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

Shymanski, 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 Shymanski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shymanski in America

Shymanski is the 92358th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shymanski surname appeared 199 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 Shymanski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shymanski 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 Shymanski

The surname Shymanski originated in the late 13th century in the region of Silesia, a historical province that is now part of southwestern Poland. It is derived from the Polish word "szymańskie," which means "belonging to Szymon" or "Simon." This indicates that the name likely belonged to the descendants or followers of someone named Simon or Szymon.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Shymanski can be traced back to the Polish town of Bytom, where it appeared in parish records from the late 1300s. Variations of the spelling include Szymansky, Szymański, and Shymanskyj. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and the influence of other languages, such as German and Ukrainian, in the areas where the name was commonly used.

One notable early bearer of the Shymanski name was Jan Shymanski, a prominent merchant and landowner who lived in the town of Opole in the early 15th century. His name appears in several municipal records from that time period, documenting his business dealings and land transactions.

In the 16th century, the name Shymanski can be found in the records of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which at the time encompassed much of modern-day Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and parts of Ukraine. Mikołaj Shymanski, a Polish nobleman born in 1548, was a significant figure in the court of King Sigismund III Vasa.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Shymanski name gained prominence in the region of Galicia, which was then part of the Austrian Empire. Franciszek Shymanski (1732-1812) was a renowned architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in the city of Lviv, including the Armenian Cathedral and the Greek Catholic Metropolitan's Palace.

In the 19th century, the Shymanski surname spread further across Eastern Europe, with notable bearers including Józef Shymanski (1808-1868), a Polish-born composer and music teacher who worked in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Olha Shymanska (1854-1924), a Ukrainian writer and activist who played a significant role in the development of Ukrainian literature and culture.

As the Shymanski name traveled with Polish and Ukrainian emigrants to other parts of the world, it established roots in various countries, including the United States, Canada, and Argentina. One notable figure was Józef Shymanski (1898-1959), a Polish-American engineer who made significant contributions to the field of aerospace engineering and worked on the development of early rocket technology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shymanski

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

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

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