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

Stefancik, 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 Stefancik surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stefancik in America

Stefancik is the 90113th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stefancik surname appeared 205 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 Stefancik.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stefancik 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 Stefancik

The surname STEFANCIK has its origins in the Slovak regions of central Europe. It is believed to have emerged during the 13th or 14th century, derived from the Slovak personal name Stefan, which itself has Greek roots meaning "crown" or "wreath". The suffix "-cik" was a common diminutive form used in Slavic languages to indicate a smaller or lesser form of the root name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the STEFANCIK name appears in a 1438 registry of landowners in the village of Dolna Stitnik, which at the time was part of the Kingdom of Hungary (now modern-day Slovakia). The entry lists a "Janos Stefancik" as owning a modest parcel of farmland.

By the 16th century, variations of the name such as Stefanczig and Stefanchik can be found in municipal records across what is now eastern Slovakia and parts of southern Poland. These areas had significant Slovak populations living under the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

A notable early bearer of the STEFANCIK name was Jan Stefancik (1572-1648), a respected village elder and farmer from the town of Revuca in central Slovakia. Local histories recount his leadership during a difficult famine in the 1620s.

Another historically significant figure was Michal Stefancik (1712-1798), a Catholic priest who advocated for the use of the Slovak language in religious services at a time when Latin and German were predominant. His writings and sermons in Slovak are preserved in church archives.

During the 19th century, as Slovak immigration to the United States increased, the STEFANCIK name began appearing in American records. One of the earliest arrivals was Andrej Stefancik (1828-1911), who settled in Cleveland, Ohio after leaving the Austro-Hungarian village of Sturovo in 1865.

A successful immigrant bearing this surname was Albert Stefancik (1869-1947), born in the town of Sabinov in what is now eastern Slovakia. He came to Pennsylvania in 1887 and became a prosperous coal mining entrepreneur, operating several mines in the Scranton area.

Throughout its history, the STEFANCIK surname has maintained a strong connection to its Slovak linguistic and cultural origins, even as bearers of the name migrated across Europe and to other continents over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stefancik

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

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

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