The Szymanski surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,748 people carried this name — #4,059 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,700 people counted. That is down 1% from 8,813 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Szymanski surname
From Polish Szymański.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Szymanski» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
78,158 people named Szymanski have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 86,277 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 832 people named Szymanski.
213 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 52 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
88 people named Szymanski live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 53 people named Szymanski 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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 the Nordic population registers
183 people named Szymanski 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).
Who carried it
People named Szymanski,
with a public archive behind them.
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Frank Szymanski 1956– · politician -
Jimy Szymanski 1975– · tennis player -
David Szymanski 1989– · video game developer -
Josef Stephan Szymański 1881–1963 · psychologist
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Władysław Szymanski 1901–1940 · Catholic priest
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Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez 1922–2018 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 45 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Szymanski.
- Szulc 320 · U.S. census
- Szwarc 301 · U.S. census
- Szwed 494 · U.S. census
- Szydlowski 967 · U.S. census
- Szymanek 172 · U.S. census
- Szymaniak 120 · U.S. census
- Szymczak 1,593 · U.S. census
- Szymkowiak 341 · U.S. census
- Szyszka 212 · U.S. census
- Ta 8,017 · U.S. census
- Taba 226 · U.S. census
- Tabacchi 244 · U.S. census
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