Find out how popular the last name Andreyev is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Andreyev.

Andreyev, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Andreyev surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Andreyev in America

Andreyev is the 79075th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Andreyev surname appeared 241 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Andreyev.

We can also compare 2010 data for Andreyev to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Andreyev

The surname Andreyev is of Russian origin and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is a patronymic name, derived from the Russian given name Andrey, which is a variant of the Greek name Andreas, meaning "manly" or "brave." The name was originally formed by adding the Russian patronymic suffix "-ev" to the given name Andrey, resulting in Andreyev.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Andreyev can be found in various Russian historical documents and chronicles from the Middle Ages. One notable example is the Nikon Chronicle, a 16th-century Russian chronicle that mentions several individuals with the surname Andreyev.

In the 14th century, the Andreyev family was known to have been prominent landowners in the Novgorod region of northwestern Russia. The town of Andreyevskaya, located in the Vologda Oblast, was named after a member of the Andreyev family who owned lands in the area.

The surname Andreyev has been associated with several notable figures throughout history. One of the earliest and most famous was Andrey Andreyevich Andreyev, a Russian military leader who served under Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century and played a significant role in the conquest of Kazan and Astrakhan.

Another notable bearer of the name was Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev, a Russian novelist and playwright who lived from 1871 to 1919. He is considered one of the most talented and prolific writers of the Silver Age of Russian literature, with works such as "The Red Laugh" and "He Who Gets Slapped."

In the 20th century, Grigory Andreyevich Andreyev (1919-1987) was a prominent Soviet chess player and International Grandmaster. He won the Soviet Chess Championship in 1955 and was a member of the Soviet national team that dominated international chess competitions during the Cold War era.

The Andreyev surname has also been associated with Russian scientists and scholars. Mikhail Andreyevich Andreyev (1873-1948) was a renowned Russian geologist and mineralogist who made significant contributions to the study of mineral resources in the Soviet Union. Andrey Andreyevich Andreyev (1901-1959) was a Soviet mathematician known for his work in the field of partial differential equations.

While the surname Andreyev is predominantly found in Russia and other Slavic countries, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration. However, its origins and historical significance can be traced back to the Russian lands and the patronymic naming traditions of the medieval period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Andreyev

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Andreyev.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Andreyev was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Andreyev has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Andreyev was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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