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The Niemiec surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,293 people carried this name — #13,300 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 128,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 2,271 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

11,738 people named Niemiec have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 13,205 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 Subcarpathian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Subcarpathian 2,960
Lesser Poland 2,953
Silesian 2,047
Lower Silesian 798
Masovian 535
Lublin 479
Greater Poland 385
Opole 375

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 60 people named Niemiec.

29 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 29
Pas-de-Calais 7
Haute-Saône 5
Yvelines 4
Nord 3
Haut-Rhin 2
Alpes-Maritimes 2
Allier 2
Aisne 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

36 people named Niemiec is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 36

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

Niemiec in American newspapers,
1927–1929.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Niemiec
The Washington Times 1927-11-16
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Niemiec
The Washington Daily News 1929-09-06
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Niemiec
Evening Star 1928-10-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 27,988 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Niemiec,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jan Niemiec-Moroński
    Jan Niemiec-Moroński 1889–2000 · military personnel
  • Władysław Niemiec
    Władysław Niemiec 1910–1971 · athletics competitor
  • Maria Niemiec d. 1979
  • Józef Niemiec 1877–1944 · writer
  • Józef Niemiec 1877–1944 · writer
  • Józef Niemiec 1891–1974

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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