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

Maruszewski, 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 Maruszewski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maruszewski in America

Maruszewski is the 127494th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maruszewski surname appeared 134 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 Maruszewski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maruszewski 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 Maruszewski

The surname Maruszewski originated in Poland, where it first appeared in the late 16th century. It is derived from the Polish words "marus" meaning "moor" or "dark-skinned person" and the suffix "-ewski" which indicates a place of origin or association. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who came from a place associated with Moors or dark-skinned people.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Maruszewski name can be found in the parish records of the village of Strzyzew, near Kalisz, in the year 1598. The name is also mentioned in the 17th century municipal records of the city of Poznan, where a certain Jan Maruszewski is listed as a merchant and landowner.

During the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Maruszewski family rose to prominence, with several members holding important positions in the military and government. Notably, Andrzej Maruszewski (1598-1667) served as a colonel in the Polish army and participated in the Smolensk War against Russia.

Another notable bearer of the Maruszewski name was Kazimierz Maruszewski (1722-1789), a Polish nobleman and politician who served as a deputy to the Sejm, the Polish parliament, in the late 18th century.

In the 19th century, the Maruszewski family continued to play a role in Polish society. Feliks Maruszewski (1812-1877) was a writer and journalist who contributed to several influential Polish publications of the time.

During the 20th century, the Maruszewski name gained international recognition through the work of Roman Maruszewski (1923-2001), a renowned Polish mathematician and logician who made significant contributions to the field of set theory.

Other notable individuals with the Maruszewski surname include Władysław Maruszewski (1868-1936), a Polish artist and painter known for his landscapes and portraits, and Stanisław Maruszewski (1904-1985), a Polish engineer and inventor who held several patents in the field of mechanical engineering.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maruszewski

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

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

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