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

Kukawski, 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 Kukawski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kukawski in America

Kukawski is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kukawski surname appeared 102 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 Kukawski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kukawski 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 Kukawski

The surname Kukawski is believed to have originated in Poland during the medieval period. It is derived from the Polish word "kukawka," which means "cuckoo," referring to the bird. This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a nickname or a descriptive name to someone associated with the cuckoo bird in some way.

Kukawski is a Polish surname with variations in spelling, such as Kukowski and Kukawiski, which were common in various regions of Poland. The name can be traced back to the 15th and 16th centuries, appearing in historical records and documents from that era.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Kukawski surname can be found in the "Akta Grodzkie" (District Court Records) of the Kraków region, dating back to the late 16th century. These records mention a certain Jan Kukawski, who was involved in legal proceedings related to land ownership disputes.

In the 17th century, the name appears in the "Metryki Koronne" (Crown Metrica), a collection of official documents from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. One notable entry is of a Michał Kukawski, who served as a military officer during the Polish-Swedish wars of the mid-17th century.

The Kukawski surname is also associated with several Polish nobility families, such as the Kukawski coat of arms, which dates back to the 16th century. This coat of arms depicts a cuckoo bird on a field of azure, further reinforcing the connection between the name and the cuckoo bird.

Historically, the name Kukawski has been prominent in various regions of Poland, including Mazovia, Greater Poland, and Silesia. Some notable individuals who bore this surname include:

1. Jakub Kukawski (c. 1520-1590), a Polish philosopher and educator who taught at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
2. Anna Kukawska (1611-1678), a Polish noblewoman and landowner from the Mazovian region.
3. Józef Kukawski (1742-1819), a Polish priest and writer who authored several religious texts.
4. Franciszek Kukawski (1807-1871), a Polish painter and art teacher known for his landscapes and historical paintings.
5. Elżbieta Kukawska (1915-2001), a Polish writer and journalist who wrote extensively about World War II and its aftermath.

While the Kukawski surname has its roots in Poland, it has also been adopted by individuals of Polish descent in other parts of the world, particularly in the United States and Canada, where significant Polish communities exist.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kukawski

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

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

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