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

Osadchuk, 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 Osadchuk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Osadchuk in America

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

The Osadchuk 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 Osadchuk.

We can also compare 2010 data for Osadchuk 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 Osadchuk

The surname Osadchuk is of Ukrainian origin, derived from the word "osada" meaning a settlement or a village. This name first emerged in the 15th century in the regions of western Ukraine and eastern Poland, which were part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at that time.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Osadchuk can be found in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of records from the Polish Crown Chancery, dating back to the late 16th century. In these records, the name appears as "Osadczuk" and is associated with individuals from the regions of Galicia and Volhynia.

One notable figure bearing this surname was Ivan Osadchuk (1856-1923), a Ukrainian writer and political activist who played a significant role in the Ukrainian national movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in the village of Staryi Sambir, in what is now western Ukraine.

Another prominent individual with this name was Petro Osadchuk (1892-1937), a Ukrainian military commander who fought in the Ukrainian War of Independence (1917-1921) and later served in the armed forces of the Ukrainian People's Republic. He was executed during the Great Purge in the Soviet Union.

The Osadchuk surname can also be found in historical records from the region of Bukovina, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 19th century. For instance, the village of Osadchuk (now known as Novosilka) in the Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine was named after a family bearing this surname who settled there in the 18th century.

In the early 20th century, a notable figure with this surname was Yevhen Osadchuk (1877-1942), a Ukrainian composer and conductor who made significant contributions to the development of Ukrainian classical music. He was born in the town of Zbarazh, in what is now western Ukraine.

Another individual worth mentioning is Oleksandr Osadchuk (1889-1937), a Ukrainian writer and educator who worked in the field of children's literature and pedagogy. He was one of the victims of the Stalinist repressions in the Soviet Union and was executed during the Great Purge.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Osadchuk

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

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

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