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

Nawara, 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 Nawara surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nawara in America

Nawara is the 74826th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nawara surname appeared 258 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 Nawara.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nawara 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 Nawara

The surname Nawara has its origins in Poland, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Polish word "nawara," which means "a bundle of straw or hay." This suggests that the name may have been initially adopted by someone who worked with hay or straw, possibly a farmer or a thatcher.

One of the earliest known references to the name Nawara can be found in a 16th-century document from the town of Krakow, where a certain Jan Nawara was mentioned as a landowner. Another notable historical figure bearing this surname was Stanisław Nawara, a Polish nobleman and military commander who lived in the late 17th century and played a significant role in the Polish-Ottoman Wars.

In the 19th century, the Nawara family gained prominence in the region of Galicia, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A notable member of this family was Józef Nawara (1821-1894), a Polish priest and writer who authored several religious works and was known for his advocacy of Polish nationalism.

As the Nawara family spread across Poland and beyond, the spelling of the name underwent some variations. In some regions, it was spelled as Nawarra or Nawarro, possibly due to the influence of Spanish or Italian languages. However, the original Polish spelling of Nawara remained the most common.

Another prominent figure with this surname was Tadeusz Nawara (1857-1929), a Polish engineer and industrialist who played a crucial role in the development of the steel industry in the city of Katowice. He founded the Nawara Steel Works, which became one of the largest industrial enterprises in the region.

While the Nawara surname is most commonly associated with Poland, it has also been found in other parts of Europe, particularly in areas with historical Polish communities or migrations. For instance, there are records of individuals with the surname Nawara living in Ukraine, Belarus, and even parts of Germany and the United States, where Polish immigrants settled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nawara

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

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

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