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

Puza, 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 Puza surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Puza in America

Puza is the 58337th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Puza surname appeared 348 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 Puza.

We can also compare 2010 data for Puza 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 Puza

The surname Puza has its roots in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, specifically in countries like Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia. It is believed to have originated as a nickname or a descriptive name in the medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

One theory suggests that Puza is derived from the Slavic word "puza," which means "belly" or "paunch." This nickname could have been given to someone with a protruding belly or a plump physique. Another possibility is that it comes from the word "puzaty," meaning "pot-bellied" or "corpulent."

The earliest recorded instances of the Puza surname can be traced back to the 15th century in various Polish and Czech archival records. Some of the earliest documented individuals bearing this name include Jan Puza, a landowner in the village of Przełaje, near Krakow, Poland, mentioned in a deed from 1427.

In the 16th century, the name appears in the records of the town of Cieszyn, located in the historical region of Silesia, which was then part of the Kingdom of Bohemia. A certain Mikolaj Puza is listed as a resident of the town in a census from 1589.

The Puza surname was also present in the Czech lands, as evidenced by the mention of a Václav Puza in the records of the village of Valtířov, near Opava, in 1612.

One notable individual with the Puza surname was Paweł Puza (1600-1670), a Polish Catholic priest and author of several religious works, including a catechism and a book on the sacrament of penance.

Another prominent figure was Jan Puza (1845-1919), a Czech painter and illustrator who gained recognition for his landscapes and genre scenes depicting rural life in Moravia.

In the late 19th century, the Puza surname can be found in various records from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, spanning regions like Galicia (now part of Poland and Ukraine) and Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic).

Throughout history, the Puza surname has been subject to various spelling variations, such as Pusza, Pussa, and Puzza, reflecting local dialects and differences in record-keeping practices across different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Puza

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

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

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