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

Brunko, 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 Brunko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brunko in America

Brunko is the 109758th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brunko surname appeared 161 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 Brunko.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brunko 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 Brunko

The surname BRUNKO has its origins in Eastern Europe, particularly in the Slavic regions of modern-day Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus. It is believed to have emerged in the late 15th or early 16th century. The name is derived from the Slavic word "brunek," which translates to "brown" or "dark brown," possibly referring to a person's hair color or complexion.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the BRUNKO surname can be found in a Polish census record from 1567, where a family by the name of Brunko is listed as residents of the village of Wieliczka, near the city of Krakow. This suggests that the name may have originated in this region and then spread to other parts of Eastern Europe.

In the 17th century, there are records of a prominent merchant family named BRUNKO in the city of Lviv, which was then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This family was involved in the trade of textiles and other goods, and their name appears in several business transactions and property records from that time.

During the 18th century, the BRUNKO surname became more widespread in the Russian Empire, as many Slavic families migrated eastward in search of new opportunities. One notable figure was Ivan BRUNKO (1745-1812), a military officer who served in the Russian Imperial Army and participated in several campaigns against the Ottoman Empire.

In the 19th century, there were several notable individuals with the BRUNKO surname, including:

1. Andrei BRUNKO (1803-1879), a Ukrainian writer and poet who contributed to the development of Ukrainian literature during the Romantic period.

2. Olga BRUNKO (1831-1905), a Polish-born artist known for her landscape paintings and portraiture work.

3. Lev BRUNKO (1857-1917), a Russian mathematician and academic who made significant contributions to the field of differential equations.

4. Nikolai BRUNKO (1872-1943), a Russian composer and conductor who worked in the imperial theaters of St. Petersburg.

5. Mikhail BRUNKO (1889-1964), a Soviet engineer and inventor who patented several innovations in the field of industrial machinery.

While the BRUNKO surname is still found in various parts of Eastern Europe, it has also spread to other regions of the world due to emigration and migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brunko

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

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

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