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

Sulca, 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 Sulca surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sulca in America

Sulca is the 96368th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sulca surname appeared 189 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 Sulca.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sulca 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 Sulca

The surname Sulca is believed to have originated in Moldova, a country located in Eastern Europe. It is thought to have emerged sometime in the 16th or 17th century. The name is derived from the Moldovan word "sulcă," which means "furrow" or "groove." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with agriculture or farming.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sulca can be found in the archives of the Principality of Moldavia, which was a historical region encompassing parts of modern-day Moldova and Romania. In a document dated 1627, a man named Gheorghe Sulca is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Băiceni.

In the 18th century, the name Sulca appears in various records from the region, including church registers and land ownership documents. For example, a man named Vasile Sulca is listed as a resident of the town of Iași in 1734.

During the 19th century, the name Sulca began to spread beyond Moldova and into neighboring regions. In 1842, a man named Ion Sulca was born in the village of Șcheaua, which is now part of Romania. He later became a prominent local politician and served as the mayor of the nearby town of Suceava.

Another notable bearer of the name was Dumitru Sulca, born in 1865 in the Moldovan village of Cioburciu. He was a respected teacher and author, publishing several books on Moldovan folklore and culture.

In the early 20th century, the Sulca name continued to be present in various parts of Moldova and Romania. One individual of note was Maria Sulca, born in 1904 in the town of Bălți, Moldova. She was a renowned painter and her works are now part of the collections of several museums in the region.

While the surname Sulca has its roots in Moldova, it has also been found in other parts of the world, likely due to migration and diaspora communities. However, the name's origins can be traced back to the historical regions of Moldova and Romania, where it was initially associated with agricultural and rural communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sulca

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

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

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