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

Jeziorski, 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 Jeziorski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jeziorski in America

Jeziorski is the 36838th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jeziorski surname appeared 606 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 Jeziorski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jeziorski 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 Jeziorski

The surname Jeziorski is of Polish origin and dates back to at least the 16th century. It is a toponymic name derived from the Polish word "jezioro," meaning "lake," and the possessive suffix "-ski." This suggests that the name originally referred to someone who lived near a lake or came from a place with a lake in its name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jeziorski can be found in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of official documents from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where a certain Jakub Jeziorski was mentioned in 1567. The name also appears in various parish records and court documents from the 16th to 18th centuries in regions such as Greater Poland and Masovia.

In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the name Jeziorski was Jan Jeziorski (1612-1677), a Polish nobleman and military commander who fought in the Polish-Swedish wars. He was awarded the title of Starosta of Drahiczyn for his services to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Józef Jeziorski (1763-1832), a Polish general and military engineer who served in the Polish Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was involved in the defense of Warsaw against Russian forces in 1831 and was later exiled to France.

In the 19th century, Henryk Jeziorski (1827-1890) was a Polish painter and illustrator known for his historical and genre scenes. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and later became a professor at the Academy.

Towards the end of the 19th century, Wojciech Jeziorski (1846-1914) was a Polish industrialist and entrepreneur who established one of the first soap factories in Congress Poland. He was also a philanthropist and supported various educational and cultural initiatives.

The name Jeziorski has also been associated with various place names in Poland, such as the villages of Jeziorsko and Jeziorki, as well as the lake Jeziorsko in central Poland.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jeziorski

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

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

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