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

Napierkowski, 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 Napierkowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Napierkowski in America

Napierkowski is the 51066th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Napierkowski surname appeared 408 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 Napierkowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Napierkowski 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 Napierkowski

The surname Napierkowski originates from Poland and is of Polish-language derivation. It likely emerged in the late medieval period or early modern era, around the 16th-18th centuries. The name is believed to be derived from the Polish word "napier" meaning "fenugreek", suggesting it may have initially referred to someone involved with that crop or spice trade.

Some of the earliest known records of the Napierkowski name can be found in church registers and municipal records from towns and villages across central and eastern Poland. An early example is Jan Napierkowski, born around 1620 in the town of Płock. Another is Marcin Napierkowski, a landowner mentioned in a 1712 land deed from the village of Wiskitki.

While not a particularly widespread surname, Napierkowski has been documented throughout Polish history. Tomasz Napierkowski (1789-1861) was a Polish poet and translator active during the Polish Romantic period. Józef Napierkowski (1822-1909) was a Polish Catholic priest who served as the rector of the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Kraków.

During the 19th century, as Polish lands were partitioned between imperial powers, some Napierkowskis emigrated abroad. Antoni Napierkowski (1827-1898) was a Polish-born farmer who settled in the Russian Empire's province of Smolensk. Marianna Napierkowska (1856-1938) immigrated to the United States in 1881 and lived in Chicago.

A notable 20th century bearer was Teodor Napierkowski (1909-1992), a Polish colonel who fought in World War II and later wrote memoirs documenting the Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupation. More recently, Marian Napierkowski (born 1944) is a Polish theatre director and academic based in Wrocław.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Napierkowski

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

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

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