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

Popławski, 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 Popławski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Popławski in America

Popławski is the 17639th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Popławski surname appeared 1,593 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Popławski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Popławski 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 Popławski

The surname Poplawski has its origins in Poland, tracing back to the late medieval period. It is derived from the Polish words "pop," meaning "priest," and "law," referring to a meadow or clearing. The name likely originated as a descriptor for someone who lived near a meadow or clearing owned by a priest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Poplawski can be found in the Akta Metrykalne, or Metrical Records, of the Masovian Voivodeship in central Poland, dating back to the 16th century. These records document births, marriages, and deaths in various parishes and villages across the region.

The name Poplawski is also present in the Księgi Miejskie, or Town Books, of various Polish cities from the 16th and 17th centuries. These books contained records of legal proceedings, property transactions, and other official matters involving townspeople.

A notable early bearer of the name was Jan Poplawski, a Polish nobleman and landowner who lived in the late 16th century. He was mentioned in several contemporary documents related to land disputes and legal matters.

In the 17th century, a Poplawski family established itself in the town of Plock, in central Poland. Several members of this family were involved in the local administration and held positions of importance within the town.

Another prominent figure with the Poplawski surname was Michał Poplawski, a Polish military officer who fought in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's wars against Sweden in the mid-17th century. He was celebrated for his bravery and leadership during the siege of Riga in 1658.

In the 18th century, the Poplawski name appeared in the records of several Polish noble families, indicating that some members of the family had achieved a higher social status by that time.

One of the most notable Poplawskis in modern history was Józef Poplawski, a Polish mathematician and logician who lived from 1854 to 1920. He made significant contributions to the field of mathematical logic and was a pioneer in the development of set theory.

Throughout its history, the Poplawski surname has been subject to various spelling variations, such as Poplawski, Popławski, and Popławski, reflecting regional differences and changes in orthographic conventions over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Popławski

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

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

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