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

Spasojević, 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 Spasojević surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Spasojević in America

Spasojević is the 110286th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Spasojević surname appeared 160 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 Spasojević.

We can also compare 2010 data for Spasojević 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 Spasojević

The surname Spasojevic is of Serbian origin and can be traced back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Serbian personal name Spasoje, which is a combination of the words "spas" meaning "savior" and the suffix "-oje" denoting endearment. This suggests that the name may have originated as a nickname or descriptive name for an individual with a perceived savior-like quality.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Spasojevic appears in a 1456 census record from the region of Branicevo, which was part of the Serbian Despotate at the time. In this document, a certain Vuk Spasojevic is listed as a landowner in the village of Kucevo.

The name is also found in several historical manuscripts and records from the 16th and 17th centuries, including the Ottoman defter (tax register) from 1528, which mentions a Radoje Spasojevic from the village of Kamenica, and the Venetian cadastral records from 1613, which list a Jovan Spasojevic as a resident of the town of Kotor.

One of the earliest prominent figures with the surname Spasojevic was Matija Spasojevic (1676-1743), a Serbian Orthodox priest and writer from the town of Budva. He is known for his work "Zitije Svetog Vasilija Ostroškog" (Life of Saint Basil of Ostrog), which is an important text in Serbian literature.

Another notable bearer of the name was Jovan Spasojevic (1797-1863), a Serbian educator and philologist from the town of Sremski Karlovci. He was instrumental in the development of the Serbian language and authored several influential works on grammar and orthography.

In the 19th century, Mihailo Spasojevic (1834-1905) was a prominent Serbian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Principality of Serbia from 1880 to 1882.

The surname Spasojevic is also associated with several geographical locations in Serbia, such as the village of Spasojevici in the municipality of Tutin, which likely derives its name from the presence of families with this surname in the area.

Another noteworthy figure with the surname Spasojevic was Radovan Spasojevic (1912-1991), a Serbian painter and art professor who played a significant role in the development of modern Serbian art in the 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Spasojević

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

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

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