2000
#132,259
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 118
First available Census row
Per 100,000 0.04
Very Rare Last name
Slivinsky
A surname derived from the Slavic word "sliva" meaning plum or plum tree.
According to the 2020 US Census Bureau surname tables, roughly 118 Americans carry the last name Slivinsky. That puts it at #154,182 in the national surname ranking, appearing at a frequency of 0.03 per 100,000 people (about 1 in 2,904,698 residents).
This page is the full Name Census profile for the Slivinsky surname. You will find the Census Bureau frequency data, a multi-census history view, an ancestry and ethnicity breakdown based on self-reported demographics, the name's meaning and origin where available, and answers to the most common questions people ask about this surname.
Bearers in the US
118
1 in 2,904,698
Census rank
#154,182
2020 decennial data
Per 100,000
0.0
Frequency rate
Recorded bearers
103
very rare in the US
Popularity narrative
The Census Bureau recorded 103 bearers of the surname Slivinsky in its 2020 decennial surname file. At a rate of 0.03 per 100,000 residents, it holds the 154182nd position in the national surname ranking.
Among Census respondents with the surname Slivinsky, the largest self-reported group is White at 95.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.9%) and Two or More Races (1.9%).
Origin
Meaning and origin of Slivinsky
The surname Slivinsky is of East Slavic origin, primarily associated with regions of modern-day Ukraine, Belarus, and western Russia. It emerged in the 16th to 17th centuries and is derived from the word "sliva," meaning "plum" in several Slavic languages. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who cultivated or sold plums, or perhaps lived near an area abundant with plum trees.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the Slivinsky name can be found in the Lviv Regional Archives, which contains a document from 1623 mentioning a certain Ivan Slivinsky, a landowner in the Ternopil region of what was then the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Another early reference is found in the Mogilev guberniya census records from 1795, listing a family of Slivinskys residing in the village of Gorki, now part of modern-day Belarus.
Throughout the 19th century, the name appears in various Russian Empire records, indicating that Slivinsky families had spread across different regions. For instance, a Grigory Slivinsky, born in 1812, was a prominent merchant in the city of Odessa, while Fyodor Slivinsky (1829-1901) was a notable painter and art educator who taught at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.
Another noteworthy figure was Yevgeny Slivinsky (1885-1942), a Ukrainian ethnographer and folklorist who made significant contributions to the study of traditional Ukrainian culture. His work helped preserve many folk tales, songs, and customs that might have otherwise been lost.
In the early 20th century, a Slivinsky family from the Chernihiv region of Ukraine emigrated to Canada, with one of their descendants, Michael Slivinsky (1916-2001), becoming a respected lawyer and community leader in Winnipeg.
While the Slivinsky name is most commonly associated with Ukraine and Belarus, it has also been found in other Slavic regions, such as parts of Poland and Serbia, likely due to migration patterns over the centuries.
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Slivinsky
Among Census respondents with the surname Slivinsky, the largest self-reported group is White at 95.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.9%) and Two or More Races (1.9%).
The bar chart below shows how Slivinsky bearers described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given surname, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown for every Census year so the breakdown stays comparable over time. When the source file also includes raw headcounts, Name Census shows those alongside the percentages in the legend.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A person's surname does not determine their race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the Slivinsky surname at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White95.1% · 98
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 3
- Two or more races1.9% · 2
Timeline
Historical Census data for Slivinsky
Slivinsky appears in 3 published Census surname files: 2000, 2010, 2020. The cards below show how the name's rank and bearer count changed across each release.
2010
#122,314
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 141
+23 bearers (+19.5%)
Per 100,000 0.05
Rank movement Up 9,945 places
2020
#154,182
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 103
-38 bearers (-27.0%)
Per 100,000 0.03
Rank movement Down 31,868 places
| Year | Rank | Count | Per 100K | Count change | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #132,259 | 118 | 0.04 | First available Census row | First available Census row |
| 2010 | #122,314 | 141 | 0.05 | +23 bearers (+19.5%) | Up 9,945 places |
| 2020 | #154,182 | 103 | 0.03 | -38 bearers (-27.0%) | Down 31,868 places |
For 2020, the Census Bureau published race and Hispanic-origin columns as counts rather than percentages. Name Census converts those counts back into shares so the ancestry section stays comparable with the older surname files.
Year on year
2010 vs 2020 Census
How has the Slivinsky surname changed between Census years? The chart shows bearer count side by side, and the table compares rank, count, and frequency.
Census year comparison
20102020
| Metric | 2010 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #122,314 | #154,182 | -26.1% |
| Count | 141 | 103 | -27.0% |
| Per 100K | 0.05 | 0.03 | -31.1% |
Between the 2010 and 2020 Census, the number of Slivinsky bearers went from 141 to 103 (-27.0% change). The surname moved down 31,868 positions in the national ranking, going from #122,314 to #154,182.
FAQ
Slivinsky surname: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. have the surname Slivinsky?
Name Census estimates that about 118 living Americans carry the surname Slivinsky. Using the current population baseline, that works out to roughly 1 in 2,904,698 residents.
How common is Slivinsky?
Slivinsky ranks #154,182 in the 2020 Census surname tables and is classified on this site as "Very Rare." The Census recorded the name at a frequency of 0.03 per 100,000 residents, which is about 0 people out of every 100,000.
How many people with this surname were counted in the Census?
The raw 2020 Census file counted 103 people with the surname Slivinsky. That is different from the site's living-bearer estimate (118), which projects the surname's present-day count by applying the Census frequency rate to the current U.S. population.
What does 0.03 per 100,000 actually mean?
It is the Census Bureau's normalized frequency measure. A rate of 0.03 per 100,000 means that if you picked a random group of 100,000 U.S. residents, you would expect about 0 of them to have the surname Slivinsky.
Has Slivinsky become more or less common over time?
Between 2010 and 2020, the surname Slivinsky went from 141 recorded bearers to 103. That is a decrease of 38 (-27.0%). In the national ranking it fell from #122,314 to #154,182.
What does the Census say about the background of Slivinsky?
Among Census respondents with the surname Slivinsky, the largest self-reported group is White at 95.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.9%) and Two or More Races (1.9%). These figures come from the 2020 Census Bureau surname tables, based on how respondents described their own race and ethnicity.
Which group reports this surname most often?
White is the largest self-reported group for the surname Slivinsky in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.1% (98 people in the source table).
What is the full ancestry breakdown?
Slivinsky appears across multiple self-reported groups in the Census data. The largest shares in the 2020 file are White (95.1%), Hispanic (2.9%), Two or More Races (1.9%). For 2020, the source file also published raw headcounts for each group, which is why this page can show both percentages and counts in the ancestry section.
Is this page using the latest Census data?
Yes. This page is using the latest surname file currently loaded on Name Census, which is 2020. The historical section above also keeps any older Census surname entries we have for Slivinsky (2000, 2010, 2020).
Does the Census include every surname?
No. The Census Bureau only publishes surnames that appeared at least 100 times in a given decennial Census. That means very rare surnames are excluded entirely, and a surname can appear in one Census release but disappear from a later one if it falls below the reporting threshold.
Why don't the ancestry percentages always add up to exactly 100%?
There are two main reasons: rounding and suppression. The Census Bureau rounds published values, and it may suppress very small cells to protect privacy. For 2020, the Bureau also published raw group counts rather than direct percentages, so Name Census converts those counts back into shares for comparability across census years.
What does Slivinsky mean?
A surname derived from the Slavic word "sliva" meaning plum or plum tree. The fuller origin note on this page goes into more detail.
Where does the surname data come from?
All surname statistics on Name Census are drawn from the US Census Bureau's decennial surname frequency tables. These files list every surname that appeared 100 or more times in the 2020 Census, along with a count, a per-100,000 rate, and a self-reported demographic breakdown. You can read the full explanation on our methodology page.
How does Name Census estimate living bearers?
For surnames, Name Census does not age cohorts the way it does for first names. Instead, it takes the Census Bureau's published frequency for Slivinsky (0.03 per 100,000) and applies that rate to the current U.S. resident population to estimate how many living Americans have the surname today.
How many people share the surname Slivinsky?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.