Lewandowski surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Lewandowski surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 11,822 people carried this name — #2,794 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,800 people counted.

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In Poland’s population register

81,660 people named Lewandowski have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 90,992 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 Kuyavian-Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Kuyavian-Pomeranian 19,492
Masovian 15,661
Greater Poland 9,253
Pomeranian 6,441
Łódź 5,891
West Pomeranian 5,158
Lower Silesian 3,890
Warmian-Masurian 3,860

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 709 people named Lewandowski.

226 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 43 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 226
Pas-de-Calais 133
Nord 123
Moselle 27
Paris 21
Aisne 20
Aveyron 13
Meurthe-et-Moselle 13
Loire 12

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

99 people named Lewandowski live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 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

Zurich 34
Aargau 19
Bern 10
Lucerne 7
Geneva 6
Schwyz 5
Thurgau 5
Vaud 4

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 49 people named Lewandowski 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 Antwerp.

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

Where they live today

Antwerp 15
Brussels-Capital 11
Limburg 11
Namur 7
Liège 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Lewandowski in American newspapers,
1919–1960.

Newspaper page from The Harlem News carrying the name Lewandowski
The Harlem News 1919-08-01
Newspaper page from Przewodnik Katolicki carrying the name Lewandowski
Przewodnik Katolicki 1920-02-06
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Lewandowski
Evening Star 1939-02-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,795 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Lewandowski,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Louis Lewandowski
    Louis Lewandowski 1821–1894 · composer
  • Leopold Leon Lewandowski
    Leopold Leon Lewandowski 1831–1896 · composer
  • Wawrzyniec Lewandowski
    Wawrzyniec Lewandowski 1831–1864 · Catholic priest
  • Stanisław Roman Lewandowski
    Stanisław Roman Lewandowski 1857–1940 · sculptor
  • Zenon Lewandowski
    Zenon Lewandowski 1859–1927 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 237 lives in all are documented under this name.

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