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

Beresky, 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 Beresky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beresky in America

Beresky is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beresky surname appeared 108 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 Beresky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beresky 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 Beresky

The surname BERESKY originated in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, particularly in areas that are now part of Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus. It likely emerged sometime in the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century.

The name BERESKY is believed to be derived from the Slavic word "bereska," which means "birch tree." This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive surname referring to someone who lived near a birch grove or forest, or perhaps someone who worked with birch wood or bark.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BERESKY can be found in a Polish census record from the town of Krakow, dated 1472. The record lists a craftsman named Jan Beresky, who was likely a woodworker or furniture maker.

In the 16th century, a prominent figure with the BERESKY surname was Andrei Beresky, a Ukrainian Cossack leader who played a role in the Cossack uprisings against Polish rule in the mid-1600s. Andrei Beresky was born around 1610 and was known for his strategic military tactics during the Khmelnytsky Uprising.

Another notable person with the BERESKY surname was Ivan Beresky, a Russian-born painter and art teacher who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Ivan Beresky was born in 1768 and is remembered for his landscape paintings and his role in establishing art academies in St. Petersburg and Moscow.

In the 19th century, a Ukrainian-born writer and journalist named Mykola Beresky gained recognition for his work documenting the lives and struggles of Ukrainian peasants under Imperial Russian rule. Mykola Beresky was born in 1837 and his writings helped to raise awareness of the plight of rural Ukrainians during that era.

Another notable figure with the BERESKY surname was Olga Beresky, a Polish-born opera singer who performed in the early 20th century. Olga Beresky was born in 1884 and was renowned for her powerful soprano voice and her performances in operas by composers such as Verdi and Puccini.

As the BERESKY surname spread across Eastern Europe and beyond, it likely evolved into various spellings and variations, such as Bereski, Berezkij, and Berzki, reflecting the linguistic and cultural diversity of the regions where it was found.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beresky

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

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

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