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

Prusinski, 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 Prusinski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Prusinski in America

Prusinski is the 40082nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Prusinski surname appeared 547 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 Prusinski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Prusinski 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 Prusinski

The surname PRUSINSKI originated in Poland. It is a toponymic name derived from the Polish place name "Prusy", which means "Prussia". The name likely emerged in the Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century, when surnames began to be adopted in Poland.

PRUSINSKI is a Polish-language variant of the German surname "Preussisch", which also means "Prussian". This suggests that the name may have been borne by individuals who had some connection to the historical region of Prussia, either through ancestry, place of origin, or residence.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the PRUSINSKI surname can be found in the 16th-century Polish chronicles, where it is mentioned in reference to a nobleman named Jan PRUSINSKI, who served as a military commander during the Polish-Teutonic Wars (1519-1521).

In the 17th century, the PRUSINSKI name appeared in the records of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, with several notable individuals bearing the surname. Among them was Andrzej PRUSINSKI (1620-1678), a renowned architect and engineer who designed fortifications and public buildings across Poland and Lithuania.

Another notable figure with the PRUSINSKI surname was Stanisław PRUSINSKI (1725-1793), a Polish priest and scholar who authored several works on theology and philosophy. He served as a professor at the University of Krakow and played a significant role in the intellectual life of the Polish Enlightenment.

During the 19th century, the PRUSINSKI name gained prominence in the literary and artistic circles of Poland. Wincenty PRUSINSKI (1836-1897) was a celebrated painter known for his landscapes and genre scenes depicting rural life in Poland.

In the 20th century, one of the most notable individuals with the PRUSINSKI surname was Zygmunt PRUSINSKI (1905-1984), a Polish journalist and writer who covered the Polish Underground resistance movement during World War II. His memoirs and accounts of the Warsaw Uprising provide invaluable historical insights into that period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Prusinski

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

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

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