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

Rykiel, 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 Rykiel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rykiel in America

Rykiel is the 120187th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rykiel surname appeared 144 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 Rykiel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rykiel 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 Rykiel

The surname RYKIEL is of Polish origin, emerging in the 16th century from the Polish word "rykać" which means "to roar" or "to bellow". It is believed that the name was originally given as a nickname to someone with a loud or booming voice.

The earliest known record of the RYKIEL surname dates back to 1564 in the town of Krakow, Poland. It is found in a local tax register, listing a certain Jan RYKIEL as a resident of the city's Stare Miasto (Old Town) district.

In the 17th century, variations of the spelling began to appear, such as RYKEL, RYKIL, and RYKIEŁ. These were likely due to regional dialects and inconsistencies in record-keeping at the time.

One notable bearer of the RYKIEL name was Stanisław RYKIEL (1628-1692), a Polish nobleman and military officer who fought in the Polish-Swedish War and the Russo-Polish War. He was awarded lands in the region of Lublin for his service.

The name also spread to other parts of Eastern Europe, including Ukraine and Belarus. In 1784, a man named Ivan RYKIEL was recorded as a landowner in the village of Novohrad-Volynskyi, in what is now northwestern Ukraine.

A famous bearer of the RYKIEL surname in more recent history was Sonia RYKIEL (1930-2016), a French fashion designer and writer. She was born Sonia Frenk in Paris, but took her husband's surname upon marriage.

Other notable individuals with the RYKIEL surname include:

Jerzy RYKIEL (1901-1965), a Polish soldier and diplomat who served as Poland's ambassador to the United Kingdom during World War II.

Natan RYKIEL (1879-1942), a Polish-Jewish writer and playwright who perished in the Holocaust.

Wanda RYKIEL (1914-1993), a Polish actress and singer who appeared in several films during the interwar period.

Kazimierz RYKIEL (1912-1994), a Polish architect and urban planner who designed numerous buildings in Warsaw after World War II.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rykiel

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

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

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