The Kaminski surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,152 people carried this name — #2,553 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,800 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (14,190).
In Poland’s population register
84,406 people named Kaminski have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 94,789 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 614 people named Kaminski.
198 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 50 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 192 people named Kaminski 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
115 people named Kaminski live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 57 people named Kaminski live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Kaminski in American newspapers,
1902–1962.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,499 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kaminski,
with a public archive behind them.
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Konrad Kaminski 1844–1909 · hazzan -
Heinrich Kaminski 1886–1946 · composer -
Palladiusz 1896–1978 · Eastern Orthodox priest -
Joseph Kaminski 1903–1972 · composer -
Jan Kamiński 1917–1944 · partisan
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 112 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kaminski.
- Kaluzny 435 · U.S. census
- Kam 3,749 · U.S. census
- Kamal 2,623 · U.S. census
- Kamara 6,288 · U.S. census
- Kamel 1,477 · U.S. census
- Kaminska 316 · U.S. census
- Kamm 2,202 · U.S. census
- Kammer 2,648 · U.S. census
- Kammerer 3,659 · U.S. census
- Kamp 4,131 · U.S. census
- Kampf 917 · U.S. census
- Kan 3,005 · U.S. census
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