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

Ruszkiewicz, 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 Ruszkiewicz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ruszkiewicz in America

Ruszkiewicz is the 88020th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ruszkiewicz surname appeared 211 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 Ruszkiewicz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ruszkiewicz 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 Ruszkiewicz

The surname Ruszkiewicz is of Polish origin, having its roots in the historic region of Masovia in east-central Poland. It is believed to have emerged around the 16th or 17th century, derived from a combination of the Polish words "ruszka" (meaning "rifle") and the suffix "-ewicz" (indicating patronymic descent).

This surname is thought to have originated as a descriptive name for an individual who was skilled in the use of firearms, perhaps a soldier or hunter. It may have also been an occupational name for someone who manufactured or repaired rifles.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the historical archives of the town of Płock, where a certain Jan Ruszkiewicz was mentioned in a document dated 1612. There are also records of a Mikołaj Ruszkiewicz, a landowner from the village of Bielany near Warsaw, who lived in the late 17th century.

In the 18th century, a notable figure bearing this surname was Kazimierz Ruszkiewicz (1718-1796), a Polish nobleman and military officer who fought in the War of the Polish Succession and the Bar Confederation uprising.

Another prominent individual with this name was Stanisław Ruszkiewicz (1789-1856), a Polish engineer and architect who designed several notable buildings in Warsaw, including the Staszic Palace and the Church of the Holy Cross.

During the 19th century, Franciszek Ruszkiewicz (1820-1890) was a renowned Polish painter and illustrator, known for his romantic landscapes and historical scenes.

In more recent history, Witold Ruszkiewicz (1900-1987) was a Polish military officer and diplomat who served as the ambassador of the Polish government-in-exile to the United States during World War II.

While the name Ruszkiewicz is primarily found in Poland, it has also spread to other parts of the world through emigration, particularly to countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ruszkiewicz

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

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

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