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

Skiba, 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 Skiba surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Skiba in America

Skiba is the 11620th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Skiba surname appeared 2,700 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 Skiba.

We can also compare 2010 data for Skiba 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 Skiba

The surname SKIBA is of Polish origin, derived from the Old Polish word "skiba," which means a furrow or a strip of plowed land. The name dates back to the 14th century and was initially used as a descriptive byname for someone who worked as a farmer or lived near a plowed field.

The earliest known record of the SKIBA surname can be found in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of official documents from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, dating back to the late 14th century. One of the first recorded instances of the name appears in an entry from 1385, referring to a certain "Jan Skiba."

In the following centuries, the SKIBA surname was widespread throughout various regions of Poland, particularly in the central and southern parts of the country. It was often associated with rural communities and agricultural traditions.

One notable figure bearing the SKIBA surname was Jan Skiba (c. 1560-1630), a Polish poet, and writer who lived during the Renaissance period. His works included religious poetry and translations of classical texts.

Another individual of note was Jakub Skiba (1892-1957), a Polish author and journalist who wrote extensively about the struggles of the working class and the labor movement in the early 20th century.

In the 19th century, a place named Skibinka (meaning "little furrow") existed in the Kalisz region of central Poland, likely derived from the SKIBA surname and reflecting its connection to agricultural roots.

Other notable individuals with the SKIBA surname include Stanisław Skiba (1898-1962), a Polish military officer who fought in World War II, and Ewa Skiba (born 1958), a contemporary Polish writer and journalist.

Throughout its history, the SKIBA surname has maintained its strong ties to Polish culture and heritage, reflecting the country's agricultural traditions and the importance of farming in shaping its rural communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Skiba

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

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

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