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

Blashka, 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 Blashka surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blashka in America

Blashka is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blashka surname appeared 118 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 Blashka.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blashka 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 Blashka

The surname BLASHKA is believed to have originated in Eastern Europe, specifically in the region that is now modern-day Poland and Ukraine. The name likely dates back to the 16th or 17th century and is thought to be derived from the Slavic word "blasch," which means "marshy" or "swampy." This suggests that the name may have been associated with people who lived in or near marshy or swampy areas.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name BLASHKA can be found in a Polish parish register from the late 17th century. The entry mentions a Jan Blashka, who was born in a small village near the city of Krakow in 1679. Another early record comes from the Ukrainian town of Lviv, where a family with the surname BLASHKA is mentioned in a land deed from 1713.

In the 18th century, the name BLASHKA began to appear in other parts of Eastern Europe, particularly in the areas that were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Some notable individuals with this surname from this period include Petro Blashka (1732-1801), a Ukrainian farmer and landowner, and Frantisek Blashka (1760-1828), a Czech artist known for his landscape paintings.

As the 19th century dawned, the BLASHKA name started to spread further west into Europe. One of the most famous bearers of this surname was the German-born explorer and naturalist Hermann Blashka (1821-1892), who is credited with discovering several new species of plants and animals in South America.

Another notable figure was the Polish-born composer and pianist Ignacy Blashka (1842-1909), who gained fame for his virtuosic performances and compositions in the Romantic style. Towards the end of the 19th century, the BLASHKA surname also made its way to North America, with several families immigrating from Eastern Europe to the United States and Canada.

In the 20th century, one of the most prominent individuals with the BLASHKA surname was the Polish-American inventor and engineer Mieczyslaw Blashka (1901-1985), who held numerous patents for his innovations in the field of electronic engineering. Another notable figure was the Ukrainian-Canadian artist and sculptor Oleksandr Blashka (1919-2002), whose works were widely exhibited and celebrated in both Ukraine and Canada.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blashka

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

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

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