Explore the Family Name Baack

The meaning of Baack

North German: either from a shortened form of the ancient Germanic personal name Baldeke (a short form of any of the compound names with the first element bald ‘bold’, for example Baldewin) or from Middle Low German baec, bake ‘pork, bacon’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a butcher or pig farmer. See Back. Some characteristic forenames: German Frieda, Fritz, Orlo, Otto, Reinhard, Rudie.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Baack saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Baack ranked 33,690th in popularity and climbed to 33,121st in 2010, signifying a 1.69% rise. The number of individuals bearing this surname also grew from 638 in 2000 to 691 in 2010, marking an 8.31% increase. However, in terms of proportion per 100k, there was a minor decrease of 4.17%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,690	#33,121	1.69%
Count	638	691	8.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baack

In the context of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Baack surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decline from 97.49% to 94.07%. Hispanic representation within this surname group notably rose from 1.10% in 2000 to 3.18% in 2010, showing an astounding 189.09% increase. The category of 'Two or more races' also emerged in 2010, accounting for 1.30% of Baacks. There were no reports of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.49%	94.07%	-3.51%
Hispanic	1.1%	3.18%	189.09%
Two or More Races	0%	1.3%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%