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

Jasinski, 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 Jasinski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jasinski in America

Jasinski is the 8900th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jasinski surname appeared 3,679 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Jasinski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jasinski 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 Jasinski

The surname Jasinski has its origins in Poland, dating back to the early Middle Ages. It is believed to be derived from the Polish word "jasion," which means "ash tree." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or owned land with ash trees growing on it.

The Jasinski name first appeared in historical records during the 13th and 14th centuries, primarily in the regions of Greater Poland and Kuyavia in central and northern Poland. Early variations of the spelling included Jasienski, Jasiński, and Jasieniecki.

One of the earliest documented references to the Jasinski name can be found in a 14th-century manuscript from the town of Gniezno, which mentions a landowner named Jakub Jasinski. Another notable early figure was Jan Jasinski, a scholar and priest who lived in the city of Poznan in the late 15th century.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Jasinski name became more widespread throughout Poland, with several prominent individuals bearing the surname. These included Marcin Jasinski (1516-1584), a military leader and statesman who served as a voivode (provincial governor) under King Sigismund II Augustus.

Another notable Jasinski was Tomasz Jasinski (1615-1683), a Jesuit priest and philosopher who taught at the University of Vilnius (now in Lithuania) and wrote several influential works on logic and metaphysics.

In the 18th century, the Jasinski name gained further recognition with the birth of Jakub Jasinski (1718-1794), a celebrated Polish composer and violinist who was regarded as one of the foremost musicians of his time.

The 19th century saw the rise of Wojciech Jasinski (1828-1901), a renowned linguist and lexicographer who played a crucial role in the development of the modern Polish language and the standardization of its orthography.

As the Jasinski name spread beyond Poland's borders, it was also adopted by individuals of other nationalities, including the Russian writer and critic Vasily Jasinski (1863-1912), who was born in Ukraine.

Throughout its long history, the Jasinski surname has been associated with a diverse range of individuals, from landowners and military leaders to scholars, artists, and intellectuals, reflecting the rich cultural heritage of Poland and the wider Slavic region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jasinski

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

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

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