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

Shasha, 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 Shasha surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shasha in America

Shasha is the 118185th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shasha surname appeared 147 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 Shasha.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shasha 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 Shasha

The surname SHASHA is believed to have originated in Eastern Europe, specifically in the regions now known as Belarus and Ukraine, during the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Slavic word "shashka," which refers to a type of traditional curved sword or sabre used by Cossack warriors.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname SHASHA can be found in a manuscript dated 1592, which mentions a certain Andrei SHASHA, a Cossack soldier from the town of Starodub, now located in Russia near the border with Ukraine. This document suggests that the name may have initially been associated with individuals involved in military service or weaponry production.

In the 17th century, the surname SHASHA appears in several historical records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which at the time encompassed parts of modern-day Belarus and Ukraine. For instance, a land registry from 1632 lists a Hryhoriy SHASHA as a landowner in the village of Slonim, now in Belarus.

During the 18th century, the name SHASHA spread to other regions of Eastern Europe, including Russia and Ukraine. One notable figure from this period was Ivan SHASHA (1720-1789), a Ukrainian Cossack leader and military commander who fought against the Russian Empire during the Cossack Uprising of 1768-1769.

In the 19th century, the SHASHA surname can be found in various Polish and Russian census records, suggesting that it had become more widespread across the region. One prominent individual with this name was Mikhail SHASHA (1841-1902), a Russian painter and art educator who taught at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.

Other notable individuals with the surname SHASHA include:

1. Vasily SHASHA (1875-1942), a Russian Orthodox priest and martyred saint executed during the Stalinist purges in the Soviet Union.
2. Oleksandr SHASHA (1892-1979), a Ukrainian writer and poet who published works in both Ukrainian and Russian languages.
3. Lyudmila SHASHA (1924-2005), a Soviet and Russian actress who appeared in numerous films and television shows during her career.
4. Yuri SHASHA (born 1949), a Russian-American mathematician and computer scientist known for his contributions to the field of cryptography.
5. Irina SHASHA (born 1971), a Belarusian artist and painter whose works have been exhibited internationally.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shasha

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

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

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