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

Zofchak, 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 Zofchak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Zofchak in America

Zofchak is the 96799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Zofchak surname appeared 188 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 Zofchak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Zofchak 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 Zofchak

The surname Zofchak is believed to have originated in Eastern Europe, specifically within the regions that are now part of Slovakia and the western parts of Ukraine. Historical records suggest that the name began to emerge in these areas during the late medieval period, around the 13th to 15th centuries.

Derived from the Slavic roots, Zofchak likely comes from a personal name or a diminutive form of a name. One theory posits that it may be related to the given name Sofia or Zofia, which were popular during that era. It was customary in Slavic cultures to add diminutive or patronymic suffixes to given names, and in this case, the suffix chak denotes "son of" or "descendant of."

In old records, one of the earliest mentions of a variant of this surname appears in the 16th-century manuscripts from the Kingdom of Hungary, which included parts of what is now Slovakia. Various spellings such as Zofcak, Zofcsák, and Zofchák have been documented in church registers, tax records, and property listings.

The earliest known individual with the surname Zofchak was likely Ivan Zofchak, mentioned in a 1497 tax census in the region of present-day eastern Slovakia. Subsequent historical references include Andrij Zofczak, born in 1620 and recorded in Ukrainian Orthodox church documents, indicating the family’s geographical spread into neighboring regions.

Another notable individual was Peter Zofchak, born in 1703, who is listed in a 1744 land grant document in the preserved archives of the Habsburg Monarchy. This particular account suggests that the family was involved in agriculture and possibly minor nobility.

Janos Zofchak, a figure documented in the mid-18th century, played a notable role in local politics in what is now the Carpathian basin. He was born in 1732 and served as a village elder, helping to mediate land disputes and oversee communal farming agreements until his death in 1795.

During the 19th century, the Zofchak surname was further documented through migration records, particularly during the waves of immigration to North America. One prominent migrant was Maria Zofchak, born in 1825, who emigrated to the United States in 1857 and became a well-respected member of the Slovak immigrant community in Pennsylvania.

Each of these individuals contributes to the tapestry of the Zofchak surname, providing a window into the socio-cultural and geographical movements of their times, reflecting the spread from humble pastoral origins to broader transnational identities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Zofchak

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

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

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