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

Podgorski, 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 Podgorski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Podgorski in America

Podgorski is the 22608th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Podgorski surname appeared 1,136 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 Podgorski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Podgorski 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 Podgorski

The surname Podgorski is of Polish origin, derived from the Polish word "podgórski" meaning "under the mountain" or "at the foot of the mountain". This suggests that the earliest bearers of this name lived in or near mountainous regions of Poland.

The name can be traced back to the 15th century, when it first appeared in historical records and documents from various parts of Poland. One of the earliest recorded instances was in a manuscript from the Czestochowa region, dated around 1470, mentioning a certain Jan Podgorski.

Throughout the centuries, the Podgorski name has been associated with several notable individuals. In the 16th century, Wojciech Podgorski (c.1520-1590) was a renowned Polish architect and engineer who designed various fortifications and defensive structures across the country.

During the 17th century, the name appeared in the records of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Stanislaw Podgorski (1625-1692) was a prominent military commander who fought in several battles against the Swedish and Ottoman empires.

In the 19th century, Karol Podgorski (1801-1878) was a celebrated Polish painter, known for his landscape and historical works. He was also an active participant in the Polish uprisings against Russian rule.

Another notable figure was Wladyslaw Podgorski (1866-1929), a Polish politician and statesman who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the early years of the Second Polish Republic.

The Podgorski name has also been associated with various place names in Poland, such as Podgórze (meaning "at the foot of the mountain"), a historical district of Krakow, and Podgórzyn, a village in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

While the Podgorski surname is predominantly found in Poland, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora. However, its origins can be traced back to the mountainous regions of Poland, where the earliest bearers of this name lived and worked.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Podgorski

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

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

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