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

Jachimowicz, 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 Jachimowicz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jachimowicz in America

Jachimowicz is the 86314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jachimowicz surname appeared 216 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 Jachimowicz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jachimowicz 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 Jachimowicz

The surname Jachimowicz is of Polish origin, dating back to the 15th century. It is derived from the personal name Joachim, which comes from the Hebrew name Yehoyaqim, meaning "raised by Yahweh." The suffix "-owicz" indicates a patronymic form, meaning "son of Joachim."

Jachimowicz was initially prevalent in the regions of Greater Poland and Mazovia in central Poland. Early records show variations in spelling, such as Jachymowicz, Joachimowicz, and Joahimowicz, reflecting the phonetic nature of the name's transcription.

One of the earliest known references to the name Jachimowicz can be found in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of Polish state documents from the 15th to 18th centuries. In these records, the name appears in connection with various landowners and noblemen from the area.

Notable individuals with the surname Jachimowicz include:

1. Jan Jachimowicz (c. 1600-1670), a Polish nobleman and military commander who fought in the Polish-Swedish wars of the 17th century.
2. Franciszek Jachimowicz (1772-1841), a Polish painter and engraver known for his landscape paintings and etchings depicting scenes from the Napoleonic Wars.
3. Karol Jachimowicz (1835-1905), a Polish physician and social activist who founded one of the first medical journals in the Polish language.
4. Teodor Jachimowicz (1868-1938), a Polish geologist and paleontologist, known for his contributions to the study of Jurassic and Cretaceous formations in the Carpathian Mountains.
5. Helena Jachimowicz (1901-1992), a Polish writer and translator, best known for her translations of works by Aleksandr Pushkin and Mikhail Lermontov.

The surname Jachimowicz has also been associated with various place names in Poland, such as the village of Jachimowice in the Lublin Voivodeship, which likely took its name from an early settler or landowner with the surname.

While the name Jachimowicz has a rich history and can be traced back to its Polish roots, it has also spread to other parts of the world through emigration and migration. However, this report focuses primarily on the origins and early references of the surname within its Polish context.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jachimowicz

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

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

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