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

Jezak, 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 Jezak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jezak in America

Jezak is the 74141st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jezak surname appeared 261 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 Jezak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jezak 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 Jezak

The surname Jezak has its origins in Poland, with records dating back to the late 15th century. It is believed to be derived from the Polish word "jezyk," which means "tongue" or "language." This suggests that the name may have been originally used as a descriptive nickname for someone who was particularly skilled in speech or had a unique way of speaking.

One of the earliest known references to the name Jezak can be found in a document from the city of Krakow, dated 1487. This record mentions a certain Jan Jezak, who was a tradesman in the city at the time. Another early reference comes from a parish record in the village of Wielka Wies, near Poznan, from 1521, which lists a family by the name of Jezak residing in the area.

Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Jezak began to spread across various regions of Poland, particularly in the central and southern parts of the country. It is believed that some families with this name may have been associated with the nobility or gentry during this period, although definitive records are scarce.

One notable figure with the surname Jezak was Jakub Jezak, a Polish military officer who fought in the Polish-Swedish War of 1655-1660. He was born in 1620 in the town of Kazimierz Dolny and is known for his bravery and leadership during the siege of Torun in 1658.

Another individual of historical significance was Michal Jezak, a renowned poet and writer from the city of Lublin, who lived from 1678 to 1745. His works, which focused on themes of love and nature, were widely celebrated during his lifetime and helped to establish the Jezak name within literary circles of the time.

In the 19th century, the surname Jezak continued to be present in various parts of Poland, with notable individuals including Franciszek Jezak, a prominent lawyer and judge born in 1822 in Warsaw, and Agnieszka Jezak, a respected educator and advocate for women's rights, who was born in 1847 in Krakow.

During the 20th century, the name Jezak gained further recognition with the accomplishments of individuals such as Tadeusz Jezak, a celebrated artist and sculptor from Poznan, who lived from 1892 to 1971, and Wladyslaw Jezak, a renowned physicist and professor at the University of Warsaw, who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics between 1908 and 1989.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jezak

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

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

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