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

Holowka, 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 Holowka surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Holowka in America

Holowka is the 108199th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Holowka surname appeared 164 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 Holowka.

We can also compare 2010 data for Holowka 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 Holowka

The surname Holowka is of Ukrainian origin, originating in the medieval period. It likely derives from the Ukrainian word "holova," which means "head." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a village headman or a respected leader within the community.

The earliest recorded instances of the Holowka surname can be found in historical documents and records from the region of modern-day western Ukraine, dating back to the 16th century. It was particularly prevalent in the areas around the cities of Lviv and Ternopil.

In the 17th century, the name Holowka appeared in the Cossack registers of the Zaporizhian Sich, a semi-autonomous Cossack territory in what is now southern Ukraine. This indicates that some individuals bearing this surname were part of the Cossack military tradition during that time.

One notable individual with the surname Holowka was Petro Holowka (1890-1942), a Ukrainian writer and journalist who was active in the early 20th century. He was a prominent figure in the Ukrainian literary scene and published several works of fiction and non-fiction.

Another person of historical significance was Mykola Holowka (1863-1912), a Ukrainian politician and activist who played a role in the Ukrainian national movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a member of the Galician Diet, a regional parliament in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and advocated for Ukrainian cultural and political rights.

In the late 19th century, the Holowka surname also appeared in records from the Russian Empire, particularly in areas with significant Ukrainian populations, such as the present-day Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine.

Variations of the spelling of the surname, such as Holowko or Holowka, can be found in historical documents from different regions of Ukraine and neighboring countries with Ukrainian diaspora communities.

During the 20th century, several notable individuals with the Holowka surname emerged in various fields, including Bohdan Holowka (1920-2012), a Ukrainian-Canadian composer and conductor, and Yuriy Holowka (1924-2010), a Ukrainian-American artist and sculptor.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Holowka

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

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

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