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

Knurek, 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 Knurek surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Knurek in America

Knurek is the 110286th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Knurek surname appeared 160 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 Knurek.

We can also compare 2010 data for Knurek 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 Knurek

The surname KNUREK is of Polish origin, originating in the late 16th or early 17th century. It is derived from the Polish word "knur," meaning a male boar or wild pig. This suggests that the name may have initially been a nickname or occupation reference for someone who worked with pigs or lived in an area with a large population of wild boars.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name KNUREK can be found in the parish records of the village of Stary Sącz, located in southern Poland's Lesser Poland region, dating back to the early 1600s. It is likely that the name originated in this area or nearby regions where Polish was spoken.

The KNUREK surname has also been recorded in various historical documents and records throughout the centuries. For example, the name appears in the 1670 tax records of the town of Brzesko, located in the Lesser Poland region, suggesting that there were families bearing this surname in the area at that time.

Among the notable individuals with the surname KNUREK throughout history are:

1. Stanisław KNUREK (1865-1939), a Polish priest and writer who authored several religious works and served as a parish priest in the Kraków area.

2. Wacław KNUREK (1890-1952), a Polish politician and diplomat who served as the Polish ambassador to the Soviet Union in the late 1930s.

3. Kazimierz KNUREK (1912-1988), a Polish engineer and academic who specialized in mining engineering and worked at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków.

4. Józef KNUREK (1927-2003), a Polish footballer who played as a striker for several clubs, including Legia Warsaw and Ruch Chorzów, and earned 17 caps for the Polish national team.

5. Janina KNUREK (1932-2021), a Polish actress and theater director who had a prolific career spanning over six decades, working with various theater companies in Kraków and Warsaw.

While the KNUREK surname has its roots in Poland, it has since spread to other parts of the world through immigration and diaspora communities, though it remains relatively uncommon outside of its country of origin.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Knurek

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

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

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