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

Polischuk, 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 Polischuk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Polischuk in America

Polischuk is the 139228th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Polischuk surname appeared 120 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 Polischuk.

The history of the last name Polischuk

The surname Polischuk is of Ukrainian origin, dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Ukrainian word "polissya," which refers to the Polesian region, a vast lowland area spanning parts of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. This region was known for its dense forests and marshlands.

The Polischuk name is believed to have originated in the Polesian region, where it was likely used as a descriptive surname to identify individuals who lived in or came from this area. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in church records and census documents from the 16th and 17th centuries in various villages and towns within the Polesian region.

One notable historical figure with the Polischuk surname was Ivan Polischuk, a Cossack leader who fought against Polish rule in the late 17th century. He is mentioned in several historical accounts of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, a major Cossack rebellion against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

In the 18th century, the Polischuk name appeared in various military records of the Russian Empire, suggesting that individuals with this surname served in the Russian army or Cossack forces. One such individual was Yakov Polischuk, a Cossack officer who participated in the Pugachev Rebellion against Catherine the Great in the 1770s.

During the 19th century, the Polischuk name spread beyond the Polesian region as many Ukrainians migrated to other parts of the Russian Empire and beyond. Semyon Polischuk, a Ukrainian writer and poet born in 1836, was known for his works celebrating Ukrainian folklore and culture.

Another notable figure was Mikhail Polischuk, a Ukrainian-born military officer who served in the Imperial Russian Army during the late 19th century. He was awarded various honors for his service in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.

In the early 20th century, the Polischuk name continued to appear in various contexts, including the arts and academia. Andrei Polischuk, born in 1892, was a renowned Ukrainian painter and sculptor whose works were heavily influenced by folk art and traditions.

These examples illustrate the rich history and geographical spread of the Polischuk surname, originating from the Polesian region of Ukraine and carried by individuals who played significant roles in various aspects of Ukrainian and Russian history over several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Polischuk

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

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 Polischuk 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.

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

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