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

Oshinsky, 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 Oshinsky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oshinsky in America

Oshinsky is the 75069th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oshinsky surname appeared 257 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 Oshinsky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oshinsky 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 Oshinsky

The surname Oshinsky has its origins in Eastern Europe, specifically in Russia and Poland. It is a Slavic name that dates back to the late 18th century.

Oshinsky is a patronymic surname, meaning it was derived from the given name of a father or ancestor. In this case, it likely originated from the Russian or Polish masculine name "Oshin," which itself is a diminutive form of the name "Osip" or "Iosif," the Russian and Polish versions of the name Joseph.

The earliest recorded instances of the Oshinsky surname can be found in Russian and Polish census records and church documents from the late 1700s and early 1800s. Some variations in spelling, such as Oshinski or Oshinskii, were also common during this time period.

One notable historical figure with the surname Oshinsky was Nikolai Oshinsky, a Russian revolutionary and Bolshevik who lived from 1886 to 1920. He was active in the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party and played a role in the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Another individual of note was Yaakov Oshinsky, a Polish-born writer and Zionist activist who lived from 1887 to 1949. He was a prominent figure in the early Zionist movement and contributed to the development of modern Hebrew literature.

In the late 19th century, the surname Oshinsky began to appear in immigration records as families from Eastern Europe started to migrate to other parts of the world, including the United States and Western Europe.

One early immigrant with this surname was Mikhail Oshinsky, who arrived in New York City from Russia in 1892. He went on to work as a tailor and raised a family in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

Another notable individual was Anna Oshinsky, a Russian-born writer and feminist activist who lived from 1872 to 1962. She was a vocal advocate for women's rights and wrote extensively on issues of gender equality and social reform.

The Oshinsky surname, while not particularly common, has a rich history and can be traced back to its Slavic roots in Eastern Europe. Over time, it has spread to various parts of the world, carried by immigrants and their descendants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oshinsky

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

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

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