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

Kalinowski, 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 Kalinowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kalinowski in America

Kalinowski is the 8377th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kalinowski surname appeared 3,951 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kalinowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kalinowski 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 Kalinowski

The surname Kalinowski is of Polish origin, deriving from the Polish word "kalina" meaning "guelder rose" or "viburnum." This name is thought to have originated as a descriptive surname, referring to someone who lived near bushes of guelder rose or worked with the plant in some capacity.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Kalinowski date back to the 16th century in Poland. One notable early bearer was Tomasz Kalinowski, a Polish nobleman and landowner who lived in the late 16th century and owned estates near the town of Kalisz.

In the 17th century, the name appeared in various records and manuscripts, including the church records of the parish of Opoczno, where several families with the surname Kalinowski were recorded as residents.

The 19th century saw the rise of several prominent individuals bearing the Kalinowski name. Rafał Kalinowski (1835-1907) was a Polish priest and activist who was involved in the January Uprising against Russian rule. He was exiled to Siberia for his activities and later canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

Another notable bearer was Józef Kalinowski (1797-1879), a Polish military officer and participant in the November Uprising against Russia. He later emigrated to France and wrote several works on military strategy and tactics.

In the 20th century, Ludwik Kalinowski (1892-1942) was a Polish engineer and inventor who made significant contributions to the development of television technology. He worked on the first electromechanical television system and held several patents in the field.

Stanisław Kalinowski (1920-2005) was a Polish-born architect who designed several notable buildings in Chicago, including the Chicago Civic Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle Campus.

The surname Kalinowski can also be traced to various place names in Poland, such as the village of Kalinów, which may have influenced the development of the surname in certain regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kalinowski

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

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

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