Explore the Family Name Babyak

The meaning of Babyak

1. Ukrainian and Rusyn: metronymic, patronymic or nickname from baba ‘(old) woman, grandmother’, figuratively (for a man) ‘coward’ (see Baba). 2. Americanized form of Polish and Slovak Babiak, a cognate of 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Babyak has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Babyak ranked as the 29,570th most common surname in the United States, with a count of 752 people bearing this name. By 2010, the rank dropped to 31,329, showing a 5.95% decline, and the total count decreased by 1.6% to 740. The proportion of people named Babyak per 100,000 also dipped by 10.71%, going from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,570	#31,329	-5.95%
Count	752	740	-1.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.25	-10.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Babyak

On the ethnicity front, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Babyak surname identify as White. In 2000, 97.47% of Babyaks identified as White, and while this number slightly decreased to 96.22% in 2010, it still represents the dominant ethnic identity. A small percentage of Babyaks identified as Hispanic, with their representation increasing from 1.60% in 2000 to 2.16% in 2010, marking a 35% change. Interestingly, the 2010 census showed that some Babyaks (0.81%) identified as belonging to two or more races, a category that was absent in 2000. There were no Babyaks who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.47%	96.22%	-1.28%
Hispanic	1.6%	2.16%	35%
Two or More Races	0%	0.81%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%