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

Urbanowski, 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 Urbanowski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Urbanowski in America

Urbanowski is the 53667th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Urbanowski surname appeared 385 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 Urbanowski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Urbanowski 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 Urbanowski

The surname Urbanowski originates from Poland, with its earliest known records dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "urbaniec," which means "a resident of a town or city." The name likely emerged as a way to distinguish those who lived in urban areas from those who lived in rural settlements.

During the Middle Ages, many Polish towns and cities were granted charters and privileges, leading to an influx of people from surrounding villages seeking economic opportunities. It is believed that the Urbanowski surname arose during this period to identify families that had settled in these growing urban centers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Urbanowski name can be found in the archives of the city of Krakow, where a merchant named Jan Urbanowski is mentioned in a document from 1587. Another early reference comes from the town of Poznan, where a blacksmith named Michal Urbanowski is listed in a guild registry from 1612.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Urbanowski name began to spread across various regions of Poland. Notable individuals from this time include Jakub Urbanowski (1635-1701), a renowned painter and portraitist who worked in Warsaw, and Katarzyna Urbanowska (1718-1782), a philanthropist and patron of the arts in the city of Lublin.

As Poland experienced periods of political turmoil and territorial changes throughout its history, many Urbanowski families emigrated to other parts of Europe and the Americas. One such individual was Jan Urbanowski (1810-1889), a Polish revolutionary who fought in the November Uprising of 1830-1831 against Russian rule. After the failed insurrection, he fled to France and later settled in the United States.

Another notable figure was Franciszek Urbanowski (1876-1946), a Polish journalist and writer who became a vocal advocate for workers' rights and social reforms in the early 20th century. Despite facing censorship and persecution, his writings played a significant role in shaping public opinion during a turbulent period in Poland's history.

The Urbanowski surname has also been carried by several notable academics and scholars, including Wladyslaw Urbanowski (1902-1985), a renowned linguist and professor at the University of Warsaw, and Maria Urbanowska (1925-2012), a pioneering researcher in the field of molecular biology who made significant contributions to the study of RNA.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Urbanowski

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

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

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