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

Niznik, 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 Niznik surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Niznik in America

Niznik is the 34314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Niznik surname appeared 661 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 Niznik.

We can also compare 2010 data for Niznik 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 Niznik

The surname Niznik has its origins in Poland and can be traced back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Slavic word "nizina," meaning "lowland" or "valley," and likely referred to someone who lived in or came from a lowland area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Niznik appears in a 16th-century church register in the village of Radogoszcz, located in the historic region of Lesser Poland. The entry dates back to 1542 and lists a certain Jan Niznik as a resident of the village.

In the 17th century, the name Niznik can be found in various records from the Krakow region of southern Poland. A notable example is Marcin Niznik, a landowner and local official who lived in the village of Kocmyrzow between 1620 and 1685.

The Niznik surname also has connections to the town of Nizankowice, located in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. It is believed that the town's name, which translates to "the place of the Nizniks," may have contributed to the popularity of the surname in that region.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure bearing the Niznik surname was Franciszek Niznik, a Polish artist and painter who was born in 1811 in the town of Bochnia and died in 1878 in Lviv (now part of Ukraine).

Another notable individual with the Niznik surname was Adam Niznik, a Polish writer and journalist who was born in 1858 in the village of Korczyna and died in 1928 in Krakow. He was known for his works on Polish history and culture.

During the early 20th century, the Niznik surname found its way to other parts of the world through immigration. For instance, Jan Niznik, a Polish immigrant who was born in 1892 in the village of Miechowice, settled in the United States in the 1920s and became a successful businessman in Chicago.

In more recent times, the name Niznik has been associated with various fields, including sports, academia, and politics. Some notable individuals include Zygmunt Niznik, a Polish volleyball player who competed in the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games, and Józef Niznik, a Polish philosopher and professor who made significant contributions to the study of ethics and political theory.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Niznik

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

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

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