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

Urbansky, 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 Urbansky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Urbansky in America

Urbansky is the 111426th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Urbansky surname appeared 158 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 Urbansky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Urbansky 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 Urbansky

The surname Urbansky is of Polish origin, derived from the word "urban" which means urban or city-dweller. It likely originated in the late 15th or early 16th century as a descriptive name for someone who lived in or near a city or town.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Urbansky can be found in Polish census records and church registers from the 16th century, particularly in the regions of Silesia and Lesser Poland. It is believed to have been used as a distinguishing name for families who had settled in urban areas, separating them from those who lived in rural villages.

One notable early bearer of the name was Jan Urbansky, a Polish merchant and trader who lived in the city of Krakow in the late 16th century. Records show that he was involved in the import and export of goods between Poland and other European countries.

In the 17th century, the name Urbansky began to appear in other parts of Europe, likely carried by Polish immigrants or traders. For example, there are records of an Urbansky family living in the German city of Dresden in the 1650s.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Urbansky name became more widespread across Central and Eastern Europe, with notable bearers including:

1. Kazimierz Urbansky (1703-1782), a Polish noble and landowner in the Krakow region.
2. Anna Urbansky (1786-1855), a renowned Polish painter and portraitist based in Warsaw.
3. Andrzej Urbansky (1819-1892), a Polish writer and poet who published several collections of verse.
4. Josef Urbansky (1842-1918), a Czech composer and conductor who worked in Prague and Vienna.
5. Wladyslaw Urbansky (1887-1962), a Polish military officer who served in World War I and later became a politician.

While the spelling "Urbansky" is the most common form of the name, variations such as Urbansky, Urbanski, and Urbanczyk can also be found, particularly in different regions of Poland and other Slavic countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Urbansky

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

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

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