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

Bulka, 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 Bulka surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bulka in America

Bulka is the 71478th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bulka surname appeared 273 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 Bulka.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bulka 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 Bulka

The surname BULKA is of Polish origin, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Polish word "bulka," which referred to a small, round bread loaf. This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with bakers or those involved in the bread-making trade.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name BULKA appeared in various historical records and documents from regions within Poland. One notable mention was found in the Akta Grodzkie, a collection of court records from the town of Lublin, where a certain Jan BULKA was listed as a witness in a legal case in the year 1587.

In the 18th century, the name BULKA was also recorded in the Metryka Koronna, a register of noble families in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This suggests that some families bearing the name had achieved a certain level of prominence and status during that time period.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname BULKA was Jakub BULKA, a merchant who lived in the city of Krakow in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Franciszek BULKA (1790-1853), a Polish writer and playwright who was active during the period of the Partitions of Poland.

In the 19th century, the BULKA surname was also found in areas that were part of the Russian Empire, such as the Kielce Governorate, where a family of landowners named BULKA was recorded in the village of Pągowiec.

Other notable individuals with the BULKA surname throughout history include Władysław BULKA (1865-1925), a Polish engineer and inventor who worked on early automotive designs, and Jadwiga BULKA (1901-1985), a Polish actress and theater director who performed in numerous productions in Warsaw during the interwar period.

It is worth noting that the BULKA surname has also been associated with various place names and locations throughout Poland, such as the village of Bulkowo in the Masovian Voivodeship, which may have influenced the name's development and spread.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bulka

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

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

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