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

Samsa, 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 Samsa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Samsa in America

Samsa is the 64721st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Samsa surname appeared 307 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 Samsa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Samsa 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 Samsa

The surname SAMSA has its origins in the Slavic countries of Eastern Europe, specifically in the region of modern-day Poland and the Czech Republic. It is believed to have originated in the late Middle Ages, around the 14th or 15th century.

The name SAMSA is thought to be derived from the Old Slavic word "sam," meaning "alone" or "self." It may have originally been a descriptive name given to someone who lived alone or was solitary in some way. Alternatively, it could have been a nickname or a reference to someone's independent or self-reliant nature.

Some historical records suggest that the earliest known bearers of the SAMSA name were from the town of Samsa, which was located in the region of Silesia, now part of southwestern Poland. The town's name itself is believed to have been derived from the personal name "Samos," which was a common Slavic name in the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SAMSA name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus et Epistolaris Regni Bohemiae, a collection of historical documents from the Kingdom of Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), dating back to the 13th century. In the year 1289, a man named "Petrus Samsa" is mentioned as a witness in a land transaction.

In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the SAMSA name was Jan Samsa, a Czech scholar and humanist who lived from around 1510 to 1570. He was a professor at the University of Prague and authored several works on philosophy and theology.

Another historically significant individual with the SAMSA surname was Tomasz Samsa, a Polish military officer who fought in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 17th century. He was born around 1620 and participated in several battles against the Swedish and Russian armies.

During the 19th century, a prominent figure named Frantisek Samsa was a Czech composer and music teacher. He was born in 1824 and is known for his contributions to the development of Czech classical music.

In the field of literature, the surname SAMSA gained recognition through the character Gregor Samsa, the protagonist of the famous novella "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, published in 1915. Although a fictional character, Gregor Samsa's name has become closely associated with the themes of alienation and transformation explored in Kafka's work.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Samsa

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

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

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