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

Hanchar, 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 Hanchar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hanchar in America

Hanchar is the 80926th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hanchar surname appeared 234 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 Hanchar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hanchar 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 Hanchar

The surname Hanchar originates from Eastern Europe, specifically from the regions of Ukraine and Belarus, dating back to the 16th century. The name is derived from the Old Slavic word "hanchar," which means "a maker of pottery or ceramics." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname were likely potters or ceramic artisans in these regions.

Historical records indicate that the earliest known instances of the surname Hanchar can be traced back to the 16th and 17th centuries in various town and village records from the regions of Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Zhytomyr in Ukraine, as well as from the Minsk and Vitebsk regions of Belarus. These records often referred to individuals involved in pottery-making or ceramic crafts.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Hanchar was Hryhoriy Hanchar, a potter from the village of Kholmy in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, who was mentioned in a tax register in 1598. Another notable early bearer of the name was Ivan Hanchar, a ceramicist from the town of Horki in the Vitebsk region of Belarus, whose work was documented in a guild record from 1629.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the surname Hanchar began to spread across other parts of Eastern Europe, particularly in areas with significant Ukrainian and Belarusian populations. Some notable individuals from this period include:

1. Oleksiy Hanchar (1746-1812), a Cossack leader from the Poltava region of Ukraine, who participated in the Cossack uprisings against Russian rule.
2. Mykola Hanchar (1787-1861), a Ukrainian poet and educator from the Chernihiv region, known for his contributions to the development of Ukrainian literature.
3. Yauhen Hanchar (1818-1893), a Belarusian painter and artist from the Vitebsk region, renowned for his landscape paintings depicting the countryside of Belarus.
4. Pavlo Hanchar (1863-1932), a Ukrainian ceramicist and potter from the Kyiv region, whose works were widely celebrated for their intricate designs and skilled craftsmanship.
5. Larysa Hanchar (1879-1957), a Belarusian writer and feminist activist from the Minsk region, who advocated for women's rights and education in the early 20th century.

While the surname Hanchar has its roots in the pottery and ceramic crafts of Eastern Europe, over time, it has become associated with various professions and fields, reflecting the diverse paths taken by its bearers throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hanchar

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

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

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