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

Jashinsky, 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 Jashinsky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jashinsky in America

Jashinsky is the 95955th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jashinsky surname appeared 190 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 Jashinsky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jashinsky 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 Jashinsky

The surname JASHINSKY originates from Eastern Europe, particularly in the region of modern-day Poland and Belarus, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to derive from the Slavic root "jas", meaning "bright" or "clear", combined with the suffix "-insky", indicating a place of origin or residence.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name JASHINSKY can be found in a 1612 document from the town of Nowogródek, in what is now Belarus. This document mentions a landowner named Michał JASHINSKY, suggesting that the name may have been associated with nobility or landowning families in the area.

In the 17th century, the JASHINSKY name appears in several Polish and Lithuanian records, indicating the family's presence in these regions. Notable examples include Jan JASHINSKY, a merchant from Vilnius mentioned in a 1643 trade register, and Katarzyna JASHINSKY, a landowner from the village of Jasionka, near Kraków, recorded in a 1671 land deed.

The name JASHINSKY may also have connections to certain place names in the region, such as the town of Jasionka or the village of Jasionówka, both located in modern-day Poland. These place names likely derive from the same Slavic root "jas", suggesting a potential link between the surname and these locations.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have carried the JASHINSKY surname. One example is Józef JASHINSKY (1828-1901), a Polish painter and art professor who taught at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia. Another is Ksawery JASHINSKY (1866-1932), a Polish-born mathematician and university professor who made significant contributions to the field of functional analysis.

Other notable individuals with the JASHINSKY surname include Aleksander JASHINSKY (1887-1963), a Polish military officer and diplomat who served as the Polish ambassador to Japan in the 1930s, and Stanisław JASHINSKY (1901-1978), a Polish-American chemist and inventor who developed several patents related to the production of synthetic rubber.

Furthermore, the name JASHINSKY has been associated with various artistic and cultural figures, such as Władysław JASHINSKY (1922-2005), a Polish-born filmmaker and screenwriter known for his work in the United States, and Ewa JASHINSKY (born 1948), a contemporary Polish novelist and essayist.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jashinsky

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Jashinsky, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!