Explore the Family Name Benak
The meaning of Benak
Czech (Beňák and Benák); Slovak (Beňák, Beňak, and Benák); Hungarian (Benák); Croatian: from a pet form of local equivalents of the Latin personal name Benedictus (Czech and Croatian Benedikt, Slovak Benedikt and Beňadik, Hungarian Benedek); see Benedict. The surname of Hungarian, Czech, and/or Slovak origin is also found in Serbia (Vojvodina) and Croatia.
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How common is the last name Benak in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Benak experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked as the 35,106th most common surname with a count of 608 individuals. A decade later, the rank dropped slightly to 35,945 despite an increase in the number of individuals with the surname to 624. The proportion of individuals with the surname Benak per 100,000 people also decreased by 8.7%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #35,106 | #35,945 | -2.39% |
| Count | 608 | 624 | 2.63% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.23 | 0.21 | -8.7% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Benak
The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Benak over the same decade. In 2000, those identifying as White constituted 96.71% of all individuals with this surname, but this percentage slightly decreased to 95.51% in 2010. The Hispanic representation among individuals with the surname increased by 26.83%, from 1.64% to 2.08%. There was also a new representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander and individuals of two or more races, which was previously nonexistent in the year 2000. The data for other ethnic groups, including Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native, remained unchanged or were suppressed for privacy.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.71% | 95.51% | -1.24% |
| Hispanic | 1.64% | 2.08% | 26.83% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 1.28% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.8% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |