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

Sereday, 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 Sereday surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sereday in America

Sereday is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sereday surname appeared 108 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 Sereday.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sereday 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 Sereday

The surname Sereday is of Ukrainian origin, tracing its roots back to the 15th century. Originally from the western regions of Ukraine, particularly in the Carpathian Mountains, the name is derived from the Ukrainian word "sered," meaning "center" or "middle."

In the early records of Ukrainian villages and towns, the name was often spelled as "Seredyak" or "Seredych." These variations suggest that the original bearers of the name may have lived in the central part of a settlement or held a position of importance within their community.

One of the earliest documented references to the Sereday surname can be found in the Lviv Archeparchy records from the late 16th century. These records mention a certain Hryhoriy Seredyak, who was a landowner and prominent figure in the region.

As the years passed, the name underwent further transformations, eventually settling on the modern spelling of "Sereday." Notable individuals bearing this surname include:

1. Pavlo Sereday (1870-1942), a Ukrainian artist and academic known for his landscape paintings and contributions to the development of Ukrainian art education.

2. Dmytro Sereday (1919-2005), a Ukrainian-Canadian mathematician and professor who made significant contributions to the field of functional analysis.

3. Volodymyr Sereday (1892-1968), a Ukrainian military leader and statesman who served as a general in the Ukrainian People's Army during the Ukrainian-Soviet War.

4. Olha Sereday (1916-2003), a Ukrainian writer and poet whose works explored themes of love, nature, and the human condition.

5. Mykhailo Sereday (1888-1957), a Ukrainian Catholic priest and theologian who played a crucial role in preserving and promoting Ukrainian religious traditions during the Soviet era.

The Sereday surname has also been linked to various place names in Ukraine, such as Seredyntsi, Seredyna, and Seredovychi, which further reinforces the name's connection to the concept of centrality or being in the middle.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sereday

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

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

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