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

Sawicki, 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 Sawicki surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sawicki in America

Sawicki is the 8330th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sawicki surname appeared 3,977 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 Sawicki.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sawicki 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 Sawicki

The surname Sawicki has its origins in Poland, with the earliest known records dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "sawic," which means "to repair" or "to mend." This suggests that the name may have originated from an occupation or trade related to carpentry or woodworking.

One of the earliest known references to the Sawicki name can be found in the Akta Grodzkie, a collection of court records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In these records, a Jakub Sawicki is mentioned in connection with a land dispute in the year 1578.

In the 17th century, the Sawicki name appeared in various parish records and tax registers across different regions of Poland. Some notable individuals from this period include Jan Sawicki, a merchant from Krakow (born in 1623), and Katarzyna Sawicka, a landowner in the village of Radoszyce (born around 1650).

As the centuries progressed, the Sawicki name spread throughout Poland and neighboring countries. In the 19th century, a prominent figure was Wincenty Sawicki, a Polish writer and historian who published several works on the history of Polish literature (born in 1807, died in 1885).

Another notable person with the Sawicki surname was Józef Sawicki, a Polish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the November Uprising against Russian rule (born in 1790, died in 1845).

In the 20th century, one of the most famous individuals with the Sawicki surname was Tadeusz Sawicki, a Polish politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the interwar period (born in 1892, died in 1949).

While the Sawicki name has Polish roots, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and immigration. Variations of the spelling, such as Savitski or Savitsky, can be found in countries like Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia, reflecting the historical connections and movements of people within the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sawicki

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

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

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