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

Jazwinski, 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 Jazwinski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jazwinski in America

Jazwinski is the 73464th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jazwinski surname appeared 264 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 Jazwinski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jazwinski 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 Jazwinski

The surname Jazwinski is of Polish origin, deriving from the village of Jazwiny in the Podlaskie region of northeastern Poland near the border with Belarus. The name first emerged in the 14th century, with early variations including Jazwinsky, Jazwinski, and Jazwinski.

Records from the 16th century show the name appearing in church registers and municipal documents in the towns of Siemiatycze and Drohiczyn, both located in the historical Podlaskie region. These early mentions often refer to landowners, tradesmen, and members of the local gentry.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname was Jan Jazwinski, born around 1520 in the village of Jazwiny. He was a landowner and prominent member of the local community, mentioned in several legal documents from the mid-16th century.

In the 17th century, the name appears in the records of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, with notable individuals including Stanisław Jazwinski (1635-1702), a military officer who served in the army of King John III Sobieski, and Katarzyna Jazwinska (1670-1735), a noblewoman and landowner in the Podlaskie region.

During the 19th century, as Polish families began migrating to other parts of Europe and the Americas, the surname Jazwinski spread beyond its original homeland. One notable figure from this era was Franciszek Jazwinski (1810-1881), a Polish writer and journalist who settled in France and published works on Polish history and culture.

Other individuals of note with the surname Jazwinski include:

1. Józef Jazwinski (1855-1928), a Polish-American engineer and inventor who worked on early designs for gasoline-powered vehicles.
2. Zofia Jazwinska (1892-1972), a Polish artist and sculptor known for her works depicting traditional Polish folk culture.
3. Tadeusz Jazwinski (1917-2003), a Polish-Canadian military officer who served in the Polish Armed Forces during World War II and later settled in Canada.
4. Andrzej Jazwinski (1938-2003), a Polish-American biologist and researcher who made significant contributions to the study of aging and longevity.
5. Krystyna Jazwinska (born 1949), a Polish-American author and translator who has published numerous works on Polish literature and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jazwinski

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

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

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