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

Rakić, 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 Rakić surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rakić in America

Rakić is the 102197th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rakić surname appeared 176 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 Rakić.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rakić 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 Rakić

The surname Rakic has its origins in the Balkans, specifically in the former Yugoslavia region. It is a name derived from the Slavic root "rak," which means "crab" or "crawfish." The name likely originated as a descriptive nickname or a topographic name referring to someone who lived near a river or stream where crabs or crawfish were found.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rakic can be traced back to the 15th century in the region of Dalmatia, which is now part of modern-day Croatia. In a document dated 1472, a man named Petar Rakic was mentioned as a landowner in the village of Knin.

During the Ottoman rule in the Balkans, from the 14th to the 19th centuries, the name Rakic was widespread among the Serb population. It can be found in various historical records and documents from that period, such as tax registers and military conscription lists.

In the 18th century, a notable figure bearing the name Rakic was Jovan Rakic, a Serbian merchant and trader who established successful trade routes between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. He was born in 1725 in the town of Novi Sad, which was then part of the Habsburg Monarchy.

Another prominent individual with the surname Rakic was Milovan Rakic, a Serbian military officer who played a significant role in the Balkan Wars and World War I. He was born in 1876 in the town of Krusevac and served as a colonel in the Serbian army.

In the 20th century, one of the most renowned individuals with the surname Rakic was Milan Rakic, a Serbian-American neuroscientist and professor at Yale University. He was born in 1942 in Belgrade and made significant contributions to the understanding of brain development and neuronal migration.

The name Rakic has also been associated with various place names in the Balkans, such as the village of Rakici in Serbia and the town of Rakitje in Croatia. These place names likely derived from the same Slavic root as the surname, reflecting the presence of crabs or crawfish in the local waters.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rakić

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

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

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