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

Ogrodnik, 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 Ogrodnik surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ogrodnik in America

Ogrodnik is the 55619th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ogrodnik surname appeared 369 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 Ogrodnik.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ogrodnik 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 Ogrodnik

The surname OGRODNIK is of Polish origin, derived from the word "ogród" meaning "garden" and the suffix "-nik" indicating an occupation or profession. It originated in the Middle Ages, likely between the 12th and 15th centuries, and was used to identify individuals whose occupation involved tending or working in gardens.

The name can be traced back to various regions within present-day Poland, particularly in areas with a strong agricultural tradition. It is possible that some of the earliest records of the name OGRODNIK may have appeared in medieval land registers, tax rolls, or other official documents pertaining to landowners or peasants.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name OGRODNIK can be found in the 16th century, with a certain Marcin Ogrodnik mentioned in a document from 1531 in the city of Kraków. Another notable early bearer of the name was Jan Ogrodnik, a Polish nobleman and landowner who lived in the late 16th century and owned estates in the Lublin region.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name OGRODNIK became more widespread across various regions of Poland. Some individuals of note include Andrzej Ogrodnik (1610-1672), a respected scholar and professor at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, and Katarzyna Ogrodnik (1720-1795), a prominent landowner and philanthropist from the Podlasie region.

In the 19th century, the name OGRODNIK continued to be associated with individuals involved in horticulture and agriculture. One notable figure was Jakub Ogrodnik (1825-1892), a renowned horticulturist and author of several books on gardening and plant cultivation, who hailed from the Poznań region.

Another individual of significance was Franciszek Ogrodnik (1840-1912), a Polish artist and painter known for his landscape and still-life works, many of which featured gardens and rural scenes.

While the name OGRODNIK has its roots in Poland, it has also spread to other parts of the world through immigration and diaspora communities. Some notable individuals with this surname include the American actor and filmmaker Grzegorz Ogrodnik (born 1968) and the Canadian ice hockey player Brad Ogrodnik (born 1981).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ogrodnik

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

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

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