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

Łukasiewicz, 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 Łukasiewicz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Łukasiewicz in America

Łukasiewicz is the 31285th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Łukasiewicz surname appeared 741 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 Łukasiewicz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Łukasiewicz 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 Łukasiewicz

The surname Lukasiewicz originated in Poland, with its earliest known roots dating back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Polish given name Lukasz, which is the equivalent of the English name Luke. This name can be traced back to the Greek name Loukas, meaning "from Lucania," a region in southern Italy.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Lukasiewicz surname can be found in the town of Krakow, where a merchant named Jan Lukasiewicz was mentioned in a document from 1487. The name also appears in various church records and land registries from the 16th and 17th centuries, primarily in the regions of Lesser Poland and Silesia.

The Lukasiewicz surname has undergone various spelling variations over the centuries, including Lukasiewic, Lukaszewicz, and Lukasiewicz. These variations were often influenced by regional dialects and scribal errors in historical records.

In the 18th century, a notable figure with the Lukasiewicz surname was Ignacy Lukasiewicz (1822-1882), a Polish pharmacist and inventor credited with developing the modern kerosene lamp and founding the world's first oil company. His innovations played a significant role in the early development of the petroleum industry.

Another prominent individual was Jerzy Lukasiewicz (1892-1951), a Polish mathematician and logician who made substantial contributions to the fields of logic and the foundations of mathematics. He is considered one of the founders of mathematical logic and the Polish school of logic.

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Lukasiewicz surname can be found in various records from the regions of Galicia and Silesia, which were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the time. Notable individuals from this period include Mieczyslaw Lukasiewicz (1856-1929), a Polish politician and activist involved in the Polish independence movement.

In the artistic realm, Stanislaw Lukasiewicz (1892-1983) was a respected Polish painter and graphic artist known for his landscapes and portraits. His works are housed in several museums and galleries throughout Poland.

Throughout its history, the Lukasiewicz surname has been associated with various professions, including merchants, craftsmen, academics, and artists. While its origins can be traced back to Poland, the name has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and intermarriage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Łukasiewicz

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

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

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