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

Bondar, 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 Bondar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bondar in America

Bondar is the 25503rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bondar surname appeared 969 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 Bondar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bondar 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 Bondar

The surname Bondar originated in Ukraine and has its roots in the old Slavic word "bondar," which referred to a cooper or maker of wooden barrels, buckets, and other containers. This occupational name was prevalent in the region of central Ukraine, particularly in the areas around Kyiv and Poltava, as far back as the 15th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Bondar surname can be found in the Cossack registry of the Zaporozhian Host, a semi-autonomous Cossack military formation that played a significant role in the history of Ukraine. Petro Bondar, a prominent Cossack leader, was mentioned in these records in the late 16th century.

The Bondar surname also appears in various historical documents from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which ruled over parts of modern-day Ukraine and Belarus during the 16th to 18th centuries. Notable individuals bearing this name include Ivan Bondar, a Ukrainian philosopher and educator who lived in the late 17th century, and Hryhoriy Bondar, a renowned Ukrainian painter active in the early 19th century.

In the 19th century, the Bondar surname gained prominence with the birth of Tymofiy Bondar (1818-1886), a celebrated Ukrainian folk artist known for his intricate woodcarvings and sculptures. His works are now part of the collections of several museums in Ukraine and abroad.

Another notable figure was Mykola Bondar (1873-1948), a Ukrainian politician and statesman who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian People's Republic during the turbulent years following the Russian Revolution.

Beyond Ukraine, the Bondar surname has been carried by individuals of Ukrainian descent around the world. One such person was Roberta Bondar (born 1945), a Canadian astronaut and the first Canadian woman to fly in space, who participated in the 1992 Space Shuttle Discovery mission.

While the Bondar surname has its origins in an occupational term, it has become deeply woven into the cultural fabric of Ukraine and has been borne by numerous individuals who have made significant contributions in various fields throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bondar

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

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

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