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

Kwiatkoski, 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 Kwiatkoski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kwiatkoski in America

Kwiatkoski is the 126018th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kwiatkoski surname appeared 136 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 Kwiatkoski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kwiatkoski 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 Kwiatkoski

The surname Kwiatkoski originated in Poland, where it first appeared in the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Polish word "kwiatek," meaning "little flower," and likely referred to someone who lived near a flower garden or meadow. The name may also have been an occupational name for a gardener or florist.

One of the earliest known records of the name Kwiatkoski dates back to the 15th century, when a Jakub Kwiatkoski was mentioned in a land registry from the town of Krakow. The name has had various spellings over the centuries, including Kwiatkowski, Kwiatkowsky, and Kwiatowski.

In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the name was Jan Kwiatkoski, a Polish nobleman and military leader who fought in the Siege of Vienna in 1683. He was born in 1644 and died in 1701.

Another historical figure with the surname Kwiatkoski was Stanislaw Kwiatkoski, a Polish writer and poet who lived in the 18th century. He was born in 1725 and died in 1805, and is known for his works on Polish history and culture.

In the 19th century, one of the most famous bearers of the name was Kazimierz Kwiatkoski, a Polish explorer and naturalist. He was born in 1827 and died in 1892, and is renowned for his expeditions to South America and his discoveries of new plant and animal species.

Another notable Kwiatkoski was Wladyslaw Kwiatkoski, a Polish artist and sculptor who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in 1865 and died in 1933, and is known for his sculptures and public monuments in Poland.

In the early 20th century, a prominent figure was Tadeusz Kwiatkoski, a Polish politician and diplomat who served as the Polish ambassador to the United States from 1919 to 1924. He was born in 1876 and died in 1957.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kwiatkoski

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

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

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