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

Markowski, 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 Markowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Markowski in America

Markowski is the 9276th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Markowski surname appeared 3,509 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 Markowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Markowski 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 Markowski

The surname Markowski is of Polish origin, derived from the personal name Markow, which in turn comes from the ancient Roman name Marcus. It is believed to have originated in the 13th or 14th century in the region that is now central Poland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Markowski can be found in a document from 1432, which mentions a landowner named Jan Markowski in the village of Marki, near Warsaw. This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with this particular location.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Markowski name appears in various historical records across Poland, including church registers, tax rolls, and land deeds. One notable bearer of the name was Andrzej Markowski, a Polish nobleman and military commander who fought in the Polish-Swedish War of the mid-17th century.

The name Markowski has also been found in several old manuscripts and chronicles, such as the "Codex Diplomaticus Poloniae" from the 15th century, which mentions a nobleman named Stanislaw Markowski.

Throughout history, there have been several prominent individuals with the surname Markowski. These include Jan Markowski (1519-1591), a Polish poet and translator; Karol Markowski (1801-1876), a Polish painter and art educator; Waclaw Markowski (1847-1935), a Polish journalist and political activist; Andrzej Markowski (1924-1986), a Polish linguist and lexicographer; and Marek Markowski (born 1963), a Polish philosopher and writer.

It is worth noting that the name Markowski has undergone some variations in spelling over time, with alternative forms such as Markovski, Markovskiy, and Markovskii being found in historical records, reflecting the influence of different languages and regional dialects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Markowski

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

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

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