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

Voloshin, 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 Voloshin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Voloshin in America

Voloshin is the 49999th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Voloshin surname appeared 419 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 Voloshin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Voloshin 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 Voloshin

The surname Voloshin has its origins in Russia and Ukraine. It is a patronymic surname derived from the Russian personal name Volosh, itself a diminutive form of the Slavic name Vladimir. The name Volosh means "one with blond or light-colored hair."

Voloshin can also be a toponym, referring to someone from the village of Voloshin or Voloshinovo. These place names originate from the word "volos" meaning hair or fleece in Russian and Ukrainian. As such, the surname could have arisen from someone residing in a place with an abundance of wool or flax production.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Voloshin date back to the 16th century in Russian and Ukrainian records. One notable early bearer was Stepan Voloshin (c.1585-1646), a Cossack military leader who participated in the Smolensk War against Poland-Lithuania.

Another historical figure was the Russian artist and poet Maximilian Voloshin (1877-1932), a key figure of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry. Voloshin hosted many famous writers and artists at his home in Koktebel, Crimea, including Marina Tsvetaeva and Osip Mandelstam.

In the realm of science, Aleksandr Voloshin (1857-1919) was a prominent Russian astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of binary star systems and variable stars.

The surname is also associated with Petr Voloshin (1904-1953), a Soviet military commander who fought in World War II and received the prestigious title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Lastly, Andrey Voloshin (born 1986) is a contemporary Russian professional ice hockey player who has represented Russia in international competitions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Voloshin

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

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

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