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

Dragomir, 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 Dragomir surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dragomir in America

Dragomir is the 58337th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dragomir surname appeared 348 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 Dragomir.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dragomir 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 Dragomir

The surname Dragomir has its origins in Romania, where it was first recorded in the 14th century. It is derived from the Slavic words "drag" meaning "dear" or "beloved" and "mir" meaning "peace" or "world." The name can be translated as "beloved peace" or "peace of the world."

One of the earliest records of the name Dragomir can be found in the Codex Sturdzanus, a 15th-century manuscript that contains a list of Wallachian boyars and their families. The name appears in various spellings, including Dragomir, Dragomyr, and Dragomiru.

In the 16th century, a nobleman named Dragomir Cârstea is mentioned in the chronicles of Moldavia, where he served as a member of the Prince's council. Another notable bearer of the name was Dragomir Hurmuzachi, a 19th-century historian and politician from Bukovina, who played a significant role in the cultural and political life of the region.

The name Dragomir was also found in other parts of the Balkans, particularly in Bulgaria and Serbia. In the 13th century, a Bulgarian nobleman named Dragomir Shishman was recorded as the ruler of the Second Bulgarian Empire. In Serbia, the name was associated with the Nemanjić dynasty, with several members bearing the name, including King Dragomir Nemanjić, who ruled in the late 13th century.

One of the most famous bearers of the name Dragomir was the Romanian writer and philosopher Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), whose full name was Mihail Dragomir Eminescu. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Romanian literature and is often referred to as the "national poet" of Romania.

Another notable Dragomir was the Serbian chess player Dragoljub Dragomir (1923-2012), who was a chess grandmaster and a two-time Yugoslav Chess Champion. He also represented Yugoslavia in several Chess Olympiads.

The name Dragomir has also been associated with various place names in Romania and the surrounding regions. For example, there is a village called Dragomirești in the Neamț County of Romania, as well as several other localities with similar names, such as Dragomirești-Vale and Dragomirna.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dragomir

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

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

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