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

Jaskółka, 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 Jaskółka surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jaskółka in America

Jaskółka is the 63068th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jaskółka surname appeared 317 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 Jaskółka.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jaskółka 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 Jaskółka

The surname Jaskolka has its origins in Poland, dating back to the 14th century. It is derived from the Polish word "jaskółka," meaning "swallow," referring to the small migratory bird. The name may have been initially given as a nickname or descriptive name to someone who was associated with swallows, perhaps someone who lived near a place where swallows nested or someone with a particular resemblance or characteristic likened to the bird.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Jaskolka can be found in a document from the town of Krakow, dated 1387, which mentions a man named Piotr Jaskolka. This suggests that the name was already in use by the late 14th century in the region of Lesser Poland.

Another early reference to the name appears in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of official records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, dated 1488. This entry records a nobleman named Jan Jaskolka who served as a courtier to King Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk.

In the 16th century, the name Jaskolka appears to have spread to other parts of Poland, with records showing individuals bearing the name in the regions of Greater Poland and Masovia. For example, a merchant named Maciej Jaskolka is mentioned in a trade document from the city of Poznan in 1542.

One notable figure with the surname Jaskolka was Andrzej Jaskolka, a Polish military commander who fought in the Khmelnytsky Uprising against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the mid-17th century. He led a cavalry regiment and participated in several battles against the Cossack rebels between 1648 and 1654.

Another individual of note was Stanisław Jaskolka, a Polish writer and poet who lived in the late 18th century. He was born in 1765 in the village of Jaskolki near Lublin and published several collections of poetry and prose works during his lifetime, including "Wiersze Wybrane" (Selected Poems) in 1790.

In the 19th century, the Jaskolka surname appears in records from the Russian Empire, likely due to the partitions of Poland-Lithuania at the time. One example is Franciszek Jaskolka, a Polish-born soldier who served in the Russian Imperial Army during the Crimean War (1853-1856) and was awarded the Cross of St. George for his bravery in battle.

While the surname Jaskolka is not among the most common in Poland today, it remains a part of the country's rich onomastic heritage, reflecting its origins in the medieval era and the various historical figures who have borne this name over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jaskółka

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

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

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