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

Janocha, 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 Janocha surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Janocha in America

Janocha is the 78316th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Janocha surname appeared 244 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 Janocha.

We can also compare 2010 data for Janocha 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 Janocha

The surname Janocha is of Polish origin, first appearing in records during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Polish personal name Jan, which is a variation of the Hebrew name Yohanan or John, meaning "God is gracious." The suffix "-ocha" denotes a patronymic or relationship, indicating that the original bearer was the son or descendant of someone named Jan.

The name Janocha can be traced back to the regions of Greater Poland and Silesia, where it was primarily concentrated in the 14th and 15th centuries. In these areas, it was often associated with the Polish szlachta or nobility, suggesting that early bearers may have held positions of prominence or landholdings.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Janocha appears in the Księga Henrykowska, a 14th-century manuscript from the Cistercian monastery in Henryków, Silesia. This document mentions a "Janochonis" among the list of monastery benefactors.

In the 16th century, the name Janocha is found in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of administrative records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. A notable example is Tomasz Janocha, a nobleman and landowner from the Kraków region, who lived around the mid-1500s.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Janocha spread more widely across Poland, appearing in various church records and land registries. Prominent individuals from this time period include Franciszek Janocha (1638-1696), a Jesuit scholar and theologian, and Marcin Janocha (1715-1783), a Polish painter and artist known for his religious works.

As the name Janocha expanded across Poland, it also evolved into different spelling variations, such as Janoch, Janoschka, and Januszka, reflecting regional dialects and linguistic influences.

In the 19th century, Janocha continued to be a well-established surname in Poland, with notable bearers including Józef Janocha (1810-1885), a Polish writer and poet, and Stanisław Janocha (1819-1894), a Polish lawyer and political activist involved in the January Uprising against Russian rule.

Other historical figures with the surname Janocha include Bronisław Janocha (1845-1928), a Polish engineer and inventor, and Karol Janocha (1890-1944), a Polish army officer and resistance fighter during World War II.

Overall, the surname Janocha has a rich history deeply rooted in Polish culture and traditions, with a lineage that can be traced back to the Middle Ages and a connection to both noble and scholarly circles throughout its evolution.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Janocha

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

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

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