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

Jarosch, 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 Jarosch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jarosch in America

Jarosch is the 76029th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jarosch surname appeared 253 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 Jarosch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jarosch 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 Jarosch

The surname Jarosch is of German-Slavic origin, tracing its roots back to the regions of Silesia and Bohemia during the late medieval period. The name is believed to have derived from the Slavic personal name "Jaroch," itself a diminutive form of the name "Jaromir" or "Jaroslaw," which translates to "grand" or "glorious peace."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the tax records of the town of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) from the 15th century, where a certain "Hans Jarosch" is listed as a resident. In the same century, the name also appears in various church registers and land deeds in the neighboring regions of Bohemia and Moravia.

The Jarosch surname likely spread throughout Central Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries, as migrations and population movements became more common. Notable bearers of the name from this era include Johann Jarosch (1556-1621), a renowned clockmaker and inventor from Prague, and Katharina Jarosch (1603-1676), a midwife and herbalist from the town of Zittau in Saxony.

As the centuries progressed, the Jarosch name continued to disperse across the German-speaking lands and beyond. In the 18th century, a certain Friedrich Jarosch (1712-1778) gained recognition as a skilled woodcarver and sculptor in the city of Augsburg, Bavaria. Meanwhile, in the 19th century, the composer and organist Joseph Jarosch (1819-1888) made his mark in the musical circles of Vienna, Austria.

Venturing further afield, the 20th century saw the Jarosch surname carried to various corners of the globe by emigrants and their descendants. One notable figure was the American painter and educator Lorser Jarosch (1892-1986), whose works are held in numerous museum collections across the United States.

While the Jarosch surname may have originated in a specific region of Central Europe, its long and varied history has seen it become a truly international name, carried by individuals from diverse backgrounds and walks of life.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jarosch

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

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

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