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

Novicki, 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 Novicki surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Novicki in America

Novicki is the 45347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Novicki surname appeared 472 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 Novicki.

We can also compare 2010 data for Novicki 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 Novicki

The surname Novicki is of Polish origin, tracing its roots back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Polish word "nowy," meaning "new," and is believed to have originated as a descriptive name given to a person who had recently settled in a particular area or had started a new life or occupation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Novicki can be found in the historic Galician-Volhynian Chronicle, a medieval chronicle written in Old East Slavic. The chronicle mentions a person with the name "Nowicki" in relation to events that occurred in the 13th century.

Variations of the name, such as Nowicki and Nowicka, were also found in various Polish records and documents from the 14th and 15th centuries. These variations likely emerged due to regional differences in spelling and pronunciation.

The Novicki surname has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such person was Tadeusz Novicki (1612-1688), a Polish nobleman and military commander who played a significant role in the Polish-Ottoman wars of the 17th century.

Another notable bearer of the name was Jan Novicki (1856-1924), a Polish painter and art professor who gained recognition for his landscape and genre paintings. His works are exhibited in several museums across Poland.

In the realm of literature, Wladyslaw Novicki (1886-1963) was a prominent Polish writer and poet known for his contributions to the neo-romantic movement. His works explored themes of nature, love, and patriotism.

The name Novicki has also been associated with places and locations. For instance, the village of Novicki (formerly known as Nowicki) in the Grodno Region of Belarus is believed to have been named after a person or family bearing the Novicki surname.

Another example is the Novicki Palace in Warsaw, a historic building constructed in the late 18th century and named after its original owner, a member of the Novicki family.

While the surname Novicki is predominantly found in Poland and among Polish communities around the world, it has also been adopted by individuals of other nationalities over time, likely through marriage or immigration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Novicki

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

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

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