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

Kruszka, 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 Kruszka surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kruszka in America

Kruszka is the 44356th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kruszka surname appeared 485 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 Kruszka.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kruszka 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 Kruszka

The surname Kruszka originated in Poland, with its earliest known records dating back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Polish word "kruszka," which means "small piece" or "crumb," suggesting that the name may have been an occupational one referring to someone who worked with small pieces or crumbs of something, such as a baker or a miller.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kruszka can be found in the Akta Grodzkie i Ziemskie (Records of the Crown and Landed Estates) from the Kraków region in the late 1400s. These historical documents mention several individuals with the surname, indicating that the name was already established in the area at that time.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Kruszka appeared in various Polish parish records and municipal documents from towns and villages across the country. Notable examples include Jan Kruszka, a landowner from the village of Kłodawa recorded in 1587, and Stanisław Kruszka, a merchant from Lublin mentioned in a 1612 trade register.

In the 18th century, the name Kruszka spread beyond the borders of Poland. In 1742, a certain Michał Kruszka was documented as a settler in the village of Nowosielica in modern-day Ukraine, which was then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The 19th century saw the emergence of several notable individuals with the surname Kruszka. One of them was Walenty Kruszka (1801-1876), a Polish philosopher and writer who authored works on ethics and education. Another was Franciszek Kruszka (1818-1892), a Polish painter and art teacher who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and exhibited his works throughout Europe.

In the early 20th century, a prominent figure named Mieczysław Kruszka (1887-1945) rose to prominence. He was a Polish lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as a member of the Polish parliament and later as the Polish ambassador to the United States from 1935 to 1939.

Other notable individuals with the surname Kruszka include Kazimierz Kruszka (1904-1981), a Polish mathematician and university professor who made significant contributions to the field of algebra, and Wanda Kruszka (1911-1996), a Polish writer and journalist who published several novels and short stories.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kruszka

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

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

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