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

Mikita, 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 Mikita surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mikita in America

Mikita is the 32524th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mikita surname appeared 707 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 Mikita.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mikita 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 Mikita

The surname Mikita has its origins in Belarus, dating back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Belarusian diminutive form of the name Mikhail or Michael, which means "who is like God." The name was initially concentrated in the regions around Minsk and Vitebsk, where it was commonly used by both noble and peasant families.

One of the earliest known records of the Mikita surname appears in a 16th-century manuscript from the Polotsk archives, which mentions a landowner named Mikita Kazimir. In the 17th century, the name is found in various church records and tax registers throughout Belarus, suggesting its widespread use during that period.

The Mikita surname has also been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. In the 18th century, Mikita Semyonovich Krylov (1715-1753) was a renowned writer and translator who played a significant role in the development of Russian literature. Another notable figure was Mikita Ilyich Bezruki (1795-1868), a Belarusian poet and playwright whose works were influential in promoting Belarusian culture and language.

In the 19th century, Mikita Krupski (1821-1899) was a prominent Belarusian ethnographer and writer who documented and preserved many Belarusian folk traditions and customs. His works were instrumental in preserving the cultural heritage of Belarus during a time of increasing Russian influence.

The name Mikita has also been found in various place names throughout Belarus, such as the village of Mikitauka in the Vitebsk region, which likely derived its name from an early settler with the Mikita surname.

Among the more recent historical figures bearing the Mikita surname was Stanislau Mikita (1910-1994), a Belarusian writer and activist who was imprisoned for his advocacy of Belarusian independence during the Soviet era. His works, written during his time in labor camps, provided a powerful testimony to the struggles of the Belarusian people under Soviet rule.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mikita

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

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

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