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

Oleksiak, 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 Oleksiak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oleksiak in America

Oleksiak is the 58042nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oleksiak surname appeared 350 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 Oleksiak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oleksiak 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 Oleksiak

The surname OLEKSIAK originates from Poland, where it first appeared in the 16th century. It is derived from the Polish personal name Aleksy, which is a variant of the Greek name Alexios, meaning "defender" or "helper." The suffix "-ak" is a common Polish patronymic, indicating that OLEKSIAK was originally used to identify someone as the son of a man named Aleksy.

In the early days, the name was primarily concentrated in the regions of Mazovia and Lesser Poland. It appears in various historical records, such as church registers and tax rolls, with spellings like Oleksiak, Oleksyak, and Oleksiok.

One of the earliest documented individuals with this surname was Jan Oleksiak, a farmer who lived in the village of Przytyk, near Radom, in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Maciej Oleksiak, a soldier who fought in the Polish-Swedish wars of the 17th century.

In the 19th century, the OLEKSIAK surname gained prominence with the birth of Stanisław Oleksiak (1824-1897), a renowned Polish painter and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. His works are displayed in many prestigious museums across Poland.

Another notable individual was Wawrzyniec Oleksiak (1856-1932), a Polish philosopher and educator who taught at the University of Warsaw and authored several influential works on ethics and social philosophy.

In the early 20th century, Józef Oleksiak (1899-1972) was a prominent Polish politician and diplomat, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for a brief period in 1938. He played a crucial role in negotiating treaties and alliances during the turbulent years leading up to World War II.

The surname OLEKSIAK has also been associated with several notable athletes, including Aleksandra Oleksiak (born 1995), a Canadian Olympic swimmer who won multiple medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and Tomasz Oleksiak (born 1982), a Polish professional basketball player who competed in several European leagues.

While the OLEKSIAK surname is most prevalent in Poland, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration, particularly to North America and Western Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oleksiak

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

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

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