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

Homola, 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 Homola surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Homola in America

Homola is the 26975th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Homola surname appeared 899 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 Homola.

We can also compare 2010 data for Homola 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 Homola

The surname HOMOLA has its origins in Slovakia, where it first appeared in the 16th century. It is derived from the Slovak word "homola," which means "a rounded hilltop" or "a small, rounded hill." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or on a hill of this type.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the name can be found in a parish register from the village of Dolný Kubín in northern Slovakia, dating back to 1587. The entry mentions a certain Ján Homola, who was likely a farmer or landowner in the area.

Throughout the centuries, variations of the spelling, such as Homolla and Homola, have been documented in various historical records across Slovakia and neighboring regions.

In the 19th century, the name appeared in several Austrian Empire census records, including those of Ján Homola (1812-1876), a blacksmith from the town of Bytča, and Michal Homola (1827-1901), a farmer from the village of Veľká Bytča.

Notable bearers of the HOMOLA surname include the Slovak painter and graphic artist Ľudovít Homola (1903-1988), whose works are part of the collections of several national galleries in Slovakia.

Another prominent figure was Ján Homola (1891-1975), a Slovak politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice in the Czechoslovak government during the 1930s.

In the field of literature, the Slovak writer and journalist Jozef Homola (1913-1989) was a celebrated author of novels, short stories, and essays, known for his depictions of rural life in Slovakia.

The HOMOLA surname has also been carried by individuals in other parts of the world, such as the Czech Republic and Poland, likely due to migration from Slovakia in the past.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Homola

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

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

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