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

Novakowski, 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 Novakowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Novakowski in America

Novakowski is the 45495th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Novakowski surname appeared 470 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 Novakowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Novakowski 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 Novakowski

The surname Novakowski is of Polish origin, deriving from the Slavic word "novy" meaning "new" and the suffix "-owski" indicating an association with a place name. This suggests the name may have originated from a person who settled in a newly established town or village.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the late 15th century in various regions of Poland, such as the Poznań and Kraków areas. It is believed that the name first appeared in written records during the reign of King Casimir IV Jagiellon, who ruled from 1447 to 1492.

In the 16th century, the Novakowski name was frequently found in the town of Nowa Wieś (meaning "new village" in Polish), which could indicate a connection between the surname and this particular location. Several historical documents from this period, including church records and tax registers, mention individuals with the Novakowski surname residing in or around Nowa Wieś.

One notable early bearer of the Novakowski name was Jan Novakowski (c. 1520-1589), a Polish nobleman and landowner who held significant estates in the Lublin region. His son, Jakub Novakowski (1550-1612), was a prominent figure in the Polish Reformation movement and played a role in the establishment of the Polish Brethren, a Protestant group.

In the 17th century, the Novakowski surname gained further recognition with the achievements of Andrzej Novakowski (1610-1679), a renowned Polish mathematician and astronomer. He made important contributions to the field of trigonometry and was one of the first to calculate the precise measurement of the circumference of the Earth.

Another prominent figure was Katarzyna Novakowska (1745-1822), a Polish noble and philanthropist who founded several schools and hospitals in the Galicia region during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The Novakowski name continued to spread throughout Poland and neighboring countries in the following centuries, with many individuals bearing this surname making their mark in various fields, including literature, politics, and the arts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Novakowski

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

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

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