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

Kuzma, 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 Kuzma surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kuzma in America

Kuzma is the 12048th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kuzma surname appeared 2,588 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kuzma.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kuzma 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 Kuzma

The surname KUZMA is of Eastern European origin, specifically from the Slavic regions. It is a variant of the Greek name Kosmas, which means "order" or "ornament". The name likely emerged in the medieval period when many Slavic languages adopted Greek names through the influence of the Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name KUZMA can be found in the Novgorod Birch Bark manuscripts, which date back to the 11th-14th centuries. These manuscripts were written on birch bark and served as a means of communication in the medieval city of Novgorod, now part of modern-day Russia.

In the 16th century, a Polish nobleman named Mikolaj Kuzma was mentioned in historical records. He was a member of the Polish gentry and owned land in the region of Lesser Poland (Malopolska).

During the 17th century, a Ukrainian Cossack leader named Kuzma Kryzhanovskyi played a significant role in the Khmelnytsky Uprising against Polish rule. He was a skilled military commander and fought alongside Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, the legendary Cossack hetman.

In the 18th century, a Serbian poet and writer named Jovan Kuzma Goljić (1730-1804) made notable contributions to the Serbian literary tradition. His works included religious poems and translations of classical literature.

Another prominent figure with the surname KUZMA was Ivan Kuzma Dolgorukov (1764-1823), a Russian nobleman and military leader. He served as a general during the Napoleonic Wars and participated in several crucial battles, including the Battle of Borodino.

As the surname KUZMA spread across Eastern Europe, it also acquired various regional spellings and variations, such as Kuźma in Polish, Kuzmin in Russian, and Kuzmič in Croatian. Additionally, it is believed that some place names in Eastern Europe may have derived from or been influenced by this surname, though specific examples are difficult to ascertain due to the passage of time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kuzma

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

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

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