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

Kazmierczak, 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 Kazmierczak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kazmierczak in America

Kazmierczak is the 16203rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kazmierczak surname appeared 1,782 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 Kazmierczak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kazmierczak 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 Kazmierczak

The surname Kazmierczak is of Polish origin, with its roots tracing back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Polish given name Kazimierz, which itself has its origins in the Slavic name Kazimir. The name Kazimir is believed to be a compound of the words 'kaza' meaning 'to destroy' and 'mir' meaning 'world' or 'peace'. Thus, the name Kazmierczak can be interpreted as 'one who destroys the world' or 'one who destroys peace'.

The earliest known recorded instances of the surname Kazmierczak can be found in various Polish historical records from the 15th and 16th centuries. One notable mention is in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of official documents from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where a certain Jan Kazmierczak is listed as a landowner in the region of Krakow in the year 1487.

Another significant historical figure bearing the surname Kazmierczak was Stanislaw Kazmierczak, a Polish nobleman and military commander who fought in the Polish-Swedish War of the late 17th century. He was born in 1645 and died in 1703, and was known for his bravery and strategic prowess on the battlefield.

In the realm of literature, the Polish poet and writer Jadwiga Kazmierczak, born in 1872 and died in 1951, gained recognition for her works that explored themes of love, loss, and the human condition. Her poetry collection "Echa Przeszłości" (Echoes of the Past) is considered a significant contribution to Polish literature of the early 20th century.

The name Kazmierczak can also be found in various historical records from neighboring countries, such as Germany and Ukraine, where Polish communities had settled over the centuries. One notable example is Franciszek Kazmierczak, a Polish-Ukrainian artist and painter who lived in the late 19th century and was known for his landscape paintings depicting the rural life of Ukraine.

In more recent times, the surname Kazmierczak has been borne by several notable individuals, including Janusz Kazmierczak, a Polish footballer who played for the Polish national team in the 1970s and 1980s, and Marian Kazmierczak, a Polish politician and member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2014.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kazmierczak

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

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

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