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

Oleszczuk, 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 Oleszczuk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oleszczuk in America

Oleszczuk is the 98553rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oleszczuk surname appeared 184 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 Oleszczuk.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oleszczuk 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 Oleszczuk

The surname Oleszczuk has its roots in Poland, and is believed to have originated in the 16th or 17th century. It is a patronymic name, meaning it was derived from the first name of an ancestor. In this case, Oleszczuk likely came from the diminutive form of the Polish name Olesz, which is a variant of the Slavic name Oleg.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Oleszczuk can be found in historical records and documents from the regions of Galicia and Volhynia, which were part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the time. The name was particularly prevalent in the areas around Lviv and Lutsk.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Oleszczuk was Andrzej Oleszczuk, a Polish nobleman and landowner who lived in the late 16th century. His name appears in several land records and legal documents from the period.

In the 18th century, there are references to a prominent family of Oleszczuks who owned estates in the village of Zolochiv, near Lviv. The patriarch of this family, Jan Oleszczuk (1712-1787), was a respected member of the local gentry.

As the Polish population migrated and dispersed over the centuries, the surname Oleszczuk spread to other regions of Eastern Europe and beyond. In the 19th century, there are records of Oleszczuks living in the Russian Empire, including a renowned artist named Nikolai Oleszczuk (1813-1887) who was born in St. Petersburg.

Another notable figure with the surname Oleszczuk was Kazimierz Oleszczuk (1888-1975), a Polish military officer who fought in World War I and later served in the Polish resistance movement during World War II.

Throughout its history, the surname Oleszczuk has also had various spellings and variations, such as Oleshchuk, Oleszuk, and Oleszczykowski, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic influences in the areas where it was found.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oleszczuk

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

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

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