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

Evancho, 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 Evancho surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Evancho in America

Evancho is the 34149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Evancho surname appeared 665 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 Evancho.

We can also compare 2010 data for Evancho 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 Evancho

The surname Evancho is of Eastern European origin, likely originating in the regions of modern-day Poland, Slovakia, or Ukraine. It is believed to be derived from the Slavic root word "evan," meaning "John" or "Ivan," which was a common name in those areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Evancho surname can be found in the Polish village of Bochnia in the late 16th century, where a family by the name of Ewanczko was listed in local records. The spelling variation "Ewanczko" suggests that the name may have evolved from a diminutive or patronymic form, such as "son of Evan" or "little Evan."

Another early reference to the Evancho name can be found in the Ruthenian Voivodeship (now part of western Ukraine) during the 17th century, where the surname was spelled "Ewanczuk." This spelling variation further supports the theory of the name's Slavic roots and its connection to the name "Ivan" or "John."

One notable figure with the Evancho surname was Józef Ewanczuk (1863-1942), a Polish-Ukrainian Catholic priest and theologian who served as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Lviv. His life and work are well-documented in church records and historical accounts from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Another individual of note was Vasyl Evancho (1892-1967), a Ukrainian-Canadian farmer and community leader who played a significant role in the establishment of Ukrainian settlements in the Prairie Provinces of Canada in the early 20th century.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the Evancho surname can be traced back to the late 19th century, when a family by the name of Evancho immigrated from the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now part of modern-day Ukraine) and settled in the coal mining regions of Pennsylvania.

One notable American with the Evancho surname was John Evancho (1920-2004), a World War II veteran and businessman who later became involved in local politics in Pennsylvania. He served as the mayor of Monessen, a small city near Pittsburgh, in the 1970s.

Additionally, the name gained some recognition in more recent times with the rise of Jackie Evancho (born 2000), an American classical crossover singer who gained national attention as a finalist on the reality TV show "America's Got Talent" in 2010.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Evancho

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

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

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