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

Hnatiuk, 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 Hnatiuk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hnatiuk in America

Hnatiuk is the 104156th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hnatiuk surname appeared 172 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 Hnatiuk.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hnatiuk 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 Hnatiuk

The surname HNATIUK has its origins in Ukraine and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Ukrainian given name Hnat, which is a variant of the Greek name Ignatius. The name Hnat was particularly common in western Ukraine, where the surname HNATIUK emerged.

HNATIUK is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding the possessive suffix "-uk" to the given name Hnat. This was a common practice in Ukrainian naming traditions, creating surnames that indicated the father's name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname HNATIUK can be found in church records from the city of Lviv, dating back to the late 1500s. These records show several individuals with the surname HNATIUK residing in the area.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the name HNATIUK was found in various historical documents and records throughout western Ukraine, particularly in the regions of Galicia and Volhynia. Some notable individuals bearing this surname include Hryhoriy HNATIUK, a prominent Ukrainian writer and ethnographer who lived from 1866 to 1926.

Another individual of note was Vasyl HNATIUK, a Ukrainian scholar and folklorist born in 1871. He made significant contributions to the study of Ukrainian folk culture and literature.

In the late 19th century, the surname HNATIUK was also found in some records from the Bukovyna region, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. One example is Yevhen HNATIUK, a Ukrainian politician and writer who lived from 1866 to 1926.

The name HNATIUK has also been associated with various place names in western Ukraine, such as the village of Hnatiuky in the Lviv region. This village likely derived its name from early settlers with the surname HNATIUK.

Throughout the 20th century, the surname HNATIUK continued to be prevalent in western Ukraine and among Ukrainian diaspora communities around the world. Notable individuals with this surname include Bohdan HNATIUK, a Ukrainian-Canadian writer and translator born in 1932.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hnatiuk

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

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

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