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

Piotrowski, 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 Piotrowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Piotrowski in America

Piotrowski is the 6384th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Piotrowski surname appeared 5,332 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Piotrowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Piotrowski 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 Piotrowski

The surname Piotrowski has its origins in Poland, tracing back to the medieval period. It is a patronymic surname, derived from the given name Piotr, which is the Polish form of Peter. The suffix "-owski" indicates belonging to or being descended from someone named Piotr.

The name Piotrowski likely emerged as a way to distinguish individuals and families within a community, especially in areas where the name Peter was common. It may have been used to identify someone as the son or descendant of a man named Piotr.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Piotrowski can be found in the Tarnów Land Records from the 15th century, where a certain Jan Piotrowski is mentioned as a landowner in the Tarnów region of Poland.

In the 16th century, the name Piotrowski appeared in various historical documents, including the Metryka Koronna, a collection of records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. One notable individual was Jan Piotrowski, a Polish nobleman and military commander who fought in the Polish-Muscovite War of 1609-1618.

During the 17th century, the Piotrowski name gained prominence in the Poznań region of western Poland. Jan Piotrowski (1591-1663) was a prominent Catholic priest and theologian who served as the Bishop of Poznań from 1658 until his death.

In the 18th century, a notable figure was Józef Piotrowski (1732-1808), a Polish painter and engraver who is considered one of the pioneers of Polish graphic art. His works can be found in various museums and collections across Poland and Europe.

Another notable individual with the surname Piotrowski was Ignacy Piotrowski (1809-1874), a Polish military officer and engineer who played a significant role in the November Uprising against the Russian Empire in 1830-1831.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Piotrowski name continued to be well-represented in various fields, including academia, politics, and the arts. One example is Józef Piotrowski (1834-1908), a Polish writer and journalist who was an active participant in the Polish independence movement.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Piotrowski

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

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

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