyaqim meaning "raised by Yahweh".

During the Middle Ages, many surnames in Poland were formed by adding the possessive suffix "-ak" or "-iak" to personal names, and Jachimiak would have followed this pattern. It is believed that the name originally referred to someone who was the son or descendant of a person named Joachim or Jachim.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in historical documents from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. For example, there is a mention of a Stanisław Jachimiak in a land registry from the town of Białystok in 1564.

In the 17th century, the Jachimiak surname appears to have been particularly prevalent in the regions of Greater Poland and Kuyavia, with several references to individuals bearing the name in local parish records and tax rolls from that time period.

One notable bearer of the Jachimiak surname was Jan Jachimiak, a Polish nobleman and landowner who lived in the late 16th century. He was a member of the Szlachta (Polish nobility) and owned estates in the Lublin region of eastern Poland.

Another historical figure with this surname was Wojciech Jachimiak, a Polish priest and scholar who lived in the 18th century. He was the author of several theological works and served as a professor at the University of Kraków.

In the 19th century, the Jachimiak surname can be found in various records from the Prussian Partition of Poland, including birth and marriage registers from villages such as Piotrków and Radomsko.

One individual of note from this time was Franciszek Jachimiak, a Polish farmer and landowner who lived in the village of Kłobuck in the late 1800s. He was known for his successful agricultural endeavors and was a respected member of the local community.

As the Jachimiak surname spread throughout Poland over the centuries, it also began to appear in various alternate spellings, such as Jachymiak, Joachimiak, and Jochimiok, reflecting local dialectal variations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jachimiak

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

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

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