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

Szostak, 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 Szostak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Szostak in America

Szostak is the 29626th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Szostak surname appeared 795 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 Szostak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Szostak 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 Szostak

The surname Szostak is of Polish origin, originating in the late Middle Ages. It is derived from the Polish word "szosta," which means "sixth" or "one-sixth." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who paid one-sixth of a tax or owed some other fraction of a payment or service.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Szostak can be found in various historical documents from the 16th and 17th centuries in the regions of Wielkopolska and Małopolska in Poland. The name was concentrated in these areas, particularly in villages and small towns.

In the 17th century, a notable figure named Jan Szostak was recorded as a landowner and local official in the town of Nowy Targ, located in the Małopolska region. Another individual, Stanisław Szostak, was mentioned in a 1692 document as a member of the local nobility in the village of Wola Żyrakowska, near the city of Sandomierz.

The name Szostak can also be found in several historical records from the 18th and 19th centuries. For example, Franciszek Szostak (1773-1842) was a Polish priest and writer who authored several religious texts. Józef Szostak (1809-1876) was a prominent Polish painter and art teacher who worked in the city of Kraków.

In the early 20th century, a notable figure with the surname Szostak was Stanisław Szostak (1892-1957), a Polish military officer who fought in World War I and later served in the Polish Armed Forces during World War II. He was awarded several military honors for his service.

Another individual worth mentioning is Władysław Szostak (1910-1998), a Polish linguist and academic who specialized in the study of Slavic languages. He worked as a professor at various universities in Poland and published numerous works on linguistics and language history.

While the surname Szostak is primarily associated with Poland, it has also been found in other Slavic countries, likely due to migration and historical borders. However, its origins and earliest recorded instances can be traced back to the Polish regions of Wielkopolska and Małopolska in the late Middle Ages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Szostak

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

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

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