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

Suchyta, 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 Suchyta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Suchyta in America

Suchyta is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Suchyta surname appeared 118 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 Suchyta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Suchyta 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 Suchyta

The surname SUCHYTA is of Polish origin and dates back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Polish word "suchy," meaning "dry," which was likely a nickname given to someone who lived in a dry or arid region. The name was first recorded in the 14th century in the regions of Silesia and Greater Poland.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Jan Suchyta, a landowner from the village of Kościelec in Greater Poland, who was mentioned in a land registry document from 1437. The name was also found in the Akta Grodzkie records, which were legal documents from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, dating back to the 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name appears in the records of the Vistula River Basin, where it was associated with the town of Suchyta (now known as Suchocin) in the Masovian Voivodeship. This suggests that the name may have originated as a toponym, referring to someone who came from a dry or arid place.

A notable bearer of the surname was Andrzej Suchyta (1601-1671), a Polish nobleman and military commander who fought in the Smolensk War against Russia. Another historical figure was Katarzyna Suchyta (1716-1798), a Polish landowner and philanthropist from the Lublin region, who donated land and funds for the construction of a local church and school.

In the 19th century, the name was found in various parts of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, including the regions of Galicia, Volhynia, and Podolia. One prominent individual was Stanisław Suchyta (1848-1916), a Polish writer and journalist who published works on Polish history and culture.

During the 20th century, the name spread further across Europe and beyond, with notable bearers such as Józef Suchyta (1910-1989), a Polish-American artist and painter who immigrated to the United States after World War II, and Janina Suchyta (1923-2003), a Polish dancer and choreographer who performed with the Polish National Ballet.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Suchyta

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

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

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