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

Karwoski, 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 Karwoski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Karwoski in America

Karwoski is the 28215th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Karwoski surname appeared 848 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 Karwoski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Karwoski 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 Karwoski

The surname Karwoski originates from Poland, where it first appeared in the 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "karwowski," which means "dweller from Karwów," a town located in the Silesian region of southwestern Poland. The name likely referred to someone who came from or lived in this town.

Karwowski is an older spelling variation of the surname that was more commonly used in historical records before the modern spelling of Karwoski became standardized. The name has also been recorded with other spellings, such as Karwowski and Karwowsky, due to regional variations and transliterations.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the "Akta Grodzkie i Ziemskie" (Acts of the Grod and Zemsky Courts), a collection of legal documents from the 16th to 18th centuries in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. These records mention several individuals with the surname Karwowski or its variations.

In the 17th century, a notable bearer of the name was Jerzy Karwowski, a Polish nobleman and military leader who fought in the Polish-Swedish wars. He was born in 1598 and died in 1663.

Another historical figure with this surname was Franciszek Karwoski (1780-1855), a Polish writer and translator who lived during the partitions of Poland. He is known for his translations of works by authors such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller.

In the 19th century, Józef Karwowski (1815-1885) was a Polish historian and archivist who made significant contributions to the study of Polish history and culture. He authored several works on the history of the Polish nobility and was a member of the Polish Academy of Learning.

Andrzej Karwowski (1858-1938) was a Polish painter and art professor who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is known for his landscapes and portraits, and his works can be found in various museums in Poland.

In the early 20th century, Stanisław Karwowski (1888-1945) was a Polish architect and urban planner. He designed several notable buildings in Warsaw and other cities in Poland, and his work helped shape the architectural landscape of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Karwoski

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

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

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