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

Filas, 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 Filas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Filas in America

Filas is the 66371st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Filas surname appeared 298 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 Filas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Filas 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 Filas

The surname FILAS is of Polish origin, with its roots traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the region of Silesia, which was then part of the Kingdom of Poland. The name is likely derived from the old Polish word "filar," meaning "pillar" or "column," suggesting a connection to stonework or architecture.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname FILAS can be found in the Akta Grodzkie Krakowskie, a collection of court records from the city of Krakow, dating back to the late 15th century. These records mention a certain Jan FILAS, who was involved in a legal dispute over land ownership in the year 1587.

The name FILAS also appears in several parish registers and church records from the 17th and 18th centuries, primarily in the areas around Opole and Wrocław in Silesia. Some of these records include the baptismal records of Michał FILAS in 1672 and the marriage record of Katarzyna FILAS in 1713.

In the 19th century, the surname FILAS gained prominence with the birth of Jan Nepomucen FILAS (1805-1880), a Polish educator and author who published several works on mathematics and physics textbooks. Another notable figure was Józef FILAS (1865-1922), a Polish sculptor and artist known for his intricate woodcarvings and religious statues.

During the 20th century, the name FILAS continued to be present in various historical records. One notable individual was Stanisław FILAS (1912-1993), a Polish resistance fighter during World War II who later became a respected academic and professor of history at the University of Warsaw.

Other individuals of note include Kazimierz FILAS (1919-2007), a Polish playwright and screenwriter who wrote numerous plays and television scripts, and Jerzy FILAS (1925-2011), a Polish architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Warsaw and other cities.

While the FILAS surname has its roots in Poland, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and diaspora. However, its origins can be traced back to the historic regions of Silesia and the Kingdom of Poland, where it first emerged as a name associated with stonework and architecture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Filas

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

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

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