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

Nosko, 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 Nosko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nosko in America

Nosko is the 62359th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nosko surname appeared 321 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 Nosko.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nosko 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 Nosko

The surname "Nosko" originated in Poland during the late Middle Ages. It is derived from the Slavic word "nos" meaning "nose" and the diminutive suffix "-ko". This suggests that the name was likely given as a nickname to someone with a distinctive or prominent nose.

The earliest known record of the Nosko surname dates back to the 15th century in the town of Bydgoszcz, located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region of northwestern Poland. It appears in a medieval tax register from 1487, listing a certain "Stanislaw Nosko" as a landowner in the area.

In the 16th century, the Nosko name can be found in various court and church records across the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Notable examples include Jan Nosko, a merchant from Krakow mentioned in a 1549 trade document, and Maciej Nosko, a farmer from the village of Czarna near Radom, whose name appears in a 1572 land ownership record.

During the 17th century, the Nosko family seemed to have established itself in the region of Masovia, as evidenced by the birth of Andrzej Nosko in the town of Płock in 1621. Andrzej later became a respected scholar and author, publishing several works on Polish history and culture.

In the 18th century, the name gained prominence with the birth of Józef Nosko (1741-1819), a renowned Polish military officer who served under King Stanisław August Poniatowski. Józef Nosko fought bravely in the Polish-Russian War of 1792 and later joined the Kościuszko Uprising against Russian occupation.

Another notable figure was Ignacy Nosko (1789-1862), a prominent lawyer and judge from Warsaw. He was instrumental in reforming the Polish legal system during the Congress Poland period and authored several influential texts on civil law.

As the 19th century progressed, the Nosko surname continued to spread across various regions of Poland, with families settling in cities such as Poznań, Lublin, and Łódź. One of the most celebrated individuals from this era was the writer and poet Wacław Nosko (1853-1918), whose works explored themes of national identity and the struggle for Polish independence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nosko

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

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

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