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

The Owczarek surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 223 people carried this name — #84,136 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 7% from 209 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

14,734 people named Owczarek have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 16,248 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 Łódź.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Łódź 4,829
Masovian 2,145
Greater Poland 1,609
Silesian 1,478
Lower Silesian 1,175
West Pomeranian 761
Pomeranian 498
Lubusz 452

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 135 people named Owczarek.

63 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 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 63
Pas-de-Calais 17
Nord 14
Yvelines 11
Loire-Atlantique 5
Marne 4
Calvados 4
Saône-et-Loire 4
Essonne 2

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

When the index is not enough

This page says where Owczarek is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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