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

Posłuszny, 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 Posłuszny surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Posłuszny in America

Posłuszny is the 44109th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Posłuszny surname appeared 488 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 Posłuszny.

We can also compare 2010 data for Posłuszny 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 Posłuszny

The surname Posluszny is of Polish origin, derived from the word "posluszny" which means "obedient" or "submissive" in the Polish language. It is believed to have emerged as a descriptive surname in the Middle Ages, likely given to individuals who exhibited qualities of obedience or submissiveness.

The name Posluszny can be traced back to its earliest recorded instances in the 14th and 15th centuries in various regions of Poland, particularly in areas such as Silesia, Greater Poland, and Masovia. The spelling of the name has remained relatively consistent over the centuries, with minor variations like "Posluszni" or "Poslusznyy" appearing occasionally in historical records.

One of the earliest known references to the name Posluszny can be found in a 1427 document from the city of Krakow, which mentions a certain "Jan Posluszny" as a resident of the city. Another notable early record is from the town of Poznan in 1472, where a "Maciej Posluszny" is listed as a landowner.

In the 16th century, the Posluszny name gained prominence with the rise of a noble family of that name in the region of Silesia. This family produced several notable figures, including Andrzej Posluszny (1525-1589), a prominent military commander who served under King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland.

Another famous bearer of the Posluszny name was Jakub Posluszny (1630-1701), a renowned Polish theologian and philosopher who taught at the University of Krakow and authored several influential works on theology and ethics.

In the 18th century, the name Posluszny appeared in various historical records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, such as tax registers and land ownership documents. One noteworthy figure from this period was Michał Posluszny (1745-1812), a Polish painter and portraitist whose works can still be found in several museums and galleries across Poland.

The 19th century saw the migration of many individuals with the Posluszny surname to other parts of Europe and the Americas, often in search of better economic opportunities or fleeing political unrest. One such individual was Tomasz Posluszny (1820-1892), who emigrated to the United States and settled in the state of Pennsylvania, where he worked as a coal miner.

Throughout its history, the Posluszny surname has been associated with various place names and localities in Poland, such as the villages of Posluszny and Posluszna Wola, which likely derived their names from the presence of families bearing this surname in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Posłuszny

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

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

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