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

Kalvaitis, 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 Kalvaitis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kalvaitis in America

Kalvaitis is the 84136th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kalvaitis surname appeared 223 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 Kalvaitis.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kalvaitis 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 Kalvaitis

The surname KALVAITIS originates from Lithuania, a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is believed to have derived from the Lithuanian word "kalva," which means "hill." The suffix "-aitis" is a common Lithuanian surname ending that signifies belonging or descent.

The name KALVAITIS likely emerged in the 15th or 16th century when surnames became more widespread in Lithuania. It was likely first used to describe someone who lived near or on a hill, or someone who came from a place with the word "kalva" in its name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name KALVAITIS can be found in the 17th-century Metrica of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a collection of administrative records from the Lithuanian state. The name appears in various spellings, such as "Kalwait," "Kalwayto," and "Kalwaytis."

In the 19th century, the KALVAITIS surname was associated with several notable figures in Lithuania. Jonas Kalvaitis (1817-1875) was a Lithuanian poet and translator who played a significant role in the Lithuanian National Revival movement. Antanas Kalvaitis (1841-1919) was a Lithuanian priest and historian who wrote extensively on the history of Lithuania.

Another notable bearer of the KALVAITIS surname was Juozas Kalvaitis (1857-1918), a Lithuanian priest and activist who advocated for the use of the Lithuanian language in schools and churches. He was arrested and exiled by the Russian authorities for his activities.

In the 20th century, Vytautas Kalvaitis (1913-1983) was a Lithuanian-American architect who designed several buildings in Chicago, including the Lithuanian Youth Center and the Tautiniu Nameliu Bendrovė (Lithuanian National Homes Corporation) complex.

The KALVAITIS surname is also found in other countries with Lithuanian diaspora communities, such as the United States, Canada, and Australia, where Lithuanian immigrants settled in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kalvaitis

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

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

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