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

Ivanenko, 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 Ivanenko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ivanenko in America

Ivanenko is the 153769th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ivanenko surname appeared 106 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 Ivanenko.

The history of the last name Ivanenko

The surname Ivanenko is of Russian origin and dates back to the 16th century. It is a patronymic name derived from the personal name Ivan, which is the Russian equivalent of John. The suffix "-enko" indicates a diminutive form, meaning "son of Ivan."

Ivanenko was a common surname among Russian peasants and serfs during the medieval period. It first appeared in historical records from the Novgorod region, which was a center of Russian cultural and political influence at the time. The name was likely adopted by families living in or around the town of Novgorod.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Ivanenko can be found in the Pistsovye Knigi (census books) from the 17th century. These books documented the names of landowners and their households across different regions of Russia. Several Ivanenko families were listed as residing in the Tver and Yaroslavl governorates.

In the 18th century, the name Ivanenko began to appear in military records, indicating that some bearers of the surname served in the Russian Imperial Army. For example, Pyotr Ivanenko (1720-1798) was a renowned military engineer who participated in the construction of fortifications during the reign of Catherine the Great.

During the 19th century, the surname Ivanenko gained prominence in the world of literature and academia. Vasily Ivanenko (1808-1858) was a Russian poet and translator whose works focused on themes of nature and rural life. Another notable figure was Mikhail Ivanenko (1842-1916), a prominent historian and professor at the University of St. Petersburg.

In the 20th century, the Ivanenko surname was carried by several influential scientists and academics. One of the most renowned was Dmitri Ivanenko (1904-1994), a Soviet physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum field theory and the development of the unified field theory.

Other notable individuals with the surname Ivanenko include Alexander Ivanenko (1888-1976), a Russian-born artist and painter who was part of the Parisian avant-garde movement, and Yevgeny Ivanenko (1926-2002), a Soviet Olympic champion in gymnastics who won multiple gold medals in the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ivanenko

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

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 Ivanenko 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.

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

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