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

Rogowski, 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 Rogowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rogowski in America

Rogowski is the 14342nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rogowski surname appeared 2,086 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 Rogowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rogowski 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 Rogowski

The surname Rogowski originates from Poland, with its earliest known roots dating back to the 14th century. It is believed to be derived from the Polish word "rog," meaning "horn" or "corner," often referring to a person's occupation or place of residence near a prominent geographic feature such as a bend or corner in a river or road.

Rogowski is a patronymic surname, meaning it was initially formed by adding the possessive suffix "-owski" to a given name or nickname, such as "Rog" or a variation thereof. This naming convention was commonly used in Slavic cultures to identify an individual as the son or descendant of someone bearing that name or characteristic.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Rogowski surname can be found in the Akta Grodzkie, a collection of court records from the town of Sanok in southeastern Poland, dating back to the late 15th century. These records mention individuals with variations of the surname, such as "Rogowsky" and "Rogowski."

In the 16th century, the Rogowski name appeared in various land and tax records throughout the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, indicating its widespread use and distribution across the region. Notable individuals from this period include Jan Rogowski, a landowner and nobleman from the Krakow region born around 1510.

As the centuries progressed, the Rogowski surname continued to be prominent in Polish history. Franciszek Rogowski (1773-1845) was a renowned painter and engraver during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his religious artwork and portraits of Polish nobility.

Another notable figure was Józef Rogowski (1829-1871), a Polish mathematician and engineer who made significant contributions to the field of electromagnetism. His work on calculating the magnetic field strength within a toroidal coil, now known as the Rogowski coil, remains widely used in electrical engineering today.

In the 20th century, Henryk Rogowski (1892-1976) was a prominent Polish chemist and academic, serving as the rector of the University of Warsaw from 1936 to 1939. He played a crucial role in the development of Polish chemistry and the establishment of research institutions during the interwar period.

The Rogowski surname has also been carried by several notable athletes, including Stanisław Rogowski (1936-2021), a Polish footballer who played as a striker for various clubs in the 1950s and 1960s, and Zbigniew Rogowski (born 1958), a former Polish boxer who competed in the lightweight division and won several national and international titles.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rogowski

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

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

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