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

Szydło, 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 Szydło surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Szydło in America

Szydło is the 62045th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Szydło surname appeared 323 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 Szydło.

We can also compare 2010 data for Szydło 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 Szydło

The surname Szydlo is of Polish origin, emerging in the medieval period. It is derived from the Polish word "szydło," meaning an awl or a tool used for piercing holes in leather or other materials. This suggests a potential occupational connection to leatherworking or other crafts involving the use of awls.

The earliest recorded instances of the Szydlo surname can be traced back to the 15th century in various regions of Poland. It appears in several historical records and documents from that era, such as tax registers and land ownership records.

One notable figure bearing this surname was Jan Szydlo, a 16th-century Polish noble and landowner from the Kuyavian region of central Poland. He played a role in local governance and is mentioned in chronicles from the late 1500s.

Another individual of note was Maciej Szydlo, a 17th-century Polish artisan and craftsman from the town of Krakow. He was renowned for his skilled leatherwork and the production of high-quality saddles and other leather goods.

In the 18th century, the Szydlo surname was also found in the Silesian region, which was then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. One notable figure from this era was Andrzej Szydlo, a respected educator and headmaster of a school in the city of Wroclaw.

The 19th century saw the Szydlo surname spread to other parts of Europe, often due to migration and the changing borders of Poland. One example is Józef Szydlo, a Polish-born artist and painter who lived and worked in Vienna, Austria, in the mid-1800s.

Towards the latter part of the 19th century and into the early 20th century, the Szydlo surname also gained prominence in the United States due to Polish immigration. One notable American figure was Stanislaw Szydlo, a Polish-American engineer and inventor who patented several innovations in the field of mining and mineral extraction.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Szydło

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

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

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