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

Owsiany, 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 Owsiany surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Owsiany in America

Owsiany is the 67126th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Owsiany surname appeared 294 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 Owsiany.

We can also compare 2010 data for Owsiany 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 Owsiany

The surname "OWSIANY" is of Polish origin, originating from the 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "owies," which means "oats" or "oat-related." The name likely referred to someone who cultivated or traded in oats, or someone who lived near an oat field.

The earliest recorded instances of the name "OWSIANY" can be found in historical documents from the region of Masovia, located in central Poland. One of the earliest mentions dates back to 1587, when a certain Jan Owsiany was recorded as a landowner in the village of Osiek, near the town of Wyszków.

In the 17th century, the name "OWSIANY" appeared in various historical records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, such as tax registers and court documents. For instance, a Marcin Owsiany was listed as a tenant farmer in the village of Brok, near the town of Ostrów Mazowiecka, in a land registry from 1642.

During the 18th century, the name "OWSIANY" became more widespread throughout Poland, with several notable individuals bearing the surname. One such person was Jakub Owsiany (1712-1789), a respected scholar and professor of philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.

In the 19th century, the "OWSIANY" surname was particularly prevalent in the regions of Masovia and Podlasie. A famous bearer of the name from this period was Kazimierz Owsiany (1823-1897), a renowned painter and portraitist who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.

Another notable figure with the "OWSIANY" surname was Wacław Owsiany (1865-1931), a Polish Catholic priest and activist who advocated for the rights of peasants and workers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Throughout its history, the name "OWSIANY" has also been associated with various place names and localities in Poland, such as the village of Owsiany near the town of Sierpc, or the hamlet of Owsianka near the city of Białystok.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Owsiany

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

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

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