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

Pawelski, 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 Pawelski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pawelski in America

Pawelski is the 40313th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pawelski surname appeared 543 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 Pawelski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pawelski 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 Pawelski

The surname Pawelski originated in Poland, likely in the 13th or 14th century. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was derived from the first name of the father or ancestor. In this case, Pawelski comes from the Polish name Pawel, which is the equivalent of the English name Paul.

The name Pawelski is believed to have originated in the regions of Masovia and Greater Poland, where it was commonly found in historical records. The earliest known reference to the name Pawelski dates back to the 15th century, when it appeared in the Akta Grodzkie, a collection of court records from the Krakow region.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname Pawelski was Jan Pawelski, a merchant and landowner who lived in the town of Poznan in the late 16th century. Another notable bearer of the name was Andrzej Pawelski, a Catholic priest and scholar who authored several theological works in the 17th century.

In the 18th century, the Pawelski surname gained prominence with the birth of Franciszek Pawelski (1725-1801), a Polish nobleman and military officer who served in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army. His son, Michal Pawelski (1767-1832), was a prominent lawyer and political activist during the Polish Enlightenment.

Another significant figure in Polish history with the Pawelski surname was Wladyslaw Pawelski (1835-1916), a writer, journalist, and political activist who played a crucial role in the Polish independence movement in the late 19th century.

The name Pawelski has also been found in various spelling variations over time, such as Pawelsky, Pawelski, and Pawelsky. These variations often reflected regional differences in pronunciation or local dialects.

It is worth noting that while the Pawelski surname is predominantly Polish in origin, it has also been adopted by individuals of other ethnic backgrounds, particularly in areas with significant Polish communities or influence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pawelski

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

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

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