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

Blahuta, 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 Blahuta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blahuta in America

Blahuta is the 145220th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blahuta surname appeared 114 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 Blahuta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blahuta 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 Blahuta

The surname Blahuta is believed to have originated in the region of Silesia, which is currently situated in southwestern Poland and parts of the Czech Republic. Its roots can be traced back to the 15th century, when the name first appeared in historical records.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Blahuta surname can be found in the tax records of the Duchy of Opole, a former principality of Silesia, dating back to the late 1400s. The name is thought to have derived from a Slavic word meaning "muddy" or "marshy," suggesting that the original bearers of this surname may have lived in or near a swampy area.

Throughout the centuries, the Blahuta name has been documented in various forms, such as Blachuta, Blahhuta, and Blahhutha, reflecting the regional variations in spelling and pronunciation. In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing this surname was Jan Blahuta, a merchant and landowner from the town of Opava in present-day Czech Republic.

In the 17th century, the Blahuta name appeared in the parish registers of the village of Krapkowice, located in the Opole region of Silesia. One significant individual was Mikołaj Blahuta, a farmer and village elder who lived from 1622 to 1695.

During the 18th century, the Blahuta family established itself as a prominent landholding clan in the region of Racibórz, also in Silesia. Andrzej Blahuta, born in 1738, was a respected landowner and local magistrate whose descendants continued to play a role in the area's affairs.

In the 19th century, the Blahuta surname gained wider recognition when Józef Blahuta, a renowned scholar and linguist born in 1827, published influential works on the Silesian dialect and its linguistic roots. He was instrumental in preserving the region's linguistic heritage.

While the Blahuta name has its roots in Silesia, over the centuries, it has spread to other parts of Poland and Europe, with individuals bearing this surname making their mark in various fields, from academia to politics and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blahuta

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

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

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