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

Osika, 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 Osika surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Osika in America

Osika is the 39887th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Osika surname appeared 550 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 Osika.

We can also compare 2010 data for Osika 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 Osika

The surname Osika has its origins in Poland, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "osika," which means "aspen tree." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near an aspen grove or worked with aspen wood.

The earliest known record of the Osika surname is found in a document from 1564, which mentions a man named Jan Osika from the village of Stare Pole, located in what is now the Podkarpackie region of southeastern Poland. This area was historically part of the Ruthenian Voivodeship, which later became part of the Austrian Empire.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Osika name appeared in various records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, including parish registers and tax records. Notably, a Maciej Osika from the town of Leżajsk is mentioned in a 1674 document as a member of the local gentry.

In the 19th century, the Osika surname spread beyond its original region as people migrated within the partitioned lands of Poland. One prominent individual was Józef Osika (1801-1876), a Polish historian and author who wrote extensively on the history of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Another notable bearer of the Osika name was Feliks Osika (1862-1938), a Polish engineer and industrialist who played a significant role in the development of the steel industry in the Russian Empire and later in independent Poland.

During the 20th century, the Osika surname continued to be found throughout Poland, as well as among Polish diaspora communities in other parts of Europe and the Americas. One notable example is Jerzy Osika (1923-2005), a Polish diplomat and ambassador who served in various countries, including the United States and the Soviet Union.

Overall, the surname Osika has a long and rich history in Poland, with its origins possibly dating back to the medieval period and its bearers playing significant roles in various fields throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Osika

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

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

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