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

Janysek, 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 Janysek surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Janysek in America

Janysek is the 101737th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Janysek surname appeared 177 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 Janysek.

We can also compare 2010 data for Janysek 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 Janysek

The surname Janysek originated in Poland, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Polish personal name Jan, a variant of the biblical name John, combined with the diminutive suffix "-ysek". This suggests that the name may have initially referred to the son or descendant of someone named Jan.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Janysek can be found in the records of the town of Krakow, Poland, where a certain Jakub Janysek was mentioned in a document from the year 1578. This indicates that the name was already in use during the late Renaissance period.

In the 17th century, the Janysek name appears to have spread to other parts of Poland, as well as to neighboring regions such as Silesia, which was then part of the Kingdom of Bohemia (now part of Poland and the Czech Republic). A notable bearer of the name was Jan Janysek, a Polish-Silesian craftsman and woodcarver who lived from 1635 to 1697.

By the 18th century, the Janysek surname had become well-established in various parts of Central and Eastern Europe. One of the most prominent individuals with this name was Józef Janysek (1742-1812), a Polish nobleman and landowner who served as a military officer during the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

In the 19th century, the Janysek name continued to be found across Poland and surrounding areas, with several notable bearers emerging. These included Teodor Janysek (1819-1891), a Polish writer and journalist, and Stanisław Janysek (1857-1926), a Polish-Galician painter and art professor.

Another significant figure was Wacław Janysek (1871-1938), a Polish engineer and inventor who made significant contributions to the development of early aircraft and pioneered the use of reinforced concrete in construction.

As the Janysek name spread beyond its Polish origins, it also took on various spelling variations in different languages and regions, such as Janischek, Janyscheck, or Janischek, reflecting the linguistic and cultural influences of those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Janysek

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

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

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