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

Nowosielski, 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 Nowosielski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nowosielski in America

Nowosielski is the 62531st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nowosielski surname appeared 320 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 Nowosielski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nowosielski 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 Nowosielski

The surname Nowosielski is of Polish origin, derived from the word "nowo" meaning "new" and "sielski" meaning "rural" or "village." It is believed to have emerged in the 13th or 14th century, referring to individuals who had recently settled in a new village or rural area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Liber Beneficiorum of the Archdiocese of Gniezno, a historical document dating back to the 15th century. It mentions a landowner named Jakub Nowosielski, who held properties in the village of Oporów.

The Nowosielski name has been associated with various regions of Poland, particularly in the central and eastern parts of the country. It was prevalent in areas such as Masovia, Lublin, and Podlasie, where new settlements were established during the medieval period.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the Nowosielski name was Jan Nowosielski, a Polish nobleman and military commander who fought in the wars against the Teutonic Knights and the Crimean Khanate.

During the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth era, the Nowosielski family produced several prominent members, including Stanisław Nowosielski, a renowned poet and writer who lived in the 17th century.

Another historical figure was Franciszek Nowosielski, a Polish artist and painter active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his portraiture and religious works.

In the 19th century, Kazimierz Nowosielski was a Polish linguist and philologist who made significant contributions to the study of Slavic languages and literature.

The Nowosielski surname has also been associated with various place names, such as the village of Nowosielce in the Lublin region, and the town of Nowosielski in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship.

While the name has evolved over time, with variations like Nowosielec, Nowosielski, and Nowosiecki, it has maintained its connection to the idea of a "new settlement" or "new village," reflecting the migratory patterns and establishment of new communities in Poland's past.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nowosielski

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

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

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