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

Kiszka, 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 Kiszka surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kiszka in America

Kiszka is the 73005th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kiszka surname appeared 266 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 Kiszka.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kiszka 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 Kiszka

The surname Kiszka originated from Poland. It is believed to have derived from the Polish word "kiška," which means "sausage" or "intestine." The earliest known examples of this surname date back to the 16th century in the regions of Lesser Poland and Masovia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Kiszka surname can be found in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of official documents from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where a certain Jan Kiszka was mentioned in 1534. Another early reference is in the Libri Iudiciorum Terrestrium, a collection of court records from the town of Sandomierz, which mentions a Marcin Kiszka in 1572.

The Kiszka surname was particularly prevalent in the Polish nobility during the 16th and 17th centuries. One notable bearer of this name was Jan Kiszka (c. 1540-1616), a Polish nobleman and military commander who served as the Voivode of Podolia and Bracław. He played a significant role in the Polish-Muscovite War of 1609-1618.

Another prominent figure with the Kiszka surname was Krzysztof Kiszka (c. 1580-1644), a Polish nobleman and military leader who served as the Voivode of Mińsk and Podlasie. He fought in the Polish-Muscovite War and the Smolensk War, and was known for his bravery and strategic skills.

In the 18th century, the Kiszka surname was also found in the Prussian region of Silesia, which was then part of the Kingdom of Prussia. One notable bearer of this name from that region was Johann Kiszka (1732-1796), a Prussian military officer who served in the Seven Years' War.

The Kiszka surname has also been associated with various place names in Poland, such as the village of Kiszkówka in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, and the town of Kiszkowo in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. These place names likely originated from the presence of individuals with the Kiszka surname in those areas.

Throughout history, the Kiszka surname has undergone various spellings, such as Kiszcza, Kiszko, and Kiszki, but the core meaning and origin remain rooted in the Polish language and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kiszka

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

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

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