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

Fiala, 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 Fiala surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fiala in America

Fiala is the 11109th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fiala surname appeared 2,856 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Fiala.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fiala 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 Fiala

The surname Fiala originated in the Czech Republic and is derived from the Czech word "fiala," which means "violet." It is believed that the name was initially given as a nickname or descriptive name to someone who had a fondness for violets or perhaps had violet-colored eyes.

The earliest recorded instances of the Fiala surname can be traced back to the 14th century in various regions of what is now the Czech Republic, particularly in Bohemia and Moravia. Some of the oldest known records containing the name include parish registers, tax records, and land deeds from that period.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Fiala surname was Jan Fiala, a prominent Czech nobleman who lived during the 15th century. He was known for his involvement in the Hussite Wars, a series of religious conflicts that took place in Bohemia during the early part of the 15th century.

Another notable figure with the Fiala surname was Vaclav Fiala, a Czech composer and organist who lived from 1749 to 1816. He is best known for his contributions to the development of Czech classical music during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

In the 19th century, the Fiala surname gained wider recognition with the birth of Frantisek Fiala, a renowned Czech painter and illustrator. He was born in 1865 and is celebrated for his depictions of Czech landscapes and traditional folk scenes.

The surname Fiala also has connections to the Czech diaspora, as many Czechs emigrated to other parts of the world, particularly the United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One prominent example is Antonin Fiala, a Czech-American explorer and adventurer who led several expeditions to the Arctic regions in the early 20th century. He was born in 1865 and died in 1936.

Another notable Fiala was Vlastimil Fiala, a Czech-American painter and sculptor who lived from 1891 to 1977. He was known for his realistic portrayal of Native American subjects and for his contributions to the art scene in the American Southwest.

While the Fiala surname is most commonly associated with its Czech origins, it has also been adopted by families in other parts of Europe, particularly in neighboring countries like Slovakia, Austria, and Germany, where it may have slightly different spellings or variations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fiala

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

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

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