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

Scieszka, 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 Scieszka surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Scieszka in America

Scieszka is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Scieszka surname appeared 118 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 Scieszka.

We can also compare 2010 data for Scieszka 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 Scieszka

The surname SCIESZKA originated in Poland in the Middle Ages. It derives from the Polish word "ścieżka," meaning "path" or "trail." The name likely referred to someone who lived near a particular path or trail, or perhaps a pathmaker or guide.

Variations in spelling include Ścieżka, Scieżka, and Scieszka. The name first appeared in historical records from the 13th century in the regions of Greater Poland and Silesia.

One of the earliest known references is Mikołaj Ścieżka, a landowner mentioned in a 1387 charter from the town of Kościan, near Poznań. Another early bearer was Jan Ścieżka, a merchant from Wrocław recorded in a 1412 trade document.

In the 16th century, the Ścieżka family established themselves as minor nobility in the village of Ścieżki near Kalisz. Walenty Ścieżka (1523-1598) was a respected member of this branch.

During the 17th century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the name spread eastward. Notable individuals include Józef Scieszka (1632-1701), a Uniate priest and scholar from Volhynia, and Tomasz Scieszka (1670-1735), a military officer who fought in the Great Northern War.

The 19th century saw several SCIESZKA emigrants to the United States. One was Franciszek Scieszka (1815-1892), who settled in Buffalo, New York and worked as a carpenter. His descendant Jon Scieszka (born 1954) became a renowned children's author and educator.

Other bearers of note include Maciej Ścieżka (1901-1975), a Polish engineer involved in rebuilding Warsaw after World War II, and Jerzy Scieszka (1934-2017), a Polish journalist and writer best known for his nature books.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Scieszka

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

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

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