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

Rucinski, 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 Rucinski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rucinski in America

Rucinski is the 20285th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rucinski surname appeared 1,311 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 Rucinski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rucinski 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 Rucinski

The surname Rucinski originated in Poland and is derived from the Polish word "ruch", meaning "motion" or "movement". It is believed to have first appeared in the 13th century and was likely used as a descriptive name for someone who was particularly energetic or active.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Teutonic Knights' records from the 14th century, where a certain Jakub Rucinski was mentioned as a landowner in the region of Pomerania. This suggests that the name had already gained some prominence by that time.

During the Middle Ages, the name Rucinski was primarily concentrated in the central and western regions of Poland, particularly in the areas around Krakow and Poznan. It is also possible that the name may have had variants or similar spellings in other Slavic languages, such as Ruchinsky in Russian or Rucinsky in Czech.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the name was Jan Rucinski, a Polish soldier and military commander who fought in the wars against the Teutonic Knights and the Ottomans. He was born around 1510 and died in battle in 1572.

Another historically significant individual with the surname Rucinski was Andrzej Rucinski, a Polish writer and philosopher who lived in the 17th century. He was born in 1623 and is known for his works on ethics and political theory, which were influential during the Polish Renaissance.

In the 19th century, a prominent Rucinski was Stanislaw Rucinski, a Polish painter and art teacher who was born in 1805 and died in 1881. He is particularly known for his landscape paintings and his contributions to the development of art education in Poland.

The name Rucinski has also been associated with various place names in Poland, such as the village of Rucińsko in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, which may have derived its name from the surname itself or vice versa.

While the name Rucinski is primarily Polish in origin, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and cultural exchange. However, its roots can be traced back to the historical regions of Poland, where it has been present for centuries and has been borne by notable individuals throughout the country's rich history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rucinski

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

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

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