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

Korolev, 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 Korolev surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Korolev in America

Korolev is the 76533rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Korolev surname appeared 251 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 Korolev.

We can also compare 2010 data for Korolev 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 Korolev

The surname Korolev is of Russian origin and dates back to the medieval period. It is a patronymic name derived from the Russian word "korol," meaning "king." The name suggests that the original bearer was likely the son of a person with the nickname "Korol," which could have been given for various reasons, such as a regal bearing or association with royalty.

The earliest known records of the name Korolev can be found in ancient Russian chronicles and documents from the 14th and 15th centuries. During this time, the name was primarily concentrated in the regions around Moscow and the surrounding areas of central Russia.

One notable early bearer of the Korolev surname was Ivan Korolev, a merchant and trader who lived in Novgorod in the late 15th century. His name appears in several trade records and commercial transactions from that era.

In the 16th century, the Korolev name gained prominence with the rise of Mikhail Korolev, a military commander who served under Ivan the Terrible and played a significant role in the conquest of the Khanate of Kazan in 1552. His exploits were documented in various historical accounts of the time.

Another notable figure with the Korolev surname was Andrei Korolev, a renowned icon painter who lived in the late 17th century. His works can be found in several churches and monasteries across Russia, including the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in Sergiev Posad.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Korolev name continued to be associated with various professions and occupations, including clergy, artisans, and landowners. One such individual was Fyodor Korolev, a respected architect who designed several notable buildings in St. Petersburg in the early 19th century.

Perhaps the most famous bearer of the Korolev surname was Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, the pioneering Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer who played a crucial role in the Soviet space program. Born in 1907, he is considered the chief architect of the Soviet Union's early successes in space exploration, including the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, and the first human spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin in 1961.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Korolev

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

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

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