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

Kasprzak, 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 Kasprzak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kasprzak in America

Kasprzak is the 18819th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kasprzak surname appeared 1,455 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 Kasprzak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kasprzak 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 Kasprzak

The surname Kasprzak has its origins in Poland, with the earliest known records dating back to the 16th century. The name is derived from the Polish name 'Kasper', which is a version of the name 'Caspar', ultimately derived from the Persian name 'Gaspard'. This was one of the names given to the Three Wise Men or Magi in Christian tradition.

In Polish, the suffix '-ak' is a common patronymic ending, indicating that the name originated as 'son of Kasper'. The name was likely first used to distinguish the children of a man named Kasper from others in the same village or community. Over time, it became an inherited family name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kasprzak can be found in the records of the town of Krakow in 1587, when a man named Jan Kasprzak is mentioned. Another early reference is from the town of Poznan in 1612, where a Wojciech Kasprzak is listed.

As the name spread throughout Poland, variations in spelling emerged, such as Kasprzyk, Kasprzycki, and Kasprzakiewicz. These may have denoted different branches of the family or simply been a result of regional differences in pronunciation and spelling conventions.

One notable historical figure with the surname Kasprzak was Franciszek Kasprzak (1908-1972), a Polish military officer who fought in World War II and later served as a general in the Polish People's Army. Another was Stanislaw Kasprzak (1897-1958), a Polish actor and theater director who appeared in several films in the 1930s and 1940s.

In the realm of sports, Krzysztof Kasprzak (born 1971) was a Polish footballer who played as a defender for several clubs in Poland and Germany. Henryk Kasprzak (1932-2017) was a Polish chess player and International Master.

Finally, Józef Kasprzak (1915-1994) was a Polish artist known for his landscape paintings and portraits, many of which are housed in museums and galleries throughout Poland.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kasprzak

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

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

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