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

Tokarczyk, 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 Tokarczyk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tokarczyk in America

Tokarczyk is the 37229th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tokarczyk surname appeared 599 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 Tokarczyk.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tokarczyk 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 Tokarczyk

The surname Tokarczyk is of Polish origin, derived from the occupation of a "tokarz," which means a turner or lathe worker. It likely emerged in the 14th or 15th century when hereditary surnames became more widespread in Poland.

This surname has its roots in the Polish word "tokarz," which stems from the Proto-Slavic word "tokaru," meaning a turner or lathe operator. The suffix "-czyk" was commonly added to Polish surnames, indicating a person's occupation or place of origin.

Records show that the name Tokarczyk appeared in various historical documents, including the Akta Grodzkie i Ziemskie (Books of Terrestrial and Castle Courts) from the 16th century. These books were a compilation of legal records from different regions of Poland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tokarczyk can be found in the 1589 Akta Grodzkie i Ziemskie from the city of Lublin, which mentions a certain Tomasz Tokarczyk.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the surname Tokarczyk. For example, Klemens Tokarczyk (1886-1943) was a Polish Catholic priest and social activist who worked tirelessly for the rights of workers and farmers.

Another notable figure was Klemens Tokarczyk (1915-1945), a Polish military officer who fought in World War II and was awarded the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military decoration, for his valor.

In the field of literature, Romuald Tokarczyk (1923-2001) was a Polish poet, essayist, and translator, known for his works that explored the themes of human existence and the natural world.

The name Tokarczyk has also been associated with places in Poland, such as the village of Tokarczyk in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship and the Tokarczyk Hill in the Beskid Śląski mountain range.

Andrzej Tokarczyk (born 1949) is a contemporary Polish legal scholar and philosopher, known for his works on legal theory and the philosophy of law.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tokarczyk

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

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

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