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

Jasko, 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 Jasko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jasko in America

Jasko is the 50196th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jasko surname appeared 417 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 Jasko.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jasko 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 Jasko

The surname Jasko has its origins in Poland, traced back to the 14th century. It derives from the Polish name Jasiek, a diminutive form of Jakub or Jacob. The earliest records of the name can be found in medieval Polish census records and tax rolls from the regions of Lesser Poland and Silesia.

One of the earliest documented individuals bearing this surname was Jan Jasko, a landowner and nobleman from the village of Janowice near Opole, who lived in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Mikołaj Jasko, a Catholic priest and theologian from Krakow, who authored several religious texts in the 16th century.

The Jasko name also appeared in historical records from the nearby regions of Bohemia and Moravia, where it was sometimes spelled as Jaszko or Jaschko. This variation in spelling was common due to the lack of standardized orthography during that time period.

In the 17th century, a prominent Jasko family resided in the town of Bielsko-Biała, located in modern-day southern Poland. One member, Piotr Jasko (1621-1683), was a prominent merchant and civic leader who served as the town's mayor for several terms.

Another notable individual with this surname was Andrzej Jasko (1792-1867), a Polish military officer and veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. He fought in several major battles, including the Battle of Borodino, and was awarded the prestigious Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military decoration.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Jasko name continued to be prominent in various regions of Poland, with several individuals achieving recognition in fields such as education, politics, and the arts. One example was Stanisław Jasko (1876-1944), a renowned painter and art teacher from Krakow, who was known for his landscape and portraiture works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jasko

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

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

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