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

Astrauskas, 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 Astrauskas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Astrauskas in America

Astrauskas is the 157234th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Astrauskas surname appeared 103 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 Astrauskas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Astrauskas 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 Astrauskas

The surname ASTRAUSKAS is of Lithuanian origin, derived from the word "astra" meaning "sharp" or "keen". It originated in the 15th century, when surnames were becoming more common in Lithuania.

The earliest recorded instance of the name is found in a document from 1487, which mentions a landowner named Mikalojus Astrauskas in the Kaunas region. The name likely referred to someone with sharp features or a keen intellect.

In the 16th century, the ASTRAUSKAS surname appeared in several historical records from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. A notable example is Jonas Astrauskas, a prominent merchant who traded goods between Vilnius and Riga in the late 1500s.

The name continued to be popular in Lithuania throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. One notable bearer was Martynas Astrauskas (1672-1743), a respected scholar and professor at the University of Vilnius.

As Lithuanian immigrants began to spread across the world in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the ASTRAUSKAS surname became more widely dispersed. One notable figure was Antanas Astrauskas (1855-1932), a Lithuanian-American activist who campaigned for Lithuanian independence from the Russian Empire.

Another notable bearer of the name was Juozas Astrauskas (1900-1972), a Lithuanian artist and painter known for his landscapes and depictions of rural life.

In more recent times, the ASTRAUSKAS surname has been carried by several prominent individuals, including Vytautas Astrauskas (1932-2010), a Lithuanian basketball player and coach who led the Soviet Union national team to multiple Olympic medals.

While the ASTRAUSKAS name originated in Lithuania, it has since spread to Lithuanian communities around the world, with bearers of the surname found in countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Astrauskas

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

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

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