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

Trajkovski, 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 Trajkovski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Trajkovski in America

Trajkovski is the 100302nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Trajkovski surname appeared 180 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 Trajkovski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Trajkovski 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 Trajkovski

The surname Trajkovski has its origins in the Balkan region, specifically in Macedonia. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was derived from the given name of an ancestor. The name likely emerged in the late Middle Ages or early modern period, between the 14th and 17th centuries.

The root of the surname is the Macedonian given name Trajko, which in turn comes from the Greek name Traianus or Trajan. This was a prominent name among the ancient Romans, and Trajan was the name of a renowned Roman emperor who ruled from 98 to 117 AD. The name Trajkovski would have been formed by adding the Slavic patronymic suffix "-ski" to Trajko, indicating "son of Trajko."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Trajkovski can be found in the Bitola region of Macedonia in the 16th century. In a monastery manuscript from 1587, a certain Gjorgji Trajkovski is mentioned as a landowner and local notable in the village of Gorno Srpci.

Trajkovski is predominantly found in Macedonia, but it has also spread to other parts of the Balkans and Eastern Europe due to migration patterns over the centuries. Notable individuals with this surname include:

1. Todor Trajkovski (1969-2004), a Macedonian politician who served as the second President of Macedonia from 1999 until his death in a plane crash in 2004.

2. Vladimir Trajkovski (1949-2015), a Macedonian chess Grandmaster and author of several books on chess theory and strategy.

3. Kiril Trajkovski (born 1987), a Macedonian professional basketball player who has played in several European leagues and the Macedonian national team.

4. Georgi Trajkovski (1940-2004), a Macedonian painter and visual artist known for his abstract expressionist works and contributions to the contemporary art scene in Macedonia.

5. Kosta Trajkovski (1906-1982), a Macedonian writer and poet who was a prominent figure in the literary and cultural life of Macedonia in the 20th century.

While the surname Trajkovski has its roots in the Balkans, it has now spread worldwide due to migration and diaspora communities, particularly in countries like Australia, Canada, and the United States, where people of Macedonian descent have settled.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Trajkovski

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

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

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