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

Milewski, 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 Milewski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Milewski in America

Milewski is the 11829th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Milewski surname appeared 2,646 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 Milewski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Milewski 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 Milewski

The surname Milewski is of Polish origin, derived from the personal name Milosz or Miłosz. This name has its roots in the Slavic words "milu" meaning "dear" or "beloved," and "gost" meaning "guest" or "stranger." The name Milewski first appeared in written records in the 12th century, during the reign of the Piast dynasty in Poland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Milewski can be found in the 14th century Tarnów Land Records, which documented landowners and noblemen in the region of Tarnów, Lesser Poland. In these records, a nobleman named Jan Milewski was listed as owning a sizable estate in the village of Szarwark.

The name Milewski was also present in the Prussian Partition of Poland in the late 18th century. During this period, many Polish families with the surname Milewski were forced to relocate to other regions of Europe, including Germany and Russia.

In the 19th century, the name Milewski gained prominence with several notable individuals. Aleksander Milewski (1817-1884) was a Polish writer, poet, and translator who is best known for his translations of works by Shakespeare and Goethe. Józef Milewski (1846-1920) was a Polish nobleman and politician who served as a member of the Prussian Parliament.

Another significant figure with the surname Milewski was Tadeusz Milewski (1906-1966), a Polish linguist and scholar of Slavic languages. His contributions to the study of comparative Slavic linguistics and Indo-European languages were widely recognized in academic circles.

Other notable individuals with the surname Milewski include Stanisław Milewski (1892-1972), a Polish military officer and World War II veteran who received the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military decoration for valor. Andrzej Milewski (1927-2006) was a respected Polish actor and director, known for his work in theater and film.

Throughout its history, the surname Milewski has been associated with various locations and place names in Poland, such as the village of Milew in the Mazovian region, and the town of Miłkowice in Lower Silesia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Milewski

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

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

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