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

Batko, 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 Batko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Batko in America

Batko is the 63873rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Batko surname appeared 312 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 Batko.

We can also compare 2010 data for Batko 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 Batko

The surname BATKO is of Ukrainian origin, and it can be traced back to the early 16th century. It is derived from the word "bat'ko," which means "father" in Ukrainian. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a patriarch or a respected elder in a community.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the BATKO surname can be found in a historic document from the city of Lviv, which was part of the Kingdom of Poland at the time. The document, dated 1512, mentions a certain Ivan BATKO, who was a merchant and landowner in the region.

In the 17th century, the BATKO surname gained prominence in the Zaporozhian Sich, a semi-autonomous Cossack territory located in what is now central Ukraine. The Sich was governed by a council of elected leaders known as "bat'kos," which may have contributed to the popularity of the surname among the Cossack population.

A notable figure bearing the BATKO surname was Bohdan BATKO, a Cossack leader who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He played a significant role in the Khmelnytsky Uprising, a series of Cossack rebellions against Polish rule in the mid-17th century.

In the 18th century, the BATKO surname appeared in various records from the Poltava region of Ukraine, which was then part of the Russian Empire. One notable individual was Hryhoriy BATKO, a prominent merchant and landowner who was born in 1732 and died in 1805.

Another notable figure was Mykola BATKO, a Ukrainian writer and poet who lived from 1844 to 1919. He was a prominent figure in the Ukrainian cultural renaissance of the late 19th century and wrote extensively on Ukrainian folklore and traditions.

During the 20th century, the BATKO surname gained recognition beyond Ukraine. One example is Mikhail BATKO, a Russian-born American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1960s. He was born in 1899 and passed away in 1968.

In more recent times, the BATKO surname has continued to be associated with individuals of Ukrainian descent, both within Ukraine and in the Ukrainian diaspora around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Batko

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

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

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