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

Kholodenko, 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 Kholodenko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kholodenko in America

Kholodenko is the 154907th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kholodenko surname appeared 105 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 Kholodenko.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kholodenko 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 Kholodenko

The surname KHOLODENKO has its origins in Ukraine, deriving from the Ukrainian word 'kholod' meaning 'cold'. It is believed to have originated in the 16th or 17th century as a descriptive name, likely referring to someone who lived in a particularly cold region or had a cold disposition.

One of the earliest known records of the name KHOLODENKO can be found in the Cossack registers of the Zaporozhian Host, a semi-autonomous Cossack military republic that existed in the 16th to 18th centuries. These registers document a Cossack named Ivan Kholodenko, who served in the Cossack forces in the late 17th century.

In the 19th century, the name KHOLODENKO appeared in various census records and land ownership documents in the regions of Poltava and Kharkiv, which were part of the Russian Empire at the time. One notable individual was Yakov Kholodenko (1819-1892), a prominent landowner and philanthropist in the Poltava region.

The name KHOLODENKO spread beyond Ukraine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as many Ukrainians emigrated to other parts of the Russian Empire and abroad. One such individual was Vasily Kholodenko (1870-1954), a Russian mathematician and professor who made significant contributions to the field of calculus.

Another well-known figure with the surname KHOLODENKO was Nikolai Kholodenko (1888-1953), a Ukrainian-born Soviet military commander who fought in World War I and the Russian Civil War. He later served as a high-ranking officer in the Red Army during World War II.

In more recent times, the name KHOLODENKO has gained recognition through the achievements of individuals such as Vadym Kholodenko (born 1986), a Ukrainian classical pianist who won prestigious international competitions, including the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2013.

While the surname KHOLODENKO has Ukrainian roots, it has spread to various parts of the world through migration and continues to be associated with individuals of Ukrainian descent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kholodenko

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

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

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