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

Kolba, 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 Kolba surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kolba in America

Kolba is the 69579th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kolba surname appeared 282 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 Kolba.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kolba 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 Kolba

The surname Kolba has its origins in Poland, tracing back to the 14th century. It is derived from the Polish word "kolba," which refers to a type of club or mace used as a weapon during medieval times.

In its earliest forms, the name was spelled "Kolba" or "Kolbah," with variations arising due to regional dialects and scribal errors in record-keeping. The name is believed to have originated among families residing in the regions of Lesser Poland and Silesia.

Historical records indicate that the Kolba name first appeared in the Akta Grodzkie, a collection of court records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, dating back to the 15th century. Some notable early bearers of the name include Jan Kolba, a landowner from the village of Grodków in Silesia, mentioned in records from 1492.

The Kolba surname is also found in the Metryka Koronna, a series of Polish royal chancery registers from the 16th and 17th centuries. One notable figure was Stanisław Kolba, a military officer who fought in the Polish-Swedish wars during the reign of King Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632).

In the 18th century, the Kolba name appeared in various parish records and land registers across Poland. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Franciszek Kolba, a landowner from the village of Łąki near Kraków, born in 1712.

The 19th century saw the Kolba surname spread to other parts of Europe, particularly Germany and Austria, as a result of migration and territorial changes. One notable bearer of the name during this period was Józef Kolba (1798-1867), a Polish writer and translator who lived in Lviv, then part of the Austrian Empire.

Other notable individuals with the Kolba surname include Władysław Kolba (1877-1944), a Polish engineer and inventor who patented several designs for agricultural machinery, and Zygmunt Kolba (1914-1990), a Polish artist and sculptor known for his monumental public works.

While the Kolba name has maintained a strong presence in Poland throughout its history, it has also been carried by individuals of Polish descent in various parts of the world, particularly in North America and Western Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kolba

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

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

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