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

Soltysiak, 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 Soltysiak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Soltysiak in America

Soltysiak is the 56836th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Soltysiak surname appeared 359 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 Soltysiak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Soltysiak 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 Soltysiak

The surname Soltysiak has its origins in Poland, tracing back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Polish word "soltys," which referred to a village administrator or mayor. The name would have been given to individuals who held this position or whose ancestors did.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Soltysiak can be found in the Tczew Land Book from 1400, where a certain Jacobus Soltysiak is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already in use by the early 15th century in the region of modern-day northern Poland.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various local records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, such as the Krakow Land Book of 1550 and the Poznan Land Book of 1575. These documents mention individuals with the surnames Soltysiak, Soltysek, and Soltys, which were likely variations of the same name.

One notable figure from history bearing this surname was Jan Soltysiak, a Polish priest and philosopher who lived in the 17th century (1625-1688). He was a professor at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and authored several works on logic and metaphysics.

In the 18th century, the Soltysiak name can be found in various church records and court documents from the Galicia region, which was then part of the Austrian Empire. This suggests that the name had spread beyond its initial heartland in northern Poland.

Another individual of note was Franciszek Soltysiak (1783-1854), a Polish landowner and philanthropist from the Lublin region. He donated significant funds for the construction of schools and hospitals in his local area.

Moving into the 19th century, the Soltysiak surname appears in records from various parts of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, including modern-day Belarus, Ukraine, and Lithuania. This reflects the widespread distribution of the name by this point.

One notable bearer of the name from this period was Wladyslaw Soltysiak (1840-1901), a Polish painter and artist who specialized in genre scenes and landscapes. His works were exhibited in various galleries across Europe.

Throughout its history, the Soltysiak name has remained strongly associated with its Polish roots and the original meaning related to village administration. While it has spread to other regions over time, it retains its distinctive Polish character.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Soltysiak

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

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

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