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

Joswiak, 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 Joswiak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Joswiak in America

Joswiak is the 65593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Joswiak surname appeared 302 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 Joswiak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Joswiak 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 Joswiak

The surname Joswiak originates from Poland. It first emerged in the 14th century, derived from the Polish personal name Józef, a variant of the Hebrew name Joseph. The earliest recorded spelling is Jozuak, found in church records from the village of Ostrówek in the Kalisz region of central Poland.

Joswiak is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding a possessive suffix to the personal name Józef, indicating "son of Józef." Over time, the spelling evolved to Joświak and then the modern form Joswiak. Similar surnames include Jóźwiak, Józwiak, and Jóźwiakowski.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is Tomasz Joswiak, born around 1520 in the village of Międzyrzecz, located in what was then the Duchy of Pomerania. He was a farmer and landowner mentioned in local tax records from the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the Joswiak name appears in church records from the town of Gniezno, with the baptism of Jan Joswiak in 1683. Gniezno was an important religious center and the seat of the Archbishop of Poland at the time.

A notable bearer of the Joswiak surname was Franciszek Joswiak (1737-1811), a Polish military officer who fought in the Kościuszko Uprising against Russian and Prussian forces in the late 18th century. He was awarded the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military decoration, for his service.

Another early Joswiak of note was Jakub Joswiak (1789-1856), a Polish poet and writer who published works in both Polish and Latin. He was born in the town of Jarocin and spent much of his life in the nearby city of Poznań.

In the 19th century, the Joswiak surname spread beyond Poland as many immigrants left for other parts of Europe and the Americas. Antoni Joswiak (1843-1924) was a Polish-American farmer who settled in Wisconsin after emigrating from the Prussian partition of Poland in the 1870s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Joswiak

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

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

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