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

Bukovsky, 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 Bukovsky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bukovsky in America

Bukovsky is the 87663rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bukovsky surname appeared 212 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 Bukovsky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bukovsky 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 Bukovsky

The surname Bukovsky is of Czech origin, believed to have emerged in the late 15th or early 16th century in the region of Bohemia, which is now part of the Czech Republic. It is derived from the Czech word "buk," meaning "beech tree," indicating that the name likely referred to someone who lived near a beech forest or grove.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bukovsky can be found in the Beroun region of Bohemia, where a man named Jan Bukovsky was mentioned in a land registry document dated 1527. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the area by that time.

In the 17th century, the name appeared in various records and manuscripts across Bohemia and Moravia, two regions that now constitute the modern Czech Republic. For example, a record from 1689 mentions a Jakub Bukovsky, a farmer from the village of Prace near the town of Znojmo.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Bukovsky name spread beyond the borders of the Czech lands as people migrated to other parts of Europe and the Americas. One notable bearer of the name was Vaclav Bukovsky (1892-1972), a Czech historian and archivist who specialized in the study of medieval manuscripts.

In the 20th century, the name gained international recognition through the work of Vladimir Bukovsky (1942-2022), a Soviet-era human rights activist and writer who spent many years in Soviet prisons and labor camps for his advocacy of civil liberties and democratic reforms.

Other notable individuals with the surname Bukovsky include:

1. Josef Bukovsky (1888-1975), a Czech politician and journalist who served as a member of the Czechoslovak National Assembly.
2. Jaroslav Bukovsky (1891-1949), a Czech painter and graphic artist known for his landscapes and still lifes.
3. Petr Bukovsky (born 1976), a Czech professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for several teams.
4. Frantisek Bukovsky (1903-1976), a Czech novelist and playwright whose works often explored themes of social injustice and human resilience.
5. Antonin Bukovsky (1858-1935), a Czech architect who designed several notable buildings in Prague and other cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bukovsky

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

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

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