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

Javor, 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 Javor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Javor in America

Javor is the 61436th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Javor surname appeared 327 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 Javor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Javor 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 Javor

The surname "JAVOR" has its origins in the Slavic countries of Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in the region of present-day Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and western Ukraine. It dates back to the medieval period, around the 12th to 14th centuries.

The name "JAVOR" is derived from the Slavic word "javor" or "jávor," which means "maple tree." It likely originated as a descriptive surname, given to individuals who lived near maple trees or worked with maple wood. In some cases, it may have been a locational surname, referring to a place where maple trees grew abundantly.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "JAVOR" can be found in the "Codex Diplomaticus et Epistolaris Regni Bohemiae," a collection of medieval documents from the Kingdom of Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), dated to the 13th century. This document mentions a person named "Javor" who was a witness to a legal transaction.

Another historical reference to the name "JAVOR" comes from the "Akta Grodzkie i Ziemskie," a collection of court records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, dating back to the 15th century. These records contain several mentions of individuals with the surname "JAVOR," indicating that the name was already established in the region by that time.

One notable individual with the surname "JAVOR" was Jan Javor (c. 1500-1570), a Czech Protestant reformer and theologian who played a significant role in the early stages of the Protestant Reformation in Bohemia. He was a member of the Unity of the Brethren, a Protestant church founded in the Kingdom of Bohemia.

Another figure with the surname "JAVOR" was Pavol Javor (1596-1677), a Slovak Protestant minister and writer who served as the rector of the Protestant College in Prešov (now in eastern Slovakia). He was known for his translations of religious works into the Slovak language.

In the 19th century, a Polish painter named Stanisław Javor (1835-1913) gained recognition for his landscapes and genre paintings depicting rural life in the Polish countryside.

The name "JAVOR" can also be found in historical records from other parts of Central and Eastern Europe, such as Hungary and Romania, where it may have been adopted by Slavic-speaking communities or individuals with Slavic ancestry.

While the surname "JAVOR" is not as common today as it once was, it continues to be a part of the cultural heritage of the Slavic nations, particularly in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and western Ukraine, serving as a reminder of the historical connections between language, place names, and family names in the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Javor

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

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

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