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

Gresko, 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 Gresko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gresko in America

Gresko is the 28065th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gresko surname appeared 853 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 Gresko.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gresko 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 Gresko

The surname GRESKO has its origins in the Slavic region of Eastern Europe, specifically in present-day Poland and Ukraine. The name likely emerged during the late 15th or early 16th century. It is derived from the Slavic root word "gres," which means "clay" or "potter's clay." This suggests that the name's earliest bearers may have been involved in pottery-making or lived in an area known for its clay deposits.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name GRESKO can be found in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of historical documents from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth dating back to the late 16th century. In these records, a certain Gregor Gresko is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Biała Cerkiew (now in modern-day Ukraine) in the year 1578.

Another notable early bearer of the name was Jan Gresko, a Polish soldier who fought in the Khmelnytsky Uprising against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the mid-17th century. Records indicate that he was born around 1620 in the town of Zhovkva (now in western Ukraine) and died in battle near the city of Lviv in 1651.

In the 18th century, the name GRESKO appeared in various church records and census documents in the regions of Galicia and Volhynia, which were then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. One notable individual from this time was Andrii Gresko, a respected ceramist and potter who lived in the town of Kolomyia (now in western Ukraine) from 1735 to 1802.

As the name spread across Eastern Europe, it also took on various spellings and variations, such as Gresko, Greszko, and Greszkowski. In the 19th century, a notable bearer of the name was Mikolaj Gresko (1825-1892), a Polish-Ukrainian landowner and philanthropist who was instrumental in establishing several schools and hospitals in the region of Podolia (now part of Ukraine).

Other notable individuals with the surname GRESKO throughout history include:

1. Konstantyn Gresko (1858-1924), a Ukrainian writer and poet from the Galicia region.
2. Maria Gresko (1880-1958), a Polish-born American ceramist and artist known for her intricate pottery designs.
3. Ivan Gresko (1892-1976), a Ukrainian-born Soviet military officer who fought in World War II and later served as a general in the Soviet Army.
4. Volodymyr Gresko (1920-2003), a Ukrainian-born American engineer and inventor who held several patents related to aerospace technology.
5. Dmytro Gresko (1944-2021), a Ukrainian politician and diplomat who served as the ambassador of Ukraine to several countries, including Canada and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gresko

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

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

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