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

Shishkin, 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 Shishkin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shishkin in America

Shishkin is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shishkin surname appeared 116 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 Shishkin.

The history of the last name Shishkin

The surname Shishkin is of Russian origin, originating in the 16th or 17th century. It is derived from the Russian word "shishka," which means "cone" or "bump." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a pine forest or had a physical characteristic resembling a cone or bump.

The earliest recorded instances of the Shishkin surname can be found in historical records from the Russian Empire, particularly in regions like Tver, Moscow, and Nizhny Novgorod. The name was commonly found among peasants and lower-class individuals during this time period.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Shishkin surname gained prominence with the rise of several notable individuals. One of the most famous was Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832-1898), a renowned Russian landscape painter known for his intricate and detailed depictions of Russian forests and countryside scenes.

Another notable figure was Afanasy Shishkin (1753-1841), a Russian architect who designed several churches and buildings in Moscow, including the Church of the Intercession on the Moat and the Old English Court on Varvarka Street.

In the realm of literature, Mikhail Mikhailovich Shishkin (1961-) is a contemporary Russian writer and author of the novel "Vziatiye Izmaila" (The Taking of Ismail), which won the Russian Booker Prize in 2000.

During the 19th century, the Shishkin surname was also prominent in the Ural region of Russia, where several families were involved in the mining and metalworking industries. One such individual was Aleksandr Shishkin (1854-1909), a mining engineer and entrepreneur who owned several mines and factories in the Urals.

The surname Shishkin has also been recorded in various historical documents and records throughout the centuries, including church registers, census records, and military records from the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shishkin

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

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 Shishkin 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.

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

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