The Kolodziej surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,265 people carried this name — #13,445 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 129,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (2,269).
What the name means
The meaning of the Kolodziej surname
From kołodziej (“wheelwright”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kołodziej» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
26,937 people named Kolodziej have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 30,275 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 Lesser Poland.
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 190 people named Kolodziej.
92 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 103 people named Kolodziej 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 Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
62 people named Kolodziej live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 26 people named Kolodziej 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 Namur.
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 the Nordic population registers
60 people named Kolodziej 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
Kolodziej in American newspapers,
1891–1956.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,563 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kolodziej,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mariusz Kolodziej 1966– · businessperson -
Sydney Kolodziej 1993– · figure skater -
Norman Kolodziej 2000– · musician -
Günter Kolodziej 1924–1996 · composer
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Horst Kolodziej 1935–2007
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Edward A. Kolodziej 1935– · political scientist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 15 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kolodziej.
- Kollar 3,019 · U.S. census
- Kollen 175 · U.S. census
- Koller 6,792 · U.S. census
- Kolli 697 · U.S. census
- Kollmann 703 · U.S. census
- Kolmer 226 · U.S. census
- Kolodziejczak 247 · U.S. census
- Kolodziejczyk 337 · U.S. census
- Kommer 410 · U.S. census
- Komorowski 952 · U.S. census
- Konan 202 · U.S. census
- Konate 571 · U.S. census
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