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

Sulima, 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 Sulima surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sulima in America

Sulima is the 87663rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sulima surname appeared 212 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 Sulima.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sulima 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 Sulima

The surname Sulima has its origins in Poland, dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "sulima," which means "a person with disheveled or unkempt hair." The name likely originated as a nickname or descriptive term for someone with such an appearance.

The earliest recorded instance of the Sulima surname appears in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of Crown Metrica books containing records of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from the 15th to the 18th centuries. In these records, a nobleman named Stanislaw Sulima is mentioned in an entry dated 1572.

Another notable historical reference to the Sulima name can be found in the Niesiecki Herbarz Polski, a Polish armorial compiled by Kasper Niesiecki in the early 18th century. This work includes information on various noble families and their coats of arms, including a section on the Sulima family.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the Sulima surname was Jan Sulima, a Polish military commander who lived in the late 16th century. He fought in several battles against the Swedes during the Polish-Swedish wars.

In the 17th century, Krzysztof Sulima was a prominent Polish nobleman and landowner. He held various positions within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and was known for his involvement in local politics and governance.

During the 19th century, Józef Sulima-Jasnorzewski (1824-1895) was a notable Polish writer and journalist. He wrote several novels and short stories, as well as articles for various publications, and was known for his contributions to Polish literature.

Another notable individual with the Sulima surname was Tadeusz Sulima-Kaminski (1885-1944), a Polish linguist and Slavic studies scholar. He taught at various universities and published works on Slavic languages and cultures.

In the early 20th century, Stanislaw Sulima-Zagorski (1892-1940) was a Polish military officer and pilot. He served in the Polish Air Force and was involved in the defense of Poland during the German invasion in 1939.

The Sulima surname has also been associated with various place names in Poland, such as the village of Sulimów in the Masovian Voivodeship and the town of Sulimów in the Łódź Voivodeship. These place names likely derived from the Sulima surname or were named after individuals bearing that name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sulima

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

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

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