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

Tereshko, 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 Tereshko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tereshko in America

Tereshko is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tereshko surname appeared 102 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 Tereshko.

The history of the last name Tereshko

The surname Tereshko is of Russian origin, originating from the region of Ukraine during the 16th century. It is derived from the Russian word "teresh," which means "threshing floor" or "barn." The name likely referred to an occupation or location associated with grain processing or storage.

One of the earliest known records of the name Tereshko can be found in the Lviv Oblast archives, where a document from 1587 mentions a landowner named Ivan Tereshko. This suggests that the name was already established in the region by the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various historical documents related to the Cossack Hetmanate, a semi-autonomous Cossack state in modern-day Ukraine. For instance, a Cossack leader named Hryhoriy Tereshko is mentioned in a military report from 1648, during the Khmelnytsky Uprising against Polish rule.

The name Tereshko has also been associated with several notable figures throughout history. One prominent example is Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to have flown in space, born in 1937. She was a Russian cosmonaut and remains a celebrated figure in the history of space exploration.

Another individual with the surname Tereshko is Mykhailo Tereshko, a Ukrainian writer and poet born in 1888. He was a prominent figure in the literary circles of Kyiv and is known for his works celebrating Ukrainian culture and traditions.

In the 19th century, a notable Tereshko was Oleksandr Tereshko, a Ukrainian ethnographer and historian born in 1827. He was a pioneer in the study of Ukrainian folklore and contributed significantly to the preservation of Ukrainian cultural heritage.

The name Tereshko has also been found in various place names throughout Ukraine and Russia, such as the village of Tereshky in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine, and the town of Tereshkovo in the Kaluga Oblast of Russia. These place names likely derived from the surname or vice versa, reflecting the historical presence of the Tereshko family in these areas.

While the surname Tereshko is primarily associated with Ukraine and Russia, it has also been found in other Slavic countries, likely due to migration and intermarriage over the centuries. However, its origins can be traced back to the 16th century in the region of Ukraine, where it was first documented as a surname related to agricultural occupations and locations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tereshko

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

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 Tereshko 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.

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

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