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

Shilow, 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 Shilow surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shilow in America

Shilow is the 136449th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shilow surname appeared 123 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 Shilow.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shilow 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 Shilow

The surname SHILOW has its origins in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, tracing back to the Middle Ages. The name is believed to have stemmed from a Slavic root word meaning "willow," a slender and graceful tree native to many parts of the region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name SHILOW can be found in a 14th-century census record from the town of Veliky Novgorod, in what is now northwestern Russia. This document lists a man named Fyodor SHILOW, suggesting the name's usage in the area during that time period.

As the name spread across Eastern Europe, variations in spelling emerged, such as SHILOV, SHILOFF, and SHYLAU. These variations often reflected regional dialects and linguistic influences from neighboring cultures.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the name SHILOW was Andrei SHILOW, a merchant and landowner from the city of Smolensk, which was then part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Records indicate that Andrei SHILOW was involved in the lucrative fur trade and owned substantial tracts of land in the region.

Another prominent individual with the surname SHILOW was Yakov SHILOW, a military commander who served under Tsar Peter the Great in the early 18th century. Yakov SHILOW played a crucial role in several battles during the Great Northern War against Sweden, earning him recognition and land grants from the tsar.

The 19th century saw the rise of Ivan SHILOW, a renowned Russian painter known for his landscapes and portraits. Born in 1831 and dying in 1898, Ivan SHILOW's works have been exhibited in prestigious museums across Europe and are highly regarded in the art world.

In more recent history, Mikhail SHILOW, born in 1927, was a prominent Soviet mathematician and computer scientist. His contributions to the field of computational mathematics and algorithms were significant, and he was recognized with numerous awards and honors during his lifetime.

It is worth noting that the name SHILOW has also been associated with various place names throughout Eastern Europe, such as the village of Shilovka in Russia and the town of Shilovo in Belarus, further reinforcing the name's deep roots in the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shilow

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

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

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