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

Gorodetsky, 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 Gorodetsky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gorodetsky in America

Gorodetsky is the 90495th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gorodetsky surname appeared 204 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 Gorodetsky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gorodetsky 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 Gorodetsky

The surname Gorodetsky originates from Russia and dates back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Russian word "gorod," which means "town" or "city," and the suffix "-etsky," which indicates a connection to a place. The name likely refers to someone who was from the town of Gorodets, located in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Gorodetsky can be found in the Veliky Novgorod Chronicles, which mention a person named Ivan Gorodetsky in the year 1567. These chronicles were a collection of historical records kept by the city of Novgorod, which was an important cultural and political center in medieval Russia.

In the 17th century, the name Gorodetsky appeared in the Piscovye Knigi (cadastral books) of the Nizhny Novgorod region. These books were used to record land ownership and taxation information. The presence of the name in these records suggests that there were individuals with the surname Gorodetsky living in the Nizhny Novgorod area during that time period.

One notable bearer of the Gorodetsky surname was Nikolai Semyonovich Gorodetsky (1848-1915), a Russian writer and journalist who was a prominent figure in the literary circles of St. Petersburg in the late 19th century. Another famous individual with this surname was Sergei Gorodetsky (1884-1967), a Russian poet and translator who was part of the Acmeist movement in Russian poetry.

Other historical figures with the surname Gorodetsky include:

1. Vasily Gorodetsky (1863-1924), a Russian landscape painter known for his depictions of the Russian countryside.
2. Lev Gorodetsky (1917-1992), a Soviet mathematician and academic who made significant contributions to the field of functional analysis.
3. Mikhail Gorodetsky (1901-1975), a Soviet military commander who played a crucial role in the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.
4. Nadezhda Gorodetskaya (1905-1985), a Russian artist and sculptor who specialized in portraiture and monuments.
5. Pyotr Gorodetsky (1879-1954), a Russian architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Moscow and other cities in the early 20th century.

While the name Gorodetsky has its roots in Russia, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and diaspora communities. However, the historical records and notable individuals mentioned above highlight the name's strong connection to its Russian origins and the town of Gorodets.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gorodetsky

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

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

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