The Kaminsky surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,453 people carried this name — #7,481 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,246 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Kaminsky surname

A male surname from Slavic.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kaminsky» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 159 people named Kaminsky 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 City of Buenos Aires.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 53
Buenos Aires Province 53
Santa Fe 53

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 49 people named Kaminsky.

10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Paris.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 10
Paris 8
Corsica 6
Oise 5
Haute-Savoie 3
Loiret 3
Bas-Rhin 3
Bouches-du-Rhône 2
Saône-et-Loire 2

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

In the Nordic population registers

31 people named Kaminsky is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 31

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

Kaminsky in American newspapers,
1900–1918.

Newspaper page from The St. Charles Herald carrying the name Kaminsky
The St. Charles Herald 1918-12-28
Newspaper page from The Kadoka Press And Kadoka Reporter carrying the name Kaminsky
The Kadoka Press And Kadoka Reporter 1918-11-29
Newspaper page from Daily Inter Mountain carrying the name Kaminsky
Daily Inter Mountain 1900-01-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,919 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kaminsky in Australian newspapers,
1920s–1980s.

89 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kaminsky. The most, 27, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 5.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 60
New South Wales 14
Queensland 8
Western Australia 3
South Australia 2
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kaminsky.

Who carried it

People named Kaminsky,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Iosif Kaminsky
    Iosif Kaminsky 1818–1898 · architect
  • Alexander Kaminsky
    Alexander Kaminsky 1829–1897 · architect
  • Feodosy Kaminsky
    Feodosy Kaminsky 1888–1978 · local historian
  • Viktor Kaminsky 1808–1856 · writer
  • Klara Heymann 1866–
  • Beila Kaminsky 1882–1940

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kaminsky,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,020 records

2,020 records of the Kaminsky name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 668
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 530
  • Other U.S. records 822
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph G. Kaminsky

    Born 1922 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Altoona; miner from Cambria County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1963, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Antonia Kaminsky

    Arrived at New York in 1843 aboard the Charlotte from Bremen, aged 31; professor. From Duesseldorf, Germany; bound for Detroit.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Alfred R. Kaminsky

    Born 1932; from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 2,020 records for Kaminsky in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany204 records

204 records of the Kaminsky name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Josef Kaminsky

    From Cziasnau. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 10 April 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Kaminsky

    From Herten. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 4 May 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 204 records for Kaminsky in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia18 records

18 records of the Kaminsky name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jack Kaminsky

    Tailor of E St Kilda, Victoria; died 1941.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Polly Kaminsky

    Arrived in Victoria in 1899 aboard the Gera, aged 7.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Oscar Jacob D. Kaminsky

    Of Marrickville, New South Wales; died 1924.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Kaminsky in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France14 records

14 records of the Kaminsky name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Angel Kaminsky

    Born 1927 in Argentina; died 1992 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Helene Kaminsky

    Born 1909 in Paris; died 1990 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Kaminsky

    Born 1895 in the Soviet Union; died 1990 in Rouen (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Kaminsky in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands11 records

11 records of the Kaminsky name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 5
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Anna Kaminsky

    Died 1926 in Overdinkel (Losser); born in Losser.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Martha Alwine Kaminsky

    Married in 1927 in Den Helder.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Anna Kaminsky

    In the population register of Wanssum; born 1879 in Jehlenz (D.).

    Open Archives, Gemeente Venray, gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Kaminsky in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Kaminsky name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 6
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Karen Marie Kaminsky

    Died 1996, aged 37; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Harry Kaminsky

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Elizabeth Kaminsky

    Married 1946 in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Kaminsky in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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