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

Pietrowski, 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 Pietrowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pietrowski in America

Pietrowski is the 22131st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pietrowski surname appeared 1,168 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 Pietrowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pietrowski 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 Pietrowski

The surname Pietrowski is of Polish origin and is derived from the personal name Piotr, which is the Polish form of the name Peter. The name likely originated in the late Middle Ages or early Renaissance period, around the 14th to 16th centuries, when hereditary surnames began to become more common in Poland.

The name Pietrowski is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding the possessive suffix "-owski" to the given name Piotr, indicating "son of Piotr" or "belonging to Piotr." This naming convention was widespread in Poland and other Slavic countries, where patronymic surnames were commonly used to identify individuals by their father's name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Pietrowski can be found in the Polish town of Krakow, where a nobleman named Jan Pietrowski was mentioned in a legal document dated 1492. Another early reference is from the town of Poznan, where a merchant named Tomasz Pietrowski was recorded in a trade register from 1547.

In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the name Pietrowski was Stanislaw Pietrowski, a Polish military commander who fought in the Polish-Swedish War of 1655-1660. He was born around 1620 and was known for his bravery and strategic skills on the battlefield.

During the 18th century, a prominent Pietrowski was Franciszek Pietrowski, a Polish writer and philosopher who lived from 1738 to 1805. He was a prominent figure in the Polish Enlightenment movement and wrote several influential works on philosophy and social theory.

In the 19th century, a notable person with the surname Pietrowski was Wladyslaw Pietrowski, a Polish painter and artist who was born in 1835 and died in 1915. He was known for his landscape paintings and was a member of the renowned Polish art group known as the "Munich School."

Another historical figure with the name Pietrowski was Zygmunt Pietrowski, a Polish politician and diplomat who lived from 1880 to 1957. He served as a member of the Polish parliament and was involved in various diplomatic missions during the interwar period and World War II.

These examples illustrate the long history and varied backgrounds of individuals who have carried the surname Pietrowski throughout the centuries, reflecting the name's Polish origins and its enduring presence in Polish society and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pietrowski

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

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

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