Explore the Family Name Bendik

The meaning of Bendik

Czech and Slovak (mainly Bendík): from a pet form of Benda.

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

The surname "Bendik" has seen a subtle change in its popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Bendik was ranked as the 59,293rd most popular surname in the U.S., with approximately 319 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the popularity rank of the surname had slightly declined to 63,524, while the count of people with this name decreased marginally to 314. This represents a -7.14% change in rank and a -1.57% change in population count over a decade. The proportion of individuals with the Bendik surname per 100k also dropped by -8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,293	#63,524	-7.14%
Count	319	314	-1.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bendik

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the ethnic identity associated with the Bendik surname has experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the predominant ethnicity was White, accounting for 90.91% of the total, followed by Hispanic at 5.33%, and those identifying with two or more races at 2.51%. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, by 2010, while the majority still identified as White (88.54%), there was an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (2.23%) and those from two or more races (4.14%). The percentage identifying as Hispanic slightly dropped to 4.78%. Still, no one identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.91%	88.54%	-2.61%
Hispanic	5.33%	4.78%	-10.32%
Two or More Races	2.51%	4.14%	64.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.23%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%