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

Blahnik, 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 Blahnik surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blahnik in America

Blahnik is the 26471st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blahnik surname appeared 922 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 Blahnik.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blahnik 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 Blahnik

The surname Blahnik is of Czech origin and dates back to the late 15th century. It is derived from the Czech word "bláto" meaning "mud" or "mire," indicating that the name likely originated from an area with a lot of mud or swampy terrain. The earliest known spelling variations include Blahnik, Blahnyk, and Blahnek.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a land registry from the village of Česká Skalice in the Bohemia region of modern-day Czech Republic, dated 1487. This document mentions a certain Václav Blahnik, who was listed as a landowner in the area.

In the 16th century, the name appears in several records from the city of Brno, then part of the Margraviate of Moravia. A notable example is Jan Blahnik, a merchant and councilman who lived from 1520 to 1587.

The Blahnik surname also has a strong connection to the town of Frýdek-Místek in the Moravian-Silesian region of the Czech Republic. Historical records from the 17th and 18th centuries show several families with this surname residing in the area.

One of the earliest known individuals with the Blahnik surname was Jakub Blahnik, a farmer who lived in the village of Veřovice near Frýdek-Místek in the late 16th century. His son, Matouš Blahnik, was a prominent figure in the local community and served as a village elder in the early 1600s.

Another notable Blahnik was Tomáš Blahnik, a Czech Baroque painter and engraver who was active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was known for his religious artwork and worked on several commissions for churches and monasteries in Bohemia and Moravia.

In the 19th century, the Blahnik surname gained recognition through the work of František Blahnik, a Czech writer and journalist who lived from 1828 to 1892. He was a prominent figure in the Czech National Revival movement and contributed to the development of modern Czech literature.

Over the centuries, the Blahnik surname has spread beyond its Czech roots and can now be found in various parts of the world, including the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blahnik

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

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

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