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

Mirochnik, 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 Mirochnik surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mirochnik in America

Mirochnik is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mirochnik surname appeared 116 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 Mirochnik.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mirochnik 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 Mirochnik

The surname MIROCHNIK is of Russian origin, derived from the word "mir" meaning "peace" or "world". It likely first emerged in the 14th or 15th century as an occupational name for someone involved in negotiating peace agreements or resolving disputes between communities or groups.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in historical documents from the medieval Russian principalities, particularly in areas around Moscow and Novgorod. It may have also been used in parts of modern-day Ukraine and Belarus, which were part of the larger East Slavic cultural sphere at the time.

One notable early bearer of the MIROCHNIK surname was Ivan MIROCHNIK, a diplomat and ambassador who served under Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century. He was involved in negotiations with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Crimean Khanate, helping to establish peace treaties and alliances.

In the 17th century, the MIROCHNIK name appeared in records from the Solovetsky Monastery, one of the most important religious centers in medieval Russia. A monk named Fyodor MIROCHNIK was a respected scribe and calligrapher who produced numerous manuscripts and religious texts.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the MIROCHNIK surname spread across various regions of the Russian Empire, including areas in modern-day Poland, Latvia, and Kazakhstan. Some notable bearers of the name during this period include:

1. Grigory MIROCHNIK (1790-1867), a prominent merchant and philanthropist from Moscow who funded the construction of several churches and schools.

2. Mariya MIROCHNIK (1820-1892), a writer and poet from St. Petersburg who published several collections of poetry and prose works.

3. Ivan MIROCHNIK (1845-1917), a military officer who fought in the Russo-Turkish War and later became a general in the Imperial Russian Army.

4. Nikolai MIROCHNIK (1876-1944), a renowned architect who designed several notable buildings in Moscow and St. Petersburg in the early 20th century.

5. Andrei MIROCHNIK (1892-1968), a prominent linguist and scholar who specialized in Slavic languages and dialects, teaching at universities in Moscow and Leningrad.

While the MIROCHNIK surname has deep historical roots in Russia and the surrounding regions, it has also spread to other parts of the world through emigration and migration over the past century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mirochnik

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

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

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