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

Orlosky, 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 Orlosky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Orlosky in America

Orlosky is the 53667th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Orlosky surname appeared 385 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 Orlosky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Orlosky 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 Orlosky

The surname Orlosky has its origins in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, specifically in areas that are now part of modern-day Poland and Ukraine. It is derived from the Slavic word "orel," which means "eagle." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who was associated with eagles or falconry, or perhaps had an eagle-like appearance or personality traits.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Orlosky date back to the 16th century in various records and documents from the region. One notable example is found in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of Polish state documents from the 15th to 18th centuries, which mentions an individual named Jakub Orlosky in the year 1567.

In the 17th century, the name appears in the Akty Kamenets-Podolskoy, a compilation of legal documents from the Ukrainian city of Kamianets-Podilskyi. Here, a certain Ivan Orlosky is mentioned in a land transaction from 1642.

As the Slavic populations migrated and dispersed across Eastern Europe and beyond, the name Orlosky spread to other regions. In the 19th century, there are records of individuals with this surname in various parts of the Russian Empire, including present-day Belarus and Lithuania.

One notable figure with the surname Orlosky was Yuri Orlosky (1820-1887), a Russian military officer who fought in the Crimean War and later served as a governor in the Caucasus region. Another was Aleksandra Orlosky (1865-1928), a Polish writer and activist who advocated for women's rights and education.

In the 20th century, the name Orlosky continued to be found in various parts of Eastern Europe and among diaspora communities in other parts of the world. Notable individuals include Mikhail Orlosky (1901-1976), a Soviet chemist who made significant contributions to the field of organic synthesis, and Olga Orlosky (1918-2005), a Ukrainian-born American writer and translator who helped promote Ukrainian literature in the United States.

While the surname Orlosky is relatively uncommon on a global scale, it has a rich history and cultural significance rooted in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, where it has been associated with various individuals and families over the course of several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Orlosky

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

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

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