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

Kundra, 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 Kundra surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kundra in America

Kundra is the 112568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kundra surname appeared 156 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 Kundra.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kundra 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 Kundra

The surname Kundra is believed to have originated in Central Europe, likely in the regions of modern-day Slovakia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Its roots can be traced back to the 16th or 17th century.

One theory suggests that Kundra is derived from the Slavic word "kuna," meaning "marten," a type of weasel. This could indicate that the name was originally an occupational surname for someone who hunted or worked with martens, or perhaps even a nickname referring to someone with a quick or agile demeanor, akin to the weasel.

Another possibility is that Kundra is a variant of the German surname Kundera, which itself may have stemmed from the personal name Kunrad or Konrad, a combination of the Germanic elements "kuoni" (brave) and "rat" (counsel). This would suggest that Kundra may have originated as a patronymic surname, denoting a descendant of someone named Kunrad or Konrad.

In terms of historical references, the earliest recorded instances of the name Kundra are found in various church records and census documents from the 18th and 19th centuries in regions such as Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, which were part of the Habsburg Monarchy at the time.

One notable bearer of the name Kundra was Jan Kundra (1784-1857), a Czech theologian and philosopher who served as a professor at the University of Prague. Another was Václav Kundra (1838-1900), a Czech composer and music educator who authored several choral works and compositions for wind instruments.

In the 20th century, the most famous individual with the surname Kundra was undoubtedly Milan Kundra (1929-2023), the renowned Czech-born French novelist and playwright, best known for his novels "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" and "The Joke." His works often explored themes of existentialism, politics, and human relationships.

Other individuals with the surname Kundra include the Slovak sculptor and medalist Jozef Kundra (1915-2002), and the Czech-American physicist and materials scientist Lubomír Kundra (1934-2021), who made significant contributions to the understanding of ceramics and solid-state physics.

While the surname Kundra may have originated in Central Europe, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly due to migration and diaspora communities. However, its historical roots and earliest recorded instances can be traced back to the regions of modern-day Slovakia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kundra

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

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

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