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

Perkowski, 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 Perkowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Perkowski in America

Perkowski is the 20829th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Perkowski surname appeared 1,267 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 Perkowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Perkowski 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 Perkowski

The surname Perkowski is of Polish origin, originating in the 15th century. It is derived from the Polish word "perkoz," which means "grebe" or a type of water bird. The name likely referred to someone who lived near a body of water where these birds were found, or perhaps someone who hunted or worked with these birds.

The earliest recorded mention of the surname Perkowski can be found in a document from the city of Krakow, dated 1487, referring to a man named Jan Perkowski. Another early example is Marcin Perkowski, a Polish nobleman who lived in the 16th century and was a member of the Polish Sejm (parliament) in the late 1500s.

In the 17th century, the name appears in records from the village of Perkowo, located in the Masovian Voivodeship of central Poland. It is possible that the name originated from this place name, or that the place was named after someone with the surname Perkowski.

One notable bearer of the name was Ignacy Perkowski, a Polish mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1792 to 1856. He made contributions to the fields of celestial mechanics and the calculation of planetary orbits.

In the 19th century, Stanisław Perkowski (1819-1891) was a Polish writer and journalist who was active in the Polish independence movement and the January Uprising against Russian rule.

Another significant figure was Franciszek Perkowski (1890-1964), a Polish chemist and academic who made important contributions to the study of organic chemistry and the development of new dye compounds.

The surname Perkowski has also been found in historical records from other parts of Europe, such as Germany and Ukraine, likely due to migration and intermarriage with families of Polish descent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Perkowski

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

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

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