Ratajski
surname · Latin script
Meaning: from Pol. rataj ploughman + -ski suffix of surnames (see Baranowski)
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 6 countries · latest register: dane.gov.pl, 2026
/ɹætəski/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Ratajski is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- USUnited States
- PLPoland
- DEGermany
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)from Pol. rataj ploughman + -ski suffix of surnames (see Baranowski). Dim.: Pol.: Ratajezyk. Ratchford see Rockford
Cited for this meaning 1
- The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Cyryl Ratajskib. 1875PLPolish politician, mayor of Poznań (1875–1942)
- Lech Ratajskib. 1921PLPolish cartographer
- Henryk Ratajskib. 1928PLPolish mathematician
- Sławomir Ratajskib. 1955PLPolish painter
- Krzysztof Ratajskib. 1977PLPolish darts player
- Jan RatajskiPLPolish mathematician
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)15 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 6 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 798 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 798 | #3,896 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 114 | #135,837 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 113 | #146,201 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 111 | #148,665 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 27 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 26 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 18 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 18 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 16 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 15 | — |
| BE Belgium | Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register) | 2008 | 10 | #72,692 |
Reference works 4
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
- Hoffman, Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings (2nd ed., 2012)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Ratajski come from?
- from Pol. rataj ploughman + -ski suffix of surnames (see Baranowski). Dim.: Pol.: Ratajezyk. Ratchford see Rockford Recorded by The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles.
- How do you pronounce Ratajski?
- A machine transcription gives /ɹætəski/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Ratajski mean?
- Recorded meaning: from Pol. rataj ploughman + -ski suffix of surnames (see Baranowski).
- In which country does Ratajski have the most bearers?
- Ratajski is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Ratajski”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.