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

Malasky, 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 Malasky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Malasky in America

Malasky is the 112568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Malasky surname appeared 156 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 Malasky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Malasky 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 Malasky

The surname Malasky has its origins in Eastern Europe, specifically in Poland and surrounding regions. It is believed to have derived from the Slavic word "malak," which translates to "small" or "little one." This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive nickname or a reference to someone of short stature or a child.

In the early medieval period, the name appears in various Polish and Czech records, often with slight variations in spelling, such as Malaski, Malashki, or Malaszkiewicz. One of the earliest known references can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Poloniae, a collection of medieval Polish documents dating back to the 12th century.

The name Malasky gained prominence in the 16th and 17th centuries, particularly in the regions of Silesia and Lesser Poland. During this period, several notable individuals bore this surname, including Jan Malasky (1572-1638), a Polish nobleman and landowner from the village of Malaski near Kraków.

In the 18th century, the Malasky surname spread to other parts of Europe, with records showing families bearing this name in Germany, Austria, and Russia. One notable figure from this time was Mikhail Malasky (1725-1788), a Russian merchant and industrialist who established a successful trading company in St. Petersburg.

As immigrants from Eastern Europe began arriving in North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Malasky surname became more widespread in countries like the United States and Canada. Among the early Malasky immigrants was Stanislav Malasky (1867-1932), a Polish-born farmer who settled in Wisconsin in the 1890s.

Other notable individuals with the surname Malasky include:

1. Kazimierz Malasky (1892-1968), a Polish-American artist known for his landscape paintings and murals.
2. Maria Malasky (1905-1987), a Czech-born poet and writer who gained recognition for her works in both Czech and English.
3. Jerzy Malasky (1920-2001), a Polish-born physicist and academic who made significant contributions to the study of quantum mechanics.
4. Olga Malasky (1938-2018), a Russian-American dancer and choreographer who founded the Malasky Ballet Company in New York City.
5. Andrzej Malasky (born 1965), a Polish-born engineer and entrepreneur known for his work in the field of renewable energy.

While the Malasky surname has its roots in Eastern Europe, it has since become dispersed across various parts of the world, reflecting the migration patterns and cultural exchanges that have shaped human history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Malasky

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

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

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