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

Botwinick, 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 Botwinick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Botwinick in America

Botwinick is the 71678th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Botwinick surname appeared 272 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 Botwinick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Botwinick 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 Botwinick

The surname Botwinick is believed to have originated in the Russian Empire during the late 18th or early 19th century. It is likely derived from the Russian word "botvinka," which refers to a type of cold soup made from beet greens and kvass, a fermented beverage. This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals involved in the preparation or sale of this traditional dish.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Botwinick surname can be found in the census records of the Minsk Governorate, a region now part of modern-day Belarus, in the mid-19th century. The name appeared in various spellings, such as Botvinik, Botvinnik, and Botvinick, reflecting the phonetic variations common in many Russian surnames.

In the late 19th century, several individuals with the surname Botwinick were recorded in the city of Vitebsk, located in present-day Belarus. This included Abram Botwinick, a merchant born in 1845, and his son, Isaak Botwinick, born in 1872, who later emigrated to the United States in the early 20th century.

One notable figure with the Botwinick surname was Mikhail Botvinnik, a Soviet chess grandmaster and World Chess Champion from 1948 to 1963. Born in 1911 in the Russian city of Kuokkala (now Repino, Russia), Botvinnik was a pioneering figure in the development of modern chess theory and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history.

Another individual of note was Yefim Botwinick, a Russian-born painter and illustrator who lived from 1884 to 1964. He is known for his portraits and illustrations depicting scenes from Russian folk tales and literature.

In the early 20th century, as many individuals with the Botwinick surname immigrated to the United States and other countries, the name began to appear in various records and historical accounts outside of its Russian origins. For example, Samuel Botwinick, born in 1885 in Russia, was a prominent businessman and philanthropist in New York City in the early 20th century.

While the Botwinick surname is not among the most common in the world, it has a rich history rooted in Russian culture and tradition, with notable individuals bearing the name across various fields, including chess, art, and business.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Botwinick

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Botwinick, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!