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

Kuchinski, 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 Kuchinski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kuchinski in America

Kuchinski is the 34427th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kuchinski surname appeared 658 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 Kuchinski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kuchinski 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 Kuchinski

The surname Kuchinski originated in Poland, and its earliest recorded examples date back to the 16th century. The name is derived from the Polish word "kuchnia," which means "kitchen," and the suffix "-ski," a common Polish surname ending indicating a place of origin or occupation. This suggests that the name may have originated as a reference to someone who worked in a kitchen or a person from a place associated with kitchens.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Kuchinski can be found in the parish records of Krakow, where a man named Jan Kuchinski was listed as a resident in the year 1573. In the 17th century, there are records of a Kuchinski family residing in the town of Lublin, located in eastern Poland.

During the 18th century, the name Kuchinski appeared in various historical documents and records across Poland. Notable individuals bearing this surname included Stanislaw Kuchinski, a Polish nobleman and landowner who lived from 1720 to 1795, and Michal Kuchinski, a Polish writer and poet born in 1768.

As the 19th century dawned, the Kuchinski name continued to spread throughout Poland and its neighboring regions. In 1824, a man named Jozef Kuchinski was born in the village of Grojec, located in central Poland. He later became a prominent figure in the Polish independence movement against Russian rule.

Another significant figure was Wladyslaw Kuchinski, a Polish military officer who served in World War I and later became a general in the Polish Army. He was born in 1885 and died in 1957.

The Kuchinski surname can also be found in various place names and village names throughout Poland, such as Kuchinska Wola, Kuchinski Bor, and Kuchinskie Holendry, further reinforcing its deep roots in the country's history and geography.

While the Kuchinski surname is predominantly associated with Poland, it has also spread to other parts of the world due to migration and diaspora. However, its origins and earliest recorded instances can be traced back to the 16th century in the heart of Poland, where it likely originated as a reference to an occupation or place related to kitchens.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kuchinski

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

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

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