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

Yurchak, 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 Yurchak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Yurchak in America

Yurchak is the 37591st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Yurchak surname appeared 592 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 Yurchak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Yurchak 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 Yurchak

The surname Yurchak is of Eastern European origin, most notably from the regions that were historically part of the Kievan Rus, encompassing modern-day Ukraine, Belarus, and parts of Russia. Its roots can be traced back to the medieval period, particularly around the 11th to 14th centuries, coinciding with the spread of Christianity in these regions. The name Yurchak is a patronymic surname, deriving from the given name Yuriy or Yuri, which is the Slavic form of George. The suffix -chak is a diminutive, indicating "little" or "son of."

In the early records, similar spellings such as Jurchak and Yurchik can be found, pointing to the same etymological roots. Old Church Slavonic documents from the 12th century make reference to names like Yuri, suggesting that Yurchak could have appeared shortly thereafter as families took on more formalized surnames.

One of the early mentions of a name close to Yurchak appears in a 15th-century manuscript from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, where a certain Ivan Yurichak is listed as a landowner in what is now western Ukraine. Another historical reference occurs in the 16th century, with the records of the Cossack Hetmanate, which mention a Cossack leader named Petro Yurchak, born around 1590 and active until his death in 1645.

During the 17th century, the Yurchak surname appears again, though marginally, in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth registers. For instance, Hryhoriy Yurchak is documented as a soldier in the army, born in 1620 and dying in battle in 1664. His descendants later migrated to areas around Lviv in modern-day Ukraine, where variations of the surname spread.

In the 19th century, Fyodor Yurchak, a notable figure, emerges, born in 1835 in the Volhynia region. As a journalist and political activist, he played a significant role in the intellectual circles pushing for Ukrainian independence from the Russian Empire. His writings and activism continued until his death in 1902.

Closer to the 20th century, another notable bearer of the surname is Ivan Yurchak, a Ukrainian poet and playwright born in 1881. His works significantly influenced Ukrainian literature during the early Soviet era until his persecution and execution during the Stalinist purges in 1937.

The surname Yurchak carries with it a rich history of cultural and political significance, reflecting the dynamic and often turbulent history of Eastern Europe. The prevalence of the surname in historical documents underscores its deep roots in the Slavic-speaking world and the legacy of those who bore it throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Yurchak

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

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

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