Gancarz surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Gancarz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 536 people carried this name — #40,745 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 4% from 515 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

3,740 people named Gancarz have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 4,093 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 Subcarpathian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Subcarpathian 1,239
Lesser Poland 479
Lower Silesian 430
Silesian 412
Lublin 309
Lubusz 150
Opole 133
Masovian 131

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 69 people named Gancarz.

29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Aisne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 29
Aisne 10
Gers 7
Tarn 4
Nord 2
Somme 2
Pas-de-Calais 2
Yonne 1
Vienne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Gancarz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bronisław Gancarz
    Bronisław Gancarz 1906–1960 · teacher
  • Roman Gancarz 1949–2025 · chemist
  • Ryszard Gancarz 1955–2017 · painter
  • Bogdan Gancarz 1961– · historian
  • Mirosław Gancarz 1962–
  • Bożena Gancarz 1968– · swimmer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

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