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

Kulick, 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 Kulick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kulick in America

Kulick is the 12333rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kulick surname appeared 2,521 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kulick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kulick 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 Kulick

The surname Kulick is believed to have originated from the Polish language. It first appeared in the late 16th century in the region of Silesia, which was then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The name is likely derived from the old Polish word "kulka," which means "little ball." This suggests that the surname may have initially referred to a person who worked with balls or spherical objects, possibly a maker of cannon balls or ammunition.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kulick can be found in the 1598 tax records of the town of Bytom, where a certain Jan Kulick is listed as a resident. It is also documented that in 1612, a man named Mikołaj Kulick served as a member of the town council in the nearby city of Gliwice.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Kulick began to spread throughout other parts of Poland, as well as into neighboring regions of Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Variations in spelling, such as Kulicka, Kulik, and Kuliczka, also emerged during this time.

A notable figure bearing the Kulick surname was Andrzej Kulick (1725-1799), a Polish nobleman and landowner who served as a military officer during the reign of King Stanisław August Poniatowski. Another individual of historical significance was Józef Kulick (1808-1879), a Polish-born civil engineer who oversaw the construction of several important railway lines in what is now Ukraine.

In the 19th century, the Kulick surname found its way to the United States and other parts of the world due to the wave of Polish immigration. One of the earliest American Kulicks was Franciszek Kulick (1844-1923), who settled in Chicago and worked as a carpenter. Another noteworthy figure was Stanisław Kulick (1873-1942), a Polish-American author and journalist who wrote extensively about the experiences of Polish immigrants in the United States.

Throughout the 20th century, the Kulick surname continued to be represented in various fields. For example, Władysław Kulick (1910-1988) was a renowned Polish architect who designed several notable buildings in Warsaw, while Zofia Kulick (1919-2006) was a Polish-born artist and sculptor whose works were exhibited in galleries across Europe and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kulick

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

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

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