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

Nosek, 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 Nosek surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nosek in America

Nosek is the 28552nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nosek surname appeared 835 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 Nosek.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nosek 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 Nosek

The surname NOSEK is of Polish origin, derived from the word "nos" meaning "nose" in the Polish language. It likely originated as a descriptive nickname for someone with a prominent or distinctive nose in the Middle Ages.

The earliest recorded instances of the NOSEK surname can be traced back to the 15th century in the region of Greater Poland, which was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the time. The name is believed to have first appeared in historical records and manuscripts from this region during that period.

One of the earliest known bearers of the NOSEK surname was Jan NOSEK, a landowner and local official who lived in the town of Gniezno, Greater Poland, in the late 15th century. Records from that time mention his involvement in legal disputes over land ownership and his role in local governance.

The NOSEK surname also appears in historical documents from the 16th and 17th centuries, often associated with individuals from the gentry or noble class in various parts of Poland. For example, Andrzej NOSEK, born in 1586, was a Polish nobleman and military officer who served in the army of King Sigismund III Vasa during the Polish-Swedish War.

Over time, the NOSEK surname spread to other regions of Poland and even beyond its borders. In the 18th century, there were notable individuals bearing the name in Silesia, a region that was part of the Kingdom of Prussia at the time. One such individual was Karol NOSEK, a Silesian writer and poet born in 1745, who gained recognition for his works in the German and Polish languages.

Another prominent figure with the NOSEK surname was Józef NOSEK, a Polish lawyer and politician born in 1856 in the town of Tarnów, Galicia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire). He served as a member of the Galician Diet and was actively involved in the Polish independence movement during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

In the 20th century, the NOSEK surname continued to be present in various parts of Poland and among Polish diaspora communities around the world. One notable bearer was Jerzy NOSEK, a Polish engineer and inventor born in 1924, who made significant contributions to the development of the oil and gas industry in Poland.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nosek

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

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

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