The Podgorski surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,136 people carried this name — #22,608 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 256,400 people counted. That is up 6% from 1,073 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
12,149 people named Podgorski have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 13,380 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 Masovian.
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 77 people named Podgorski.
19 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Podgorski,
with a public archive behind them.
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Vika Podgorska 1898–1984 · stage actor -
Karol Podgorski d. 1781
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Anthony Podgorski 1903–1987 · politician
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Franz Podgorski 1913–1990 · association football player
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Thaddäus Podgorski 1935–2024 · actor
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Jacek Podgorski 1966– · association football player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Podgorski.
When the index is not enough
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