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

Nadolski, 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 Nadolski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nadolski in America

Nadolski is the 24914th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nadolski surname appeared 998 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 Nadolski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nadolski 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 Nadolski

The surname Nadolski is of Polish origin, deriving from the Polish word "nadolski" which means "from the valley" or "from the lowlands." It is a toponymic surname, indicating that the name refers to a place or geographical location where the original bearers of the name lived or came from.

The name Nadolski first emerged in the 14th century in the regions of Greater Poland and Masovia, areas that were part of the historical Polish lands. Records indicate that the name was particularly prevalent in the villages and towns surrounding the cities of Poznan and Warsaw.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Nadolski name can be found in the Księga Henrykowska (Henryków Book), a 14th-century manuscript that contains records of land ownership and legal transactions in Silesia, a region that was then part of the Kingdom of Poland.

In the 16th century, a notable Nadolski was Jan Nadolski, a Polish nobleman and landowner who lived in the town of Kalisz. He was a prominent figure in the local community and served as a councilor in the municipal government.

Another historical figure with the Nadolski surname was Mikolaj Nadolski, a 17th-century Polish poet and writer. He was born in the village of Nadole, which likely contributed to the origin of his family name.

During the 18th century, the Nadolski family produced several notable military figures. Stanislaw Nadolski (1718-1792) was a Polish general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars, and his son, Jan Nadolski (1760-1825), followed in his footsteps, achieving the rank of colonel in the Polish army.

In the 19th century, Franciszek Nadolski (1815-1897) was a Polish architect and educator. He designed several notable buildings in Warsaw and taught at the Warsaw University of Technology.

Throughout its history, the Nadolski surname has been associated with various place names and locations in Poland, such as Nadole, Nadolna, and Nadolice, which all share the common root "nadolski" or "from the valley."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nadolski

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

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

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