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

Pierzchała, 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 Pierzchała surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pierzchała in America

Pierzchała is the 81458th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pierzchała surname appeared 232 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 Pierzchała.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pierzchała 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 Pierzchała

The surname Pierzchala originated in Poland, with the earliest records dating back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Polish word "pierzchać," which means "to fly" or "to flutter." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who was swift or nimble, perhaps a messenger or a hunter.

One of the earliest documented references to the name Pierzchala can be found in the Liber Beneficiorum, a 14th-century document that recorded the names of landowners and their properties in the Archdiocese of Gniezno, located in west-central Poland. The name appears in various spellings, such as "Pierzchała," "Pierzchało," and "Pierzchalski," indicating its regional variations.

The Pierzchala surname is also closely linked to several place names in Poland, such as the village of Pierzchały in the Łódź Voivodeship and the town of Pierzchnica in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. These place names likely originated from the same root word as the surname, further reinforcing its connection to the region.

Notable individuals with the surname Pierzchala include Jan Pierzchała (1504-1560), a Polish nobleman and military commander who fought in the Polish-Teutonic War and the Livonian War. Another prominent figure was Andrzej Pierzchała (1584-1640), a Polish theologian and writer who authored several religious works during the Counter-Reformation period.

In the 18th century, Józef Pierzchała (1734-1805) was a Polish painter known for his religious and historical paintings, including works commissioned for churches in Warsaw and Kraków. Antoni Pierzchała (1792-1863) was a Polish lawyer and landowner who played a significant role in the November Uprising against Russian rule in the Congress Kingdom of Poland.

More recently, Stanisław Pierzchała (1912-2003) was a Polish writer and journalist who served as the editor-in-chief of the Polish newspaper Trybuna Ludu during the communist era. He was also a member of the Polish United Workers' Party and received numerous awards for his contributions to Polish literature and journalism.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pierzchała

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

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

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