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

Antonyuk, 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 Antonyuk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Antonyuk in America

Antonyuk is the 90495th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Antonyuk surname appeared 204 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 Antonyuk.

The history of the last name Antonyuk

The surname Antonyuk is of Ukrainian origin, dating back several centuries. It is derived from the personal name Antoniy, itself derived from the ancient Roman name Antonius. The suffix "-yuk" indicates a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Antoniy."

Antonyuk first appeared in historical records in the 16th century, primarily in the regions of Volhynia and Galicia, which were then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It is believed that the name originated among the Ukrainian Cossacks, a semi-autonomous group of warriors who played a significant role in the history of the region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Antonyuk can be found in the Metryka Litewska, a collection of Lithuanian state documents from the 16th and 17th centuries. In these records, an individual named Andrei Antonyuk is mentioned as a landowner in the town of Kovel in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Antonyuk was Petro Antonyuk, a Cossack leader and ataman (chief) of the Kalmius Regiment. He played a significant role in the Khmelnytsky Uprising, a major Cossack rebellion against Polish rule in the mid-17th century.

Another prominent individual with the surname Antonyuk was Hryhoriy Antonyuk (1811-1889), a Ukrainian poet and playwright. He was born in the village of Vynohradiv in the Podolia region and is known for his works celebrating Ukrainian folk culture and traditions.

In the 19th century, Ivan Antonyuk (1837-1917) was a Ukrainian composer and choral conductor. He was born in the village of Horodok, in the Khmelnytskyi region, and made significant contributions to the development of Ukrainian choral music.

Towards the end of the 19th century, Oleksandr Antonyuk (1870-1938) was a Ukrainian painter and art teacher. He was born in the village of Kamianka-Buzka in the Lviv region and is known for his landscapes and genre paintings depicting rural life in Western Ukraine.

While the surname Antonyuk is primarily associated with Ukraine, it has also been found in other Slavic countries due to migration and historical connections. However, its roots can be traced back to the Ukrainian territories of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Cossack communities of that era.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Antonyuk

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

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 Antonyuk 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.

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 Antonyuk was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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