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

Krygowski, 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 Krygowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Krygowski in America

Krygowski is the 63218th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Krygowski surname appeared 316 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 Krygowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Krygowski 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 Krygowski

The surname Krygowski originated in Poland, where it first appeared in the late 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "kryga," which means "a curve" or "a bend," likely referring to a geographical feature or a place name. The name may have originated in the Krakow region of southern Poland, where many Polish surnames have their roots.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Krygowski name can be found in the parish records of the village of Wola Krzysztoporska, near Częstochowa, in the early 1600s. The name was also mentioned in various historical documents from the Małopolska region during the 17th and 18th centuries.

In the 19th century, the Krygowski surname began to appear in other parts of Poland, as families migrated in search of work or new opportunities. The name can be found in records from cities such as Warsaw, Lublin, and Łódź.

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

1. Michał Krygowski (1675-1741), a Polish nobleman and landowner from the Kraków region.
2. Karolina Krygowska (1819-1892), a Polish writer and poet from Warsaw.
3. Józef Krygowski (1825-1887), a Polish architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Lviv, Ukraine.
4. Stanisław Krygowski (1878-1945), a Polish military officer and cavalry commander who fought in World War I.
5. Zygmunt Krygowski (1901-1976), a Polish mathematician and university professor who made significant contributions to the field of differential geometry.

The Krygowski surname can also be found in other Slavic languages with slight variations in spelling, such as Krygovskiy in Russian or Kryhovskyi in Ukrainian. However, the origin and meaning of the name remain rooted in the Polish language and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Krygowski

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

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

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