The Brzezinski surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,300 people carried this name — #13,264 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 128,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 2,235 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Brzezinski surname
From Polish Brzeziński.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Brzezinski» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
23,392 people named Brzezinski have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 26,225 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 144 people named Brzezinski.
35 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 105 people named Brzezinski live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Salta.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
76 people named Brzezinski is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Brzezinski in American newspapers,
1890–1961.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,039 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Brzezinski,
with a public archive behind them.
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Bogumił Brzezinski 1943– · chemist -
Mika Brzezinski 1967– · television presenter -
Ian Brzezinski 2000– · politician -
Henriette Baer 1859–1942
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Franciszek Brzezinski 1911–1955
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Emilie Benes Brzezinski 1932–2022 · artist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 21 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brzezinski.
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