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

Ulaszek, 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 Ulaszek surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ulaszek in America

Ulaszek is the 113791st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ulaszek surname appeared 154 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 Ulaszek.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ulaszek 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 Ulaszek

The surname Ulaszek is of Polish origin, tracing its roots back to the early medieval period in the regions of modern-day western and central Poland. It is likely derived from the old Polish personal name Ulasz, which itself comes from the Latin name Eulalia or the Greek name Eulalius, meaning "well-spoken" or "eloquent".

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ulaszek can be found in a 14th-century document from the town of Kalisz, in the Greater Poland region. This document mentions a certain Maciej Ulaszek, a local landowner and tradesman. The name also appears in various records from the 15th and 16th centuries, particularly in the areas around Poznań and Gniezno, suggesting that the name was established in these regions during this time.

In the 17th century, the name Ulaszek appears in the records of the Pauline monastery in Częstochowa, where a monk named Jakub Ulaszek is mentioned as a member of the monastic community. This suggests that the name had also spread to the southern regions of Poland by this period.

One notable bearer of the Ulaszek name was Jan Ulaszek, a Polish military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century. Born in 1785 in the town of Radom, he rose through the ranks of the Polish Legion and participated in several campaigns, including the Battle of Wagram in 1809.

Another historical figure with the surname Ulaszek was Franciszek Ulaszek, a Polish writer and poet from the late 19th century. Born in 1848 in the village of Koźmin Wielkopolski, he authored several collections of poetry and prose works that explored themes of rural life and the natural world.

In the 20th century, the Ulaszek name gained further prominence with the career of Kazimierz Ulaszek, a Polish architect and urban planner. Born in 1901 in Kraków, he was responsible for designing several notable buildings and urban development projects in cities such as Warsaw and Łódź between the 1930s and 1960s.

While the name Ulaszek is not among the most common Polish surnames, it has a rich history and has been borne by a diverse range of individuals over the centuries, including landowners, religious figures, military personnel, writers, and architects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ulaszek

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

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

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