The Karpinski surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,731 people carried this name — #11,516 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 107,500 people counted. That is down 4% from 2,840 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Karpinski surname
From Polish Karpiński.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Karpinski» (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
18,325 people named Karpinski have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 20,508 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 83 people named Karpinski.
25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
30 people named Karpinski live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
49 people named Karpinski 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
Karpinski in American newspapers,
1864–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,781 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Karpinski,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mikhail Mikhailovich Karpinsky 1809–1868 · mining engineer -
Pavel Mikhailovich Karpinsky 1843–1907 · mining engineer -
Alexander Karpinsky 1847–1936 · professor -
Alexander Karpinsky 1847–1936 · professor
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Alexander Karpinsky 1847–1936 · professor
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Nikon Karpovič Karpinskij 1745–1810 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Karpinski.
- Karman 608 · U.S. census
- Karmann 285 · U.S. census
- Karolak 173 · U.S. census
- Karolczak 114 · U.S. census
- Karolewicz 142 · U.S. census
- Karp 5,577 · U.S. census
- Karr 10,324 · U.S. census
- Karrer 605 · U.S. census
- Karst 1,958 · U.S. census
- Kasbarian 173 · U.S. census
- Kaspar 1,954 · U.S. census
- Kasparian 790 · U.S. census
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