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

Szarowicz, 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 Szarowicz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Szarowicz in America

Szarowicz is the 126765th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Szarowicz surname appeared 135 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 Szarowicz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Szarowicz 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 Szarowicz

The surname Szarowicz is of Polish origin and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is likely derived from the Polish word "szary" meaning "gray" or "ashen," suggesting that the name may have originally referred to someone with gray hair or a pale complexion.

One of the earliest known references to the surname Szarowicz can be found in the parish records of the village of Krakow, Poland, dating back to the late 1500s. These records mention a family by the name of Szarowicz living in the area at that time.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various historical documents from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, including court records and land ownership registers. One notable individual bearing the name was Jan Szarowicz, a landowner and minor nobleman who lived in the region of Galicia (now part of western Ukraine) in the mid-1600s.

During the 18th century, the Szarowicz surname spread to other parts of Poland and neighboring regions. In 1765, a soldier named Kazimierz Szarowicz is listed as serving in the Polish army during the Confederation of Bar, a military uprising against the increasing Russian influence in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The 19th century saw several prominent individuals with the Szarowicz surname, including Józef Szarowicz (1809-1884), a Polish philosopher and professor at the University of Lviv (now in Ukraine), and Franciszek Szarowicz (1836-1912), a Polish botanist and naturalist who conducted extensive research on the flora of Galicia.

In the early 20th century, Wacław Szarowicz (1876-1944) was a Polish engineer and architect who designed several notable buildings in Lviv, including the Polish Theater and the Academy of Commerce. Another notable figure was Stanisław Szarowicz (1890-1962), a Polish writer and journalist who was active in the Polish resistance movement during World War II.

While the surname Szarowicz is predominantly found in Poland and among people of Polish descent, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration. However, it remains a relatively uncommon surname, with the highest concentrations still found in Poland and areas with significant Polish communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Szarowicz

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

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

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