2010
#154,907
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 105
First available Census row
Per 100,000 0.04
Very Rare Last name
Hushka
A diminutive surname derived from a Slavic word meaning "whistle" or "pipe."
According to the 2020 US Census Bureau surname tables, roughly 126 Americans carry the last name Hushka. That puts it at #149,446 in the national surname ranking, appearing at a frequency of 0.04 per 100,000 people (about 1 in 2,720,273 residents).
This page is the full Name Census profile for the Hushka surname. You will find the Census Bureau frequency data, a multi-census history view, an ancestry and ethnicity breakdown based on self-reported demographics, the name's meaning and origin where available, and answers to the most common questions people ask about this surname.
Bearers in the US
126
1 in 2,720,273
Census rank
#149,446
2020 decennial data
Per 100,000
0.0
Frequency rate
Recorded bearers
110
very rare in the US
Popularity narrative
The Census Bureau recorded 110 bearers of the surname Hushka in its 2020 decennial surname file. At a rate of 0.04 per 100,000 residents, it holds the 149446th position in the national surname ranking.
Among Census respondents with the surname Hushka, the largest self-reported group is White at 97.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (1.8%) and Hispanic (0.9%).
Origin
Meaning and origin of Hushka
The surname Hushka is of Ukrainian origin, with roots dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated in the western regions of Ukraine, such as the Lviv and Ternopil regions. The name is derived from the Ukrainian word "hushka," which means "bird" or "small bird."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hushka can be found in the Akty Grodskie i Ziemskie, a collection of historical legal documents from the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In these records, dated 1562, a certain Hryhorii Hushka is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Velyki Mosty, near the city of Lviv.
Another notable mention of the name Hushka is in the Poltava Gubernia Revizskie Skazki, a census-like document from the Russian Empire. In the 1782 edition, a family of Hushkas is recorded as residing in the village of Khomutets, in what is now the Poltava Oblast of Ukraine.
During the 19th century, the name Hushka began to spread beyond the borders of Ukraine. In 1842, a man named Ivan Hushka was born in the village of Luchka, in the Zakarpattia region of modern-day Ukraine. He later emigrated to the United States, settling in Pennsylvania, where he worked as a coal miner.
Another notable bearer of the Hushka name was Markiian Hushka, born in 1881 in the village of Vorokhta, in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine. Markiian was a prominent Ukrainian writer and journalist, known for his works on the history and culture of the Hutsul people, an ethnic group in the Carpathian Mountains.
In the 20th century, the Hushka name gained recognition in the field of science. Oleksandr Hushka, born in 1905 in Kyiv, was a renowned physicist and academician who made significant contributions to the study of nuclear physics and the development of nuclear energy in the Soviet Union.
While the name Hushka is predominantly found in Ukraine, it has also been carried by individuals in other parts of the world, likely due to emigration and diaspora communities. However, the surname remains deeply rooted in its Ukrainian heritage, with its origins tracing back to the 16th century and the western regions of the country.
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hushka
Among Census respondents with the surname Hushka, the largest self-reported group is White at 97.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (1.8%) and Hispanic (0.9%).
The bar chart below shows how Hushka bearers described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given surname, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown for every Census year so the breakdown stays comparable over time. When the source file also includes raw headcounts, Name Census shows those alongside the percentages in the legend.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A person's surname does not determine their race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the Hushka surname at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White97.3% · 107
- Two or more races1.8% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.9% · 1
Timeline
Historical Census data for Hushka
Hushka appears in 2 published Census surname files: 2010, 2020. The cards below show how the name's rank and bearer count changed across each release.
2020
#149,446
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 110
+5 bearers (+4.8%)
Per 100,000 0.04
Rank movement Up 5,461 places
| Year | Rank | Count | Per 100K | Count change | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #154,907 | 105 | 0.04 | First available Census row | First available Census row |
| 2020 | #149,446 | 110 | 0.04 | +5 bearers (+4.8%) | Up 5,461 places |
For 2020, the Census Bureau published race and Hispanic-origin columns as counts rather than percentages. Name Census converts those counts back into shares so the ancestry section stays comparable with the older surname files.
Year on year
2010 vs 2020 Census
How has the Hushka surname changed between Census years? The chart shows bearer count side by side, and the table compares rank, count, and frequency.
Census year comparison
20102020
| Metric | 2010 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #154,907 | #149,446 | 3.5% |
| Count | 105 | 110 | 4.8% |
| Per 100K | 0.04 | 0.04 | -8.0% |
Between the 2010 and 2020 Census, the number of Hushka bearers went from 105 to 110 (+4.8% change). The surname moved up 5,461 positions in the national ranking, going from #154,907 to #149,446.
FAQ
Hushka surname: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. have the surname Hushka?
Name Census estimates that about 126 living Americans carry the surname Hushka. Using the current population baseline, that works out to roughly 1 in 2,720,273 residents.
How common is Hushka?
Hushka ranks #149,446 in the 2020 Census surname tables and is classified on this site as "Very Rare." The Census recorded the name at a frequency of 0.04 per 100,000 residents, which is about 0 people out of every 100,000.
How many people with this surname were counted in the Census?
The raw 2020 Census file counted 110 people with the surname Hushka. That is different from the site's living-bearer estimate (126), which projects the surname's present-day count by applying the Census frequency rate to the current U.S. population.
What does 0.04 per 100,000 actually mean?
It is the Census Bureau's normalized frequency measure. A rate of 0.04 per 100,000 means that if you picked a random group of 100,000 U.S. residents, you would expect about 0 of them to have the surname Hushka.
Has Hushka become more or less common over time?
Between 2010 and 2020, the surname Hushka went from 105 recorded bearers to 110. That is an increase of 5 (+4.8%). In the national ranking it rose from #154,907 to #149,446.
What does the Census say about the background of Hushka?
Among Census respondents with the surname Hushka, the largest self-reported group is White at 97.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (1.8%) and Hispanic (0.9%). These figures come from the 2020 Census Bureau surname tables, based on how respondents described their own race and ethnicity.
Which group reports this surname most often?
White is the largest self-reported group for the surname Hushka in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.3% (107 people in the source table).
What is the full ancestry breakdown?
Hushka appears across multiple self-reported groups in the Census data. The largest shares in the 2020 file are White (97.3%), Two or More Races (1.8%), Hispanic (0.9%). For 2020, the source file also published raw headcounts for each group, which is why this page can show both percentages and counts in the ancestry section.
Is this page using the latest Census data?
Yes. This page is using the latest surname file currently loaded on Name Census, which is 2020. The historical section above also keeps any older Census surname entries we have for Hushka (2010, 2020).
Does the Census include every surname?
No. The Census Bureau only publishes surnames that appeared at least 100 times in a given decennial Census. That means very rare surnames are excluded entirely, and a surname can appear in one Census release but disappear from a later one if it falls below the reporting threshold.
Why don't the ancestry percentages always add up to exactly 100%?
There are two main reasons: rounding and suppression. The Census Bureau rounds published values, and it may suppress very small cells to protect privacy. For 2020, the Bureau also published raw group counts rather than direct percentages, so Name Census converts those counts back into shares for comparability across census years.
What does Hushka mean?
A diminutive surname derived from a Slavic word meaning "whistle" or "pipe." The fuller origin note on this page goes into more detail.
Where does the surname data come from?
All surname statistics on Name Census are drawn from the US Census Bureau's decennial surname frequency tables. These files list every surname that appeared 100 or more times in the 2020 Census, along with a count, a per-100,000 rate, and a self-reported demographic breakdown. You can read the full explanation on our methodology page.
How does Name Census estimate living bearers?
For surnames, Name Census does not age cohorts the way it does for first names. Instead, it takes the Census Bureau's published frequency for Hushka (0.04 per 100,000) and applies that rate to the current U.S. resident population to estimate how many living Americans have the surname today.
How many people have the surname Hushka?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.