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

Yuhas, 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 Yuhas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Yuhas in America

Yuhas is the 12581st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Yuhas surname appeared 2,461 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Yuhas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Yuhas 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 Yuhas

The surname YUHAS is believed to have originated in the Czech Republic during the 13th century. It is derived from the Old Slavic word "juha," which means "broth" or "soup." This name was likely given to someone who was a cook or worked in a kitchen preparing broth or soup.

In the early records, the name appeared with various spellings, such as Juhas, Yuhas, Yuhasch, and Juhasz. One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in a medieval manuscript from the town of Kutná Hora, dated around 1280, which mentions a man named Juhas who worked as a cook in a local tavern.

The name YUHAS can also be traced back to certain place names in the Czech Republic, such as Juhásov and Juhásová, which likely originated from the surname itself. These places were possibly named after early settlers or landowners who bore the YUHAS name.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname YUHAS was Jan Yuhas, born in 1512 in the town of Přerov, who was a prominent merchant and trader in the region. Another notable figure was Jakub Yuhas (1645-1718), a renowned clockmaker and inventor from the city of Olomouc.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the YUHAS name appeared in various historical records, such as tax rolls, guild records, and church registers, in areas like Moravia, Bohemia, and Silesia, which were part of the Czech lands at the time.

Other notable individuals with the YUHAS surname include:

1. Michal Yuhas (1779-1847), a Czech composer and musician who lived in Prague.
2. Tomáš Yuhas (1823-1892), a Czech lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Imperial Council in Vienna.
3. Ludvík Yuhas (1865-1931), a Czech artist and painter known for his landscapes and portraits.
4. Antonín Yuhas (1901-1982), a Czech writer and journalist who wrote several novels and short stories.
5. Jaroslav Yuhas (1928-2003), a renowned Czech sculptor and artist who gained recognition for his abstract and modernist works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Yuhas

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

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

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