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

Oshinski, 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 Oshinski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oshinski in America

Oshinski is the 75564th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oshinski surname appeared 255 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 Oshinski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oshinski 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 Oshinski

The surname Oshinski is of Polish origin, derived from the Polish word 'osz', which means 'ash tree'. It is believed to have originated in the late 15th or early 16th century, possibly as a descriptive name for someone who lived near an ash tree or a place where ash trees grew abundantly.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the records of the town of Poznan, Poland, where a certain Jan Oshinski was mentioned in a document dated 1534. Another early record is from the village of Kalisz, where a family with the surname Oshinski was listed in the parish register in 1612.

The name Oshinski can also be traced back to various place names in Poland, such as Osina, Osinki, and Osinow, which all derive from the word 'osz' or 'osina', meaning 'ash tree'. It is possible that the surname originally referred to people who came from or were associated with these places.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Oshinski name appeared in several historical records and documents across various regions of Poland. Notable individuals with this surname include:

1. Jan Oshinski (1645-1718), a Polish nobleman and military commander who fought in the Polish-Swedish wars.
2. Katarzyna Oshinska (1720-1795), a renowned painter and portraitist from the city of Krakow.
3. Michal Oshinski (1782-1854), a Polish poet and writer who authored several works on Polish folklore and traditions.
4. Tomasz Oshinski (1812-1879), a Polish engineer and inventor who developed an early version of the mechanical calculator.
5. Maria Oshinska (1868-1942), a Polish educator and activist who founded several schools for underprivileged children in Warsaw.

While the Oshinski name has its roots firmly planted in Poland, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and diaspora. However, its origins can be traced back to the Polish language and the significance of the ash tree in the region's history and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oshinski

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

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

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