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

Sokolowski, 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 Sokolowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sokolowski in America

Sokolowski is the 7988th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sokolowski surname appeared 4,139 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 Sokolowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sokolowski 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 Sokolowski

The surname SOKOLOWSKI originated in Poland. It is derived from the Polish word 'sokół', meaning 'falcon' or 'hawk'. The name likely originated as a descriptive nickname for someone who was associated with falcons or had hawk-like characteristics.

SOKOLOWSKI is a toponymic surname, meaning it is derived from a place name. It is believed to have originated in the region of Sokołów, which is located in central Poland. The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 15th century, when it was spelled as 'Sokolowsky'.

In the 16th century, the SOKOLOWSKI name appeared in several historical records in Poland, including land ownership documents and court records. One notable bearer of the name during this time was Jan SOKOLOWSKI, a wealthy landowner and magistrate who lived in the town of Sokołów around 1550.

The SOKOLOWSKI name also has connections to the Polish nobility. In the 17th century, the SOKOLOWSKI family was granted a coat of arms, which featured a falcon on a blue field. This coat of arms was recorded in the Polish Armorial, a collection of noble family crests and symbols.

Over the centuries, several prominent individuals have borne the SOKOLOWSKI surname. One of the earliest was Wojciech SOKOLOWSKI, a Catholic priest and theologian who lived in the late 16th century. He was known for his writings on religious philosophy and his contributions to the Counter-Reformation in Poland.

Another notable SOKOLOWSKI was Michał SOKOLOWSKI, a Polish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He served under Prince Józef Poniatowski and was awarded several honors for his bravery during the Battle of Leipzig in 1813.

In the 19th century, Kazimierz SOKOLOWSKI was a renowned Polish painter and art historian. He was best known for his realistic landscape paintings and his work as a professor at the School of Fine Arts in Krakow.

A more recent figure with the SOKOLOWSKI surname was Jerzy SOKOLOWSKI, a Polish architect who lived from 1920 to 2005. He was renowned for his modernist designs and his contributions to the reconstruction of Warsaw after World War II.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sokolowski

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

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

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