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

Yudin, 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 Yudin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Yudin in America

Yudin is the 58042nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Yudin surname appeared 350 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 Yudin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Yudin 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 Yudin

The surname Yudin has its origins in Russia. The name is typically considered to be a patronymic surname, deriving from the given name Yuda, a variant of the biblical name Judah, which in Hebrew means 'praised'. This suggests that the surname Yudin emerged as a way to signify 'son of Yuda'. This etymological origin places the surname within the broader context of Jewish surnames emerging in Eastern Europe during the medieval period, when surnames began to be standardized.

Yudin was first noted in records from Russia, an expansive geographic area that historically included various principalities and regions in Eastern Europe. One of the oldest areas associated with the surname is the region around Moscow and Novgorod. The name or its variants may have been recorded in old church documents or Russian Census records, although such documents were sporadic and inconsistent until the more modern era.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname Yudin is hard to pinpoint precisely due to the scattered nature of records in medieval Russia. However, the surname makes occasional appearances in records from the 16th and 17th centuries. For instance, Ivan Yudin, a minor nobleman, appears in documents related to landownership in Novgorod circa 1590. Such records indicate that the Yudin family was well-established in the region during that period.

Notable historical figures bearing the surname Yudin include Alexei Yudin, a Russian merchant who was active in the mid-18th century and known for his involvement in the fur trade, with records dating his activity to around 1750. Another significant figure is Dmitri Yudin, a scholar born in 1801 who contributed to the study of Slavic languages and cultures, whose works were influential in academic circles until his death in 1873.

In the arts, Leonid Yudin, born in 1872, was a prominent Russian painter and illustrator, recognized for his contributions to Russian Romanticism and landscape painting before his untimely death in 1914. The early 20th century also saw the emergence of Valentina Yudin, a respected poet and writer born in 1905, whose literary works provided a poignant reflection on Russian society and culture during her lifetime; she passed away in 1968.

Finally, Yevgeny Yudin, born in 1918, was a significant Soviet scientist, who made notable contributions to the field of chemistry. His research helped pave the way for advancements in material sciences and he remained an influential figure in Soviet academia until his death in 1986.

Throughout history, the surname Yudin has maintained a presence in various aspects of Russian and Eastern European culture, reflecting its deep-rooted origins and the significant individuals who have carried the name forward through the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Yudin

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

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

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