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

Legutko, 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 Legutko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Legutko in America

Legutko is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Legutko surname appeared 116 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 Legutko.

We can also compare 2010 data for Legutko 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 Legutko

The surname Legutko originates from Poland and is believed to have first appeared in the late 15th or early 16th century. It likely derives from the Polish word "legut," which means "lightweight" or "agile," suggesting that the name may have been initially given as a nickname to someone with a slender or nimble physique.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Legutko surname can be found in the parish records of the town of Nowy Targ, located in southern Poland near the border with Slovakia. These records date back to the early 1600s and contain several entries for individuals bearing the Legutko name.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Legutko surname was primarily concentrated in the regions of Lesser Poland and Silesia, which were part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the time. Some of the earliest known bearers of the Legutko name include Stanislaw Legutko, a merchant from Krakow who lived in the late 1500s, and Jan Legutko, a farmer from the village of Lipnica Murowana, whose birth was recorded in 1621.

In the 18th century, the Legutko surname began to spread more widely across Poland as families migrated to other regions. One notable bearer of the name during this period was Franciszek Legutko, a Polish noble and landowner who lived from 1732 to 1802.

As the surname continued to grow in popularity, it also found its way into various historical documents and records. For example, the Legutko name appears in the census records of the city of Poznan from the early 19th century, as well as in the marriage registers of several parishes in the Kielce region of central Poland from the same time period.

Other notable individuals with the Legutko surname throughout history include:

1. Kazimierz Legutko (1888-1966), a Polish painter and art teacher who was known for his landscapes and portraiture.
2. Ryszard Legutko (born 1949), a Polish philosopher, politician, and former member of the European Parliament.
3. Janina Legutko (1920-2008), a Polish resistance fighter during World War II who was awarded the Cross of Valour for her bravery.
4. Tadeusz Legutko (1923-2005), a Polish writer and translator who specialized in works of science fiction and fantasy.
5. Andrzej Legutko (born 1949), a Polish author and academic who has written extensively on political philosophy and the history of ideas.

While the Legutko surname may have originated as a nickname, it has since become a well-established Polish surname with a rich history and numerous notable bearers over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Legutko

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

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

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