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

Lasko, 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 Lasko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lasko in America

Lasko is the 17063rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lasko surname appeared 1,664 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 Lasko.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lasko 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 Lasko

The surname Lasko is of Polish origin and dates back to the late medieval period. It is believed to have originated in the region of Silesia, which was historically part of Poland but is now divided between Poland and the Czech Republic. The name is derived from the Old Polish word "laska," meaning a staff or a walking stick.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Lasko surname can be found in the Liber Beneficiorum, a 14th-century document listing benefices and properties held by the Archdiocese of Gniezno in Poland. The document mentions a certain "Johannes Lasko," who was a landowner in the village of Krosno, located in the Silesian region.

In the 15th century, the Lasko surname appeared in the records of the city of Krakow, which was then the capital of the Kingdom of Poland. A document from 1456 mentions a merchant named "Nicolaus Lasko" who was involved in trade with the cities of Gdansk and Torun.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, several notable individuals bore the Lasko surname. One of them was Jan Laski (1499-1560), a Polish nobleman and Protestant reformer who played a significant role in the spread of Calvinism in Poland and England. Another prominent figure was Hieronim Lasko (1496-1541), a Polish diplomat and military commander who served under King Sigismund I the Old.

In the 18th century, the Lasko surname was associated with several villages and towns in the Silesian region, including Laskow, Laskowa, and Laskowitz. These place names likely derived from the Old Polish word "laska" and may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname.

Among the notable Laskos in the 19th century was Stanislaw Lasko (1823-1897), a Polish painter and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Another individual of note was Józef Lasko (1802-1876), a Polish writer and translator who contributed to the development of Polish literature during the Romantic period.

While the Lasko surname originated in Poland, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and immigration. Some notable individuals with this surname include Valentin Lasko (1890-1948), a Russian-born American artist known for his paintings and illustrations, and John Lasko (1877-1941), a Polish-American author and journalist who wrote extensively about Polish-American communities in the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lasko

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

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

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