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

Rusiniak, 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 Rusiniak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rusiniak in America

Rusiniak is the 150452nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rusiniak surname appeared 109 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 Rusiniak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rusiniak 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 Rusiniak

The surname Rusiniak has its origins in Poland, with the earliest records dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "Rusyn," which refers to members of an East Slavic ethnic group found primarily in western Ukraine, eastern Slovakia, and southeastern Poland. This group was also known as Ruthenians or Rusyns.

The name Rusiniak likely originated as a descriptive surname, indicating someone who was either a member of the Rusyn community or had some association with them. In some cases, it may have been given to individuals who lived in areas populated by Rusyns or had business dealings with them.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rusiniak can be found in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of court records and state documents from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, dating back to the late 16th century. The name appears in various spellings, including Russiniak, Russiniack, and Russyniack.

In the 17th century, the name Rusiniak was also associated with several prominent individuals, such as Jan Rusiniak, a Polish nobleman and landowner who lived in the region of Galicia (now part of modern-day Ukraine and Poland). Another notable figure was Mikołaj Rusiniak, a Polish writer and historian who authored works on the history of the Rusyn people in the late 17th century.

The 18th century saw the name Rusiniak appearing in various church records and land registers throughout southeastern Poland and western Ukraine. One notable person from this era was Andrzej Rusiniak, a Polish-Rusyn farmer and landowner who lived in the village of Dobromil, in what is now western Ukraine.

In the 19th century, the name Rusiniak became more widespread, with several individuals bearing this surname making significant contributions in various fields. For example, Józef Rusiniak was a Polish artist and painter who specialized in landscapes and portraits, and was active in the mid-19th century.

Another notable figure was Franciszek Rusiniak, a Polish writer and journalist who was born in 1868 and wrote extensively on issues related to the Rusyn community and their cultural heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rusiniak

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

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

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