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

Halka, 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 Halka surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Halka in America

Halka is the 84748th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Halka surname appeared 221 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 Halka.

We can also compare 2010 data for Halka 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 Halka

The surname HALKA is believed to have originated in Poland. It is derived from the Old Polish word "halka," which means "small forest clearing" or "glade." The name likely came into use during the Middle Ages, when many surnames were derived from topographic or geographic features.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name HALKA can be found in the Księga Henrykowska (Book of Henryków), a 15th-century manuscript that contains land records and property transactions in the region of Silesia. This document mentions a certain "Nicolaus Halka" from the village of Henryków.

In the 16th century, the HALKA surname appeared in various records and documents from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, such as tax registers and court records. It was particularly prevalent in the regions of Lesser Poland and Silesia.

Notable individuals with the surname HALKA include Andrzej Halka (1891-1964), a Polish politician and member of the Sejm (parliament) during the interwar period. Another notable figure is Krzysztof Halka (born 1945), a Polish actor and theater director who has worked extensively in both film and television.

In the 19th century, the name HALKA was associated with the village of Hałka, located in the Lublin Voivodeship of eastern Poland. This area was home to several families bearing the surname, including the notable poet and writer Wincenty Halka (1835-1891), who wrote extensively about rural life and the experiences of the Polish peasantry.

The surname HALKA has also been found in historical records from other parts of Europe, such as Germany and Austria, likely due to migration and population movements over the centuries. For example, Johann Halka (1814-1880) was a German businessman and industrialist who founded a successful textile manufacturing company in Saxony.

While the surname HALKA is not among the most common in Poland today, it has a rich history and is deeply rooted in the country's cultural and linguistic traditions, reflecting the intimate connection between surnames and the natural environment in which they originated.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Halka

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

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

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