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

Kulhanek, 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 Kulhanek surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kulhanek in America

Kulhanek is the 26795th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kulhanek surname appeared 908 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 Kulhanek.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kulhanek 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 Kulhanek

The surname Kulhanek is of Czech origin, tracing its roots back to the Middle Ages in the region of Bohemia, which is now part of the modern-day Czech Republic. It is believed to have derived from the Czech word "kulhavý," meaning "lame" or "limping." This suggests that the name may have originally been a descriptive nickname given to someone with a noticeable limp or physical impairment.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kulhanek can be found in the Liber Viridis, a medieval register of land ownership and taxation in the Bohemian region, dating back to the 14th century. This document mentions a certain Jakub Kulhanek, who was a landowner in the village of Žlutice.

Another notable mention of the name is in the Codex Diplomaticus et Epistolaris Regni Bohemiae, a collection of historical documents from the Kingdom of Bohemia, which includes a reference to a Jan Kulhanek from the town of Kutná Hora in the late 15th century.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Kulhanek surname was Štěpán Kulhanek, a prominent Czech mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1460 to 1537. He is credited with contributing to the development of the Rudolphine Tables, a set of astronomical tables used for calculating the positions of celestial bodies.

In the 17th century, a notable figure named Václav Kulhanek (1597-1673) was a Czech Catholic priest and writer who authored several religious texts and sermons during the Counter-Reformation period.

During the 19th century, a Czech painter named Josef Kulhanek (1821-1892) gained recognition for his landscape paintings depicting scenes from the Bohemian countryside.

Another individual with the Kulhanek surname who left a lasting legacy was Karel Kulhanek (1906-1985), a Czech architect and urban planner who was instrumental in the reconstruction and modernization of several cities in Czechoslovakia after World War II.

Throughout its history, the surname Kulhanek has been associated with various villages and towns in the Czech Republic, such as Žlutice, Kutná Hora, and Plzeň, where it is believed to have originated and spread over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kulhanek

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

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

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