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

Matuszczak, 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 Matuszczak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Matuszczak in America

Matuszczak is the 104156th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Matuszczak surname appeared 172 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 Matuszczak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Matuszczak 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 Matuszczak

The surname Matuszczak is of Polish origin, deriving from the personal name Mateusz or Matus, itself originating from the Hebrew name Mattityahu, meaning "gift of God." This surname likely emerged during the Middle Ages in various regions of Poland.

Matuszczak is a patronymic surname, formed by adding the Polish possessive suffix "-czak" to the root name Matus or Mateusz. This naming convention was common practice in Poland, indicating the name belonged to the son or descendant of someone named Matus or Mateusz.

Historical records tracing the earliest instances of the Matuszczak surname are scarce, as comprehensive record-keeping practices were not widespread until later centuries. However, some early references can be found in church registers and local archives from the 16th and 17th centuries in various Polish regions.

One notable bearer of the Matuszczak name was Jan Matuszczak (1633-1692), a Polish priest and theologian who served as a canon in the Diocese of Włocławek. Another historical figure was Andrzej Matuszczak (1770-1842), a Polish landowner and local official in the town of Żnin, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.

In the 19th century, Tomasz Matuszczak (1819-1877) was a respected educator and headmaster of a primary school in the town of Kościan, Greater Poland Voivodeship. Additionally, Józef Matuszczak (1856-1932) was a prominent Polish industrialist and entrepreneur who founded a successful textile manufacturing company in Łódź.

Another notable individual bearing the Matuszczak surname was Wacław Matuszczak (1892-1965), a Polish military officer who served in both World Wars and achieved the rank of Colonel in the Polish Army.

While the Matuszczak surname is primarily concentrated in Poland, it has also spread to other parts of the world due to emigration patterns, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. However, its origins can be traced back to the ancient Polish lands and the personal name Mateusz, a derivative of the Hebrew Mattityahu.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Matuszczak

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

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

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