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

Chorney, 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 Chorney surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chorney in America

Chorney is the 42163rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chorney surname appeared 515 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 Chorney.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chorney 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 Chorney

The surname Chorney is believed to have originated in Eastern Europe, particularly in areas that are now part of Poland and Ukraine. It is thought to derive from the Slavic word "chorny," which means "black" or "dark." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a nickname or descriptive term for someone with dark hair or a swarthy complexion.

The earliest known records of the Chorney name date back to the 16th century in various Polish and Ukrainian documents. It is possible that the name was also present in other parts of Eastern Europe at that time, but records from those regions are scarce or have not been as well preserved.

In the 17th century, the Chorney name appears in several Polish and Ukrainian church records, indicating that families with this surname were established in various villages and towns across the region. Some of the earliest recorded individuals with the Chorney surname include Ivan Chorney, born in 1612 in the village of Staryi Sambir (now in western Ukraine), and Andrzej Chorney, born in 1628 in the town of Krosno (now in southeastern Poland).

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the Chorney surname continued to be found in various historical records across Eastern Europe. Notable individuals from this period include Mykhailo Chorney (1764-1832), a Ukrainian writer and poet, and Stanislaw Chorney (1797-1876), a Polish artist known for his landscape paintings.

As Eastern European immigration to other parts of the world increased in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Chorney surname began to spread more widely. One notable individual from this period is Yevhen Chorney (1876-1945), a Ukrainian political activist and journalist who played a significant role in the Ukrainian independence movement.

Other individuals with the Chorney surname who have made notable contributions include Roman Chorney (1916-1990), a Ukrainian-Canadian author and educator, and Bohdan Chorney (1924-2011), a Ukrainian-American architect and urban planner.

While the Chorney surname is still most commonly found in Eastern European countries, it has also gained a presence in various parts of the world, particularly in areas with significant Ukrainian and Polish diaspora communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chorney

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

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

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