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

Klimchuk, 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 Klimchuk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Klimchuk in America

Klimchuk is the 153769th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Klimchuk surname appeared 106 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 Klimchuk.

The history of the last name Klimchuk

The surname "KLIMCHUK" is of Ukrainian origin, derived from the regions of western Ukraine and eastern Poland. It is believed to have emerged in the late Middle Ages, around the 14th or 15th century. The name is thought to be a patronymic, meaning it was originally formed by adding a possessive suffix to a given name or nickname.

One theory suggests that "KLIMCHUK" is derived from the Slavic given name "Klim," a variant of the Greek name "Clement." The suffix "-chuk" was a common way of forming patronymics in Ukrainian and other Slavic languages. Therefore, "KLIMCHUK" may have originally meant "son of Klim" or "belonging to Klim."

Another possible origin is that "KLIMCHUK" is related to the Old East Slavic word "klim," meaning "mild" or "temperate." In this case, the name may have been a descriptive surname given to someone with a calm or gentle demeanor.

The earliest recorded mention of the surname "KLIMCHUK" is found in a Polish tax register from the town of Przemysl, dating back to the late 16th century. This document lists a "Hryhory Klimchuk" as a local resident.

In the 17th century, a Ukrainian Cossack named Petro Klimchuk was noted for his participation in the Khmelnytsky Uprising against Polish rule. He fought alongside the renowned Cossack leader, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, in the Battle of Zhovti Vody in 1648.

During the 18th century, a prominent figure with the surname "KLIMCHUK" was Yuriy Klimchuk, a Ukrainian Orthodox priest and writer. He authored several religious texts and served as a bishop in the Kyiv Eparchy (diocese) from 1745 until his death in 1767.

In the 19th century, a notable bearer of the name was Andriy Klimchuk, a Ukrainian artist and painter. He was born in 1835 in the village of Khodoriv, located in what is now western Ukraine. Klimchuk's landscapes and depictions of rural life are considered important examples of Ukrainian realist art from that period.

Another individual of note was Hryhoriy Klimchuk, a Ukrainian poet and writer who lived from 1868 to 1936. He was a prominent figure in the Ukrainian literary renaissance of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his lyrical poetry and prose works celebrating Ukrainian culture and traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Klimchuk

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

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 Klimchuk 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.

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

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