The Ciesielski surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,555 people carried this name — #17,970 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 188,700 people counted. That is up 6% from 1,472 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Ciesielski surname
From Cieśle + -ski.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ciesielski» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
19,350 people named Ciesielski have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 21,522 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 Greater Poland.
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 219 people named Ciesielski.
69 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
32 people named Ciesielski 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).
Who carried it
People named Ciesielski,
with a public archive behind them.
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Teofil Ciesielski 1846–1916 · beekeeper -
Teofil Ciesielski 1846–1916 · beekeeper
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Teofil Ciesielski 1846–1916 · beekeeper
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Kazimierz Ciesielski 1882–1935 · chemist -
Józef Ciesielski 1892–1959 · dancer -
Piotr Ciesielski d. 2001
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ciesielski.
- Cicero 3,399 · U.S. census
- Ciceron 349 · U.S. census
- Cichocki 1,099 · U.S. census
- Cichon 1,660 · U.S. census
- Cichy 881 · U.S. census
- Cid 2,975 · U.S. census
- Ciesla 1,237 · U.S. census
- Cieslak 1,746 · U.S. census
- Cieslik 501 · U.S. census
- Cilia 454 · U.S. census
- Cilli 267 · U.S. census
- Cima 558 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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