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

Kalchik, 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 Kalchik surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kalchik in America

Kalchik is the 67943rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kalchik surname appeared 290 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 Kalchik.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kalchik 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 Kalchik

The surname KALCHIK is of Eastern European origin, specifically from the region of Belarus. It is believed to have first emerged in the 16th century, derived from the Belarusian word "kalchyts," which refers to a small clog or wooden shoe worn by peasants and farmers in the rural areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in a 17th-century church register from the village of Kalchytsy, located in the Hrodna region of modern-day Belarus. The register mentions a family with the name "Kalchyk," which is considered an early variant spelling of KALCHIK.

During the 18th century, the name KALCHIK began to spread beyond the borders of Belarus, with some families migrating to neighboring regions of Poland and Ukraine. In 1792, a certain Yan KALCHIK was documented as a landowner in the town of Lublin, Poland.

In the 19th century, a notable figure bearing this surname was Mikhail KALCHIK, a Belarusian poet and writer who lived from 1825 to 1898. His works shed light on the rural lifestyle and traditions of the Belarusian people during that era.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Vasily KALCHIK, a Belarusian painter born in 1856. He is renowned for his landscape paintings that captured the beauty of the Belarusian countryside and its rural settlements.

In the early 20th century, a family by the name of KALCHIK emigrated from Belarus to the United States, settling in the state of Pennsylvania. This family is believed to have originated from the village of Kalchytsy, where the surname had its roots.

Historically, the surname KALCHIK has also been associated with various place names in Belarus, such as the village of Kalchytsy, as well as the nearby towns of Kalchytsy and Kalchytskaya Voblasts. These place names likely share the same linguistic origin as the surname itself.

While the surname KALCHIK may not be among the most common or widespread names globally, it holds a significant historical connection to the cultural heritage and rural traditions of the Belarusian people, dating back several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kalchik

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

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

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