Explore the Family Name Voloshin

The meaning of Voloshin

Ukrainian and Jewish (from Ukraine): ethnic or habitational name from Ukrainian voloshin ‘person from Wallachia’, a medieval principality in what is now Romania. Compare Woloszyn and Welsh 3. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Arkady, Igor, Leonid, Vladimir, Aleksandr, Anatoly, Boris, Dmitry, Galena, Genady, Gennady, Mikhail. Jewish Gelina, Moshe, Moysey, Yakov.

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How common is the last name Voloshin in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Voloshin saw a mild increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, its rank stood at 51,119, but it rose slightly to 49,999 by 2010, marking a 2.19% change. The count of people with this surname also increased from 383 to 419 over the decade, indicating a growth rate of 9.4%. However, the proportion of individuals carrying the Voloshin name per 100k remained stagnant at 0.14 during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,119	#49,999	2.19%
Count	383	419	9.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Voloshin

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some notable shifts for those bearing the Voloshin surname. In 2000, a small percentage (2.61%) identified as belonging to two or more ethnicities; however, this figure dropped to zero by 2010. A significant majority, 95.56% in 2000 and 96.42% in 2010, identified as White. The Hispanic portion of this group saw a significant increase over the decade, going from 1.57% to 2.86%, representing an 82.17% change. Meanwhile, there were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity for either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.56%	96.42%	0.9%
Hispanic	1.57%	2.86%	82.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.61%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%