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

Vnuk, 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 Vnuk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vnuk in America

Vnuk is the 95545th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vnuk surname appeared 191 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 Vnuk.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vnuk 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 Vnuk

The surname Vnuk is of Slavic origin, primarily found in countries like Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Its roots can be traced back to the 12th century, derived from the Slavic word "vnuk," meaning "grandson" or "descendant."

In the early medieval period, the Vnuk surname was commonly associated with the noble and aristocratic families of the region. One of the earliest recorded instances of this name can be found in the Deeds of the Princes of Poland, a chronicle from the 13th century, which mentions a nobleman named Mieszko Vnuk.

The surname Vnuk also appeared in various historical documents and records from the 14th to the 16th centuries, including land registries, court records, and parish registers. One notable example is the Kraków Grod Records from the 15th century, which lists several individuals with the surname Vnuk residing in the city of Kraków.

During the Renaissance period, the name Vnuk gained prominence among scholars and intellectuals. Jan Vnuk (1490-1556), a renowned Polish humanist and philosopher, was a notable figure who contributed significantly to the intellectual discourse of the time.

In the 17th century, the Vnuk surname was also found in various regions of Ukraine, where it was sometimes spelled as "Wnuk." One prominent individual from this era was Hryhoriy Wnuk (1620-1683), a Ukrainian Cossack leader and military commander who played a crucial role in the Khmelnytsky Uprising against Polish rule.

As the centuries passed, the Vnuk surname spread to other Slavic countries and regions. In the 19th century, a Czech painter named Antonín Vnuk (1831-1908) gained recognition for his landscapes and depictions of rural life.

Another notable figure was Józef Vnuk (1881-1946), a Polish engineer and inventor who made significant contributions to the development of telecommunications and radio technology in the early 20th century.

Throughout history, the Vnuk surname has been represented in various fields, from academia and literature to politics and the arts, leaving a lasting mark on the cultural and intellectual heritage of the Slavic regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vnuk

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

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

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