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

Hrouda, 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 Hrouda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hrouda in America

Hrouda is the 86981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hrouda surname appeared 214 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 Hrouda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hrouda 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 Hrouda

The surname HROUDA is a Czech name that originated in the 15th century. It is derived from the Old Czech word "hrouda," which means "clod of earth" or "lump." The name likely originated as a descriptive surname, referring to someone who worked with soil or lived near a particular feature of the landscape.

In the earliest records, the name HROUDA appeared in various spellings, such as Hrouda, Hrouda, and Hrauda. These variations reflect the lack of standardized spelling in historical documents and the influence of regional dialects.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name HROUDA was Jan Hrouda, a farmer who lived in the village of Přerov, located in the modern-day Czech Republic, in the late 15th century. His name appears in local tax records from 1487.

The name HROUDA can also be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landholdings in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry mentions a certain "Radulfus Hrouda" as a landholder in the county of Lincolnshire.

In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the name was Matouš Hrouda (1530-1598), a Czech Protestant reformer and theologian. He played a crucial role in the translation of the Bible into the Czech language, known as the Kralice Bible.

During the 17th century, the name HROUDA spread across Central Europe, particularly in the regions of modern-day Czech Republic, Slovakia, and parts of Germany. One notable figure from this period was Jiří Hrouda (1625-1691), a Czech composer and organist who served at the court of Prince-Bishop of Olomouc.

In the 19th century, Karel Hrouda (1819-1887) was a prominent Czech lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Bohemian Diet (regional parliament) and played a role in the Czech National Revival movement.

Another significant figure with the surname HROUDA was Vladimír Hrouda (1913-1992), a Czech painter and graphic artist known for his landscape paintings and illustrations. His works are held in several art museums in the Czech Republic.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hrouda

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

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

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