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

Niezgoda, 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 Niezgoda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Niezgoda in America

Niezgoda is the 40745th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Niezgoda surname appeared 536 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 Niezgoda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Niezgoda 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 Niezgoda

The surname Niezgoda originated in Poland. It is derived from the Polish word "niezgoda" which means "discord" or "disagreement". This suggests that the name may have originally been a descriptive nickname given to someone with a quarrelsome or disagreeable nature.

The earliest known records of the Niezgoda name date back to the 15th century in the regions of Wielkopolska and Małopolska in central and southern Poland. Variations in spelling included Niezgodka, Niezgodnik, and Niezgodzki.

In the 16th century, there are references to a Niezgoda family owning land and property near the town of Kalisz in the Wielkopolska region. A Jan Niezgoda is mentioned in documents from 1564 as a landowner and local official.

The Niezgoda name also appears in church records and parish registers from the 17th and 18th centuries in various villages and towns across central and southern Poland. Notable individuals with this surname include Marcin Niezgoda (1635-1698), a Catholic priest and writer from the town of Bochnia.

In the 19th century, Niezgodas are found serving in the Polish military and participating in uprisings against foreign rule. Jozef Niezgoda (1808-1868) was a soldier who fought in the November Uprising against Russian occupation. His son, Stanislaw Niezgoda (1838-1912), also took part in later Polish independence movements.

Other historically significant people with the Niezgoda surname include Wladyslaw Niezgoda (1863-1935), a Polish politician and member of the Sejm (parliament) in the early 20th century, and Waclaw Niezgoda (1879-1950), a writer and journalist who helped establish several Polish-language newspapers in the United States for the Polish immigrant community.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Niezgoda

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

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

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