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

Kaback, 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 Kaback surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kaback in America

Kaback is the 146201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kaback surname appeared 113 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 Kaback.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kaback 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 Kaback

The surname KABACK is believed to have originated in Eastern Europe, particularly in the regions of modern-day Poland and Ukraine, during the Middle Ages. It is a variant of the more common Slavic surname Kabac or Kabacz, derived from the Polish word "kabacić," meaning "to bend, twist or curve."

This etymology suggests that the name may have been initially used as an occupational surname for someone who worked as a cooper, making barrels or other curved wooden vessels. Alternatively, it could have referred to someone with a physical characteristic, such as a hunched or bent posture.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname KABACK can be found in the Polish town of Kraków, where a merchant named Jan Kaback is mentioned in a registry from the year 1492. This suggests that the name was already in use in that region during the late 15th century.

In the 17th century, the KABACK surname appears in a number of Polish and Ukrainian church records, indicating its continued use and spread across these areas. For instance, a birth record from 1628 in the town of Lviv (then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) mentions a child named Andrzej KABACK.

Notable individuals with the KABACK surname include:

1. Józef KABACK (1701-1783), a Polish Catholic priest and philosopher who taught at the University of Kraków.
2. Ksawery KABACK (1810-1876), a Ukrainian-born Polish painter and portraitist known for his works depicting scenes from Polish history and folklore.
3. Ignacy KABACK (1845-1921), a Polish writer and novelist who authored several popular historical novels set in medieval Poland.
4. Olga KABACK (1890-1968), a Ukrainian-born American sculptor and artist, best known for her bronze statues and memorials in New York City.
5. Tomasz KABACK (1922-2009), a Polish-born American chemist and professor at the University of California, San Diego, renowned for his research on membrane proteins and transport systems.

While the KABACK surname has its origins in Eastern Europe, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through immigration and diaspora communities. However, its historical roots can be traced back to the regions of Poland and Ukraine, where it emerged as a distinctive name with potential occupational or descriptive origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kaback

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

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

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