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

Uhrinek, 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 Uhrinek surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Uhrinek in America

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

The Uhrinek 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 Uhrinek.

The history of the last name Uhrinek

The surname Uhrinek originates from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, emerging in the 16th century. It is derived from the Old Czech word "uhrinec," which means "a person from Hungary." The name suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname likely had ancestral ties to Hungary or were immigrants from that region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Uhrinek can be found in the 1568 Czech census records, where a certain Jan Uhrinek was listed as a resident of the town of Brno. This indicates that the name had already been established by the mid-16th century in what is now the Czech Republic.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various historical documents across the region, including church records and land ownership registers. One notable example is Matej Uhrinek, a landowner born in 1632 in the village of Dolní Kounice, who was mentioned in a 1679 tax record.

The earliest known bearer of the Uhrinek surname in Slovakia was Ján Uhrinek, born in 1714 in the town of Trenčín. His descendants can be traced through parish records and local archives, indicating the gradual spread of the name across the region.

During the 19th century, several individuals with the Uhrinek surname gained prominence. One such figure was Juraj Uhrinek (1812-1887), a Slovak mathematician and educator who authored several influential textbooks on geometry and arithmetic.

Another notable bearer of the name was Karel Uhrinek (1833-1901), a Czech writer and playwright who contributed significantly to the development of Czech literature during the National Revival period.

In the 20th century, Alžbeta Uhrinková (1920-2005), a Slovak artist and sculptor, gained recognition for her intricate wood carvings and sculptures, many of which are displayed in galleries across Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Other notable individuals with the Uhrinek surname include Jozef Uhrinek (1895-1972), a Slovak politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Czechoslovakia in the 1940s, and Ondrej Uhrinek (1932-2015), a renowned Slovak film director and screenwriter whose works explored social and political themes of the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Uhrinek

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

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

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