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

Chernisky, 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 Chernisky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chernisky in America

Chernisky is the 106570th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chernisky surname appeared 167 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 Chernisky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chernisky 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 Chernisky

The surname Chernisky has its origins in Eastern Europe, specifically in the region that is now modern-day Ukraine. It dates back to the 16th century and is derived from the Slavic root words "chern" meaning black and "sky" meaning of or belonging to. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone with dark features or perhaps someone who worked with charcoal or other black materials.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Chernisky appears in a church register from the town of Poltava in central Ukraine, dated 1612. The name is listed as "Chernyskyy", with the double "y" denoting the Ukrainian spelling. This particular document mentions a family by the name of Chernyskyy who were landowners in the area.

In the late 17th century, a man named Ivan Chernisky (1640-1718) was a prominent Cossack leader and military commander in the Zaporizhian Host, a semi-autonomous Cossack territory in what is now southern Ukraine. He played a significant role in the Khmelnytsky Uprising against Polish rule and is considered a notable figure in Ukrainian history.

Another notable person with the surname Chernisky was Yuriy Chernisky (1824-1892), a Ukrainian writer and poet who was part of the Kharkiv Romantic literary movement. His works often explored themes of Ukrainian nationalism and folklore.

In the 19th century, the name appears in various records from the Russian Empire, which at the time controlled much of modern-day Ukraine. A man named Oleksandr Chernisky (1856-1914) was a Ukrainian economist and statesman who served as the Minister of Finance for the Russian Provisional Government in 1917.

As the Chernisky family spread throughout Eastern Europe and beyond, the spelling of the name evolved to include variations such as Chernitsky, Chernitski, and Chernitzky. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained rooted in the Slavic languages of the region.

Over the centuries, the Chernisky surname has been carried by individuals from diverse backgrounds, including writers, poets, military leaders, and government officials. While not an extremely common name, it holds a significant place in the history and culture of Eastern Europe, particularly in Ukraine.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chernisky

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

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

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