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

Feczko, 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 Feczko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Feczko in America

Feczko is the 97671st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Feczko surname appeared 186 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 Feczko.

We can also compare 2010 data for Feczko 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 Feczko

The surname Feczko has its origins in Hungary and is a variant spelling of the Hungarian name Fecske, which means "swallow" in English. The name likely originated in the Middle Ages, deriving from a nickname for someone who was considered swift or nimble like the swallow bird.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname Feczko dates back to the late 15th century, where it appears in a census record from the town of Sárospatak in northeastern Hungary. During this time, the name was spelled variously as Fecske, Fechke, and Fetzko.

In the 16th century, the name Feczko is found in historical records from the region of Szepes, now part of modern-day Slovakia. A notable bearer of the name from this period was Mátyás Feczko (c. 1530-1595), a Hungarian soldier and landowner who fought in the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars.

The name continued to be prevalent in Hungary and Slovakia throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, with various spellings such as Feczko, Fecsko, and Feczku appearing in church records and land registries. One notable figure was János Feczko (1695-1768), a Hungarian-Slovak painter renowned for his religious artwork in the Baroque style.

In the 19th century, the surname Feczko spread to other parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, including the regions of Galicia (modern-day Poland and Ukraine) and Transylvania (modern-day Romania). Pál Feczko (1824-1892), a Hungarian-Galician writer and journalist, was a prominent bearer of the name during this period.

As Hungarian and Slovak immigrants began to settle in the United States and other parts of the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the surname Feczko became established in various diaspora communities. One notable bearer was Andrej Feczko (1871-1938), a Slovak-American author and educator who wrote extensively about Slovak culture and language.

Throughout its history, the surname Feczko has maintained a strong connection to its Hungarian and Slovak roots, reflecting the cultural heritage and linguistic traditions of these regions. While the name has evolved over time, its meaning and significance as a descriptor of agility and swiftness have endured.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Feczko

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

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

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