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

Majerczyk, 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 Majerczyk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Majerczyk in America

Majerczyk is the 82044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Majerczyk surname appeared 230 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 Majerczyk.

We can also compare 2010 data for Majerczyk 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 Majerczyk

The surname Majerczyk originates from Poland, where it first emerged in the 14th century. It is derived from the Polish word "majerzyk," which means "small landowner" or "smallholder." The name likely referred to someone who owned or worked on a small plot of land, possibly a peasant farmer or agricultural laborer.

The earliest recorded instances of the Majerczyk surname can be found in historical records from the region of Lesser Poland, which includes the cities of Krakow and Tarnow. In the 15th century, a man named Jan Majerczyk was mentioned in a land deed from the village of Czarna, near Tarnow.

During the 16th century, the name Majerczyk appeared in several town chronicles and parish registers across southern Poland. For example, a Maciej Majerczyk was listed as a resident of the town of Bochnia in 1521, while a certain Bartłomiej Majerczyk was recorded as a landowner in the village of Łapanów in 1578.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Majerczyk was Stanisław Majerczyk, a nobleman who lived in the late 16th century. He was a member of the landed gentry and served as a local official in the Sandomierz region of central Poland.

In the 17th century, a notable figure with the name Majerczyk was Andrzej Majerczyk (1620-1682), a Catholic priest and theologian who was a professor at the University of Krakow. He wrote several scholarly works on religious philosophy and was considered a leading intellectual of his time.

Another prominent individual with the Majerczyk surname was Józef Majerczyk (1738-1811), a Polish military officer who fought in the Kościuszko Uprising against Russian rule in the late 18th century. He achieved the rank of colonel and was awarded several medals for his bravery and leadership during the conflict.

As the Majerczyk name spread throughout Poland over the centuries, it also evolved into various regional spellings and variations, such as Majerczik, Majerzyk, and Majerzik. These different forms often reflected local dialects and linguistic influences in different parts of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Majerczyk

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

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

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