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

Senchuk, 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 Senchuk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Senchuk in America

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

The Senchuk 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 Senchuk.

We can also compare 2010 data for Senchuk 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 Senchuk

The surname SENCHUK has its origins in Ukraine, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Ukrainian word "senchyn," which means "son of Senko." This suggests that the name may have initially been a patronymic, used to identify someone as the son of a man named Senko.

The earliest recorded instances of the SENCHUK surname can be found in historical records from the regions of Galicia and Volhynia, which were part of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the time. These areas are now located in modern-day western Ukraine and eastern Poland.

One of the earliest known references to the SENCHUK name appears in a 1598 document from the town of Lviv (then known as Lemberg), which mentions a certain Hryhorii Senchuk as a landowner in the area. This suggests that the SENCHUK family may have held a prominent position in the local community during that period.

In the 17th century, the SENCHUK surname can be found in records from the town of Ternopil (then known as Tarnopol), where a Petro Senchuk is listed as a member of the local guild of merchants in 1622. This indicates that the SENCHUK family had also established itself in trade and commerce.

During the 18th century, the SENCHUK name appears to have spread to other parts of Ukraine, with records from the city of Kyiv (then known as Kiev) mentioning a Pavlo Senchuk who served as a Cossack officer in the Russian Imperial Army in the late 1700s.

Notable individuals bearing the SENCHUK surname throughout history include Andriy Senchuk (1903-1985), a Ukrainian writer and poet who was persecuted during the Stalin era, and Mykhailo Senchuk (1879-1944), a prominent Ukrainian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Austro-Hungarian parliament in the early 20th century.

Other notable SENCHUKS include Volodymyr Senchuk (1920-1992), a Ukrainian dissident and human rights activist who spent several years in Soviet labor camps, and Uliana Senchuk (1912-1989), a Ukrainian actress and theater director who was active in the cultural life of Lviv during the mid-20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Senchuk

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

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

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