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

Sosnick, 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 Sosnick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sosnick in America

Sosnick is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sosnick surname appeared 116 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 Sosnick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sosnick 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 Sosnick

The surname SOSNICK is believed to have originated in Eastern Europe, specifically in the regions of modern-day Poland and Belarus. It is derived from the Slavic word "sosna," which means "pine tree." The name likely emerged during the medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name SOSNICK can be found in the Polish town of Sosnowiec, which translates to "pine forest." This suggests that the name was originally associated with people who lived in or near pine forests or worked with pine trees in some capacity, such as woodcutters or loggers.

The name SOSNICK has undergone various spelling variations over the centuries, including Sosnicki, Sosnitski, and Sosnitzky. These variations reflect the different regional dialects and language influences that shaped the name's evolution.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the name SOSNICK was Mikołaj Sosnicki, a Polish nobleman and courtier who served under King Sigismund I of Poland. He was born in the late 15th century and played a significant role in the cultural and political life of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

During the 17th century, the name SOSNICK appeared in several historical records in the region of Grodno, which was then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (now located in modern-day Belarus). One such record mentions a landowner named Jan Sosnicki, who owned a large estate near the town of Sosnowka.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure with the surname SOSNICK was Mikhail Sosnicki, a Russian writer and journalist who was born in 1830 and died in 1899. He was known for his works on social and political issues, as well as his contributions to the development of Russian literature.

Another notable individual with the surname SOSNICK was Alexander Sosnicki, a Polish-born American businessman and philanthropist. He was born in 1881 and immigrated to the United States in the early 20th century, where he established a successful import-export business. He was known for his philanthropic efforts and support of various cultural and educational institutions.

The name SOSNICK has also been associated with several prominent academics and scholars throughout history, including Tadeusz Sosnicki, a Polish educator and psychologist who lived from 1883 to 1962, and Dmitri Sosnicki, a Russian mathematician and physicist born in 1876 who made significant contributions to the field of theoretical physics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sosnick

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

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

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