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

Shutak, 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 Shutak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shutak in America

Shutak is the 160975th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shutak surname appeared 100 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 Shutak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shutak 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 Shutak

The surname Shutak is believed to have originated in the region of modern-day Ukraine, with the earliest known records dating back to the late 16th century. It is derived from the Slavic word "shutka," which means "jester" or "joker," suggesting that the name may have been given to someone with a humorous or entertaining personality.

One of the earliest known references to the name Shutak can be found in a 1587 census record from the town of Lviv, which at the time was part of the Kingdom of Poland. This record mentions a man named Ivan Shutak, who was listed as a merchant and landowner.

In the 17th century, the name Shutak began to spread across other parts of what is now Ukraine, as well as neighboring regions such as Belarus and Poland. During this time, various spellings of the name emerged, including Shutakh, Shutak, and Szutak.

A notable figure bearing the Shutak surname was Pavlo Shutak, a Ukrainian Cossack leader who fought against Polish rule in the mid-17th century. He is mentioned in several historical accounts of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, a major Cossack rebellion that took place between 1648 and 1657.

Another individual of note was Hryhoriy Shutak, a Ukrainian writer and poet who lived in the late 18th century. He is best known for his collection of folk tales and stories, which helped to preserve and celebrate Ukrainian cultural traditions.

In the 19th century, the Shutak surname began to appear in records from other parts of Eastern Europe, as families migrated and settled in new areas. One such example is Andrei Shutak, a Russian businessman and industrialist who was born in 1832 and played a significant role in the development of the coal mining industry in the Donbas region of modern-day Ukraine.

As the 20th century dawned, the Shutak name continued to be found across various parts of Eastern Europe, with individuals bearing the surname making contributions in various fields, including literature, politics, and the arts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shutak

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

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

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