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

Fiedor, 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 Fiedor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fiedor in America

Fiedor is the 57781st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fiedor surname appeared 352 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 Fiedor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fiedor 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 Fiedor

The surname FIEDOR is of Polish origin and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the personal name Fiodor, a Slavic variant of the Greek name Theodoros, meaning "gift of God." The earliest recorded instances of the surname FIEDOR were found in various historical records and church registers from the Polish regions of Masovia and Podlasie.

One of the earliest known bearers of the FIEDOR surname was Jan FIEDOR, a prominent landowner and nobleman who lived in the town of Pułtusk, Masovia, in the late 16th century. His name appears in several land ownership records and legal documents from that time period.

In the 17th century, the FIEDOR surname was also associated with the village of Fiodorowice, located in the Lublin region of eastern Poland. It is likely that some branches of the FIEDOR family derived their surname from this place name.

A notable figure in Polish history bearing the FIEDOR surname was Mikołaj FIEDOR (1540-1612), a Catholic priest and professor of theology at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He was widely respected for his scholarly works and lectures on religious philosophy.

Another prominent individual with the FIEDOR surname was Kazimierz FIEDOR (1722-1798), a Polish nobleman and military officer who served in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's army during the 18th century. He participated in several battles against the Russian Empire and was known for his bravery and leadership.

In the 19th century, the FIEDOR surname gained recognition through the works of Jan FIEDOR (1816-1892), a Polish poet and writer who contributed to the development of the Polish Romantic literary movement. His poetry collections, such as "Pieśni Ludu" (Songs of the People), were widely acclaimed and celebrated the beauty of rural life and Polish folklore.

While the FIEDOR surname originated in Poland, over the centuries it has spread to other parts of Europe and beyond, as Polish immigrants and their descendants settled in various countries around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fiedor

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

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

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