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

Persky, 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 Persky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Persky in America

Persky is the 33772nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Persky surname appeared 674 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 Persky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Persky 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 Persky

The surname Persky originated in Russia during the 18th century. It is derived from the Russian word "perst," meaning "finger." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who had a distinctive finger or hand feature.

In its earliest form, the name was spelled "Perski," and it is believed to have first appeared in census records from the St. Petersburg region in the late 1700s. Some of the earliest known individuals with this surname include Ivan Perski, born in 1782, and Nikolai Perski, born in 1795.

As the name spread across Russia, it underwent slight variations in spelling, such as "Perskiy" and "Persky." These variations were likely due to regional dialects and the lack of standardized spelling conventions at the time.

One notable figure with the surname Persky was Alexander Persky, a Russian artist who lived from 1855 to 1920. He was known for his landscape paintings and was a member of the Peredvizhniki, a group of Russian realist artists who broke away from the traditional academic system.

Another individual of note was Mikhail Persky, a Russian linguist and philologist who lived from 1892 to 1968. He made significant contributions to the study of Slavic languages and authored several influential works on linguistics.

In the 20th century, the name Persky gained recognition through the work of Vladimir Persky, a Russian-born American mathematician who lived from 1919 to 2001. He made important contributions to the field of functional analysis and was a professor at the University of Southern California.

While the surname Persky is not as common as some other Russian surnames, it has a rich history dating back to the 18th century and has been associated with notable figures in various fields, including art, linguistics, and mathematics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Persky

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

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

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