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

Slavic, 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 Slavic surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Slavic in America

Slavic is the 118853rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Slavic surname appeared 146 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 Slavic.

We can also compare 2010 data for Slavic 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 Slavic

The surname "Slavic" is derived from the word "Slav," which refers to the ethnic group of people who speak Slavic languages, such as Russian, Polish, and Serbian. The Slavic people originated in Central and Eastern Europe, and their name is believed to come from the Proto-Slavic word "slovo," meaning "word" or "speech."

The surname "Slavic" likely originated among Slavic communities in the Middle Ages, when surnames began to be adopted more widely. It may have been used to identify individuals who spoke a Slavic language or who came from a Slavic region. The earliest recorded examples of the surname date back to the 15th century in parts of Eastern Europe.

In the 16th century, the surname "Slavic" appeared in various historical records and documents in regions with significant Slavic populations, such as Poland and Russia. For instance, a nobleman named Ivan Slavic was mentioned in a Russian chronicle from the late 1500s.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname "Slavic" was Fyodor Slavic, a Russian merchant who lived in the city of Novgorod in the early 17th century. Another notable figure was Jakub Slavic, a Polish scholar and writer who lived in the late 17th century and authored several works on Slavic languages and culture.

In the 18th century, the surname "Slavic" was found in various parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which had a diverse population that included many Slavic ethnic groups. One example is Frantisek Slavic, a Czech mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1725 to 1801.

The 19th century saw the rise of several influential figures with the surname "Slavic," including Mikhail Slavic, a Russian poet and literary critic born in 1822, and Katarina Slavic, a Serbian artist and painter born in 1876.

Throughout history, the surname "Slavic" has been associated with individuals from various Slavic regions and backgrounds, reflecting the diverse and widespread nature of Slavic cultures and languages across Central and Eastern Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Slavic

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

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

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