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

Yurcisin, 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 Yurcisin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Yurcisin in America

Yurcisin is the 123064th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Yurcisin surname appeared 140 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 Yurcisin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Yurcisin 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 Yurcisin

The surname Yurcisin is of Eastern European origin, predominantly found in regions that are now part of Slovakia and Ukraine. The name likely emerged in the medieval period, around the 13th to 15th centuries. It is thought to have Slavic roots, specifically deriving from a diminutive or localized form of the given name Jure or Yuri, which is itself a Slavic form of George.

In the context of the regions it originated from, Yurcisin would have been associated with rural communities and families living in villages and smaller towns. The name might have been a patronymic form, meaning "descendant of Yurcis," with the suffix "-sin" indicating "son of."

One of the earliest known records that mention a name similar to Yurcisin is a 16th-century land registry in the Slovak region, identifying a family under the name Jurcsis. Through various linguistic evolutions and localized spelling variations, the name would eventually be standardized to the modern form Yurcisin.

Historical records from the 18th century list a notable figure, Pavel Yurcisin, born in 1722 in eastern Slovakia. He is recorded to have been a local merchant and contributor to his community's economic development, passing away in 1786. Another significant individual is Iván Yurcisin, a priest active in the early 19th century in present-day Ukraine, known for his contributions to education and religious life; he was born in 1791 and died in 1854.

Moving into the 20th century, we find Anna Yurcisin, born in 1906, a celebrated Slovakian folk artist whose work contributed to the preservation of traditional Slavic culture. Annalise Yurcisin, born in 1923 in Western Ukraine, is noted for her involvement in the resistance movements during World War II and her subsequent contributions to the post-war reconstruction efforts in her region. Lastly, Viktor Yurcisin, an academic born in 1937, has authored numerous works on Slavic history and linguistics and continues to be a prominent figure in the field.

The spelling variants and regional differences in pronunciation have seen the name Yurcisin adapt and shift over centuries, making it a unique marker of Eastern European cultural and historical heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Yurcisin

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

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

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