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The Kmiec surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,053 people carried this name — #23,957 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,002 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Kmiec surname

From Polish Kmieć, from kmieć (“peasant, wealthy farmer”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kmiec» (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

5,916 people named Kmiec have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 6,442 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 map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 768
Lesser Poland 692
Silesian 610
Łódź 516
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 494
Lower Silesian 482
Lublin 471
Subcarpathian 426

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 92 people named Kmiec.

24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 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

Born outside France 24
Pas-de-Calais 23
Saône-et-Loire 8
Oise 8
Moselle 6
Haute-Marne 6
Aisne 5
Nord 3
Yonne 3

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

Who carried it

People named Kmiec,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Douglas Kmiec
    Douglas Kmiec 1951– · lawyer
  • Tom Kmiec
    Tom Kmiec 1981– · politician
  • Paul Kmiec 1893–1946 · metalsmith
  • Edward Kmiec 1936–2020 · Catholic priest
  • Edward Kmiec 1936–2020 · Catholic priest
  • Magdalena Kmiec 1971– · veterinarian

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

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Surnames next to Kmiec.

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